Veronica Richards, PhD ✨

Husband is doing some pretty cool work!

Woman with long brown hair standing in front of a scientific poster titled “Effects of nicotine-alcohol co-use on alcohol-induced blackouts and other alcohol-related consequences in college students. Woman is wearing a red sweater over a black and white polka dotted shirt with a long black skit.

Unfortunately was not able to participate in RSA as much as I would have liked this year. After a nice first day of presenting in a pretty cool symposium on drinking dynamics, I spent the rest of my time in New Orleans dealing with ongoing health issues (I’m ok). Anyway, here’s me with my poster.

In front of a river, a tall bald man with tattoos stands behind and holds the waist of a shorter brunette woman with tattoos, wearing a cute grey top and black skirt. They have matching white sneakers.

Love is All. Yesterday, one year of marriage with my dearest friend @veronicarichards.bsky.social 🖤

Deadline: April 21. 3rd annual 3-day Insight mHealth Workshop (June 25-27). Create your own Apple/Android mHealth app. Fee: $500. Please re-post.
@casbsstanford.bsky.social @digital-health.bsky.social @policysrnt.bsky.social @cpddorg.bsky.social @theaacr.bsky.social @abctstudentsig.bsky.social

Anyone know which national surveys include the full, 10-item AUDIT to assess alcohol use/problems?

Come work with me!

Thanks! Hope yours went well, too :)

Woman presenting a PowerPoint presentation titled “Using protect behavioral strategies to reduce blackout consequences in college students”

Had a blast eating all of the great gluten free food in Providence and presenting some of my research at #CPA2025.

The field of gender and sexual minority (LGBTQ) health is being erased. Hundreds of ongoing NIH grants being immediately terminated. Deb Umberson and my decade long longitudinal study on marriage and health joined the termination list last night.

Cancelled NIH grant information submission form Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NIH grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025. Data from this form will be used to update the Rescinded NIH...

The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up.

If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes.

Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.

And it was especially helpful as a grad student I think. It really helped me network at conferences. Hopefully Bluesky will continue to grow into a similar space.

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Confirmation of X account deactivation

Officially deactivated my X account (I haven’t used it in months but it still feels weird after building that network for ~6+ years)

We need to organize--let’s help each other.

NIH is cancelling grants, but it's not clear exactly what they're cancelling and why. Without this information, we can't respond.

I've started a Google Sheet to track grant cancellations.

Please add any canceled grants you know of and spread the word!

I have confirmation from several sources now that all T32s, many F30s and F31s, and most or all Center awards (P30, P50) have been terminated at Columbia.

This is quite damaging to research and to individuals.

This is pure terrorism and cannot be legal. But litigation will take time...

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.

Just a reminder that this walkout for science in the US is tomorrow: standupforscience2025.org

If you can’t go (I can’t), please repost the hashtag #StandUpForScience when you see it.

#neuroskyence #psychscisky

Federal judge extends restraining order on Trump administration's cap on NIH indirect costs Judge Angel Kelley kept in place an order blocking the Trump administration from implementing a 15% cap on NIH indirect cost payments

#Breaking - Federal judge extends restraining order on Trump administration’s cap on NIH indirect costs

Local Event Information State Capital and Major City Events Montgomery, AL State Capitol — 12 PM-4 PM More Information Coming Soon Juneau, AK State Capitol — 12 PM-4 PM More Information Coming Soon Phoenix, AZ State Capit…

Check out the updated @standupforscience.bsky.social website! Lots of local events within day-trips distance being organized by so many if getting to DC isn't within reach:
standupforscience2025.org/local-event-...

Preparing seed grants to support NIH grant submissions when there seems to be an indefinite pause on new funding is…. Sad

Please share widely! We want a range of pre-doctoral trainees from both pre-clinical and psychosocial backgrounds. @rsaeducation.bsky.social @apadivision50.bsky.social

There are so many real reasons why he is not qualified to run HHS, let’s not do more harm to our already fragile public health system by perpetuating the stigma around substance use

Penn State has halted submission and *acceptance* of NIH grants pending the resolution of the overhead rate cut.

This lost time will never be recovered. The economic cost to Pennsylvania is enormous and the cost to humanity immeasurable.

Psychologists and psych-adjacent folks concerned about NIH indirect costs reduction: APA has a petition and request you contact your reps. This means APA has decided to pursue this, so I think we should too:

www.votervoice.net/Shares/BAAAA...

If your state isn’t represented among the plaintiffs, call your state’s AG office *right now*. Here’s an example script, filled in with info for OK:

Hi there, my name is ___, I live at
___. I work as a ___ at ___. 🧵

Get in Dorks, we are going protesting.

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE. MARCH 7th 12-4pm. DC AND YOUR STATE CAPITALS.

More information to come.

It is ALL so devastating. For science, for inclusion, for medicine, for security, for higher education, for all of us.

First ISBRA bulletin that I contributed to since joining the comms committee!

Check it out, and consider coming to New Orleans for the joint RSA-ISBRA meeting in June.

A 4 year old golden lab wearing a festive bandana and a string of green and red bells, standing in front of a fireplace with stockings hung, next to a spruce tree decorated with lights and ornaments

🎄spending the day with @veronicarichards.bsky.social, making espresso martinis for my family and slipping Lola strips of ham

Golden retriever blinking, wearing a Christmas bandana, with a Christmas tree in the background

Lola got groomed today and is feeling festive. She is also very bad at keeping her eyes open for pictures.

I know!! I’m so happy leaves stay bright here much longer than they do in the NE

View from window of bright red trees in a courtyard.

Views from my office are very cute right now 🥰