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Mitch Prinstein @mitchprinstein.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

So excited! A donor has made The Portable Mentor totally and completely FREE for anyone!!!!!! No royalties, no sign up, just download any/all of the 30 chapters of professional development advice!!! HOORAY!!!!! Equal access for everyone!!!! Check out the ToC! www.cambridge.org/core/books/p...

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The Portable Mentor

Cambridge Core - Psychiatry - The Portable Mentor

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APA Div12 Grad Students & ECPs @apagradecp.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

⏰ 🗒️ If you are applying to internship (or considering applying in the coming years), we highly recommend this FREE training series! We have fantastic speakers ready to help and we can't wait to see y'all there. Dates (all 12-1PM EST) - 8/24, 9/25, & 10/9 See below ⬇️!

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Marina Bolotnikova @mbolotnikova.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

It is hardly news that the noisy correlation-based data on ultra-processed foods is very low-quality, but it turns out that the UPF randomized controlled trials probably don't offer strong evidence of the harms of "ultra-processing," either. Gift link: www.vox.com/future-perfe...

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The evidence against “ultra-processed” foods is weaker than you think

New analysis suggests other factors may explain the harms blamed on “ultra-processing”

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Alex Crenshaw @crenshaw.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

This is an excellent (and entertaining) critique of The Body Keeps the Score, and impressively accurate on the science @ifbookspod.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

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The Body Keeps The Score

Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · June 18 · 1h 50m

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Samantha Jade Withnell, MSc @sjwithnell.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Nice to have some numbers behind my anecdotal feeling (shared by many it seems) that social media platforms have become slop-filled ghost towns

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

We found that the prevalence of lifetime use was 2.5x higher among people with eating disorders compared to the general adult population. About 1 in 10 people with an eating disorder reported misuse of a GLP-1 drug (e.g., tampering with syringes, accelerating doses, sharing with others). #EDAW

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Samantha Jade Withnell, MSc @sjwithnell.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

THANK YOU for this paper! I've been losing my mind wondering why nobody is discussing how the black box of AI models might be a threat to years of open science efforts

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Samantha Jade Withnell, MSc @sjwithnell.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

To be honest I think the global workforce in call-center-like scam factories has already made online surveys without ID verification untenable - if anything LLM's are just putting the people working in these factories out of job

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Self-Attitudes Lab @attitudeslab.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

@sjwithnell.bsky.social from the PEAR Lab at #WesternU is recruiting adults experiencing problems with their eating and/or body image to complete a virtual problem-solving #research study. Compensation will be provided. If you’re interested, check out this poster & complete the screening form!

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Samantha Jade Withnell, MSc @sjwithnell.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Would be great to see some more Canadian profs on this list for students looking for clinical psych programs! I think @kvonranson.bsky.social is the only one I spotted 👀

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Lisa Velkoff, Ph.D. (she/her) @lisavelkoff.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Hi folks, we're still recruiting participants for this study! Please share this post WIDELY with anyone you know who may be eligible to participate! If you'd like to distribute off Bluesky, feel free to DM me and I can get you a blurb and flyer for email or other distribution!

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Samantha Jade Withnell, MSc @sjwithnell.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

📣Please share this opportunity to participate in my PhD research!📣 Adults across the US & Canada experiencing eating/body image problems are invited to participate in a zoom session where you'll complete an interview and a survey. For more info, check out the QR code or contact the lab!

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Samantha Jade Withnell, MSc @sjwithnell.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

It's becoming clear that, if I want to finish my dissertation, I can no longer avoid learning how to run for/while loops in R. If anyone has any resources on this topic, please let me know! I briefly learned python loops in an undergrad programming class but am extremely rusty!

