“I would not recommend this vaccine if I did not believe that it was safe,” says the Morehouse School of Medicine president undf.td/3qwz3W3

We’re looking to fill a new role: Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Equity, Diversity & Inclusion. Partner w/ UC San Diego Health UC San Diego leaders to address structural, systemic, personal issues of bias and racism apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF02611 #DiversityInSTEM #AcademicTwitter

Congrats to Dr. Clark and all the other scientists on the list! We are so lucky to have you making good science AND good trouble in our department! UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry

Glad to see Joe Biden's thoughtful questions to guide science and technology. Question #4 is particularly crucial to address.

How can we counter misinformation and distrust of the #COVID19 vaccine? READ and SHARE this American Psychological Association resource to help build vaccine confidence in your community: on.apa.org/COVIDvaccine #EquityFlattensTheCurve

Wonderful collection! Thanks, CMSRU Gold Humanism

The ISBD Older Adults with Bipolar Disorder (OABD) Task Force takes a look at how #COVID19 has impacted the OABD community #openaccess doi.org/10.1111/bdi.13…

This. scientificamerican.com/article/to-ach…

Decolonizing psychology resources link - docs.google.com/document/d/1J1…

Community Roll Call!!!! Add reply and retweet if you are attending #DeColPsych. Lets get connected and follow each other!

Opinion: As a psychiatrist, I have seen how the current emergency response system fails my patients sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commen…

Passing along from a colleague in India, here is a list of some verified and non-political organizations you can donate to help with COVID relief: donate.indiacovidresources.in

Ok, so I made one for psychiatry!🤓 *Types of Psychiatry Papers*

This is a start...Psychiatry Confronts Its Racist Past, and Tries to Make Amends nytimes.com/2021/04/30/hea…

SO happy for my friends! Couldn't have been awarded to a nicer person, husband, or father! Congrats to Guido and to Susan and the family.

Congrats to Prof Katherine Nguyen Williams PhD (Kat Williams) Faculty Champion of Diversity 2021! She was chosen for her activism and work with low-income, culturally and racially diverse families in San Diego + all she's done as part of our Diversity Committee! #Inclusivity

Congrats to Marina Nakhla a student in our Joint Doctoral Program for being selected for an Inclusive Excellence Award for students by UC San Diego for demonstrating outstanding contribution re inclusion, equity, & diversity - she spearheaded this work within the JDP #inclusion #Yay

Our latest work suggests that reduced brain response to "motherese" in sleeping toddlers with autism spectrum disorders is related to poorer clinical and behavioral outcomes. health.ucsd.edu/news/releases/…

Our new study, published in JAMA today: #exercise and #mindfulness do not boost cognitive function in older adults. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… Controversial? Probably. Disappointing? Maybe. But my lab will continue to test new ways to help older adults have a Healthy Mind.