Taylor Gates, M.A.

I think the highlight of my morning was me and my 10-year-old belting Pink Pony Club in the car together after dropping his little brother off at daycare. 🎶

First day of peds psych residency tomorrow!! 🥳

Passed my dissertation defense on Tuesday! Thank you to my village for supporting me throughout these past five years. Next stop, starting residency 🥳🤩

Thrilled to have matched at the Medical College of Wisconsin for residency!!! #pedspsych

Happy APPIC match day eve y’all 😭🙏🏽. The wait is almost over .

Rankings due Friday and then two more weeks until match day. My stomach can’t take too much more of this anxiety 😂

I want to offer my support to psychology doctoral students who are being affected by the LA wildfires and currently going through the APPIC internship interview process. This process is continuing on like business as usual when that is not the case for many in LA.🧵

We look forward to welcoming you to Phoenix, April 3-5 2025 for #SPPAC2025! To make the most out of #SPPAC2025, we have adjusted timing of some programming including: Welcome address and first plenary starting Thursday afternoon, in-person SIG meetings, and more! See more below:

Anytime I get an email notification while waiting to hear back about internship interview invites

Tough day to be a psychologist in this country. Tough day to be a scientist in this country. Tough day to be a woman in this country.

Can’t believe my AAPI applications are fully finished and SUBMITTED!! 😱😱 #APPICmatch2025 #pedspsych

$500 to submit the application for the AAPI??? 😭 How is this equitable when we’re required to complete an internship to graduate?

Attended a training on #Social Justice & #Disability today. The presenter shared this infographic and I think everyone in #academia needs to engage in self-reflection to explore their positions of power and priveleges.

T-minus one month until most of my AAPI applications are due 😱#APPICmatch2025 #ThisisPedsPsych

Part 2 of "Pediatric Pain Self-Management Tips" is activity pacing! Check out these tips for managing and adjusting how to engage in activities with pain #adherence #selfmanagement #pedpsych

Check out our new series, "Pediatric Pain Self-Management Tips", in collaboration with the SPP Pain SIG! Part 1 is relaxation strategies for managing pain #adherence #selfmanagement #pedpsych

Officially registered for the APPIC match. It’s beginning to feel so real 😱😱

Just posted an updated preprint of our paper on community-engaged measure development. It provides an overview of existing community-engaged measure development work in psychological science and a roadmap for supporting this type of work in the future! osf.io/preprints/psya…

NEW: As a father of two young children, I know the joys of parenting—but I also know the stress, loneliness, & uncertainty of parenting in a rapidly changing world. Today, I issued a Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents surgeongeneral.gov/parents

Thrilled to share that I will be reviewing applications for PhD in clinical psychology at @uofcincy for Fall 2025. Interests include global health disparities, minority mental health, and culturally responsive supervision. Read more about my work here: researchdirectory.uc.edu/p/aggarwpu