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New op-ed out in the Albuquerque Journal. I share about the importance of federal substance use and addiction funding for families like mine.
Cassie Boness, PhD
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Cassie Boness, PhD
@Cassie_Boness
(it’s Bo-ness) Psychologist + Assistant Professor @UNMCASAA and @UNMPsychDept interested in substance use + harm reduction. 🪴🤟🏼🌵🌈 #AcademicMom x3
- I brought my 3mo old to our annual conference this last week. I’ve grown accustomed to negative responses regarding my status as a graduate school parent (esp having 2 kids), so I tend to expect the worst. I’m happy to say, however, that everyone was incredibly supportive
- Someone recently implied me having kids in grad school must have been unplanned and went on to state “but it worked out ok!” Let me assure you my children were very planned. Graduate students are allowed to have children. Don’t make assumptions.
- Started my Saturday with an acceptance on a manuscript that was previously rejected 4 times 🙃🎉
- MY DISSERTATION WAS ACCEPTED AT PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN 🥳 preprint coming soon
- People who use substances do not deserve to die.
- How you holding up parents? GIFs only.
- Friends don’t let friends follow/like/RT the holistic psychologist
- Occasionally I email my undergraduate mentors and instructors to give them updates (nearly 10 years after I graduated). It's amazing how much of an impact they had on my research and career. Don't underestimate your influence on undergraduate students.
- I said "no" today, please clap.
- I am beyond thrilled to share that I have accepted a tenure-track position in the @UNM Psychology Department (@UNMPsychDept) starting this fall. Even more exciting is that I will retain a half time appointment at @UNMCASAA! ✨
GIF - Thank you for everyone’s kindness 😭 at the beginning of this year I had to retract a first author paper because our team found an error in our raw brain images that, when corrected, significantly changed our results. I worried about my competence and perhaps more scary, that my
