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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

✨ Meet our Lab Manager! ✨ Imani Sims is a core team member who works with Dr. Brown, graduate students, and undergraduate students to grow the STAR Lab. She is deeply involved in science communication and establishing our foundation as a research lab with a strong orientation towards mentorship.

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

🧩 Available now! The latest episode of the Stress Puzzle podcast with Dr. Danielle King and host @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social focused on the challenges of conceptualizing and measuring resilience. Listen now: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast/epis... #psychscisky #resilience #socialpsych #scicomm

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

We had a great day of cross-institution and cross-disciplinary connection at the Institute for One Health Innovation's (IOHI) Annual Meeting! We're excited to represent the College of Health and Human Sciences at TTU as we explore collaboration opportunities through these One Health initiatives.

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

With rising economic inequality, cross-class interactions are relatively rare because of just how segregated we are in daily life. We discussed the consequences of rising economic inequality + class-based segregation with @mwkraus.bsky.social. #psychscisky Listen now: tinyurl.com/econinequality

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

How does social class create unique cultural patterns? @mwkraus.bsky.social highlights how experiences of socialization in distinct social class environments create class-specific cultural patterns (i.e., norms, values, & expectations) of how to be a person. Listen now: tinyurl.com/econinequality

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween and congratulations to @kristenstopfer.bsky.social for her award-winning pumpkin! 🎃

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Michael W. Kraus @mwkraus.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Listen to @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social and I chat about inequality. We talked about: -the ways social class impacts our psychology -the importance of scientists speaking clear and true to the public about what is happening in the world Listen here: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast/epis...

picture of the stress puzzle podcast for episode 16 about inequality and how class shapes our lives. It's a picture of the podcast guest (me) Michael Kraus

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

🧩 Available now! New Stress Puzzle episode w/ @mwkraus.bsky.social and host @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social focused on the widening gap between the richest & the poorest in our society + the far-reaching implications of this global issue. #psychscisky #socialpsych Listen now: tinyurl.com/econinequality

EPISODE 16
Rising Economic Inequality:
How social class shapes our lives

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Razia Sahi @raziasahi.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Managing emotions is not easy - we often get by with a little help. In the NEW Social Interaction and Emotion Lab at Rutgers-Newark, we’ll study how social interactions regulate emotion using experiments, naturalistic data, and multi-modal approaches. ✨ Now recruiting! ✨🙌 Learn more: raziasahi.com

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

It was such a delight to get to know @raziasahi.bsky.social & her research at Princeton! I can’t wait to follow along with her lab’s impactful work at Rutgers focused on interpersonal/social emotional regulation. 👀Best part? She’s accepting applications for PhD students for Fall 2026! Share widely!

Razia presenting in front of a captivated crowd on “Social reappraisal: Finding new perspectives with other people can boost emotion regulation”

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

In a new podcast, I discuss the dangers of rising political polarization, how social media incentives contribute to polarization, and why we should consider polarization a social determinant of health with @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social You can listen here: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/political-...

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Political Polarization and Health: Navigating the social media divide

Issue 182: Why political polarization affects both individual and societal health

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

How can social media algorithms contribute to partisan animosity? @jayvanbavel.bsky.social highlights that at least some of these algorithms reward outrage and hostility directed at political out-groups (quantified by 67% more shares!). Listen now: tinyurl.com/polarizationandhealth

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Interested in what goes viral online and how social media intersects with rising political polarization? Check out the latest episode of the Stress Puzzle where @jayvanbavel.bsky.social walks us through the implications of this research: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast/epis...

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Steve Rathje @steverathje.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Our recent review article "The Psychology of Virality" with @jayvanbavel.bsky.social is on the front cover of this month's issue of @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social.

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Shout-out to @carlosasilvera.bsky.social for his efforts to coordinate career advice from SBM students and trainees for the Society of Behavioral Medicine's Fall 2025 newsletter! 👏🏼

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Political polarization is a global concern! Polarization was identified as one of the top three major problems facing humanity by experts and leaders globally. Learn more from @jayvanbavel.bsky.social in the latest episode of the Stress Puzzle. Listen now: tinyurl.com/polarizationandhealth

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

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Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Who couldn’t use a listen? I know I could.

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

🧩 New episode of the Stress Puzzle with @jayvanbavel.bsky.social & host @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social on the impact of partisan animosity, risks of rising political polarization, and how social media incentives can contribute to polarization. Listen now: tinyurl.com/polarizationandhealth #psychscisky

Political Polarization and Health: Navigating the social media divide with Dr. Jay Van Bavel

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Erik Nook 🏳️‍🌈 @eriknook.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Welcome @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social!! Very excited to have you with us for a few weeks!!

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Logic of Emotion Lab @logicemotionlab.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

We are so excited to welcome Dr. Ryan Brown, Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University, who is joining our lab on a micro-sabbatical! Her research focuses on the role of love and loss in shaping mental and physical health across the lifespan. @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social @starlabteam.bsky.social

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

As researchers or clinicians, how do we navigate conversations about the demands of caring (i.e., "cost of caring") without minimizing the importance of care work? Dr. Giscombé shared her thoughts on navigating difficult conversations around coping based on her research into Superwoman Schema.

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

📚 Dr. Brown (@ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social) will be speaking at Princeton in the Department of Psychology’s Social Talk Series next week! If you’re on campus, be sure to check it out this Monday (9.22) at 12pm. Talk details: psychology.princeton.edu/news-events/...

