Lauren Forrest

@darbysaxbe Thank you for sharing all of these explanations. They've been very helpful to give a broader sense of context and implications for researchers. Also, your attempts to correct the trolls' misunderstandings and non-fact-based perspectives is commendable (and prob very frustrating!)

In 1980, a bipartisan Congress passed the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act of 1980, which authorized the National Science Foundation “to promote the full use of human resources in science and technology through a comprehensive & continuing program to increase

800 doctors submitted a letter of support of RFK Jr’s HHS secretary nomination. It turns out most signatories weren’t real doctors, or were doctors who had their licenses revoked or suspended. Using fake experts to create an illusion of credibility is a classic anti-vax tactic.

The entire archive of all CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 has been backed up on Internet Archive. Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!

*Officially* recruiting for my dissertation! Arab/MENA women are sorely underrepresented in the psychological literature, including eating disorders. If you identify as an Arab/MENA woman, please consider participating in a focus group study. $50 gift card upon completion!

Several of the resources on the HRC site don't appear to be working. Other orgs that I'm guessing could use help are the Trans Lifeline and the Trevor Project. give.translifeline.org/give/461718/#!… give.thetrevorproject.org/give/63307/?ut…

hrc.org/resources/emer… prochoice.org/donate/naf-hot…

The only productive thing I can think to do right now is to donate (now and repeatedly) to orgs that provide support for ***basic human rights.*** Below are some orgs that provide assistance for abortion care and support/relocation funds for fams w/ trans kids.

TRAILBLAZER! Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride is headed to Washington and will be the FIRST OPENLY TRANS member of Congress. We’re so proud, Congresswoman-elect @SarahEMcBride! Your story will help LGBTQ+ youth dream bigger, reach higher & change the world: hrc.im/election

This being the first thing I was told on the suicide hotline is genuinely disturbing

📢ICED 2025 Call for Scholarships & Grants Now Open! aedweb.org/resources/stud…

#AcademicTwitter They have been watching me!😂 #phdlife #phdvoice

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…

I am very excited to share that I will be interviewing for a PhD graduate student to join my lab Fall 2025 at the University of Oregon! See bio for more info: cas.uoregon.edu/directory/psyc…

@Cghlewis I learn so much from all of your posts! I truly never knew some of the things you post were possible. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and helping me become more efficient in R!!

A quick reminder that if you are scoring/recoding variables using the same logic in #rstats, you can use across() to score those items all at once.

@SchaumbergK happy to chat any time!

@ln_forrest Amazing ! Yes — I think a lot of similarities… would love to pick your brain about the transition sometime.

The 🐈 is out of the bag. The EMBARK lab is moving to the Dept of Psychology at University of Texas at Austin in fall 2025! I’ll be reviewing clinical psychology PhD applicants - looking for folks interested in eating disorder methodology and risk with strong quantitative skills

Position is based in Eugene but remote work may be considered for the right candidate. More info about my lab is at laurenforrest.com. Applications will be reviewed starting 9/5/24. Happy to answer any questions!

I'm hiring a full-time research coordinator whose time will be split between my lab and Dr. Sunny Bai's lab at the University of Oregon. The coordinator would gain exposure to intensive longitudinal data and diverse samples. careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/5344…

Thoughtful perspective on some of the things I struggle to put into words. Thanks for writing @crowell_sheila!!

@DrBlancheWright So true!! I looked at OR's paperwork ~6 months ago, trying to get a head start, but quickly got overwhelmed and told myself it was a problem for "future me." Now my future-me problem is a current-me problem.🥴LMK if I can support you in any way as we navigate this!

No 1 prepares you for the absolute headache that is the licensure application paperwork for clinical psychologists especially when you start in 1 state & a job takes you to another 😵‍💫 As a field, we need to find a way to make this less frustrating & confusing 😐 #AcademicChatter