📢Our new paper in JAMA shows, in 2018, the cost of health inequities by race and ethnicity was $421B and $940B for education-related health inequities. We also explain the difference between a health inequity and a health disparity. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

This is a good segue for an annual reminder that the originator of the Minority Stress Theory is Virginia Brooks, a lesbian woman whose original work from 1981 has been cited ~1,090 times as of today... versus Ilan Meyer's (2003) 14,003 cites.

Many, many major professional medical organizations who have reviewed the science recommend that teens & families receive gender-affirming care, and all oppose bans of the type soon to be enacted by Texas. (Pic per Jack Turban MD 🧠 & JAMA…) 4/

Come live in Miami 🏖️🌊☀️ Currently hiring a Lab Manager for the Psychology of Racism, Identity, Diversity and Equity (PRIDE) lab. Share with your networks please. If you have questions please email me or dm. umiami.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UMCareerStaff/…

Current admin (VD) said they are happy to hand the keys to the website to someone else, perhaps some of us who have been hired in the past 14 years can help keep it going. Who’s in? I’m happy to help. It’s been an invaluable resource for so many. Curious what all is involved 🧐?

VERY excited to share the stage with my colleagues Alvin P. Akibar, PhD ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬 and Dr. Renee Cloutier, PhD 📈 at SPSSI in Denver this June!

Did you know there is NIH funding for available to support a student transitioning from a toxic or unsafe lab space to a new lab? Faculty can apply for “Re-entry and Re-Integration Supplements”. I had no idea this resource existed! #AcademicTwitter #phdchat

Check out the HIGHER Laboratory at SPSSI! Clearly my Sunday is booked and busy, lol #SPSSI2024

I feel this so deeply in my soul reading over past work 🫠

JOB OPPORTUNITY: I am currently accepting applications for an Associate Director (Research Assistant Professor; non-tenure track) for the Lab for Scalable Mental Health. Details here and below: docs.google.com/document/d/1hx… 🧵

Hey #ImpScience #communityengaged researchers w NIH $ how have y'all brought on community co-investigators who may not have Era commons or institutional support to setup without funding? Or Is there a secret National Institute for Health and Care Research TA for admin setup of Era commons? @NIHendaddiction

The discussion about data being available on request often assumes some nefarious intent to hide poorly done stats or something. TBH o feel VERY concerned about making LGBTQ+ data open access to anyone bc I've seen how ppl protect conversion therapists & their cronies still

#LRPchat What are some things to consider if your work straddles different agency areas? Let's say, a nonprofit researcher with focus areas on health disparities in mental illness and substance use?

@itsafronomics Talk about having to work twice as hard to get half as much.

✨New study: Despite all of the pain, Black Americans have found ways to remain hopeful & experience joy during COVID-19. Few studies measure positive outcomes w/ Black samples. This gave me an opportunity to tell a different story. Here's what I found🧵 bit.ly/47tsqZ4