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Vanessa H. Bal

@vhbal.bsky.social

Assoc Prof and Clinical Psychologist at Rutgers University

464 Followers  |  63 Following  |  9 Posts  |  Joined: 17.11.2024  |  1.7209

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Other landmarks lighting up include:
- Alexandra Palace
- Oxford Castle
- various landmarks in Hull, Coventry and Leeds
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral
- St Michael's Mount
- Millennium Bridge in Gateshead
- Bridgwater town hallΒ 
- Grimsby Minster

21.03.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Block Donald Trump’s Attempts to Abolish the Department of Education Public education in this country is under attack. And Trump has already made clear his intentions to undermine public education even further at every turnβ€”including the extreme proposal to completely ...

sign.moveon.org/petitions/bl...

09.03.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
We Are Psychologists
YouTube video by American Psychological Association We Are Psychologists

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UGc...

#Psychology #Mentalhealth

21.02.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tell Congress Today: Reject Budget Resolution that Will Harm the Nation’s Health Please take 2 minutes today to ask your officials to oppose the proposed $3 trillion in federal budget cuts. If Congress moves forward with its current proposed budget resolution, these cuts will...

Troubling:
Congresspeople say they are NOT hearing from academics, or university administrators.
PLEASE SPEAK UP!
Oppose these budget cuts to research, health, student loans!
www.votervoice.net/APAAdvocacy/...
Tell others to do the same!

21.02.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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So proud of my lab and all they do to advance understanding of autism in adulthood. I’ll start trying to post more of their work here!!

17.02.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.

The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.

Everyone must choose which side they’re on. Now.

13.02.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 8072    πŸ” 2055    πŸ’¬ 317    πŸ“Œ 153

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

13.02.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 21613    πŸ” 14987    πŸ’¬ 422    πŸ“Œ 398
Letter

www.unitedsciencealliance.org

13.02.2025 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Expanding Research on Contextual Factors in Autism Research: What Took Us So Long? Although autism is a childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorder, its features change across the life course due to a combination of individual and contextual influences. However, the influence of co....

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

07.02.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you are ready to advocate to your representatives (or friends and families) about the economic value of NIH funded research, you can check your state at www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

22.01.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 472    πŸ” 309    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 38
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Trump hits NIH with β€˜devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring Researchers facing

Trump hits NIH with β€˜devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

22.01.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re so cutting edge. Who knew bsky existed in 2023?!

19.11.2024 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have posted twice but apparently I am doing it wrong. Where did they go?! πŸ˜‚πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

19.11.2024 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Behavioral Activation Collaborative Welcome to Behavioral Activation Collaborative! This channel is a collaborative effort between the LifeSPAN Autism Lab, led by Dr. Vanessa Bal, and Youth Anxiety and Depression Clinic (YAD-C), led b...

Mental health videos co-designed with our autistic collaborators.

Working on a series of behavioral activation videos and translating everything into Spanish and Mandarin!

Follow our page for updates!

m.youtube.com/channel/UCt2...

#lifespanlab #RUGSAPP #RutgersResearch

19.11.2024 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was never a tweeter (mostly out of fear), but I’m open to learning and hope this will be a friendly platform…. Not afraid of challenges or constructive criticism - but prefer true debates offline where real dialogue can be had (not limited to 300 characters?!). But again, open to learning. πŸ˜‚

19.11.2024 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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