Meagan Brem, PhD

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Delighted to share my Roanoke Times article on alcohol-facilitated partner abuse ⬇️

Under the influence: How alcohol fuels partner abuse roanoke.com/opinion/colu...

Research Assistant Professor in Personalized Medicine for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder Seeking applicants for a Research Assistant Professor faculty position at the University of New Mexico on an NIH funded grant evaluating personalized ...

Research Assistant Professor position at @unm.edu - join a dynamic team working with @cassie-boness.bsky.social. This position is to work on an NIH grant evaluating personalized medicine approaches for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Submit via UNMJobs by Nov 26: unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Check out my former post-bac making big waves at #APSGlobal!!

Influence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Daily-Level Trajectories of Opioid Use Among Trauma-Exposed Individuals in the Community Who Use Opioids Objective: Individuals who use opioids are at elevated risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The objective of this study was to examine the influence of PTSD diagnosis on opioid use outcome...

📣 New Pub 📣

Studied PTSD and opioid use across 60 days in people in the community who use opioids and have a history of trauma.

75% met criteria for current OUD

67% met criteria for current PTSD

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

'As Time Goes By': The Effectiveness of Protection Orders in Reducing Intimate Partner Violence Recidivism - Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology This study investigates the effectiveness of protection orders in reducing intimate partner violence (IPV) recidivism. Protection orders are legal measures imposing restrictions on aggressors to prevent them from approaching or contacting their victims. These legal measures have seen rapid international expansion in recent years. However, understanding the extent to which they work remains an ongoing challenge. To contribute to this debate, we employ Cox standard proportional hazards models and Prentice–Williams–Peterson gap-time models for recurrent events using a new dataset, which includes comprehensive registry data from an entire cohort of more than 6000 aggressors sentenced for at least one IPV crime over a five-year period, followed for at least four years. Our findings unveil an initial, average adverse effect of protection orders on recidivism. This effect becomes non-significant after excluding breaches of the orders and after controlling for judges’ tendency to impose these measures on high-risk offenders. Moreover, we observe that the effects of protection orders vary over time: While there is an adverse immediate impact of holding an order, a positive temporal cumulative effect counteracts it after a few months.

🔍 New Research Alert 🔍

Do protection orders really reduce reoffending in intimate partner violence cases?

I just co-authored a new open-access study that tackles this question in the Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

We’re excited to invite you to an upcoming free virtual session:

Dissemination Methods that Work: Supporting Policymakers’ Value and Use of Research

Register here: bit.ly/4gEHOrB

Infographic explaining Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) for PTSD. The left side describes PE as an 8-15 session therapy helping clients systematically process emotions from traumatic events, noting its efficacy in symptom improvement. The right side denotes PE's recommendation in 80-90% of clinical practice guidelines, with long-term data showing significant PTSD symptom reduction in treated clients compared to untreated. Logos displayed for STRONG STAR Training Initiative and UT Health San Antonio.

Prolonged Exposure Therapy, or PE, helps clients overcome traumatic memories through structured exposure activities - both in session and in daily life.
For more info about PE and other PTSD treatments visit: https://strongstartraining.org/evidence-based-treatments/
#PTSD #MentalHealth #Trauma

rainbow rubber duckies all in a line

🐤Promise you this is one you'll want to say you were a part of...

Help us get our 'ducks in a row' and IMPEACH AND REMOVE THAT DANG QUACK!!!! 📣🦆📣🦆📣🦆📣🦆

Link here: tinyurl.com/sufsci

Check out this new paper by student author Hannah Sawyer!

Dr. Sudie Back - Prolonged Exposure for Substance Use Disorder and PTSD Podcast Episode · The Addiction Psychologist · 07/14/2025 · 1h 17m

Newest episode of The Addiction Psychologist (@addpsychpodcast.bsky.social) just dropped. In this episode, Dr. Sudie Back discusses Prolonged Exposure for Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorder and PTSD (COPE).

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Flyer with event details. Event topics include an introduction to PhD applications, CVs, and personal statements, as well as info on building a research portfolio. There are also student and faculty panels. The event is free and virtual. It will be held from 9AM to 6PM (Pacific) on August 16, 2025. The event is hosted by the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee at the San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. The flyer also includes a link and QR code for signing up.

You belong in psychology! The Diversifying Psychology Workshop is designed to support students from historically excluded and underrepresented backgrounds.
Learn how to navigate the application process and connect with faculty and students.

📅 Aug 16 | Free & Virtual

🔗 tinyurl.com/DivPsychWork...

Help inform our understanding of college sexual assault prevention and intervention for Latina student, and get paid for your insights! Please share widely to help with Allison’s dissertation 😊

Reviewer notes: So you’re interested in “lagged effects.” In some fields, researchers who end up with time series of two variables of interest (X and Y) like to analyze (reciprocal) lagged effects between them. Does X affect Y at a later point in time, and d...

New blog post! Let's say you've measured two variables repeatedly and want to investigate how one affects the other over time. Here are some recommendations for how to do that well.

www.the100.ci/2025/06/25/r...

If you are a current or former NIHer and want to be in this starter pack, please comment below for an add.

Economic loss due to NIH budget cuts by congressional district, scienceimpacts.org/fy26

The #SCIMaP team announces a major update: an analysis of the economic impacts of the White House's NIH FY26 budget.

