UCLA Green Lab

The Green Laboratory is dedicated to improving community integration for individuals with serious mental illness and homeless-experienced Veterans.

[Derek Novacek, Ph.D. @derek_novacek]

Excited to share this new @SchizRes article that examines clinical outcomes and medication adherence in response to oral versus long-acting injectable risperidone in a sample of Black, Latino, and White first-episode #psychosis patients! Check it out here: https://t.co/p4KyJa8E89

[UCLA Green Lab @UCLAGreenLab]

We’re so proud of Maya! She’s been a tremendous member of our lab for the past couple of years and has a bright future ahead of her in this next chapter!

[UCI Social Ecology @Social_Ecology]

Congratulations to @UCIrvine psychological science post-baccalaureate alum (’22) Maya Brown-Hughston, who joins the @IUIndianapolis clinical psychology PhD program in the Fall. At UCI, Maya worked in the labs of associate professors Elizabeth Martin and @angelalukowski.

[Michal Hajdúk @MichalHajduk]

I am so glad, that this study is finally published #socialcognition #schizophrenia #cross-cultural

[UCLA Green Lab @UCLAGreenLab]

We are live on Bluesky! Come give us a follow! https://t.co/aU2QjAHlho

[Guillaume Dumas @introspection]

Towards a Two-Person Approach to Psychopathology

— Our #SRP2024 symposium was a blast (despite being on Sunday morning, the last day 💪

Thanks to @UCLAGreenLab Jon Wynn, Eric Reavis & Michael F. Green for organizing, and @Lena_Pl & @AmelieAchim for participating 🙏

[UCLA Green Lab @UCLAGreenLab]

Congratulations to chair @Dr_LCatalano and co-chair @Amy_M_Jimenez on a wonderful symposium on the psychological and neural mechanisms of social motivation in psychotic disorders at @srp_science on Friday! 🧠

[UCLA Green Lab @UCLAGreenLab]

Join us @UCLAGreenLab! The MIRECC at the @LosAngelesVA is recruiting for two postdoctoral fellowship programs in (1) clinical psychology and (2) data science! See the two attached ads! Reach out to @Amy_M_Jimenez if you have any questions.

[Derek Novacek, Ph.D. @derek_novacek]

The @UCLAGreenLab is looking for a masters-level full-time clinical interviewer to join us at the Los Angeles VA and UCLA. The interviewer will conduct the SCID and various symptom assessments. See below for further details! I’m happy to answer any questions. Please share!

[Derek Novacek, Ph.D. @derek_novacek]

New publication alert! 🔔 We examined trajectories of psychiatric symptoms and functioning in Black and White #Veterans with #psychosis or recent #homelessness for 15 months during the #COVID19 pandemic.

https://t.co/hyazWbncRp

[UCLA Green Lab @UCLAGreenLab]

Join us @UCLAGreenLab! The MIRECC at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare Center is recruiting for two postdoctoral fellowship programs in (1) clinical psychology and (2) data science! See the two attached ads! Reach out to @Amy_M_Jimenez if you have any questions.

[Daniel Fulford @FulfordDr]

This was a fun review to write. We covered the exploding literature on psychological, neural, and behavioral correlates of loneliness and isolation, in folks with and without a serious mental illness. https://t.co/QT1vz0irB0

[Gregory Strauss @GregStrauss8]

Come join us in Athens, GA! We’re searching for a new full-time lab manager at the UGA clinical affective neuroscience laboratory (https://t.co/EGYPg1yg05). The job is ideal for someone looking for a longterm position in mental health research. Apply here: https://t.co/9KADm5P2q9

[UCLA Green Lab @UCLAGreenLab]

Thank you to our funders @VAResearch and the National Center on Homelessness among Veterans. Link here: https://t.co/J5yL0GeKOA

[UCLA Green Lab @UCLAGreenLab]

Our new paper led by Amanda McCleery shows that psychological strengths (e.g., adaptive coping, tolerance of uncertainty) mitigated the mental health consequences of the #COVID19 pandemic in #Veterans with #psychosis or #homelessness. @derek_novacek @EricReavisPhD @jtsailab

[Derek Novacek, Ph.D. @derek_novacek]

Excited our @ABCTNOW symposia "Culturally Adapted Therapies and Risk Factors for Minoritized Groups with Serious Mental Illness" was accepted! Looking forward to presenting w/ @MerrandaM, Akansha Vaswani-Bye, Amy Weisman de Mamani, Genesis Saenz-Escalante, & Keith Nuechterlein!

[Derek Novacek, Ph.D. @derek_novacek]

Come check out my #SIRS2023 poster today on the sustained psychosocial response to the pandemic among vulnerable Black and White Veterans with #psychosis & recent #homelessness! Already met so many fantastic researchers here in Toronto during the @SIRSGlobal meeting!🇨🇦🍁

[Derek Novacek, Ph.D. @derek_novacek]

It’s officially official! 🥳 #funded @VAResearch @LosAngelesVA

[UCLA Green Lab @UCLAGreenLab]

We have many exciting studies currently led by our PIs including Michael Green, Jonathan Wynn, @EricReavisPhD, @Amy_M_Jimenez, @Dr_LCatalano, @Yvonne_S_Yang, and @derek_novacek!

[UCLA Green Lab @UCLAGreenLab]

We're looking to add 1-2 new full-time RA's (bachelor's level) and a study recruiter (master's level) to our research group to assist with studies on improving community integration in Veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness. Email [email protected] if interested!

[UCLA Green Lab @UCLAGreenLab]

Study recruiters identify and screen eligible participants for NIH and VA-funded studies. This includes learning how to navigate and use VA administrative databases and electronic medical records for participant recruitment.