Clinical Psychology PhD @NSUFlorida | T32 Postdoc @YaleSPH | Former Intern @BUMedicine | #health #stigmaresistance #intersectionality | he/him/él 🏳️🌈🇵🇷
Joined May 2020
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Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
Report on ‘Harms Associated with Conversion Therapy’ Now Available. @APA @SSCP_Tweets
ABCT reaffirms its commitment to scientifically sound interventions and the ethical imperative to do no harm and continues to strongly discourage these practices.
abct.org/abct-board-statemen…
Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
Need a refresher in LGBTQ-affirmative CBT? To register for the Yale-CenterLink Training Program's upcoming Booster session, click here: yale.zoom.us/meeting/registe…
Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
The Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative at @YaleSPH brings together the world's leading scientists to advance the science of LGBTQ mental health locally, nationally, and globally.
Learn more about our research and the tools we are creating to help LGBTQ people thrive🌈
Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
We're hiring a Postgraduate Research Associate in LGBTQ mental health to join our team in NYC this summer! ☀️Come join a dynamic research group advancing LGBTQ mental health 🏳️🌈
For more information and application instructions: postdocs.yale.edu/posts/2026…
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Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
📢 New publication out!
Our paper uses network analysis to examine how proximal minority stressors and identity resilience factors interact among LGBTQ+ adults—moving beyond latent models to capture complex, interconnected processes.
doi.org/10.1080/09515070.202…
#LGBTQMentalHealth
Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
New paper! 🧠 Dr. Smart, Dr. Pachankis and Dr. Bränström examine the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and sexual minority disparities in mental health.
Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.…
Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
This fall, we are recruiting parents of LGBTQ people for a paid study assessing programs designed for parents of LGBTQ people 🍁! See if you qualify for our research study by completing our eligibility screener at the link in bio 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
Project EQuIP is back! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 We are excited to announce that we are recruiting participants once again for EQuIP. Participants must be located in NY, NJ, or PA. See if you're eligible here: linktr.ee/yalelgbtqmhi
Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
🚨@drkellyallen's new paper features interviews with 10 belonging scholars on the Integrative Framework of Belonging, offering novel insights that clarify, deepen, and reshape the model! link.springer.com/article/10…
Delighted to share @drkellyallen's paper reformulating the Integrative Framework of Belonging through interviews of other esteemed belonging researchers! This open-access paper does a deep dive on the theory––a must read for anyone using the framework!
link.springer.com/article/10…
Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
This is a fantastic resource for students applying to clinical/counseling programs this cycle: A list of PIs, organized by areas of research, accepting students!
Please share widely!
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Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
I will be reviewing applications for Stony Brook’s Clinical Psychology doctoral program this fall. The research streams of my lab are summarized on the department website: stonybrook.edu/commcms/psych…
Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
#AcademicTwitter Shout out to all who are #PhDone in August. You are all awesome! 😀💪@Stigmatologist @scepticemia @JamLam2025 @DevargyaC @ahsanjamil87 @WillMcDevitt2 @SamanwitaM95 @RosheeLC @zethu_albanie @hotdamhistorian @LukeGeeson @swarls_lim @lizziecanttweet @diamond_dre
Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
Our PI Dr. John Pachankis on NIH funding restoration in the @BostonGlobe:
“My confidence in future federal funding for this research remains shaken, but my team’s commitment to asking and answering important scientific questions isn’t going away.”
bostonglobe.com/2025/08/03/m…
Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
Congratulations! 🎉
Elated (and relieved) to have finally completed my 2,070-hour doctoral internship in health service psychology at #CMTP @BUMedicine! #wedidit
By August 31, my degree will be conferred and I’ll officially be Dr. Shepherd. #PhDone (I’ve been waiting 6 years to use this hashtag!)
Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
📢 Call for unpublished data for a meta-analysis on bisexual people's experiences of "double discrimination" (from heterosexual and lesbian/gay sources)!
Details: tinyurl.com/yc75amzb
Email/DM by 9/5/25!
@TheIASR @Sex_Science @bisexualscience @BRC_Central @BiDotOrg @isgmh
Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
First week of my Pre-Doctoral Clinical Psych Internship✅
Contextual Therapy Modalities (DBT & ACT) and Trauma-Focused Care for Marginalized Communities ✊🏾✨❤️🩹🧘🏽
Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
Happy Pride Month! APAGS-CSOGD is highlighting LGBTQ+ psychologists who have made & are making an impact in LGBTQ+ scholarship, advocacy, & practice. Today's #ThrowbackThursday highlight is Dr. Alfred Kinsey, father of the Sexual Revolution.
#pridemonth2025 #APAGS #psychology
Benjamin F. Shepherd, PhD retweeted
At UNC CEED, we want to understand how genes & environment influence the development of ALL eating disorders. Help us include people with atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) in our research. Donate here: unchf.org/aanr #eatingdisorders #atypicalanorexianervosa #genes
