FEND Lab

[FEND Lab @FendLab]

Hi folks! This is the official Twitter account for the FEND Lab at @PittTweet . We're a research lab headed by @silk_jennifer focused on factors involved w/ etiology & treatment of depressive & anxiety disorders in teens! Follow to learn more ab our findings and current studies!

[FEND Lab @FendLab]

Come meet us to see if you qualify for Teen SCREEN at the @PGHMarathon! Today, we are partnering with the LNCD and CAND Labs who are recruiting participants for their research studies on mental health and the brain in young people too! Stop by to grab flyers & merch 🏃🏼‍♀️

[FEND Lab @FendLab]

Interested applicants should send a resume/CV and cover letter to [email protected] !!

[Jennifer Silk @silk_jennifer]

We’re hiring a Project Coordinator at @PittTweet on a study examining social media use, the brain, and internalizing disorders in teen girls. Application link in the comments. Please share widely!

[American Psychological Association @APA]

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people in America. If you’re a parent, a teacher, or anyone who spends time with children and teens, these tools can help save lives. #SuicidePrevention

Learn more: https://t.co/BHzskCo1zy

[FEND Lab @FendLab]

💜September is Suicide Prevention Month 🩵

Swipe through for crisis resources and helpful information. Share this post to spread awareness - you never know who might need it!

#mentalhealthmatters #suicideprevention #suicidepreventionmonth #teenscreen #BeThe1To

[Jennifer Silk @silk_jennifer]

Thanks also to coauthors @CD_Ladouceur @Emhutch94 @stef_l_sequeira @CarolineOppenh3 Lori Scott, Sarah Wang, Celine Lu.

[FEND Lab @FendLab]

Check out @ResearchpodHQ’s most recent episode featuring research findings from the FEND Lab! #teenmentalhealth #COVID19 #MentalHealthAwareness

[Jennifer Silk @silk_jennifer]

Thanks @ResearchpodHQ for highlighting our findings showing a beneficial side to texting and videochat for teen connectedness & mental health during COVID. Social technologies have both pros and cons that need to be understood. https://t.co/aZxNnrwtMs

[Jennifer Silk @silk_jennifer]

Join a collaborative and vibrant lab in an amazing department in the wonderful city of Pittsburgh! Message me with specific questions but no need to email me to let me know you're applying (5/5)

[Jennifer Silk @silk_jennifer]

I am looking for students interested in adolescent development and anxiety, depression, or suicidality, with a focus on social media use, emotional reactivity and regulation, peer acceptance/rejection, affective neuroscience, ecological momentary assessment, or eyetracking (4/5)

[Jennifer Silk @silk_jennifer]

We are currently funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to study day-to-day fluctuations in emotional health among adolescent girls using ecological momentary assessment and passive sensing of social media use and fMRI of sensitivity to social evaluation (3/5)

[Jennifer Silk @silk_jennifer]

We focus on the intersection of neurobiological risk factors and social experiences, especially experiences with peers and social media, and how these influence day-to-day emotional experience measured using ecological momentary assessment. (2/5)

[Jennifer Silk @silk_jennifer]

Excited to share that I am recruiting a graduate student through the joint Clinical/Developmental Ph.D. program at @PittTweet. We study risk for affective disorders in adolescents, such as anxiety, depression, and suicidality. Spread the word! (1/5) https://t.co/49ddQ3Pz8x

[FEND Lab @FendLab]

… stages of puberty. Further research should examine puberty-related neural mechanisms in both male and female adolescents to gain a better understanding of any sex differences that may be present. (9/9)

[FEND Lab @FendLab]

🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨
@CD_Ladouceur @TeagueRHenry @aojha7 @elizabethshirt1 @silk_jennifer (1/8)

Fronto-amygdala resting state functional connectivity is associated with anxiety symptoms among adolescent girls more advanced in pubertal maturation

https://t.co/X6n6hE5Coz

[FEND Lab @FendLab]

The implications of these findings suggest that functional connectivity between the amygdala and prefrontal cortex could very well be a neural mechanism underlying the development of anxiety symptoms in adolescent girls over time, especially for girls in the later… (8/9)