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Janet Lydecker

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Assistant Professor and Director of Yale Teen POWER and Clinical-Research Training at the Yale POWER. Psychologist and clinical researcher specializing in eating disorders and weight bullying among adolescents. Views are my own.

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Supremely talented doctoral student Halle Fowler is hoping to put together an ABCT panel related to Deaf and Hard of Hearing suicide prevention or mental health. We have multiple qualitative and quantitative studies on DHH interpretation in mental health settings. We need help finding panelists!

26.01.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

We're hiring! The Computational Clinical Science Lab @ Yale is seeking a full-time lab manager/research coordinator to start in early summer 2026.

For more information about the position and to apply: forms.gle/LtQwVgPUfaGk...

Please share widely & consider applying!

13.01.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Advice | Faculty Motivation in a Uniquely Demotivating Time It’s unreasonable to expect professors to hit hurdle after hurdle and still stay in the race. Institutions are going to have to clear some obstacles.

I really appreciated this article by @drkevinrmcclure.com on faculty motivation and its connections to self-determination theory. It got me thinking about how to help faculty feel that their work is valued and meaningful. When traditional rewards are threatened, leaders need to support autonomy.

06.01.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

PHAB Lab is SUCH a great name!

12.12.2025 16:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic opportunity to do some binge eating research!

12.12.2025 16:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Who is Willing to Participate in Genetic Research? Exploring Barriers and Predictors - Behavior Genetics The lack of racial and ethnic diversity in samples used within the field of human genetics research has been well-documented. However, factors driving the under-representation of individuals who are n...

Happy to share this recent pub:

Non-white identities, lower income, & mistrust in research were associated with lower willingness to participate in genetic research. Increased transparency, community partnership, and equitable compensation may increase willingness

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

12.12.2025 16:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article) A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

Gift article about the across-the-board *slowdown* in federal funding for science - on ALL the topics. But especially for up-and-coming scientists.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 🎁

02.12.2025 14:02 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 7
Democrat-led government shutdown.” She added: β€œDue to a recent court order, HHS is not currently taking actions to implement or administer the reduction-in-force notices.”
According to the document reviewed by POLITICO, the National Institutes of Health was to take the hardest hit among HHS agencies, 4,545 layoffs, or roughly a quarter of its workforce. It ended up firing no one.
A federal judge in San Francisco blocked the firing of 362 of the 954 HHS employees who did receive the October layoff

Democrat-led government shutdown.” She added: β€œDue to a recent court order, HHS is not currently taking actions to implement or administer the reduction-in-force notices.” According to the document reviewed by POLITICO, the National Institutes of Health was to take the hardest hit among HHS agencies, 4,545 layoffs, or roughly a quarter of its workforce. It ended up firing no one. A federal judge in San Francisco blocked the firing of 362 of the 954 HHS employees who did receive the October layoff

Russ Vought

Russ Vought

My reax to the big planned NIH shutdown firing news from @politico.com:

The Project 2025 ppl didn’t do big (illegal) NIH firings because they know there would be public outcry.

Keep speaking up!

25.10.2025 22:30 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
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What makes PhD students happy? Good supervision Supervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research.

Supervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research

go.nature.com/4hriohE

22.10.2025 09:53 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Would ChatGPT hire you? Your age and gender matter Online stereotypes about younger women and older men could be affecting real-world hiring decisions. Researchers have analysed hundreds of thousands of images from places like IMDb and Google Image Search as well as the kinds of online texts used to train large language models. They found a persistent age gap between men and women when it comes to how they are shown and talked about online. This age gap, where women are stereotyped as being generally younger than men, could be impacting both the gender pay gap and the way ChatGPT ranks resumes. Read the paper here: https://go.nature.com/42NOJJA

Would ChatGPT recommend hiring you?

It depends on your age and gender according to new research on stereotypes in online text and images and in LLMs

go.nature.com/4njUvKn

21.10.2025 10:04 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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The TrumpRx website won’t slash drug prices β€” but this will Tighter price regulation would deliver fewer new drugs but improve global health.

