Dafna Paltin MS

New year, new intro! Entering year 4 of my PhD, I’m diving into my dissertation on intersectional stigma and substance use. I’m passionate about my clinical work and advocacy for harm reduction, pushing for equitable, evidence-based mental healthcare for marginalized communities!

We had a great time this past weekend at our annual Community Appreciation BBQ! We served hot dogs and burgers, distributed harm reduction and hygiene supplies, and connected with the community. Thank you to our community members and volunteers for keeping each other safe!

Presented at the 20th Annual Judd Symposium! Our community-driven project is helping prepare local clinics & pharmacies for the rollout of long-acting injectable PrEP —with a focus on equity & sustainability in implementation. #EPIS #HIVPrevention #ImplementationScience

🚨 Out now in Current Psychology: Our new study explored how stigma and prejudice, across structural, interpersonal, and intrapersonal levels, function as a socioecological system to oppress sexual minority individuals and harm their mental health. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

It only took them 656 days... 🔗 👇

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Applying to PhD in Clinical Psychology? Learn how to strengthen your application at the Diversifying Psychology Virtual Workshop. Free and open to all. August 16 | 9 AM–6 PM PST Register: tinyurl.com/DivPsychWorksh… #Psychology #PhDPrep #DiversifyingPsychology

Now available open access in Journal of Counseling Psychology: @apajournals psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/co…

Now available Open Access! link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Excited to share that one of the first projects I worked on in grad school was just accepted in AIDS and Behavior! We used mixed methods + the Health Beliefs Model to explore barriers & facilitators to PrEP adherence among trans & nonbinary folks. 🏳️‍⚧️ #HIV #PrEP #TransHealth

“Identifying barriers and facilitators to accessing harm reduction services in prisons: A systematic narrative synthesis” by O. Varsaneux and colleagues (2025) via @ijdrugpolicy…does your local prison offer harm reduction services? Link: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #HarmReduction

Please share: Yale Psych & Med are hiring a clinical psychologist for Transitions Clinic (serving formerly incarcerated people). Therapy, assessment, groups in halfway houses, supervision opps. Strong EBT skills & interest in justice-impacted populations. sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search…

Now in Training and Education in Professional Psychology, this article describes barriers faced by formerly justice-involved students in applying to and completing health service psychology training (e.g., clinical, counseling, school psychology). doi.org/10.1037/tep000…

The Emotion Health and Psychophysiology lab at Yale University is hiring a lab manager. Applicants should have a BA/BS in psychology or related field. Please send CV/resume and cover letter to [email protected]

My feed is a mess—AI junk, pop culture hot takes, zero science. Did all the researchers leave? Even the “following” tab is falling apart. Where’s the good stuff?

Been building my Addiction Archive—a personal library of books, shows, and podcasts about drugs and the people who use them. Chasing the Scream is the one that started it all. Fourth read, and I’m still floored. If you’re into drug policy, trauma, or the war on drugs—start here.

Harm Reduction is not a pathway to recovery - It is a movement to end Prohibition and its harms on our communities

The CDC has literally been gutted today. There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet. Thousand of scientists fired. Entire departments erased. 1/

Something that is constantly missing form the conversation on overdose: not everyone is suffering. Drugs are pretty awesome. This whole drugs are bad narrative is a bunch of Prohibitionist nonsense. All drugs have purpose, strengths and limitations.

Inspiring symposium at #sbm2025 this morning on the impact of intersectional stigma and discrimination on HIV outcomes. Especially loved connecting with esteemed colleagues Drs. @SMeyersPantele, Jennifer Jain, Valerie Earnshaw, @morgan_philbin, and Laramie Smith 🙌🏼👏🏼 Thank you!

Stop by my poster (B99) at 11:00! Let’s talk about multiple discrimination, substance use, and intersectionality among people with HIV. See you there! #HIV #SubstanceUse #Discrimination #SBM2025