Scraping the news for insights
Health equity is a major topic and research focus over the past few years. And with good reason! For those of us who want wellbeing to improve in our communities,… Read More
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Some stream of consciousness thoughts on the passing of Aaron Beck
The influential and transcendental psychologist Aaron Beck died on October 31st at the age of 100. His work and research on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy have influenced and improved, without exaggeration,… Read More
The Month in Suicide Research (and Reporting)
For those of us who straddle between research and practice, it may not be enough to keep abreast of the scientific literature. It’s important, of course–PubTrawlr was founded on that… Read More
Evidence in Plain Sight: Building a News Article Explorer
Here’s the paradox once again. Implementation Science is very top-down. That is, ideas and best practices are being pushed out into community-based settings. The implementation science field studies what makes… Read More
SCRA 2021 Recap
Well, that was different. As many, many, many commentators have noted, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the promise and challenge of virtual meetings to the forefront. On the one hand,… Read More
I Ran for School Board, Lost, and Still Won
Let’s start with values. I think it’s pretty important to have an impact in the places that we live. Although a lot of my work, including PubTrawlr, has a global… Read More
Five-year-olds aren’t the only ones scared of shots: Vaccine Hesitancy research
With the recent pause in administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to concerns about blood clotting, there’s a renewed interest in vaccine hesitancy. This refers to the psychological barriers… Read More
The TecBridge Business Plan Competition: Updates
Our team has been preparing for the TecBridge Business Plan Competition, which helps develop each stage PA-based companies. We go live with our presentation in about 40 minutes! We’ll have… Read More