Aleija

Super interesting work, Aarthi!

Speaking of #rstats, my buddy Joey Merrin and his colleagues recently published a paper in AMPPS/had an R package "CATAcode" accepted to CRAN.

Looks like a banger set of resources to navigate those finicky "choose-all-that-apply" (CATA) survey questions! Check it out!

🚨My trainee Victoria Murphy, data architect Gabriel Mongefranco, and I are pleased to share 🌟EMA-CleanR: R code to pre-process, clean, and visualize ecological momentary assessment (EMA) data!

Documentation: teamdynamix.umich.edu/TDClient/210...

Code: github.com/DepressionCe...

I shared this with my wife and her first response was a frustrated “*I* want that!!” Know that your food posts are a regular staple here in this Connecticut household.

TAKE-HOME MESSAGE FOR PRACTITIONERS:
JJ-involved girls with histories of sexual victimization may be perceived as more aggressive depending on who conducts the assessment; trauma-informed training could help prevent defensive, trauma-related behaviors from being misclassified as criminogenic risk.

The 1.3.0 version of my {brms} + {tidyverse} translation of Kruschke's "Doing Bayesian data analysis" is up!

solomon.quarto.pub/dbda2

#rstats

1/8

Go Grace!!

Does adolescence really last until age 32? Those “turning points” in brain aging aren’t quite what you think

I finally got some time to flesh out my rant about these headlines...
TL;DR: age differences ≠ aging
jenndowd.substack.com/p/does-adole... #demography #episky #medsky #neurosky

Data visualization in R for researchers who do not use R Learn the basics of data visualization in R using ggplot and how to make boxplots, histograms, violin-plots, bar charts, and scatterplots.

You there! Would you like to learn how to make very pretty graphs in #rstats? I'm delivering a short introduction to data viz in R on 15th April. Online, free (I think), and no prior knowledge or experience of R required.

#AcademicSky

www.apa.org/education-ca...

This book has contributed to so much online misinformation. In our study, we've documented now that there's a belief that CBT is HARMFUL or ineffective for trauma :S You know, the literal opposite of what seems to be true. Often propagated by "somatic" therapists www.jmir.org/2023/1/e45571/

Together with Don Robinaugh & a large team of interdisciplinary researchers, we just published a preprint on this topic: the importance of collaborations across disciplines to move forward mental health science. I hope you'll find it interesting, took a few years!

osf.io/preprints/ps...

I've used Lavaan almost every (work)day for 15 years, but this open source labour of love has never received proper institutional support. I'm delighted to be a small part of an 1.5M OpenScienceNL award, led by Jorgensen, to completely revamp and futureproof Lavaan www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...

Drawing actionable conclusions from data starts with being clear about what the data are telling us! Given how prevalent the PHQ is, it’s concerning that we might be unsure of what it’s actually measuring.

Was devastated that I don’t have a blender to make coquito this year. Now delighted that I both have a blender AND a new way to enjoy the best holiday drink in the world ☕️

New top song of the holiday season. Plus a New Haven mention!

Go Leily!! Super important work that gets at a central question in working with ordinal data 📊

The Psychological Impact of Digital Isolation: How AI-Driven Social Interactions Shape Human Behavior and Mental Well-Being Felix Eling 3697-3705 Apr 30, 2025 Education The Psychological Impact of Digital Isolation: How AI-Driven Social Interactions Shape Human Behavior and Mental Well-Being Felix Eling Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Gulu College of Health Sciences, Gulu City, Northern Uganda DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.90400265 Received: 13 March 2025; Revised: 22 March 2025; Accepted: 25 March 2025; Published: 30 April 2025 ABSTRACT The increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in social interactions has transformed how humans experience companionship, communication, and mental well-being. This review examines the psychological impact of AI-driven social interactions, focusing on virtual assistants, AI chatbots, and digital companions. It explores the benefits, risks, and ethical concerns associated with AI companionship. A systematic review methodology was employed, detailing inclusion criteria, databases searched, and analysis techniques. Findings suggest that while AI can offer emotional relief and support, over-reliance may disrupt real-world social bonding. Ethical concerns such as data privacy, emotional manipulation, and regulatory gaps are highlighted. The study underscores the need for balanced AI integration in human socialization. The study also addresses gaps in previous literature by examining AI’s influence on different demographic groups and cultural contexts.

Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.

I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵

Social media ~ mental health meta-analysis:

- Cited 7 times
- The 45 included studies appear not to exist
- The authors’ institution appears not to exist
- The journal editors won’t respond

1) Open recipe
2) Type cooked.wiki/ into the very front of the url
3) Get a simple 2-column text of the ingredients & steps

One of the 1st things I learned form the early days of Bluesky!

Okay I’ve settled on an answer: Diehard is a movie that takes place during Christmas, but it isn’t a Christmas movie. However, it’s still appropriate to watch during the Christmas szn, like how horror movies are appropriate for Halloween

The Portable Mentor Cambridge Core - Psychiatry - The Portable Mentor

So excited! A donor has made The Portable Mentor totally and completely FREE for anyone!!!!!! No royalties, no sign up, just download any/all of the 30 chapters of professional development advice!!! HOORAY!!!!! Equal access for everyone!!!!

Check out the ToC!
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Whenever I hear someone's competency for court seemed ok except for some struggles around plea deals, I'm like...

But over 95% of criminal cases end in plea deals!

You must assume this person is gonna be faced w/ a deal, & they NEED to show they can understand one!

Screenshot with highlight text: In states that have contracted to use JPay's VideoGram app to send 30-second videos to family or friends, the cost is between 66 cents and around $1.50, depending on the state.

For example, on the outside, it costs almost nothing to create/share videos. Behind bars, it can cost up to $1.50 – which is A LOT when you consider prison wages can be as low as $0.04/hour

It's clear this is a gross continuation of exploitation of a vulnerable population

Neural network gold earrings

Bayes theorem locket

Brain pins

Found the cutest science + art shop this evening thru bsky. Got a couple of gifts for nieces and nephews (and earrings for myself 😁). Excited to find this!

@christineliu.art

www.twophotonart.com

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

🚨 New article alert!🚨

Understanding the lived experiences of youth incarcerated in adult facilities through their letters: A content analysis, is out now in Punishment & Society!

journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Same gem of an episode that gave birth to Burns’ “it doesn’t take a WHIZ to know you’re looking out for #1”

Sorry to my office mate who heard my very emphatic response to this and briefly thought I was angry about something. Last year, I stood up on a table; guess my excited reactions are exclusively set to 12/10 #apls2025

Blueksy Mentions are now in Altmetric. It's been 84 years meme #AcademicSky #HigherEd #MedSky #HMSky #Altmetrics #Medlibs #Metascience

BLUESKY MEGA-THREAD

Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce:

We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky!

We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct.

Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions.

Let's get into it!

Hopping in with my stats.fm results from 1/1-11/15 before Spotify tries to tell me my most listened song was like, baby shark or espresso

I get notifications for these every Tuesday morning and love watching them!! Super excited about this one tomorrow. I love this free resource and hope it continues for a long time!! 🧠⚖️