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Laurel Benjamin, M.S.

@laurelbenjamin.bsky.social

Clinical Psych PhD Student at SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program • NSF GRFP • studying community implementation of EBPs in children’s mental health settings • #impsci

209 Followers  |  186 Following  |  5 Posts  |  Joined: 26.09.2023  |  1.677

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Effectiveness of Multi-Level Implementation Strategies on Caregiver-Identified “Top Problems:” Secondary Outcomes of a Hybrid Trial of Two Autism Interventions Meeting the needs of autistic children requires the effective implementation of evidence-based interventions (EBIs). The TEAMS project tested the effectiveness of leader-level and provider-level im...

Hot off the presses! 🥳 ✨ Effectiveness of Multi-Level Implementation Strategies on Caregiver-Identified “Top Problems:” Secondary Outcomes of a Hybrid Trial of Two Autism Interventions www.tandfonline.com/eprint/U4VF3...

23.10.2025 15:56 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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ABCT 2025: DIS SIG-Authored Presentations Please share your presentation information below, including the presentation title(s) and author(s). You are welcome to enter multiple presentations. Presentations will be listed in the Fall 2025 edit...

Excited to see everyone at #ABCT2025 in New Orleans this November! 🎉

The DIS SIG leadership team will feature member presentations in our Fall newsletter. Want yours included? Share your info by Oct 3 👉 forms.gle/Fr8HRhJkAtV2...

12.09.2025 17:18 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: DIS SIG Coffee Hour: Applying to Internship . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: DIS SIG Coffee Hour: Applying to Internship . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

☕️ Join us for a Virtual Coffee Hour: Applying to Internship!
📅 Mon, Sept 22 | ⏰ 6PM ET / 3PM PT / 12PM HST

Our panelists will share their experiences + answer your Qs about the internship process.

🔗 Register here: sdsu.zoom.us/j/88146831025

12.09.2025 17:22 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Accepting Clinical or Counselling Psychology Grad Student?

This is a fantastic resource for students applying to clinical/counseling programs this cycle: A list of PIs, organized by areas of research, accepting students!

Please share widely!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

12.09.2025 17:12 — 👍 30    🔁 25    💬 0    📌 0
SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
YouTube video by San Diego State University SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology

The Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, offered by @sandiegostate.bsky.social & @ucsandiego.bsky.social School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry, prepares students for successful careers in the field from gaining a well-rounded education to hands-on clinical training.
tiny.cc/3zjp001

16.07.2025 22:09 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Judge rules against NIH grant cuts — and calls them discriminatory The decision means that the US biomedical agency has to restore funding to hundreds of research projects, but the government will likely appeal.

A US judge has ordered hundreds of terminated research projects at the US National Institutes of Health to be reinstated, calling the processes that led to their cancellation “bereft of reasoning”.

https://go.nature.com/4kOmXDy

16.06.2025 23:24 — 👍 314    🔁 99    💬 2    📌 12

Our Virtual Coffee Hour on Monday 6/9 features a panel on navigating #impsci career shifts in funding and professional climate. #timely... Panelists include: @lbrookman.bsky.social, Anna Lau, David Mandell, and CourtneyWolk, with our fearless SIG Leader Kelsey Dickson moderating.

See you there ☕

05.06.2025 18:43 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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How do you decide which theory, model, or framework (TMF) should guide your next implementation project? Our team has just published SELECT-IT in @implementsci.bsky.social — a four-step meta-framework that turns that question into a replicable process: doi.org/10.1186/s130... @jgrimshaw.bsky.social

28.05.2025 16:05 — 👍 13    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0
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📢 UCLA CHIPTS Rapid, Rigorous, Relevant (3R) and the San Diego CFAR Implementation Science Hub are co-hosting a methods workshop on roll-out implementation optimization (ROIO) in practice: methodological considerations and case examples on Friday, May 30, at 8-10AM PT!

23.05.2025 18:36 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

Check out our new paper in Autism! 🥳 We characterized the primary concerns of caregivers of autistic children receiving publicly-funded educational and mental health services. doi.org/10.1177/1362...

