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Resilience Research Group @resresearch.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

CALLING ALL HIV CASE MANAGERS AND PEER NAVIGATORS I'm recruiting for a research study to understand your experiences with suicide prevention and care efforts, what works in your practice, and where the system falls short. Scan the QR code below or drop me a line for more info. Thanks in advance!

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Thank you so much! It was a labor of love that I'm so happy was able to get out into the world!

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Thrilled to share the new JMFT special issue I co-edited with Dr. DeAnna Harris-McKoy: "Systemic Therapy With People of Color." 11 articles applying a strength-based, liberatory framework to therapy with communities of color, on their own terms. Read it: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Introduction to the Special Issue: Systemic Therapy With People of Color

This special issue brings together 11 theoretical, quantitative, and qualitative articles that apply a strength-based, liberatory framework to systemic therapy with people of color. Collectively, the....

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Resilience Research Group @resresearch.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

📢 Join our Black Men’s Mental Health Advisory Board We’re looking for Black men ages 18–30 across the U.S. who care about mental health and supporting their community. 💳 $50 gift card for each meeting 🗓 Applications open March 9–31 Apply here: redcap.link/pfl3q1bk

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

BMH Question Of The Day: Who was the Liberian Girl Michael Jackson was screaming about? I’m genuinely curious 🧐🤔 #blackhistorymonth

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Here’s the thing if what are saying about Ms. Petty is true and its all about citizenship then that actually makes it worse. 😂😂 She betraying the culture that empowered her to begin with for short term personal gain which she wouldnt even need if she was a good business woman to begin with.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

"The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House" - Audre Lorde

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Chatgpt! Is! Not! Confidential! Do! Not! Do! This! For! Fuck's! Sake!

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🥩himbo discourse🥩 @internetmaggie.com · 10/12/2025

How do Visa + Mastercard control what content is allowed on platforms? (spoiler: moral panic+algo-bias) My 💥new article💥 out today in @pornstudiesjournal.bsky.social clarifies credit card + payment processor influences using Pornhub's 2020 moderation scandal full article: doi.org/10.1080/2326...

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

✅ Bottom line: Suicide prevention with sexual minority young adults should explicitly address discrimination experiences and the ways they shape beliefs about trust, safety, and the future of society.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

In other words, discrimination didn’t just make people feel worse in the moment. Over time, it appeared to shift how sexual minority young adults saw people and society — and those darker worldviews were linked with greater suicidal ideation, even after accounting for overall distress.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

What we found: ✅ More frequent interpersonal discrimination at Time 1 predicted more negative social worldviews at Time 2. ✅ Those more negative worldviews at Time 2 predicted more suicidal ideation at Time 3. ✅ Discrimination at Time 1 also had a direct effect on suicidal ideation at Time 3.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

We focused on negative social worldviews—broad beliefs that: (1) Other people are untrustworthy or hostile (2) Society is headed in the wrong direction These are different from momentary mood or rejection sensitivity; they’re more like a stable lens for interpreting the social world.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

We drew on Anxiety Buffer Disruption Theory (ABDT), which suggests that traumatic experiences (like discrimination) can erode core beliefs that usually help people manage anxiety and feel safe in the world. When those beliefs break down, suicidal ideation can emerge or intensify.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Sexual minority young adults report much higher rates of suicidal thoughts and attempts than heterosexual peers. Prior work shows that interpersonal discrimination is a major driver of this risk—but why and how it gets “under the skin” has been less clear.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

📢New Publication Alert 📢 New paper out in Archives of Suicide Research 👇 We followed 670 sexual minority young adults (ages 18–26) over three years to ask: How does everyday discrimination shape suicidal ideation — and what role do our beliefs about people and society play?

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Exploring the Role of Social Worldviews in Linking Interpersonal Discrimination to Suicidal Ideation Among Sexual Minority Young Adults

Sexual minority young adults (SM-YAs) experience high rates of interpersonal discrimination, which increases their risk of suicidal ideation. However, little is known about the mechanisms that unde...

