Destiny Printz Pereira, PhD

Further resources on the interpretation of null results.

A dataset was generated showing simulated data points in two groups A and B. Group A follows a normal distribution with a mean of 10 and a standard deviation of 1, while Group B exhibits a bimodal distribution, characterized by peaks at 9 and 11 with a standard deviation of 0.5. As shown in the figure (A), barplots often fail to capture the true distribution of the data. Although boxplots in (B) provide more insights into the data distribution compared to barplots, violin plots in (C) and raincloud plots in (D) provide a more accurate representation of the actual data distribution. Reproducible code to generate this figure is available at https://osf.io/mk5qa/.

Table 4. Overview of effect sizes for popular statistical models, with descriptions and software tools for estimation

Papers are one-way conversations. Getting additional info from authors can be hard, so clear reporting from the outset is critical.

In our new preprint, we (@annalschubert.bsky.social, Meike Steinhilber & @heeminkang.bsky.social) propose a set of psych reporting guidelines osf.io/preprints/ps...

Folks have started reaching out again, so here’s your reminder: I will be reviewing PhD applications this fall!

📅 Deadline: Nov 15, 2025
🔗 Info: publish.illinois.edu/healthequity...
📨 Questions? vjrodrig@illinois.edu
🔵 @vjrp.bsky.social

#PhDChat #HealthEquity #ClinicalPsych

APA Division 45 All Stars Join the conversation

Welcome to APA Division 45's BlueSky page 🥳! We're starting off with highlighting some of our amazing members in this starter pack 🤩 ! go.bsky.app/GsbAa5b

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Book my disabled-majority team of transcribers and editors to support your research interviews, focus groups, workshops, events or author dictated manuscripts!

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So happy to share my advocacy Op-Ed on the importance of federal funding for health research! 💥
#NIH #AHRQ #VA #AHRQ #CDMRP
#Diabetes #Latinos #Equity
#PsychSciSky
#AcademicSky
#WokeScience

A closer look at the nationwide impact of NIH cuts Nearly half of U.S. counties will see economic losses of at least $250,000 from cuts to indirect funding by the National Institutes of Health.

Half of all US counties will lose at least $250K in revenue!
Cuts to NIH affect ALL americans! Check out this new analysis and look up your county here:
www.axios.com/2025/04/09/n...

Studies: 1 in 7 US working-age adults report long COVID, with heaviest burden on the poor

This is no surprise to many of us who work in long COVID. The poor lack access to good care; the poor can’t take time off to rest when they need to; the poor often work in higher exposure risk jobs (healthcare and teaching and essential workers) and are women.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...

Fingers crossed! You are appreciated regardless 🙏🏼 Thank you for coming through!!

You are beyond appreciated 🙏🏼 Thank you!!

Y'all came through! I love us! I'm waiting to hear back from her but it looks like things definitely picked up. Thank you community 🙏🏼

Research Participants Needed! https://hartford.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8IfgRBu2ew228Ie

I know the world is on fire, but can you help a girl graduate? She needs way more people to fill out her dissertation survey. You can fill it out if you're Black/AA and have ever been in grad school! If not, you can help by sharing!

#BlackSky #AcademicSky #PhDLife #Blackademics #MedSky #Academia

Here is one specific to local newspapers. The instructions and resources are digestible and pretty thorough! sciencehomecoming.com

What better time than now to do a survey on the experiences of inequity among academics? Please share! ~20 min.
rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Salt sensitivity of blood pressure: mechanisms and sex-specific differences Nature Reviews Cardiology - In this Review, Kirabo and colleagues discuss the mechanisms that underlie the sex-related differences in salt sensitivity of blood pressure and hypertension,...

Excited to share our latest paper in #NatureReviewsCardiology on why #women are more prone to #CardiovascularDisease due to #Autoimmunity & #SsensitiveHypertension!

Read more:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

February is #BlackHistoryMonth. Learn about Dr. Gail E. Wyatt, PhD and her development of novel methodologies and measures of sexual trauma—approaches that broke the silence around experiences of #sexualviolence, particularly among African Americans. bit.ly/40Gt4ki

Contribution of an under-recognized adversity to child health risk: large-scale, population-based ACEs screening Background and Objectives Whereas adverse early life experiences (ACEs) correlate with cognitive, emotional and physical health at the population level, existing ACEs screens are only weakly predictiv...

Found in translation! from clinic to the lab-and now back! Our California initiative for precision medicine-funded study in >30,000 kids shows unpredictable signals from parents & environment impact mental health outcomes: they are a major risk factor for depression www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Unfortunately, I'm not surprised and have been warning colleagues for the past few months. At this point I'm hoping the NIMHD will even continue to exist.

a REALLY COOL paper showing that mom's stress during HER childhood & during pregnancy have unique signatures on genetic expression markers in the PLACENTA. Biological mechanisms of the intergenerational transmission of stress
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#academicbluesky

She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story. Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a…

Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”

By @deldeib.bsky.social
(Published Dec. 2022)

It may seem strange to folks outside of academia, but there has been a line of prominent research within it arguing that misinformation isn't a problem. This paper pushes back, noting how those arguments often rely on poor definitions & operationalizations of what misinformation is & how it works.

I feel seen 🫠

Check out our latest episode on infant feeding and maternal mental health! Available on our website and all of the usual podcast platforms

Black Clinicians’ Perceptions of the Cultural Relevance of Parent–Child Interaction Therapy for Black Families Parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT) is a highly efficacious, evidence-based treatment for children with disruptive behaviors and their families. PCIT is a dyadic therapy designed to improve parent...

Our 1st paper from research evaluating the cultural acceptability of #PCIT for Black families w/ young kids. The paper outlines Black PCIT clinciians' perspectives on using PCIT w/ Black families & things Black clinicians do to make PCIT more culturally congruent www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21... #Psych

The Tiny Brains of Wasps Can Learn and Remember Information If you have a garden, you have probably seen many insects flying around looking for food. Despite having miniature brains, these small creatures can learn and memorize flower features, mainly colors a...

Teachers, parents, and everyone: You should know Frontiers for Young Minds!

It's a terrific (free) online journal with cutting-edge science articles, written for different age groups. Scientists write. *Kids* are the reviewers. Available in 5 languages.

kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

Caregiver or Playmate? Fathers’ and mothers’ brain responses to ball-play with children - Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience Parents and children often engage in joint play—a domain where mothers and fathers are thought to exhibit disparate behaviors and impact child development via distinct mechanisms. However, little is k...

Now published:

#Caregiver or #Playmate? #Fathers’ and #mothers’ #brain responses to ball‑play with #children

link.springer.com/article/10.3...

Acil, D. (@mpicbs.bsky.social) & Puhlmann (LIR Mainz), L. & White (Uni Bremen), L. & yours truly (@soneatlab.bsky.social, @universityofessex.bsky.social)

Great reminder that body and brain health are not isolated. #PsychSciSky #Skychiatry #mentalhealth

Having a #baby can be incredibly beautiful AND challenging. Let's normalize talking about #Postpartum #MentalHealth during this period of family transitions 🧑🏽‍🍼, sleep deprivation 😴, and clothing perpetually covered in spit up 👕 #PPD #PPA

#Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-TLC-MAMA

Specifically, they looked at the relation between academic stress and suicidal ideation among undergraduates and found that the relation is moderated by experiences of everyday discrimination such that the relation is stronger for those who experience sexism and racism.

I'm lining up for this pack like Stanley on Pretzel Day. Give me all the toppings!