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Cameron Pugach

@cppugach.bsky.social

NIMH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow @ VA Boston and Boston University. Interested in trauma exposure & traumatic stress rxns, affective science, psychophysiology, ambulatory assessment, and measurement

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If you (or someone you know) are (1) using intensive longitudinal data to study affective processes in the context of trauma/ptsd and (2) attending @istss.bsky.social this year, please let me know! We are looking for one or two more presenters for a symposium on this topic :)

09.02.2026 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Re-upping, as we're still accepting applications. Please consider!

06.01.2026 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Clinical Psychology Assistant Professor The Department of Psychology at UNC-Greensboro invites applications for a tenure-track position in Clinical Psychology (Assistant Professor level), to begin August 1, 2026. The Department of Psycholog...

UNCG will be hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in child clinical psychology! We are late in the cycle, so please help us circulate to any interested parties:

spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/33557

08.12.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Check out our paper examining the ambulatory physiological assessment of PTSD (led by @bwisco.bsky.social) as part of this neat new special issue:

psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...

24.10.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Psychometric evaluation of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 in daily surveys: An item response theory and longitudinal measurement invariance analysis The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for the DSM-5 (PCL-5) has demonstrated excellent psychometric qualities across cross-sectional stud…

Interested in using the PCL-5 to measure PTSD symptoms in your EMA study?

We conducted item analysis to examine item thresholds & discrimination parameters & examined DIF across daily surveys

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

22.10.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Advancing Youth Mental Health - Prospective Graduate Students Dr. Seah will be reviewing applications from prospective graduate students for the Clinical Psychology PhD Program (Fall 2026 admission)!

Thrilled to share that I am planning to admit a grad student and will be reviewing applications to the clinical psychology PhD program at Miami University! Excited to mentor and learn from future mentees! For information about my lab and application FAQ, check out: www.seahpepl.com/joincontact-...

06.10.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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04.10.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Long post ahead! I am very excited to be recruiting 1 to 2 #PhD students during this upcoming application cycle for Fall 2026 admission! The Clinical Psychology PhD program at The University of New Mexico (UNM) is absolutely stellar and accredited by both #APA and #PCSAS (Clinical Science model). 1/

30.09.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1
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Psychology Post-Doctoral Scholar The Treatment Innovation for Psychological Services (TIPS) Research Group in the Psychology department of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Kentucky, in Lexington, KY is seeking a fu...

πŸ‘‹πŸ» I am so excited to announce that I'll be hiring a postdoc at the University of Kentucky!

We study mechanism-focused (e.g., personality traits), transdiagnostic treatment development and personalization.

ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/600...

More details in the 🧡 πŸ‘‡πŸ»

24.09.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Trauma researchers! Give @istss.bsky.social a follow.

19.09.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bluesky

πŸ™‹πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ can’t wait!! Sounds like a celebratory drink is in order too! πŸŽ‰ @jessfroe.bsky.social

16.09.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mark Chen | Department of Psychology

My website is official πŸ™Œ Excited to share that I am interested in reviewing applications for Harvard’s Clinical Science PhD program this fall as I look for the first student to join my lab! I appreciate it if you can share with your network :)
psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/mark-...

09.09.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Been telling myself that since our last playoff game…in 2010 🀣

08.09.2025 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a pirate outfit is standing on a boat in the water ALT: a man in a pirate outfit is standing on a boat in the water

It wouldn’t be Week 1 without the Jets getting my hopes up only to completely shatter them

08.09.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The gap between Sinner, Alcaraz, and everyone else is truly mind boggling..

04.09.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Join – EMIC

Want to do a PhD with me and the Emotions in Context Lab? We’re looking for new grad students to join us next fall! Check out the lab website to learn what we’re working on now and in the near future: www.emotionsincontextlab.com/join/

31.08.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Employment Opportunities | Department of Psychology Available Positions Position Title Position Details Posting Date Closing Date Assistant Professor -Β Tenure-Track Appointment in Psychology

‼️Academic job alert‼️ Our dept at Queen's University (Canada!) is looking to hire a TT assistant prof in clinical psychology... Applications due end of Sept! Re-posts very much appreciated www.queensu.ca/psychology/n...

15.08.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

Excited to share our latest piece out in JTS examining rates of PTSD and depression 9 months after the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment.

Newsweek coverage, also out this morning: www.newsweek.com/east-palesti...

Open access paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

12.08.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Anna! Hope all is well with you :)

07.08.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Precision Psychopathology + Dynamic Immunopsychiatry Lab – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Psychology

I will be interviewing for a clinical psychology PhD student in the Precision Psychopathology + Dynamic Immunopsychiatry Lab this interview cycle.

Please see our website for more info about what we do + share with applicants you think might be a good fit.

share.google/uJRyS3NY9Kdo...

07.08.2025 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Well, with the rejection of my BBRF Young Investigator Grant application and a local foundation grant application, I am now more than halfway towards my goal of 100 rejections (54/100 to be exact)!

I learned this philosophy from @bettyslai.bsky.social (thread continues below)

#rejection #grants

05.08.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Side Effects of Experience-Sampling Protocols: A Systematic Analysis of How They Affect Data Quality, Data Quantity, and Bias in Study Results - Thomas Reiter, Sophia Sakel, Julian Scharbert, Julian t... In studies using the increasingly popular experience-sampling method (ESM), design decisions are often guided by theoretical or practical considerations. Yet li...

Interesting new paper investigating potential side effects of #ESM protocolsπŸ‘‡πŸ»:

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

31.07.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much, Vera! Yes, I’m so excited to get started. Had a great mentor who paved the way :)

29.07.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Philipp!

29.07.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Lisa!!

29.07.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This was arguably a top 5 academic twitter thread of all time. β€œBro made himself Figure 1” ☠️😭 iykyk

28.07.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Where I’ll be starting an NIMH T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Traumatic Stress Disorders at VA Boston and Boston University! But first, time for a little R&R with family and friends in NY before the next move πŸ˜…

28.07.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Last week I finished a deeply rewarding and undeniably fun year of clinical internship at the Charleston Consortium, which means…I am officially Dr. Cameron Pugach! Surreal to finally be here. And SO excited for what’s to come in Boston…1/2

28.07.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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Linguistic predictors of response to internet-based written CBT for PTSD symptoms of 9/11 world trade center recovery workers and survivors Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT) are the mainstay of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment, but treatment response is hete…

Linguistic predictors of response to internet-based written CBT for PTSD symptoms of 9/11 world trade center recovery workers and survivors. Journal of Affective Disorders. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

13.07.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

HARD ❌

β€œMy advice is, never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time.”

EASY βœ…

23.06.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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