COSMA Lab

We’re moving! 📦 The COSMA Lab is shifting its social media presence away from X. Come say hi and follow our work on: 🦋 Bluesky - @jordanalbright.bsky.social 📸 Instagram - @cosma.researchlab 💼 LinkedIn - Jordan Albright

🕓 Just 4 weeks left to apply to @SouthCCP PhD Program! @COSMA_Lab is looking for passionate, equity-driven clinicians/researchers! 🔗 Check out our Q&A page: bit.ly/4qFCt83 📅 Applications Due: 12/1 #Autism #HealthEquity #gradschool #clinicalpsychology

✨ Flashback to #ABCT2024✨ @COSMA_Lab found that parents of autistic children with high irritability/aggression report greater stress + lower self-efficacy. In prep for #ABCT2025, we’re revisiting past work to highlight the need for targeted familial support. #Autism #Parenting

📣 Interested in autism research and implementation science? @Cosma_Lab at the University of South Alabama is recruiting PhD students in the @SouthCCP for Fall 2026! 🔗 shorturl.at/DC3WR 📅 Apply by Dec. 1 #gradschool #PsychPhD #Neurodiversity #ImpSci"

Register today! Policy Power Lunch, Rethinking Research: Autism in Indigenous Communities: Generating Community-Engaged Research and Policy Click here to read more and register: bit.ly/3CDOYfZ

Want to join this lab of amazing folks? I am recruiting grad students for Fall '25 for our Clinical Science PhD program who have interests in ADHD, substance use, and school-based interventions. Learn about our work here: sites.google.com/view/teen-lab?…

The era of tolerating mistreatment of airline passengers with disabilities is over. Today, our department is announcing a $50 million penalty against American Airlines for numerous serious violations of the rights of wheelchair users. cbsnews.com/news/american-…

New article out with Drs. Phan & Truong: Addressing Stigma-Related Health Disparities for Autistic Individuals Through Cultural Competemility: Insights from Research and Lived Experience, doi.org/10.1007/s11920…

Our #ASDD SIG pre-conference is in ONE week and we can't wait to see you there! @ABCTNOW Check out our website for more info on the pre-con & other conference activities abctautism.com/annual-pre-con…

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ The winter & spring schedule for our D&I speaker series is here, featuring a fantastic lineup of speakers. Join us for free virtual panels! 🎉

@Cosma_Lab @SouthCCP Check out the @SouthCCP schedule for the @APA Psychology Grad Fair on October 30th! We'd love to hear from you and share more about our program. careereco.com/events/APA

Clinical Psych PhD Applicants - Want to learn more about @Cosma_Lab or the @SouthCCP doctoral program? Come to the APA Psychology Grad Fair on October 30th (link below)! - careereco.com/events/APA

Applying to psych PhD programs this fall? Submit a draft of your application statement Oct. 28-31 & we'll send double-blind, feedback from 2 editors on Nov 9. Complete this Applicant Interest Email List & we'll email you when submission portal opens: asfp.io/applicants/ema…

1.2M autistic youth will become adults in the next 10 years. The Autism Transition Research Project (ATRP) gathered stories and input from underrepresented perspectives, including Black, Brown, LGBTQIA+, & non-speaking youth. Access the article here: doi.org/10.1542/peds.2…

Congrats to CCP core faculty, Dr. Erica Ahlich, for her most recent publication in Appetite! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We are super proud of our first-year CCP student Ivan Campbell, who just published his first article on the associations between anxiety, centromedial amygdala volume, and complex verbal fluency in middle-aged to older adults! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Pretty strong evidence of negative mental health effects of doing a PhD. Recent working paper by @EvaRanehill, @annahsandberg, Sanna Bergvall, and Clara Fernström. Paper link: swopec.hhs.se/lunewp/abs/lun…

Apply to UPenn's Provost Postdoctoral Fellowship! A prestigious program aimed at enhancing DEI. - 3 year postdoc - Salary of $66k + $2k increase each yr - Research/travel budget of $7k/year You'll need a Penn mentor to apply. Apps are due Oct. 18 postdocs.upenn.edu/provosts-fello…