diversity committees being created is cool and all but with no action plan or vision for what they will do... are they causing more harm than good? read our take: abct.org/docs/PastIssue… Carolyn Ponting Gia Chodzen

Attention prospective psych PhD students: come to the (virtual) #UCLA psychology grad admissions open house tomorrow!!!! It’ll be an awesome opportunity to learn about our department and meet some students/faculty 😊😊😊

Yes!!!! IMO, the overall lack of attention to macro-level influences on mental health is THE biggest issue in clinical science research and practice

My advisor, Dr. Lauren Ng, is looking for a new post doc to join the TRUST Lab at UCLA! Check it out if you’re interested in PTSD treatment and working with diverse adolescents! #AcademicTwitter

Daydreaming about a day when socioeconomic variables (culture, SES, race/ethnicity) are widely incorporated into the RDoC framework 💭

Teaching Asian American MH. Yesterday's lecture on systemic racism, historical trends in hate violence had updated data from Dr. Charissa Cheah Siew Lyng and #StopAAPIHate. Waiting on implementation of Biden's directive to combat anti-Asian bias during COVID. Pls R/T Raise awareness.

🚨PUBLICATION ALERT: “Racial and ethnic disparities in posttraumatic psychopathology among postpartum women”—with Sumner Stress Lab, Sierra Carter, and UCLA’s Chris Dunkel Schetter—in Journal of Psychiatric Research. What we found (a brief 🧵; 1/3): sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We are so excited to be on Twitter! To get a sense of our values and the research we do, here are some words that our wonderful undergrad RAs and grad students use to describe their time in the lab and our research. UCLA #PsychTwitter #PsychChatter #AcademicTwitter

Devastated for the victims and their families. Call it what it is. This was a white supremacist, anti-Asian hate crime. Fueled by fetishization, racial and sexual violence, and erasure of AAPI experiences. Enough of the gaslighting. End these systems of violence. #StopAAPIHate

Hiring coordinator UCLA to work with us on two studies - 4KEEPS study of community implementation of child EBPs and - intervention adaptation/feasibility trial of SAFETY-A in schools to reduce treatment disparities for BIPOC youth! Please RT! #impsci hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/jsp…

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Result from our new meta-analysis JAACAP Journals: Mental health therapy is LESS effective for Black youth in states with HIGH anti-Black #racism Implications for #RacialJustice & #AntiRacism in #psychology discussed #PsychChatter #AcademicChatter #scicomm  tinyurl.com/racism-meta

Thank you ISTSS Student Section for selecting Dr. Lauren Ng as the recipient of the 2021 ISTSS Distinguished Mentorship Award! Students and mentees are the heart and soul of the UCLA TRUST Lab and this award is dedicated to them!

Environment & Development are key factors of #RDoC. Check out a new review that highlights the role of ecological factors and the RDoC framework in predicting #anxiety & #depression in youth; doi.org/10.1017/S09545… #transdiagnostic

Are you an underrepresented minority considering applying to clinical psych doctoral programs? Want advice on how to make your application stronger and also have a poster presentation under your belt? Apply to the Diversifying Clinical Psychology Conference!

Are you a mental health provider who treats Latinx and/or youth aged 6-11 for trauma-related stress? If so, you might qualify for one of our new qualitative studies to adapt an intervention to address PTSD in pediatric primary care! Check out the flyers to learn more!