Jonah Hickman, MS
@hickman_jonah
Clinical PhD Student @UofL studying suicide & emotion regulation dynamics// Bacc @USUAggies, Post-Bacc RA @UUtah, MS in Experimental Psych @williamandmary
For students applying to PhD's in Clinical Psychology: Are you worried about applying to smaller/less prestigious programs because of the academic job market? I was too during my cycle, so I analyzed 1300+ current clinical faculty across 100+ schools (& made graphs; 4/8 here):




I’m thrilled to share that my new first-author manuscript is now published! We found that PTSD symptom severity is related to acquired suicide capability through dissociation and alcohol use in National Guard members! dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.7…
“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber hrvd.me/GarberRespond3…
The Abject Failure of IRBs chronicle.com/article/the-ab…
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/245370 - My team is hiring a full-time Project Manager (ignore the Rutgers internal job title) for our upcoming Project Safe Guard implementation project. I’ll explain the job more in replies, but this will be a great fit for someone considering pursing a PhD
Hot off the press! One of our findings was that older adults who first engage in suicidal behavior at an older age and who have higher objective and subjective suicidal intent have higher attempt lethality. Take a look here! nature.com/articles/s4159…
Thrilled to share my second author paper "Objective and subjective suicidal intent are differentially associated with attempt lethality based on age of onset of suicidal behavior" was just accepted for publication in Nature Scientific Reports!!
Last year, $9B of the $35B that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted for research was used for administrative overhead, what is known as “indirect costs.” Today, NIH lowered the maximum indirect cost rate research institutions can charge the government to 15%, above…
"mental health providers have widely ignored evidence-based care for suicidal risk for too long" - @lab_jobes ow.ly/COTX50UJxIy
Did you apply to #psychology PhD programs this cycle? It’s time to prepare for the interview. Check out these sample questions and access additional resources here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/… @AcademicChatter @PsychinOut @SCPdiv12
When you study depression and suicide, you just have to accept that Google will never think you're okay. But Google, just so you know...I am okay. I am😉 (And Twitter/X, btw)
All are welcome to attend a virtual Open House to learn about our fully-funded William & Mary Masters of Psychology Program. Date: Monday, October 28, 5:30-6:30pm (EST) Zoom link: cwm.zoom.us/j/99431148764 Please visit our website for more information: wm.edu/as/psych-scien…