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Benjamin Katz

@benjaminwkatz.bsky.social

Clinical Psychology PhD Candidate at UW-Milwaukee | incoming postdoc at the University of Rhode Island | Posttrauma reckless/self-destructive behaviors, PTSD-SUD, & LGBTQ+ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ research | ๐Ÿˆ dad | views are my own

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๐Ÿ“ฃ New Pub ๐Ÿ“ฃ

We captured 30-day emotion intensity & dysregulation data from EMA & examined in relation to cortisol (from hair) during the same period. Emotion intensity & hair cortisol levels were significantly associated among women with high (but not low) emotion dysregulation.

08.10.2025 17:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thank you to the welcoming graduate students in @stresslab.bsky.social (@hodiana.bsky.social + a few Blueskyless folks!) for curating this lovely waiting area outside my office.

Grateful to belong to @nicoleweiss.bsky.socialโ€™s phenomenal team ๐Ÿค—

04.10.2025 01:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In addition to posting plants and puppies, I also mentor students interested in personality pathology. My lab is recruiting a graduate student in clinical or personality psychology for Fall 2026. So please send folks my way. Feel free to share! Thanks.

24.09.2025 02:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Strong Ground Check out this great listen on Audible.com. #1 New York Times bestselling author Brenรฉ Brown returns with an urgent call to reimagine the essentials of courageous leadership. In a time when uncertaint...

This is good.

www.audible.com/pd/B0DVCZZTF...

24.09.2025 00:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Awesome series of EMA talks chaired by STRESS Lab postdoc @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social and lead by STRESS Lab alum (Emmanuel Thomas and Alexa Raudales) and current members (Noam Newberger)

20.09.2025 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So proud of Alexa Raudales for being the recipient of the @istss.bsky.social Outstanding Student Achievement Award

19.09.2025 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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STRESS Lab is @istss.bsky.social Come meet us and see some of our current work!

18.09.2025 11:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Huge congratulations to @nicoleweiss.bsky.social and @heatherschatten.bsky.social, along with the whole team, on this new R01!!

Canโ€™t wait to support and contribute to this important work ahead with @stresslab.bsky.social!

16.09.2025 22:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations, Reagan!! ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ this is a big deal!

13.09.2025 11:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Proud to empower our community through naloxone distribution on IOAD. Community engagement is more than research; it's action. @nicoleweiss.bsky.social @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social @hodiana.bsky.social (and many others!)

09.09.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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URI receives first-ever NIH T32 award to launch transdisciplinary biomedical research training program KINGSTON, R.I. โ€“ Sept. 3, 2025 โ€“ The University of Rhode Island has received its first-ever National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 Predoctoral Training Grant, marking a major milestone in URIโ€™s growt...

Big news! @universityofri.bsky.social just secured its first-ever NIH T32 grant!

This T32 will bring together Psychology, Neuroscience, Engineering, and Life Sciences to train the next generation of scientists to tackle complex health challenges like addiction.

www.uri.edu/news/2025/09...

08.09.2025 19:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lovely new neighborhood views โ˜บ๏ธ

19.08.2025 23:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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STRESS Lab (@stresslab.bsky.social) Serving people with lived experiences of trauma and substance use through research, practice, and advocacy. Directed by @nicoleweiss.bsky.social in the Department of Psychology at the University of Rh...

Special thanks to @nicoleweiss.bsky.social, @bfeinsteinphd.bsky.social, & @stresslab.bsky.social co-authors (Noam Newberger and Stephen Coutu) for collaborating on this paper!

15.07.2025 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These findings are preliminary and need to be replicated using longitudinal designs. However, findings point to potential intervention and prevention implications.

15.07.2025 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

More frequent lifetime occurrences of sexual orientation-related victimization were indirectly associated with greater past-month posttrauma RSDBs via greater trauma symptoms due to discrimination, and, in turn, greater emotion dysregulation.

15.07.2025 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Specifically, we tested a model examining the serial roles of trauma symptoms due to discrimination and emotion dysregulation in the association between sexual orientation-related victimization and posttrauma RSDBs.

15.07.2025 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Building on this descriptive paper, our study aimed to investigate culturally-specific and nomothetic risk factors of posttrauma RSDBs in a sample of 139 trauma-exposed sexual minority adults.

15.07.2025 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Earlier this year, @nicoleweiss.bsky.social and I published a paper characterizing the rate of past-month posttrauma reckless/self-destructive behaviors (RSDBs) among trauma-exposed sexual minority adults.

15.07.2025 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New paper published in Psych Trauma:

Sexual Orientation-Related Victimization and Posttrauma Reckless and Self-Destructive Behaviors among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Adults

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

15.07.2025 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This grief is palpable *and* will open space to embrace the changes to come in the field. At least thatโ€™s what I keep telling myself ๐Ÿ™ƒ

13.06.2025 02:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our trans health study was terminated by the government โ€“ the effects of abrupt NIH grant cuts ripple across science and society The losses include millions of dollars the NIH has already spent on research that will no longer generate results, and the next generation of scientists whose work has been cut short.

Important piece by Drs. @jaepuckett.bsky.social and Paz Galupo

theconversation.com/our-trans-he...

07.06.2025 22:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for everything, Brian ๐Ÿ’›

21.05.2025 01:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you, I appreciate your kind words ๐Ÿ™‚

21.05.2025 00:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m grateful to officially be Dr. Benjamin William Katz in a few more weeks. Even more grateful for the incredible support of my mentors, family, colleagues, and friends who helped me get to this point.

21.05.2025 00:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For many reasons, including the relentless attacks on science and academia, itโ€™s been challenging for me to access joy lately.

And yet, I know how important it is to savor moments like this.

21.05.2025 00:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 101    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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More than ever, scientists must amplify evidence-based work. Captured some of our scientists-in-training sharing their research @universityofri.bsky.social College of Health Sciences Research Night.

23.04.2025 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Search Job Openings at Care New England | Join Our Team Discover your next career opportunity at Care New England Health System. Filter, search by job roles, or use job ID to find your perfect match.

๐Ÿ“ฃ Newly posted position to support several of our grants ๐Ÿ“ฃ

We will conduct an initial review of applications on 5/1. This is perfect for someone who is looking for research experience prior to applying to PhD programs in Clinical Psychology.

urldefense.com/v3/__https:/... The Job ID is 22298

16.04.2025 17:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Iโ€™m having many conversations with friends and colleagues related to feeling powerless. I wanted to share a concept from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) that I think is worth highlighting, especially when we fear there may be consequences for standing up/standing out: Alternate Rebellion.

19.03.2025 22:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Listening to Mayhem over black coffee, perhaps? What a dynamic duo.

13.03.2025 12:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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