Alma Bitran

Clinical psychology PhD student @RutgersU | scaling interventions for youth suicide & improving detection of risk | she/her 🏳️‍🌈

[Melissa Dreier @DreierMelissa]

We are hosting our third annual Diversifying Psychology Day at @rutgers_psych! https://t.co/5lW6eb5hWV

Prospective PhDs from minoritized and/or underrepresented backgrounds are invited to fill this out (due Sept 13) to attend 👇 https://t.co/i5qmngTWGW

[Alma Bitran @almabitran]

So excited to share this paper! See David's thread for a summary—we find associations between GPS-derived homestay 📱and worse same-day mood🙁 in SGM adolescents 🏳️‍🌈who report low family support. DM me for a full-text PDF! https://t.co/8onCULyE0C

[David Pagliaccio @DPagliaccio]

Excited for our new paper out with @almabitran and @Auerbach_Lab_CU @Prof_Nick_Allen @NEARLab_ !
🧠The Effects of Family Support and Smartphone-Derived Homestay on Daily Mood and Depression Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents 🌈
https://t.co/byNDafXhgk @APA_Journals

[TRRAC Study from Fordham U & UMaine @FordhamTRRAC]

Participate in our research study for Gen-Z ages 15-18! We're interested in learning about your mental health, technology use, and coping! You can enter for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card!

Participate and learn more here: https://t.co/Ogp5onHqEG

[David Pagliaccio @DPagliaccio]

Excited that our new paper is out in @dpn_journal on social media and smartphone use in youth from the ABCD cohort. Using an exposome-wide association study (ExWAS) approach, we identify many factors related to youth mental health @Auerbach_Lab_CU @Ran_BarziLab

[Alma Bitran @almabitran]

Thanks so much @obrien_emj! Really enjoyed presenting these findings on suicidal communications & DBT at #SRS2024

[Emma O'Brien @obrien_emj]

Excellent data blitz by @almabitran at #SRS24!

[Alma Bitran @almabitran]

@irene_xu_mengye Congratulations Irene!!!

[Alma Bitran @almabitran]

@sl_jorgensen @NSF @KathrynFoxR @JHamiPhD Amazing!!! Congratulations Saskia!

[Alma Bitran @almabitran]

For those interested in full-time RA positions relating to adolescent depression and suicide, I could not recommend this opportunity more!!! Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about the position.

[Auerbach Lab at Columbia @Auerbach_Lab_CU]

Come join our team in #NewYorkCity @ColumbiaPsych! We have 3 RA positions available to work on research for #depression and #suicide in adolescents. Projects focus on using real-time monitoring and neuroimaging. (https://t.co/a4Nu95lelZ).

[Rory O'Connor @suicideresearch]

Interesting new study from colleagues from @VLESPtweet in Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior

"...promising empirical evidence for the use of Future-Oriented Group Training for individuals with suicidal ideation"

📑https://t.co/EuYFLis21O

[Johnny Berona, PhD @johnnyberona]

New article out! In a 2-year study of 315 transgender youth, gender-affirming hormones were associated with improved mental health outcomes.

@DrDianeChen et al. (2023).Psychosocial functioning in transgender youth after 2 years of hormones. @NEJM. https://t.co/zRjf0LG7L5

[David Pagliaccio @DPagliaccio]

I have been working on a survey study of experiences of #LGBTQIA+ academics in #psychology, #neuroscience, and #psychiatry and am excited to make this preprint available
This included responses from over 500 students, trainees, and faculty
https://t.co/L1tpoH5CU1 via @OSFramework

[Alma Bitran @almabitran]

Had an incredible experience presenting at my first #SRP2022. Thank you to the conference organizers for assembling such a diverse and exciting array of programming!

[Auerbach Lab at Columbia @Auerbach_Lab_CU]

Thank you @almabitran for representing @Auerbach_Lab_CU and @DPagliaccio at #SRP2022. Provided a comprehensive test of @thomasjoiner's #suicide theory in adolescents in collaboration with @Prof_Nick_Allen, @Jackie_Kirsh, @rahil_kamath, and David Brent. #SuicideAwareness