Health Behaviors Lab

The Health Behaviors Lab is now on Bluesky. 🦋 Find and follow us at @healthbehaviorslab.bsky.social for updates on our research, training program, and students!

Study (N=200 courses) tested 3 interventions to reduce gender bias in student evals, but none were effective. "Women who were tough graders or taught large classes received more criticism than men with the same grading style or class size." @kimelsesser forbes.com/sites/kimelses…

Findings suggest that food cravings should be accounted for in future studies of weight suppression and disordered eating.

Weight suppression alone did not consistently cross-sectionally predict eating disorder symptoms when controlling for the effects of cravings.

📄 Congrats to HBL’s Susana Cruz Garcia on her new publication in @FrontPsychol looking at the impact of food cravings and weight suppression on binge eating frequency. frontiersin.org/journals/psych…

Always a pleasure to work with @EDRProgram and present our call for reforms to the way we train eating disorders researchers to facilitate quality early career training opportunities, access to funding and, ultimately, the development of more effective treatments. #edrs2024

📄Congrats to HBL grad @court_breiner whose stage II report on the results of a randomized pilot trial evaluating a brief parent-training program for ARFID was just published in @IntJEatDisord! @kenzielmiller onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ea…

Fantastic talk on clinicians’ perceptions of child and adolescent social media use by @sarah_domoff! @albanypsych at #ICBA2024

Huge congratulations to HBL grad Dr. Arielle Wolinsky! Wishing you the very best as you embark on your next adventure - we know you'll continue to do great things!

Congratulations to HBL’s Lexi Morello and @costellokayla1 who presented their work on the role of peer mentoring in eating disorder recovery at today’s #UAlbanyShowcase!

There are so many incredible resources put together by RAs, grad students, and organizations like @psychinout and @NextGenPsych that got me through the nerve wracking but rewarding post-bacc job search this time last year. I compiled a list of these resources along with some resume + cover letter + interview tips drawn from my CareerLab days. docs.google.com/document/d/1Ai…

We live in a world which assumes that women's ideas are there for the taking. This data shows both men and women are more likely to take credit for women's ideas than for men's. @KieranSnyder kieransnyder.ck.page/posts/new-from…

@EDRProgram @cuhksz Congrats!!

Congratulations to our postdoc Marita Cooper whose paper with collaborators from @cuhksz was one of the Top 10 Most Cited Articles from European Eating Disorders Review over the past two years - DOI: 10.1002/erv.2884

.@NIH-supported studies found that diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions during and after pregnancy rose significantly 📈 in Americans from 2008 to 2020. To learn more, read the @NIHDirector’s latest blog post. go.nih.gov/nQPfuLA

I’m offering a FREE workshop May 3rd 10am ET through smart-workshops.com for grad students and ECR mentors that provides intro to NIH, fellowship grants (F31, F32), and recs for successful proposals! Sign up if relevant and please RT/share! smart-workshops.com/workshops

In 2022-23, there was a ~$20,000 gender pay gap among faculty across all U.S. academic institutions and ranks. Disparities are significant at all career stages, but most pronounced at the full professor rank. chronicle.com/article/explor…

As we kick off Black Maternal Health Week, it is important to remember that Black women are 3x likely to die from pregnancy-related complications that are preventable, than their White counterparts. We must advocate for equitable access to quality prenatal care, culturally-competent support, and systems that prioritizes the well-being of Black mothers and their babies. Together, we can strive for a future where every woman receives the care and respect she deserves. #blackmaternalhealth #BMHW #BMHW24 #bmhw

Huge congratulations to HBL alumna Sydney Yurkow on this amazing recognition!

Very honored to have our research recognized in this way! None of it would be possible without supportive mentors and sponsors, generous collaborators, and, most importantly, absolutely incredible graduate students who make the work meaningful and fun! albany.edu/news-center/ne…