From ugrad @binghamtonu to PhD candidate @UVA. Study in #Autism + interaction. #DisabledInSTEM. #LGBTinSTEM. Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast. MtG novice. He/him.
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Note I’ll be on the postdoc market this year (graduating Spring ’27)! Interested in continuing to work w/ nonspeaking autistic ppl and/or furthering training in psychophysiology. I bring experience w/ nonspeakers + HRV, & could help labs extend existing physio work to this group!
Excited to be presenting some of my dissertation work next week at #INSAR2026! Friday 12:30 in Hall 4A! "Effects of Social Support & Speech on Task Performance in Minimally/Nonspeaking Autistic Teens & Adults." Come get a preview of my HRV findings as well!
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Important discussion on accessible psychophysiology in autism + designing studies with autistic participants in mind & part of the conversations. Key takeaway: if our protocols only work for a narrow range of individuals with autism, the conclusions drawn will be narrow as well.
Excited to chair a symposium at #SPR2026!
Accessible Psychophysiology in Autism brings together methodological innovations in EDA, dyadic ECG, and fMRI aimed at making study procedures more accessible to autistic folks, including nonspeaking autistic ppl
Hope to see you there!
ALT Title slide for “Accessible Psychophysiology in Autism: Methodological Innovations Across Modalities.” Kayden M. Stockwell is listed as chair. Presenters are Dr. Sapir Soker-Elimaliah, Kayden Stockwell, and Dr. Emily Davis; Dr. Jennifer K. MacCormack is the discussant. The footer identifies the Society for Psychophysiological Research, 2026, and displays the University of Southern California, University of Virginia, and University of Toronto logos.
ALT Agenda for the symposium, listing five sections: an overview of autism by Kayden Stockwell; challenges and best practices for electrodermal activity data collection from autistic and non-autistic children by Dr. Sapir Soker-Elimaliah; feasibility of dyadic ECG in minimally speaking autistic adolescents and adults by Kayden Stockwell; language localization in nonspeaking autism using approaches to overcome motion and communication barriers by Dr. Emily Davis; and discussant comments and audience questions with Dr. Jennifer MacCormack.
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Human homeostasis is social.
When we eat with someone close, blood glucose rises less and recovers faster than when we eat alone.
The same social gain appears in thermoregulation during cold and in sympathetic regulation during stress.
We propose a new physiological principle: homeostasis is more efficient in social proximity. We call it Social Physiology.
🧬 Evolution: a new benefit of sociality, alongside its known behavioral and ecological advantages, that may help explain why we are motivated to form and maintain social bonds: they are metabolically rewarding.
❤️ Health: social bonds predict health and longevity. Social Physiology offers a candidate pathway.
🔭 Next: People differ in how much they benefit. Social Physiology lets us quantify these physiological gains and test how they shape social preference, bonding, and health.
Out today in @ScienceAdvances
@ERC_Research
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The AIDAN Lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Scholar!
Help lead the ARWN, a multisite study involving 150 Autistic teens across Canada and the USA. This hybrid position is for 6 months at 0.8 FTE. Applicants must reside in Alberta. iaejup.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.co…
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So… we asked GPT Sol to test our online cognitive study, and it completed the tasks and produced plausible subjective reports. We launch in a week. How worried should we be about participants handing their study links to AI agents? 1/7
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The AIDAN Lab invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow to serve as Project Manager for Phase 1 of the Autistic Research on Writing Network (ARWN) iaejup.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.co…
First day of 23rd grade… and my last first day of school ever! Time to finish this dissertation and graduate!
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The Society for Affective Science Emotion Regulation Pre-conference is excited to invite submissions for three different talk formats this year: (1) 👥 Panel discussions; (2)🌶️‘Spicy’ talks; and (3)🌟Early career researcher talks. Deadline Oct 1. docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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The FY 2027 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program competition is now open. Learn more and apply: brnw.ch/21x5cGo
📷: Charlotte Geary/NSF
ALT The entrance to the U.S. National Science Foundation building.
Advice for folks in the final year of their PhD? Data collection and preliminary analyses done but more to do as well as the writing. My advisor would like me to get an unrelated paper as well as a conceptual (dissertation related) paper out as well.
Need to defend in March 🫠
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The Peer Lab is growing! I am reviewing School Psych PhD apps at the University of South Carolina this cycle (Fall '27)!
If you’re interested in adolescent social relationships, mental health, and/or program development I encourage you to apply! thepeerlab.com/join-us
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Please share widely: We're hiring!📣
The Departments of Psychological Science and Neuroscience at @pomonacollege are seeking candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Psychological Science and Neuroscience.
@ajobsonline @PsychJobs
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There are a few more places at the European Summer School on Eye Movements (ESSEM) in London 7th-12th September 2026! Apply now at essem2026.org #ESSEM2026 #theeyeshaveit #eyemovements
The deadline for application to the European Summer School on Eye Movements (ESSEM) is coming up! Details on how to register can be found here: essem2026.org #ESSEM2026 #theeyeshaveit
Cool to see some research I co-authored getting some press!
New estimates show that #colleges are serving far more students with #autism than previously thought and they may not even know it. #disabilities disabilityscoop.com/2026/07/…
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Seguimos exigiendo justicia para Raúl Pacheco Vega.
"Este domingo se cumplen 6 semanas de su muerte y la justicia sigue aguardando."
Ha pasado mes y medio de la noticia del Dr. Raul Pacheco-Vega. Les comparto una texto en donde se le recuerda y se exige justicia:
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The ABCT Student SIG is excited to announce that submissions are now open for our Fourth Annual Student Research Symposium!
Join us virtually on August 15, 2026 from 9:00 AM–5:00 PM for a FREE day of student-led research, networking, mentorship, and professional development