Each year, more than nine million people in the United States do not take their medicines as prescribed owing to cost concerns

Tighter price regulation would deliver fewer new drugs but improve global health, says Beth Woods
go.nature.com/4nbVxrx

21.10.2025 11:31 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Published today: One of the biggest #science #communication studies to date. We asked 71,922 people in 68 countries how they #engage with information about #science and combined the data with several country-level factors: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #OpenAccess

21.10.2025 12:26 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 83 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 11

Those are the BEST emails to receive.

11.10.2025 15:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jane Goodall obituary: pioneer primatologist who inspired generations of scientists She was a tireless advocate for conservation, the welfare of captive chimpanzees and the protection of habitats.

Obituary: Jane Goodall (1934-2025) Pioneer primatologist who inspired generations of scientists

go.nature.com/48aWjRU

06.10.2025 10:06 πŸ‘ 178 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

What do you know, when science funding is interrupted, you get less science

06.10.2025 12:22 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Accepting Clinical or Counselling Psychology Grad Student?

Are you applying to a PhD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology? Here is a list of mentors who are taking students. Please circulate widely so all applicants can benefit πŸ€“.

And if you are a PI recruiting students, please don't forget to add your name!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

26.09.2025 16:25 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

We are still recruiting for a postdoc for my lab! This person will play a key role in a new R01 optimizing a self-guided digital intervention for #eatingdisorders. There will be ample opportunities for publishing, contributing to grants, mentoring, etc. Apply by 10/31 for priority consideration.

29.09.2025 14:08 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Join the Lab | REDSLab

🦊 REDS lab will be accepting a grad student for Fall 2026. Folks interested in eating disorders and/or suicide are encouraged to apply! See here for more details: www.redslab.org/join-the-lab

29.09.2025 15:29 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Very exciting news! πŸŽ‰ If you are looking for a kind, collaborative, and passionate environment to do suicide and eating disorder research, I highly recommend applying! I love that I get to pursue research and clinical work with so many amazing people! πŸ’•

29.09.2025 15:56 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Clinical Research Coordinator The Center for Healthcare Delivery Science (CHDS) at Nemours Children’s Health in Delaware is seeking a full-time Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC). The CHDS is a research center across the Nemours ...

My lab is hiring a research coordinator! Fantastic for a post-bac with interests in just-in-time adaptive interventions and/or eating disorders! epyz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

22.09.2025 20:13 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And more.

"In a response to requests for comment, an NIH press officer wrote, the 'NIH is committed to restoring the agency to its tradition of upholding gold-standard, evidence-based science.'"

25.09.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Without that grant [establishing clinical and translational research], 'we would not be able to identify what is still today the largest single way of reducing deaths from lung cancer.'"

25.09.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"...highly cited studies that might not have existed if their grant had been cancelled include a seminal paper showcasing the results of the Human Microbiome Project2, the result of a $10-million package over five years to increase the understanding of the human microbiome."

25.09.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"The algorithm found 1,287 grants β€” worth $1.9 billion β€” that it considered likely to be cancelled, of a total of around 48,000. Around 53,000 publications are related to those flagged grants."

25.09.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A creative and insightful thought experiment (run by AI) -- what if similar grant cancellations happened in 2014? What current scientific advances would never have happened?

25.09.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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23.09.2025 17:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Come join us in Athens! We are hiring a TT assistant professor in our APA accredited clinical psychology program at Ohio University.

16.09.2025 15:18 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Congratulations! For anyone in AED, the binge eating SIG is doing a journal club on this article in October 🧠

15.09.2025 20:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Transform Lives Through Eating Disorder Treatment and Training
Transform Lives Through Eating Disorder Treatment and Training YouTube video by Auburn Alumni Association

Mark your calendars! Tiger Giving Day is happening on 9/10/25!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PHh...
alumni.auburn.edu/tiger-giving...

26.08.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0