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

In our episode on building #stem careers, we asked guests to reflect on mistakes in their careers, how they approached them & how it may have affected their future research. Dr. Almeida reflected on needing measures of positive events in addition to stress. Listen now: tinyurl.com/bonusstresspuzzle

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The Kinsey Institute @kinseyinstitute.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

New paper 📢 when are dealbreakers no longer dealbreakers? This study found people were more willing to consider a partner with a highly aversive dealbreaker when faced with the prospect of prolonged singlehood. www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pere.70026 @vwongsomboon.bsky.social

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Long Stretch of Singlehood Ahead? Unpacking the Roles of Anticipated Singlehood Duration and Singlehood Stigma in Lowering Dating Standards

Although dealbreakers are framed as non-negotiable traits that disqualify a partner, rejecting someone with these traits can be challenging when the alternative is prolonged singlehood. In this exper...

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

It was a great evening to explore Lubbock's First Friday Art Trail with new graduate students! We're thrilled to have you here, @kristenstopfer.bsky.social and @carlosasilvera.bsky.social!

STAR lab members at the First Friday Art Trail

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Context matters for our experience and expression of emotion! In this clip, Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes highlights the importance of recognizing how culture gives us rules around displaying emotions. Listen now: tinyurl.com/stress-emotion #psychscisky #affectsci #scicomm #socialpsych #healthpsych

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Absolutely stoked to share Season 2 of the Stress Puzzle! We have a phenomenal lineup of guests this season to help us all think more deeply about stress ~in context~ including @jayvanbavel.bsky.social, @ajuaduker.bsky.social @mwkraus.bsky.social, Danielle King, Mary-Frances O'Connor, and more! 🧩

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Season 2 of the Stress Puzzle is here and we're focused on stress in context! In the first episode, host @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social chats with Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes about how stress and emotion research have grown together. Listen now: tinyurl.com/stress-emotion #psychscisky #affectsci #scicomm

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

How can experiences like being a ballet dancer shape a scientist's career? Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes discussed how performing as a ballet dancer helped connect her to her own physiology & supported her interest in studying stress-related physiology. Listen: tinyurl.com/bonusstresspuzzle #psychscisky

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

🧩 In this episode: 1:09: How have you handled mistakes? 8:50: Non-traditional experiences and hobbies 12:03: Advice for trainees & ECRs 22:29: Reflections on collaborating 30:20: What is the future of stress science? Season 2 coming tomorrow! #scicomm #academicsky #psychscisky #healthpsych

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

🧩 A new back to school bonus episode of the Stress Puzzle is available now! Listen: tinyurl.com/bonusstressp... Tune back in tomorrow for our Season 2 premiere with Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes! Season 2's theme is stress in context and we have a phenomenal lineup that we can't wait to share with you.

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

What an incredible opportunity to learn about critical topics in sex and aging from The Kinsey Institute! Only $25 to attend online! Greatly appreciate the focus on menopause, social and structural factors that shape our sexual lives, LGBTQ+ aging, vulvovaginal health, and sexual well-being.

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Good news about aging from a daily stress perspective from Dr. Dave Almeida! He highlighted that we experience fewer stressors AND have less affective reactivity to daily stressors as we age. #psychscisky #affectivescience #devpsych #scicomm Listen: tinyurl.com/dailystress

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

That's All Folks (for Season 1) of the Stress Puzzle! 🧩 Season 2 is coming this Fall & I'm excited to continue growing this science communication effort. In the meantime, you can listen to episodes from Season 1 here: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast #scicomm #psych #affectivescience #devpsych

THE STRESS PUZZLE
That's All Folks (for Season 1!)

Season 1 Wrapped

12 episodes
13 expert guests spanning anthropology, cell biology, developmental science, epidemiology, and psychology
200+ subscribers and 3000+ listeners from 50+ countries

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Season 2 premieres this Fall!

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Stress affects individual and societal health. So why is there such a wide gap between our knowledge in stress science and that knowledge being translated to meaningfully impact people's lives? Dr. George Slavich discussed this issue recently on the Stress Puzzle. #psychscisky #scicomm #healthpsych

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

We’re part of the problem (too many podcasts) but also trying to be part of the solution (accessible, fewer episodes + focus on high-quality stress science)! Your reminder to listen to the Stress Puzzle podcast as prompted by the Las Culturistas Culture Awards!: www.ryanlinnbrown.com/stresspuzzle

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

We desperately need policies that support care work and reduce the "cost of caring" borne by women in our society. In this clip, Dr. Tené Lewis highlights implications from her research on the physiological cost of caring in over-stressed communities.

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

How does a wild baboon's early life stress affect the lifespan of future generations? In this clip, Dr. Jenny Tung highlights her research as co-director of the Amboseli Baboon Research Project, a longitudinal-observational study following generations of baboons in Kenya since 1971.

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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Welcome to the Stress, Aging, and Relationships (STAR) Lab at Texas Tech University, led by Dr. Ryan L. Brown. We’re excited to share our logo for the first time! Through this page, we'll share ongoing research in the lab, highlight student projects, & disseminate related research. Follow along!

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

💡 I'm looking forward to contributing to next week's Science for Society webinar all about the science of stress and stress management! Join us for an overview of best practices in stress measurement, the evidence base for stress management interventions, and critical research on weight stigma.

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