Ryan L. Brown

Interested in what goes viral online and how social media intersects with rising political polarization? Check out the latest episode of the Stress Puzzle where @jayvanbavel.bsky.social walks us through the implications of this research: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast/epis...

Grant submitted with @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social, @danmirea.bsky.social, and @steverathje.bsky.social!! Dream team!

🟢 UPDATE: Deadline extended for manuscript submissions for a Special Issue on Protocols and Data Notes in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology - now due July 1. Updated call and full details: journals.lww.com/bsam/Documen...

Missed the deadline for the @bsamjournal.bsky.social special issue on protocols and data notes? Good news! We have extended the deadline to July 1. Looking forward to reading your submissions. With @daryloconnor.bsky.social Call for papers, with new deadline: journals.lww.com/bsam/Documen...

Very grateful to have @imanisims.bsky.social on our team! Looking forward to a big year in 2026 ✨

is there a word for the constant dread of being manipulated by an algorithm

2. When Thriving Requires Effortful Surviving: Delineating manifestations and resource expenditure outcomes of microaggressions for Black employees: psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-... 3. What Leaders Get Wrong About Resilience (in the Harvard Business Review, @hbr.org): hbr.org/2022/06/what...

For every episode, we make transcripts available to support broader accessibility and ease of use in classroom environments. You can access transcripts for all episodes here: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Drawing from Dr. King's recent paper in American Psychologist titled, "A Stigma-Conscious Framework for Resilience and Posttraumatic Change," this episode emphasizes how stigma, chronic stress, and systemic factors shape one's opportunity to be resilient. Read Dr. King's paper now:

🧩 Available now! The latest episode of the Stress Puzzle podcast with Dr. Danielle King and host @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social focused on the challenges of conceptualizing and measuring resilience. Listen now: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast/epis... #psychscisky #resilience #socialpsych #scicomm

We had a great day of cross-institution and cross-disciplinary connection at the Institute for One Health Innovation's (IOHI) Annual Meeting! We're excited to represent the College of Health and Human Sciences at TTU as we explore collaboration opportunities through these One Health initiatives.

How does social class create unique cultural patterns? @mwkraus.bsky.social highlights how experiences of socialization in distinct social class environments create class-specific cultural patterns (i.e., norms, values, & expectations) of how to be a person. Listen now: tinyurl.com/econinequality

Happy Halloween and congratulations to @kristenstopfer.bsky.social for her award-winning pumpkin! 🎃

Listen to @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social and I chat about inequality. We talked about: -the ways social class impacts our psychology -the importance of scientists speaking clear and true to the public about what is happening in the world Listen here: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast/epis...

🧩 Available now! New Stress Puzzle episode w/ @mwkraus.bsky.social and host @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social focused on the widening gap between the richest & the poorest in our society + the far-reaching implications of this global issue. #psychscisky #socialpsych Listen now: tinyurl.com/econinequality

Check out this piece we wrote in @sciam.bsky.social on the Big Joy Project.

I will be reviewing graduate student applications in the Social Psychology Area at Miami University for the 2025–2026 application cycle (Ph.D. start date: Fall 2026). Learn more about the Affective Science & Psychophysiology Lab and how to apply on the “Join Us” tab at www.darwinguevarra.com

This photo. @sfstandard.com #SFO sfstandard.com/2025/10/23/b...

Duke University is holding virtual office hours for students to get feedback on their psychology PhD applications! Due October 31st! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Recruiting PhD students for Fall 2026! The Coupled Minds Lab at @tamu.bsky.social will use a multimodal approach combining fMRI hyperscanning, computational modeling, and natural language processing to study how conversations transform minds. Learn more: coupled-minds.github.io Due Date Dec 1

We wrote a consensus report on the science of health #misinformation for the APA/CDC It includes 8 key recommendations to fight the spread of misinformation (eg avoid repeating misinformation, debunking, inoculation, leveraging trusted sources, etc) psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

How can social media algorithms contribute to partisan animosity? @jayvanbavel.bsky.social highlights that at least some of these algorithms reward outrage and hostility directed at political out-groups (quantified by 67% more shares!). Listen now: tinyurl.com/polarizationandhealth

Proud mentee moment for the @logicemotionlab.bsky.social! Awesome seeing all of @eriknook.bsky.social’s fascinating research over the years woven beautifully together in this talk. And so amazing to see him honored with the SRP ✨Early Career Award!! ✨👏

Three cheers to @raziasahi.bsky.social for a *fantastic* talk on her work with @veravine.bsky.social investigating emotion vocabulary in therapy! And keep an eye out for opportunities to join her in her new lab at Rutgers!

It was such a delight to get to know @raziasahi.bsky.social & her research at Princeton! I can’t wait to follow along with her lab’s impactful work at Rutgers focused on interpersonal/social emotional regulation. 👀Best part? She’s accepting applications for PhD students for Fall 2026! Share widely!

Managing emotions is not easy - we often get by with a little help. In the NEW Social Interaction and Emotion Lab at Rutgers-Newark, we’ll study how social interactions regulate emotion using experiments, naturalistic data, and multi-modal approaches. ✨ Now recruiting! ✨🙌 Learn more: raziasahi.com

In a new podcast, I discuss the dangers of rising political polarization, how social media incentives contribute to polarization, and why we should consider polarization a social determinant of health with @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social You can listen here: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/political-...

The Tribune spoke with several Texas Tech professors about new restrictions on instruction related to gender identity. They described a system where politics shapes what can be taught and faculty have little protection if they resist.

If there’s one thing to know about me, it’s that if you invite me to your wedding, I WILL be out on the dance floor (I’m sorry).

In a recent meta-analysis and systematic review, Cardenas et al., (2025) found that greater discrimination was associated with higher levels of systemic inflammation based on 161 effect sizes from 47 articles representing ∼74,763 participants Free to read this week: journals.lww.com/bsam/fulltex...

📣 #PNIRS2026: Save the Date‼️ 🗓️ June 22–25, 2026 📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸 ✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy! 📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼

Shout-out to @carlosasilvera.bsky.social for his efforts to coordinate career advice from SBM students and trainees for the Society of Behavioral Medicine's Fall 2025 newsletter! 👏🏼

When we moved to the Bay Area for my partner’s job, I didn’t know a soul. But almost immediately, @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social and @sanjanacurtis.bsky.social became my closest friends. It’s hard to form new, deep connections as an adult, but it’s like the three of us have known each other forever.

It is time for our annual Tell Us About Your Research series!! Please fill out the form here by November 11th if you would like your research to be featured in this fun weekly series! 🔬🧠👩‍🔬 t.co/25hh5XUCKw