Leslie Brick
@lesliebrickphd.bsky.social
substance use/cannabis and trauma/stress + genetics/epigenetics + statistics + r programming.
associate professor at unm and casaa.
views are my own.
associate professor at unm and casaa.
views are my own.
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My Website - Announcements
bricsslab.com
🔔Attention Prospective Grad Students! 🔔
I have an open slot to accept a graduate student to join my lab fall 2026 at @casaa.bsky.social ! I am accepting Psychology students in either Cognition, Brain, and Behavior or Diversity and Health Data Science tracks.
bricsslab.com
I have an open slot to accept a graduate student to join my lab fall 2026 at @casaa.bsky.social ! I am accepting Psychology students in either Cognition, Brain, and Behavior or Diversity and Health Data Science tracks.
bricsslab.com
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Frida Kahlo born 6th July 1907:
"They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality."
"They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality."
July 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Frida Kahlo born 6th July 1907:
"They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality."
"They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality."
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Have you seen MATILDA (matilda.fss.uu.nl)? Which stands for Measurement, Analysis & Theory for Intensive Longitudinal Data. MATILDA is a website with educational articles that help researchers align theory, measurement, and analysis when studying processes using intensive longitudinal data.
MATILDA
matilda.fss.uu.nl
June 17, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Have you seen MATILDA (matilda.fss.uu.nl)? Which stands for Measurement, Analysis & Theory for Intensive Longitudinal Data. MATILDA is a website with educational articles that help researchers align theory, measurement, and analysis when studying processes using intensive longitudinal data.
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The 2026 Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics has been awarded to the R Project. #RStats
www.rousseeuwprize.org/2026
www.rousseeuwprize.org/2026
The Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics
The Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics is a biennial prize to celebrate outstanding contributions to statistics research.
www.rousseeuwprize.org
June 17, 2026 at 6:44 AM
The 2026 Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics has been awarded to the R Project. #RStats
www.rousseeuwprize.org/2026
www.rousseeuwprize.org/2026
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NPP and Member in the News: Repeated teen cannabis use may disrupt dopamine-related brain development, MRI data suggest bit.ly/4xlugcI Check out the original @npp-journal.bsky.social article at bit.ly/4dY3saO
June 8, 2026 at 7:11 PM
NPP and Member in the News: Repeated teen cannabis use may disrupt dopamine-related brain development, MRI data suggest bit.ly/4xlugcI Check out the original @npp-journal.bsky.social article at bit.ly/4dY3saO
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#CPA2026 Attendees! Come see our talk tomorrow (5/1) from 1:45pm - 3pm “Context Counts…” in Century AB to hear about cutting edge methods for assessing substance use. Dr. Mark Prince, Dr. Margo Hurlocker, and I are all excited to present our work & hope to see you there!
@apadivision50.bsky.social
@apadivision50.bsky.social
April 30, 2026 at 1:35 PM
#CPA2026 Attendees! Come see our talk tomorrow (5/1) from 1:45pm - 3pm “Context Counts…” in Century AB to hear about cutting edge methods for assessing substance use. Dr. Mark Prince, Dr. Margo Hurlocker, and I are all excited to present our work & hope to see you there!
@apadivision50.bsky.social
@apadivision50.bsky.social
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Many of today’s #cannabis products are manufactured to create addiction.
Thank you to Dr. Jonathan Avery for speaking with me about the misconceptions we often hold about cannabis and the importance of understanding its impact on the brain 🧠
🎙️ Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FLs...
Thank you to Dr. Jonathan Avery for speaking with me about the misconceptions we often hold about cannabis and the importance of understanding its impact on the brain 🧠
🎙️ Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FLs...
April 27, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Many of today’s #cannabis products are manufactured to create addiction.
Thank you to Dr. Jonathan Avery for speaking with me about the misconceptions we often hold about cannabis and the importance of understanding its impact on the brain 🧠
🎙️ Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FLs...
Thank you to Dr. Jonathan Avery for speaking with me about the misconceptions we often hold about cannabis and the importance of understanding its impact on the brain 🧠
🎙️ Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FLs...
