(Social) motivation, mobile technologies, and mental health - Boston University's Approach Motivation & Participation (AMP) Lab. Directed by @FulfordDr

Boston, MA
Joined August 2015
For those of you at #SIRS2024 in Florence this week, check out the @BUamplab's work on social connection in psychosis, including... ⬇️
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I had such a fun time guiding my lab @BUamplab Friday brainstorming ways to shake up our measurement of social connection in ambulatory assessment studies—glimpse of our idea-board attached 🤓 What obstacles do you see in accurately measuring one's social wellbeing in real time?
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Come join the AMP Lab team as a postdoc! We are seeking candidates who can start immediately (before Fall 2023). Applicants should have a doctorate in clinical psychology, neuroscience, or a related field with a keen interest in psychopathology research. (1/3)
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Key aspects of the position involve smartphone-based experience sampling and behavioral sensing of motivation and social processes in people with and without serious mental illness. (2/3)
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If interested in applying, contact @FulfordDr via email at dfulford [at] bu [dot] edu with a CV and letter of interest/intent. Read more about the position on our website! buamplab.com/join-us.html (3/3)
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Thank you @DrBenKatz for gracing our lab with your presence! Had a fun afternoon of donuts, coffee, & thrilling discussions of reward sensitivity
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Thank you to everyone who donated or joined us on Saturday for the #NAMIWalksMass Our team had a wonderful time meeting so many new people who support mental health! @NAMIMass @NAMICommunicate
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Read our AMP Lab Newsletter for exciting new updates from our lab, including new studies, news articles, and a new Facebook page! Follow our Facebook page here: facebook.com/people/BU-AMP-L…
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In just 30 days our lab will be attending NAMI walks Massachusetts on Saturday, May 20th! Join us at Artesani Park from 9am - 1pm and consider donating to our fundraising goal #TogetherforMH namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuse…
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Congratulations to graduate student @JessicaLMow on her match with VA Palo Alto! We are so excited for you!
So incredibly excited to announce that I MATCHED! And not just anywhere, but with VA Palo Alto!! I cannot WAIT to join this incredible team and live the dream life in the bay area 😊🥰 #APPIC
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Congratulations to PhD student @renatabotello for being awarded an NIH supplemental grant! She plans to use EMA to assess the extent to which discrimination, stigma, and other markers of social adversity contribute to momentary loneliness among people with and without SMI.
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Congratulations to graduate student Jess Mow on her recently published paper! 👏
I'm excited to announce that I officially have another first-author paper - and you can even read it online! sciencedirect.com/science/ar… Main takeaways (1/6):
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Congratulations to @BUamplab students @_artigandhi and @JessicaLMow for being awarded Sargent College Research Grants to support their projects on loneliness and social motivation in schizophrenia! bu.edu/sargent/research/rese…
Congrats to @FulfordDr on his promotion to tenure! Dan’s one of my closest friends and I can’t think of anyone more deserving.
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So excited to announce that current @mk_nock lab research coordinator @JosephMaimone1 will join us as a PhD student in clinical psych this fall. Welcome Joe to the @BUamplab team!
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Woohoo! Huge congrats to Jess Mow for being awarded the Clara Mayo Fellowship from the @BU_Tweets clinical psych department! We're so proud
This news is about a week old because I temporarily forgot Twitter was a thing, but I'm thrilled to share that my dissertation is now officially going to be funded! Now on to the next million steps to accomplish in the next 1-2 years 🙂
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Last week, @_artigandhi walked us through a paper on incremental theories of social competence and loneliness... "An incremental theory of social interactions can reduce thoughts not conducive to fostering social connections, including lonely [people]." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Congratulations to @BUSargent Dean Chris Moore who received the Honors of the Association from @ASHAWeb tonight, the highest award the Association bestows! 🙌
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