@mirindaw.bsky.social
PhD candidate at University of Utah. Studying pain, perception, emotion, & quantitative psychology. Variance obsessed Bayesian nerd, fascinated by dynamics/change over time. The mean is overrated. Opinions (& typos) are my own.
If you are at SAA and interested in moving beyond modeling means and variances in your ambulatory assessment data, come see our symposium on modeling dynamics in health and psychology data today at 1 pm in MTC1 02.13! #SAA2025
27.05.2025 07:42 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Stay squeaky my friends!
23.01.2025 20:07 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Call your senators! As a Utahn you can call (202)224-5251 for John Curtis and (202)224-5444 for Mike Lee. I called and talked about my involvement in clinical trials for chronic pain, and how NIH disruptions can impact treatment options for a condition that impacts 30% of Americans.
23.01.2025 15:02 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Bayesian:
Mouse with berries and a hat says “I am plagued by concepts”
What it’s like to do a PhD:
15.12.2024 15:04 — 👍 33 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0Variability and dynamics are my jam! Glad I took Bluesky's suggestion to follow a bunch of "Bluesky Bayesians" today
24.10.2024 00:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I've recently found the cat pics feed on here, and it is fantastic!
08.08.2024 17:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
How should we quantify variability in pain, fatigue, emotional distress, and other chronic pain symptoms? Mixed effects location scale modeling (MELS) is one way that is accessible and better than the iSD! Come see my 3:15 pm poster (505) at IASP to learn more.
07.08.2024 11:42 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0Dissertation is proposed! ✅
18.01.2024 16:42 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Dog running on a snowy trail
Possibly unpopular opinion, but winter trail running beats summer trail running any day in my book!
14.12.2023 03:23 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Still doesn't feel real! Excited to get started on my dissertation (proposal scheduled for 1/18/24) on modeling pain variability in patients with fibromyalgia, that looks like it will now have funding from NIAMS.
11.12.2023 18:51 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0