Michael Best

Assistant Professor Departments of Psychology and Psychological Clinical Science University Toronto Scarborough

[APA Journals @APA_Journals]

The #9 top downloaded @APA_Journals article in 2021 examines coping during the #COVID19 pandemic in relation to mental health and quality of life. Read the article, published in Canadian Psychology https://t.co/PrTdh7EJMG #mentalhealth

[Dr. Jeremy G. Stewart (he/him) @QuERBYLAB]

Important work on the impact of frequently assessing suicidal ideation. This is consistent with a growing literature that finds no evidence for iatrogenic effects of asking about suicide in research (under appropriate conditions in which safety is monitored and prioritized).

[Michael Best @BestMikeW]

Very lucky to have @VGoghari leading our Clinical Psychology training program @UTSC

[Michael Best @BestMikeW]

A well deserved award for our very own Aqsa Zahid for her important work helping us better understand stigma towards people experiencing psychosis. Expect great things from her to come!

[TIP Research Lab @TipResearchLab]

Congratulations to Aqsa Zahid, a former thesis student and current volunteer research assistant at TIP Lab, who recently won third prize for the UTSC Undergraduate Research Poster Forum!

Read the full manuscript of Aqsa's research here: https://t.co/bnEp1aZXf0

[Christopher Bowie @profbowie]

Considering a post-doc? With collaborators @HarknessMoodlab and @TomHollenstein, I am looking for a clinical psychology fellow interested in studying cognition in psychosis and mood disorders. See attached for position details. https://t.co/eNE9pURXNf

[Michael Best @BestMikeW]

Positive reframing is helpful coping response to pandemic. Research with ⁦@AmandaShamblaw⁩ and ⁦@rachelrumas⁩. ⁦@AcademicTimes⁩ https://t.co/0CwFny6IbI

[CACBT/ACTCC @CACBT]

CACBT STUDENT RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT! Results from an experiment suggest that beliefs about losing control might be important to consider when treating social anxiety, especially when it comes to conceptualizing alcohol use in social contexts. @JeanPhilippeG

[Royal College of Psychiatrists @rcpsych]

“The deadly consequences of Covid-19 on people living with schizophrenia are deeply worrying and should serve as a catalyst to ensure this at-risk group of people are offered the vaccine at the earliest opportunity", says our president, @DrAdrianJames

https://t.co/e5gOgYZQMf

[Dario Balacco, PhD 🇮🇹🇬🇧🏳️‍🌈 @DarioBalacco]

Please, always use a #colorblind friendly palette when drawing figures, especially when colours are important to distinguish points/regions. If I could I'd recolour all my previous figures. @AcademicChatter
#academicchatter #AcademicTwitter

[Michael Best @BestMikeW]

Our new paper on coping during the COVID-19 pandemic

[Felicia Martins @FeliciaBMartins]

@BestMikeW ⭐️UPDATED JOB POSTING LINKS ⭐️

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[Michael Best @BestMikeW]

We're recruiting for 2 positions in our exciting new Clinical Research Cluster - an interdisciplinary group developing psychosocial interventions for mental health. Cluster coordinator (https://t.co/WjP147ss0k) and Peer Researcher (https://t.co/E87sv6SBxf) positions available.

[NCISH @NCISH_UK]

2. Key message: In England and Wales, homicides by patients with schizophrenia without substance misuse and in receipt of planned care are exceptionally rare.

[TIP Research Lab @TipResearchLab]

📝Article of the Week📝

You can access the full article at: https://t.co/DATKZHim7e

#mentalhealth #schizophrenia #psychosis

[Judith R Davidson @JudithRDavidson]

I’m very happy to announce the publication of the second edition of Sink into Sleep! Thank you for support from colleagues @queensu, friends and family. https://t.co/AaBGGiO2kQ

[Sarah Jessup (she/her) @sarah_jessup]

‼️ Clinical Psych PhD/PsyD Applicants ‼️

I’m SO excited to share our new @ABCTNOW specific resource for getting into graduate school. This resource is meant to fill in gaps of knowledge that current students and I wish we had when applying. Here are a few of the highlights: 1/6

[Michael Best @BestMikeW]

Great team and exciting study. Very happy to have been involved. Congrats @stephwoolridge

[Christopher Bowie @profbowie]

Congrats to @stephwoolridge on publishing her novel paradigm to modify negative attention biases in #depression. Distal effects on memory biases with EVLT from @GregStrauss8 A cross-lab collaboration w/the Attention Lab @queensuResearch and @BestMikeW. https://t.co/87OAj2BHex

[Cendri Hutcherson @cendripetalfrce]

Have I ever mentioned how awesome @UTSC is as a place to work? And how wonderful Canada is as a place to live? And now we're hiring for both teaching and research positions in social and developmental psych! Check it out: https://t.co/W3MjPtsuyR

[Tanya Tran @_tanyatran]

The article on my research examining motivation and functioning in depression was released today! For a sneak peak at the main findings, check out these infographics. I hear the original article is a good read too 👇https://t.co/lnXrlbvXaO @PsychScience

[Michael Best @BestMikeW]

We’re recruiting a postdoc to work on cognitive remediation and CBT for psychosis studies. Opportunities for both clinical and research training. Feel free to email me with any questions.

[TIP Research Lab @TipResearchLab]

Hi all! We are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join our team! If you are interested, please follow the link below for more information.

https://t.co/e26ShCod1d