Benjamin W. Katz, M.S.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

New paper published in Psych Trauma:

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

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This grief is palpable *and* will open space to embrace the changes to come in the field. At least that’s what I keep telling myself 🙃

Our trans health study was terminated by the government – 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

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Thank you for everything, Brian 💛

Thank you, I appreciate your kind words 🙂

I’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.

For many reasons, including the relentless attacks on science and academia, it’s been challenging for me to access joy lately.

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

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.

📣 Newly posted position to support several of our grants 📣

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.

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I’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.

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

A significant shift in incentive structures within training sites, universities, and licensing/accreditation bodies seems necessary. A move from cost-savings to trainee well-being.

Devastating news 😔

Congratulations, Caroline!!! 🥳🎉

a woman wearing a mickey mouse headband and sunglasses is drinking from a teacup . ALT: a woman wearing a mickey mouse headband and sunglasses is drinking from a teacup .

Patiently waiting for March 7th like

This is an essential resource. I’m speechless.

A Qualitatively-Informed Approach to Examining the Construct Validity of Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence - Sexuality & Culture One in five women experience sexual victimization in her lifetime, making sexual victimization a significant public health crisis. This public health crisis also has detrimental health consequences. U...

New open access paper out in Sexuality & Culture:

A Qualitatively-Informed Approach to Examining the Construct Validity of Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence

That urge is so real! You got this, Stephanie 💪🏼

“Acceptance is the only way out of hell.”

- Dr. Marsha M. Linehan

The legs feed the wolf.

Today, especially, I’ve been reflecting on how to continue engaging in toward moves in a way that makes life worth living.

I’m choosing to focus on:

- Seeking refuge in supportive communities

- Disengaging from those actively committed to misunderstanding

Examining Differences in Sexual Violence Perpetration Likelihood by Perceived Intoxication Among Sexual and Gender Minority College Students Experiences of sexual violence (SV) victimization are pervasive among sexual and gender minority college students, yet few studies have documented rates of SV perpetration within this community. Wh...

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🚨 check out our new paper in JAMT where we use i3 and minority stress theory as guiding frameworks to examine sexual and gender minority college students likelihood to perpetrate sexual violence according to levels of perceived intoxication

With @drrodebaugh.bsky.social’s listserv announcement yesterday, the cat is out of the bag! I’m looking forward to my term on the APCS Executive Committee as a Member-at-Large and to working together with all of the constituent partners to advance #PsychologicalClinicalScience 🙌