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Saakshi @saakshikakar.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🚨New paper alert! In my first first-author paper for my #PhD, we explored free-text responses from 1,600+ people with #eatingdisorders to better understand the diverse behaviours used to lose weight, many of which fall outside diagnostic criteria Here's what we found👇

A screenshot from the International Journal of Eating Disorders of an original article called, "Beyond the Diagnostic Checklist: A Large-Scale Analysis of Under-Recognized Weight Loss Behaviors in Individuals With Eating Disorders"

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Samantha Jade Withnell, MSc @sjwithnell.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Definitely going to miss hearing a new chapter of the Martian Revolution each week! Loved the touch of imagined books/vids for further reading, but found myself wishing I could read them!

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Samantha Jade Withnell, MSc @sjwithnell.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I'm so excited to attend #ICED2025 this week, I might finally install bluesky on my phone! On Thursday I'll be presenting a newly published paper looking at within-person assocs btw weight suppression, weight loss intentions and ED outcomes. Hope to see some folks there! doi.org/10.1016/j.ea...

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Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @luizajarovsky.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

🚨 New study reveals that when used to summarize scientific research, generative AI is nearly five times less accurate than humans. Many haven't realized, but Gen AI's accuracy problem is worse than initially thought.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

You guys don’t need to try to convince me that any form of AI has merit. It doesn’t. It is boring and half-assed. I am fine getting by with human brain power. If the world nears its end and AI has one hater left, good news! I am still alive.

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Ariel Beccia @albeccia.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

my NIH grant was terminated today - the grant that pays my rent and my bills and my loans and my health insurance - because I study how to improve the lives and wellbeing of queer people #episky #medsky

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Lauren Forrest @laurenforrest.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

1/x My NIH grant that would collect data to help *prevent suicidal thoughts and behaviors* among LGBTQ+ people was terminated today, along with many other LGBTQ+ focused grants. These terminations make no sense scientifically. Here's why:

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Molly Robbins @drmollyinprogress.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I am so excited to share my first publication, a labor of love! My co-1st author @katerinaldi1.bsky.social and I examined weight related terminology preference within two samples of folks in larger bodies🥰 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Words are heavy: Weight-related terminology preferences are associated with larger-bodied people’s health behaviors and beliefs

Clinicians and researchers may struggle with appropriate terminology when discussing body size. Pathologizing larger bodies has led to use of medicali…

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

How Accurate & Consistent are Self-Report responses via Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) in Ecological Momentary Assessment & Digital Studies? Examined in a large EMA study (N = 3,761) w/L. Cloos @bsiepe.bsky.social @marilynpicciri1.bsky.social @eikofried.bsky.social @shirleybwang.bsky.social ... 🧵:

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Samantha Jade Withnell, MSc @sjwithnell.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I've been hesitating to share good personal news with everything going on in the world and my own difficulty (re)navigating the impact of serious family illnesses on my studies. But I do have good news and I need to shout about it somewhere! So here we go:

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Taylor Penwell, M.A. (she/her) @taylorepenwell.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I am still recruiting for my thesis study exploring people's experiences using coaches (e.g., recovery coaches, life coaches, wellness coaches) for eating disorder recovery! Please share!

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Samantha Jade Withnell, MSc @sjwithnell.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Coming out of my holiday social media break to share that I'll be presenting at #ICED2025 this year! Hope to catch up with a bunch of academic ED friends in Texas!

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Taylor Penwell, M.A. (she/her) @taylorepenwell.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Excited to share our infographic and social media toolkit based on our ( @sambedard.bsky.social @cherilev.bsky.social @uofleatlab.bsky.social & Project HEAL) recent paper on barriers to eating disorder treatment access! Check out the social media toolkit here: www.theprojectheal.org/reportedbarr...

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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

The strain on scientific publishing: we set out to characterise the remarkable growth of the scientific literature in the last few years, in spite of declining growth in total scientists. What is going on? direct.mit.edu/qss/article/... A 🧵 1/n #AcademicSky #PhDchat #ScientificPublishing #SciPub

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Samantha Jade Withnell, MSc @sjwithnell.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Welcome to my first Bluesky Post! 😎 I'm a Clinical Psych PhD student at #WesternU studying biopsychosocial weight factors related to #eatingdisorders. Learn more about what I'm working on at publish.uwo.ca/~swithnel/

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