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

My reaction to learning that Fox owns Tubi…if you’re Black and were around during the UPN days you know EXACTLY what play they are rerunning!

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ALT: a woman with a blue bow in her hair is making a funny face .

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Listen To and Vote Like Black Women @bullet1982.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted 381 days. Black people walked, rode bikes, car pooled or took cabs but they did not ride the bus. They suffered, sacrificed and endured. There was personal and professional pain. For 381 days. These eight Senators didn't last 41 days.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

🚨 GRADUATE PHD APPLICATIONS OPEN 🚨 I'm accepting students for the next Couple & Family Therapy/Human Development PhD admissions cycle! If you're passionate about health equity research, we might be for you 👇 sites.google.com/umn.edu/resr... #GradSchool #MFT #CFT #Research #HDFS

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Björn Siepe @bsiepe.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

We built the openESM database: ▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place ▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software ▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python Find out more: 🌐 openesmdata.org 📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

And this incident is why large-scale consolidation is a problem. Once one link the chain breaks the whole system is broken!

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I’m excited to share that the RESILIENCE Research Group is recruiting a PhD student to join us at UMN starting Fall 2026! 🎓 Learn more about our research, PhD training, and how to apply here 👉 sites.google.com/umn.edu/resr...

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

I know y’all are obsessed with regency romance BUT I need Shondaland to take a break from love and do a Scandal continuation series. So much material is out in the world right now! And before you hop in my comments I do believe we can fight the good fight and be entertained at the same time.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

I don’t think I’ll ever understand some people’s unnatural allegiance to mediocrity.

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❌👑 Kellye Burke @kellyetx.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

In summary, the average child sexual predator’s profile is: married, male, white, heterosexual, religious, surrounded by friends and family, and a parent.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

8/ Implications: Address bullying in schools as a suicide prevention strategy. Screen for depression among youth targeted for gender nonconformity. Use intersectional approaches — a one-size-fits-all model misses key risks.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

7/ These differences matter. They show how intersectional identities shape vulnerability — not every pathway to suicidality looks the same.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

6/ Example findings: Hispanic straight males: strongest full mediation (bullying + depression explained suicidality risk). White bisexual males: partial mediation via bullying only. Some groups (e.g., Black straight females) showed no direct PGNC → suicidality link.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

5/ But — the story isn’t the same for everyone. When we tested across 32 intersectional groups (race × sex × sexual identity), effects varied.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

4/ In other words: PGNC → bullying → depression → suicidality. This cascade significantly explained the elevated suicide risk.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

3/ We found: *PGNC → more bullying *Bullying → more depression *Both bullying & depression → higher suicidality

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

2/ Using data from 70,047 high school youth (2019 YRBS), we tested whether bullying and depression explain the link between PGNC and suicidality.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

1/ Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for U.S. adolescents. One overlooked risk? Being perceived as gender nonconforming (PGNC).

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

These findings highlight the urgent need for: • Schools & healthcare providers to screen for race-related stress. • Culturally responsive interventions that support girls of color navigating puberty. • Policies that confront structural racism in childhood settings.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Why? Signs of maturation in Black & Latinx girls may trigger harmful stereotypes that erase their childhood—leading to adultification, sexualization, and harsher treatment from peers, teachers, and adults.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

For boys, however, puberty did not predict later experiences of discrimination.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

This effect was clear for both Black and Latinx girls—even after accounting for stress, family hardship, body mass index, and neurocognitive development.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Instead, we found the opposite pattern for girls: earlier or more advanced pubertal development predicted greater racial discrimination one year later.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

We found no evidence that racial discrimination sped up puberty (the “weathering” hypothesis) in this age group.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Using data from 3,271 youth in the national ABCD Study, we examined bidirectional links between pubertal development and racial discrimination from ages 9–12.

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Michael Curtis Ph.D., LMFT @theblacacdemic.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

📢New Publication Alert 📢 ✅ Bottom line: Puberty isn’t just biological. For Black & Latinx girls, it can open a window of vulnerability to racism—with consequences for health & well-being. Read the full article in Journal of Adolescent Health: authors.elsevier.com/a/1le2I,Nz%7...

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