16.05.2025 15:09 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I am teaching my phd writing workshop course this quarter, question: are there any words/phrases said to you by an advisor/mentor that stuck with you, were memorable, or particularly helpful? If so please reply below!

23.04.2025 19:45 — 👍 648    🔁 147    💬 340    📌 60
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First conference symposium as a PhD student! ✅ Promoting the #ImpSci agenda at Gatlinburg feat. Lauren, CASRC members, and post-session piña colada (hope they washed the blender ~🪷)

09.04.2025 03:43 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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🚨 Mark your calendars! Exciting events are happening this month — don’t miss out! #impsci #teamscience

👉 Register for our events here: linktr.ee/ucsd_disc

03.04.2025 14:53 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Curious about pragmatic ways to support and evaluate implementation efforts? 🧐 Authors examined the predictive validity of therapist reports of EBP strategy delivery for children's mental health outcomes! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

18.03.2025 21:21 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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DIS SIG Buddy System 2025 The DIS SIG Student Workgroup is pleased to offer a buddy system, which aims to connect student members at various stages in their careers with advanced student or early career members with similar in...

Reminder to sign up to be a mentee OR mentor for DIS SIG buddy-matching by Fri March 21st here: forms.gle/pAD84kh1R8NU.... We need of more mentors - advanced students, post-docs, early career members, and senior faculty members, please apply!

17.03.2025 21:10 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 2
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Grad School Is in Trouble The latest signal that the future of the university is under threat

Doctoral programs are pausing or cutting back admissions. This is just the latest signal that the future of the university is under threat, @ibogost.bsky.social writes:

27.02.2025 14:01 — 👍 234    🔁 87    💬 13    📌 10
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Another loss for #science & the next generation of researchers. The 28-year running NIDA summer internship program is cancelled for this year.
@altnih4science.bsky.social #SavetheNIH

24.02.2025 18:55 — 👍 101    🔁 65    💬 2    📌 10
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How to delete your X/Twitter account for good (and protect your data) Leaving X isn't as simple as logging off. Here's what to do before joining the exodus.

If you still have an x/twitter account it's time to get off that platform.

www.zdnet.com/article/how-...

31.01.2025 21:26 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Announcing.....a new edition of Uncensored Advice for getting into grad school! Now with some info on emerging opps for a masters in psychology! Check it out for FREE: mitch.web.unc.edu/wp-content/u....
#psychology
#PsychSky
#mentalhealth
#PsychSciSky
#ClinPsych

22.01.2025 19:21 — 👍 42    🔁 27    💬 0    📌 1
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The Portable Mentor Cambridge Core - Psychiatry - The Portable Mentor

So excited! A donor has made The Portable Mentor totally and completely FREE for anyone!!!!!! No royalties, no sign up, just download any/all of the 30 chapters of professional development advice!!! HOORAY!!!!! Equal access for everyone!!!!

Check out the ToC!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/p...

13.12.2024 18:26 — 👍 144    🔁 82    💬 6    📌 6
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Do you have a hard time starting the introduction section of a manuscript?

I teach a scientific writing course for the health sciences. Let me share some easy steps for drafting a clear and compelling introduction section.

Alright, let’s dive in. 1/x

20.11.2024 17:33 — 👍 38    🔁 13    💬 4    📌 3
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Graduate Application for Psychological Sciences

For those interested, my department has a FULLY FUNDED Masters Program in Experimental Psychology. The deadline is February 1. Faculty support student interests in behavioral neuroscience, social, cognitive, clinical, and developmental psychology.
wm.edu/as/psych-sci...

17.11.2024 00:26 — 👍 46    🔁 32    💬 0    📌 2

An excellent primer for those new to @bsky.app and looking for #impsci 👀

16.11.2024 13:22 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

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16.11.2024 13:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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I’ve started an implementation science research starter list. Let me know if you would like to join in!

go.bsky.app/5zGNTnB

08.11.2024 14:06 — 👍 57    🔁 30    💬 51    📌 2

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