Congratulations!!! So exciting and so well deserved!!

Today marks 1 year since my first PhD app deadline and ~2 months since starting my PhD at UO! It’s still surreal that I actually get to spend every day studying the topics that excite, concern, & puzzle me the most — and doing so alongside my amazing & brilliant cohort makes it even better!

A bit delayed, but can’t wait to attend my first EDRS this fall and share findings from my thesis work looking at differences in ED risk among women with varying configurations of bisexual attraction and identification!

Food can be so many things — celebration, community, storytelling, culture — and this week full of connecting with loved ones over delicious meals made me so grateful for recovery and even more excited to contribute to others’ journeys towards recovery as I embark on my doctoral training

An array of food on a table. A sign reads “K-12: small bites from Virginia.” Dishes include VA peanuts, pimento cheese, and ham biscuits

A platter of mini lobster rolls in front of a sign reading “Undergrad: Appetizers from Massachusetts.”

A taco buffet and SDSU pennant on a table with a sign reading “Master’s: main course from San Diego”

A block of cheese, two bottles of wine, and a cake on the table with Oregon merch and a sign reading “Doctorate: wine and cheese from Oregon!”

And we obviously had to celebrate this moment with a culinary journey through my educational eras!

Haley is dressed in graduation regalia and surrounded by her parents, grandmother, partner, sister, and sister’s partner

Haley smiles over her shoulder with a master’s hood on and stole thrown over her shoulder

Haley smiles on stage in her master’s regalia as she is hooded by another woman in doctoral regalia

Haley is standing in front of cacti as she throws her graduation cap in the air. She is wearing a white dress and a red stole

Celebrated graduation from my M.A. program with some of my favorite people and biggest supporters last weekend! Feeling so many things and so much love for my SD community as I wrap up my time here and look forward to the next chapter!

1/x My NIH grant that would collect data to help *prevent suicidal thoughts and behaviors* among LGBTQ+ people was terminated today, along with many other LGBTQ+ focused grants. These terminations make no sense scientifically. Here's why:

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A blonde woman smiles in front of some trees. She is wearing a bright green sweatshirt with “Oregon” written on it in yellow

So thrilled to share that I’ll be pursuing my PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Oregon under the mentorship of @laurenforrest.bsky.social !! I couldn’t be more excited about this next step towards my dream career or more grateful for the support of all those who got me here. Go ducks!

Muscularity-oriented attitudes and behaviors among college-aged women: The role of sexual orientation While sexual minority (SM) status has been associated with poorer body image and greater eating pathology among men, findings are inconsistent among w…

read here! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

and she’s live!! my first, first authored publication is now available to read in Body Image! Huge thanks to all my co-authors for their mentorship and support! @ajblashill.bsky.social @convertino.bsky.social (and others w/o bluesky)

two black labs are looking up at Haley sitting in the chair (not pictured). You can see the edge of a laptop on Haley’s lap.

the only way I want to do manuscript proofing from now on

and just like that…all my PhD applications have been submitted!! 🥳🤞🏻now time for football and leftovers to celebrate!

with that being said, very thankful to be celebrating with family who doesn’t get *too* annoyed every time i rant at them about diet culture :)

what’s your least favorite part of thanksgiving and why is it the RAMPANT diet talk 🫣

celebrating a huge milestone the only way i know how…with ice cream of course! so thrilled to share my very first, first author manuscript was accepted for publication today!

had a fantastic time at my first ABCT convention — so many amazing sessions on eating disorders, body image, and LGBTQ+ health & great conversations with folks whilst presenting my poster. starting this week off very inspired!

hello! this seems to be where things are shifting nowadays, and the first day of #ABCT2024 seems like the perfect day to see what’s going on! Amazing first session in the books on ED interventions targeting the positive valence system!