Lisa Christian, PhD

Comparison of longitudinal PSQI and actigraphy-assessed sleep from pregnancy to postpartum Despite the importance of sleep for perinatal health, there is limited research examining whether different measurement modalities may yield inconsistent data from pregnancy through postpartum. We aim...

New paper out in @plosone.org! 💤

We examined how concordance btwn self-reported & actigraphy-assessed sleep may change across the perinatal period using @lisamchristian.bsky.social's data across 5 visits from late pregnancy to 12 months postpartum.

#perinatalhealth #sleepmeasurement #healthpsych

26.06.2025 18:18 — 👍 12    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1

Saying ‘pandemic is over,’ NIH institute starts cutting COVID-19 research Grant terminations halt research on improving vaccinations and preventing future pandemics

Exclusive: Science has learned that grant termination letters went out last night to principal investigators of 29 awards made by NIAID, including nine grants that were part of a program hoping to deliver antiviral drugs to prevent future pandemics. scim.ag/4iVm7mY

25.03.2025 21:50 — 👍 375    🔁 255    💬 31    📌 29

This award no longer effectuates agency priorities. Research programs based primarily on artificial and non-scientific categories, including amorphous equity objectives, are antithetical to the scientific inquiry, do nothing to expand our knowledge of living systems, provide low returns on investment, and ultimately do not enhance health, lengthen life, or reduce illness. Worse, so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) studies are often used to support unlawful discrimination on the basis of race and other protected characteristics, which harms the health of Americans. Therefore, it is the policy of NIH not to prioritize such research programs.

My federal grants with @wendymanning.bsky.social and Ann Meier were terminated last week. The language from the termination is below. It has been sad as we are being forced to say goodbye to members of our team. We are figuring out next steps. We remain deeply committed to studying all families.

20.03.2025 15:11 — 👍 206    🔁 90    💬 28    📌 24

I just saw that a colleague’s grant on birth outcomes in Black families was terminated yesterday with what appears to be the same statement. The terminations are spreading and it’s chilling.

22.03.2025 17:50 — 👍 28    🔁 18    💬 0    📌 0

The Cost of Cutting NIH Research: Voices from the Frontlines A candid conversation between a professor and a Ph.D. candidate about potential NIH funding cuts and their impact on the future of medical research.

A great podcast accompanying the Tradeoffs story I posted yesterday...Worth the 20ish minutes but be prepared to be enraged...

tradeoffs.org/2025/03/13/c...

14.03.2025 17:29 — 👍 44    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 1

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE!
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#standupforscience2025

07.03.2025 19:21 — 👍 25    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 0

Congrats Rosie!

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