Bottom-line, we estimate $46B in total economic loss, 202K lost jobs, and impacts in communities nationwide.

Interactive map and shareable report:
scienceimpacts.org/fy26

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We're excited to announce a new Travel Award opportunity! We are offering a $200 award to a GS&ECP Section member (graduate student or early career professionals) presenting their research at the upcoming 2025 APA Convention! Details attached - 7/15 deadline!

Questions? Feel free to reach out!

@drandreahoward.bsky.social, hold my beer..

Latent class growth models are worse than useless, and we've known this for more than 20 years.

(See Bauer 2007)

📱 Want to know when to schedule your #EMA / #ESM beeps for the highest completion rates?

⏰ Timing matters: some moments during the day and week are more receptive than others.

See: link.springer.com/article/10.3...

After ruling, with anger in his voice, Judge Young:

"This represents racial discrimination. And discrimination against America's LGBTQ community. That's what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out. And I do so."

⚖️ HUGE day today in the NIH terminations cases

There's a trial (of sorts) at 10a ET in Boston today for arguments that NIH unlawfully terminated 100s of grants.

It's a 3 hour hearing and I'll post periodic updates.

Of note: this is the 1st lawsuit filed against the Trump Admin to go to trial.

Check out Emily rocking it at @psychscience.bsky.social!! Undoubtedly the first of many more to come for this brilliant force to be reckoned with! 🎉

This is devastating for survivors and those who contact these hotlines/helplines for advice on helping friends and family. Thank you for sharing!

Title page for article, “I get drunk on jealousy: Daily jealousy as a proximal antecedent to emerging adults’ intimate partner violence perpetration” by Meagan J. Brem.

As an Academic Swiftie, I am delighted that the title of my first solo-authored pub incorporates TS lyrics 🪩🫶 But in all seriousness, feeling more jealous than usual proximally preceded young adults’ intimate partner violence perpetration. Jealousy ≠ love, y’all.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/...

Welcome to Save The U.S. National Science Foundation A Girl Looking at a Physics Model TAKE ACTION Save NSF is a coalition of concerned scientists and allies who are working to save funding for scientific grants through the U.S. National Science Foundation. Our mission is to support and advocate for the continuation of vital research and innovation in various scientific fields. NSF funding is critical to this work. Join us in our endeavor to ensure a sustainable future for scientific exploration and discovery.

I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!!

Has a take action toolkit with:

1. Press outreach templates
2. Social media toolkit
3. Elected official outreach
4. Talking points

Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come.

www.savensf.com

Undergraduate student discussing her research poster with conference attendee.

3 undergraduate students discussing their research poster with a conference attendee

REACH Lab undergrads Ella Reitmeier, Noa Croitoru, and Julia Krugh in action at the VT Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research & Creative Scholarship Conference! @virginiatech.bsky.social

Pride event table featuring 3 attendees, Pride swag, flyers, and a dry erase board under a canopy tent.

Two REACH Lab members with rainbow face paint

REACH Lab table and two lab members at Pride

Dry erase board featuring responses to the questions, “What does PRIDE mean to you?”

REACH Lab at Roanoke Pride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ raising awareness about and sharing resources for partner violence and sexual assault
@emilysjafii.bsky.social #PRIDE

The image shows the proposed HHS (Health and Human Services) reorganization based on documents shared with the altCDC on April 16, 2025. It outlines the structure and hierarchy of the HHS, detailing various administrations, offices, centers, and institutes. Here's a breakdown of the key components: Secretary for Health & Human Services: At the top of the hierarchy. Administration for a Healthy America: Underneath which are the Surgeon General and the Office of the Secretary, which further branches out into: Assistant Secretary for External Affairs Office of Strategy Assistant Secretary for Innovation Office of Pharmacy Affairs Office of Chief Technology Officer Assistant Secretary for Consumer Product Safety Assistant Secretary for Enforcement Vaccine Injury Compensation Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR) Office of the General Counsel Office of the Inspector General Assistant Secretary for Administration Immediate Office of the Secretary Office of National Security Administration for Children & Families Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): with the new Biothreat Radar Detection System and Center for Preparedness & Response. National Institutes for Health (NIH), including various national institutes. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Indian Health Service (IHS) The reorganization chart also includes a legend indicating new offices/divisions/agencies, existing HHS offices/divisions, programs, and offices eliminated. Notably, the disclaimer states, "HHS Reorganization Based on Documents Shared with altCDC on April 16, 2025. Does not reflect eliminated Agencies, Offices, and Programs." This indicates that the chart is a snapshot of the proposed changes as of that date and may not represent the final structure.

Here is a legible version of the HHS Org Chart submitted with the leaked 2026 Budget.

This version does NOT include eliminated programs but allows you to see the final structure proposed.
Contact us on Signal @altCDC.99 if you would like it in another version like Visio. #HHS #CDC #CMS

I'm the new VP of WVU's Graduate Women Advocating Science and I'm on a mission! We want to host a speaker who can tell us about activism in STEM for underrepresented voices. Know anyone? My following is on the micro scale so any reposts are deeply appreciated ❤️ #womeninSTEM #diversityinSTEM #SciComm

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