🔔Attention Prospective Grad Students! 🔔
I have an open slot to accept a graduate student to join my lab fall 2026 at @casaa.bsky.social ! I am accepting Psychology students in either Cognition, Brain, and Behavior or Diversity and Health Data Science tracks.
bricsslab.com
I have an open slot to accept a graduate student to join my lab fall 2026 at @casaa.bsky.social ! I am accepting Psychology students in either Cognition, Brain, and Behavior or Diversity and Health Data Science tracks.
bricsslab.com
My Website - Announcements
bricsslab.com
April 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
🔔Attention Prospective Grad Students! 🔔
I have an open slot to accept a graduate student to join my lab fall 2026 at @casaa.bsky.social ! I am accepting Psychology students in either Cognition, Brain, and Behavior or Diversity and Health Data Science tracks.
bricsslab.com
I have an open slot to accept a graduate student to join my lab fall 2026 at @casaa.bsky.social ! I am accepting Psychology students in either Cognition, Brain, and Behavior or Diversity and Health Data Science tracks.
bricsslab.com
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New Research Alert! 🚨
Our findings highlight the link between negative emotion differentiation and negative affect inertia & variability during EMA among adults at high risk for suicide.
w/ the best team
@sarahevictor.bsky.social @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social (and others not on Bluesky)
Our findings highlight the link between negative emotion differentiation and negative affect inertia & variability during EMA among adults at high risk for suicide.
w/ the best team
@sarahevictor.bsky.social @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social (and others not on Bluesky)
Emotion Differentiation and Dynamics Predicting Suicide Outcomes in High‐Risk Adults
Objectives Negative emotions have been well studied in relation to suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs); however, little research in these areas have been informed by affective science frameworks ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 11, 2026 at 1:20 AM
New Research Alert! 🚨
Our findings highlight the link between negative emotion differentiation and negative affect inertia & variability during EMA among adults at high risk for suicide.
w/ the best team
@sarahevictor.bsky.social @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social (and others not on Bluesky)
Our findings highlight the link between negative emotion differentiation and negative affect inertia & variability during EMA among adults at high risk for suicide.
w/ the best team
@sarahevictor.bsky.social @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social (and others not on Bluesky)
I got the automated call to shelter in place 2,000 miles and two time zones away yesterday afternoon. I am heartbroken for my friends, colleagues, and former community at Brown University. My heart is with you all 🤍
December 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I got the automated call to shelter in place 2,000 miles and two time zones away yesterday afternoon. I am heartbroken for my friends, colleagues, and former community at Brown University. My heart is with you all 🤍
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🚨Model Checking for Vector Autoregressive Models 🚨
In a new preprint, @joranjongerling.bsky.social, @bsiepe.bsky.social, @sachaepskamp.bsky.social, Lourens Waldorp and I provide a tutorial on model checking for Vector Autoregressive (VAR) models: osf.io/preprints/ps...
In a new preprint, @joranjongerling.bsky.social, @bsiepe.bsky.social, @sachaepskamp.bsky.social, Lourens Waldorp and I provide a tutorial on model checking for Vector Autoregressive (VAR) models: osf.io/preprints/ps...
December 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
🚨Model Checking for Vector Autoregressive Models 🚨
In a new preprint, @joranjongerling.bsky.social, @bsiepe.bsky.social, @sachaepskamp.bsky.social, Lourens Waldorp and I provide a tutorial on model checking for Vector Autoregressive (VAR) models: osf.io/preprints/ps...
In a new preprint, @joranjongerling.bsky.social, @bsiepe.bsky.social, @sachaepskamp.bsky.social, Lourens Waldorp and I provide a tutorial on model checking for Vector Autoregressive (VAR) models: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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We will still consider applications submitted today and tomorrow!
Research Assistant Professor position at @unm.edu - join a dynamic team working with @cassie-boness.bsky.social. This position is to work on an NIH grant evaluating personalized medicine approaches for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Submit via UNMJobs by Nov 26: unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Research Assistant Professor in Personalized Medicine for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
Seeking applicants for a Research Assistant Professor faculty position at the University of New Mexico on an NIH funded grant evaluating personalized ...
unm.csod.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
We will still consider applications submitted today and tomorrow!
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Research Assistant Professor position at @unm.edu - join a dynamic team working with @cassie-boness.bsky.social. This position is to work on an NIH grant evaluating personalized medicine approaches for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Submit via UNMJobs by Nov 26: unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Research Assistant Professor in Personalized Medicine for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
Seeking applicants for a Research Assistant Professor faculty position at the University of New Mexico on an NIH funded grant evaluating personalized ...
unm.csod.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Research Assistant Professor position at @unm.edu - join a dynamic team working with @cassie-boness.bsky.social. This position is to work on an NIH grant evaluating personalized medicine approaches for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Submit via UNMJobs by Nov 26: unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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UNM representing at National Science Network on Drug Abuse! @unm.edu @drcolintmahoney.bsky.social @drtarab20.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
UNM representing at National Science Network on Drug Abuse! @unm.edu @drcolintmahoney.bsky.social @drtarab20.bsky.social
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Hi all, the Morgan Sneed Memorial Scholarship honoring a late peer of mine at Colorado State University is close to becoming endowed. Please consider donating here!: give.colostate.edu/schools/Colo...
Morgan Sneed Memorial Scholarship
Support the Morgan Sneed Memorial Scholarship!
give.colostate.edu
October 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Hi all, the Morgan Sneed Memorial Scholarship honoring a late peer of mine at Colorado State University is close to becoming endowed. Please consider donating here!: give.colostate.edu/schools/Colo...
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📣 New Pub 📣
Studied PTSD and opioid use across 60 days in people in the community who use opioids and have a history of trauma.
75% met criteria for current OUD
67% met criteria for current PTSD
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Studied PTSD and opioid use across 60 days in people in the community who use opioids and have a history of trauma.
75% met criteria for current OUD
67% met criteria for current PTSD
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Influence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Daily-Level Trajectories of Opioid Use Among Trauma-Exposed Individuals in the Community Who Use Opioids
Objective: Individuals who use opioids are at elevated risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The objective of this study was to examine the influence of PTSD diagnosis on opioid use outcome...
www.tandfonline.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
📣 New Pub 📣
Studied PTSD and opioid use across 60 days in people in the community who use opioids and have a history of trauma.
75% met criteria for current OUD
67% met criteria for current PTSD
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Studied PTSD and opioid use across 60 days in people in the community who use opioids and have a history of trauma.
75% met criteria for current OUD
67% met criteria for current PTSD
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Great turnout for No Kings in Albuquerque today!
October 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Great turnout for No Kings in Albuquerque today!
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No Kings Downtown Albuquerque, Oct. 18, 2025. Video courtesy VisionBroadcast Media LLC. I love my city. #Albuquerque #NewMexico
October 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
No Kings Downtown Albuquerque, Oct. 18, 2025. Video courtesy VisionBroadcast Media LLC. I love my city. #Albuquerque #NewMexico
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Excited to share recent collaborative work led by Hayley Thorpe published in Molecular Psychiatry: Genome-wide association studies of lifetime and frequency of cannabis use in 131,895 individuals www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Genome-wide association studies of lifetime and frequency of cannabis use in 131,895 individuals - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Genome-wide association studies of lifetime and frequency of cannabis use in 131,895 individuals
www.nature.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Excited to share recent collaborative work led by Hayley Thorpe published in Molecular Psychiatry: Genome-wide association studies of lifetime and frequency of cannabis use in 131,895 individuals www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Balloon Fiesta is the greatest and it’s even more fun with friends and colleagues 🎈
Coolest department ever! UNM Psych faculty and grad students at Balloon Fiesta 🤗 @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social @drcolintmahoney.bsky.social @joshuagrubbsphd.bsky.social @katiew.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Balloon Fiesta is the greatest and it’s even more fun with friends and colleagues 🎈
🚨 Position Alert! 🚨
I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)
I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)
October 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
🚨 Position Alert! 🚨
I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)
I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)
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Long post ahead! I am very excited to be recruiting 1 to 2 #PhD students during this upcoming application cycle for Fall 2026 admission! The Clinical Psychology PhD program at The University of New Mexico (UNM) is absolutely stellar and accredited by both #APA and #PCSAS (Clinical Science model). 1/
September 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Long post ahead! I am very excited to be recruiting 1 to 2 #PhD students during this upcoming application cycle for Fall 2026 admission! The Clinical Psychology PhD program at The University of New Mexico (UNM) is absolutely stellar and accredited by both #APA and #PCSAS (Clinical Science model). 1/
Had a great time at #cannabinoidgrc2025 !! Top notch science, great people, and I’m already looking forward to 2027.
August 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Had a great time at #cannabinoidgrc2025 !! Top notch science, great people, and I’m already looking forward to 2027.
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Welcome to UNM @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social!!! So excited for you to join us!
August 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Welcome to UNM @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social!!! So excited for you to join us!
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Today our @unm.edu @casaa.bsky.social T32 training grant is no longer funded. We are waiting for our renewal that is pending. I spent most of yesterday crying with worry about how I will support our amazing trainees. Today I celebrate them and the joy of seeing them present at CPDD and RSA. 🧵
July 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Today our @unm.edu @casaa.bsky.social T32 training grant is no longer funded. We are waiting for our renewal that is pending. I spent most of yesterday crying with worry about how I will support our amazing trainees. Today I celebrate them and the joy of seeing them present at CPDD and RSA. 🧵
We’re heading in to Day 2 of our pre-college summer course at Brown 🧬 🧠 Conducting Research at the Forefront of Science: Mental Health, Policy, and Social Implications of Cannabis Use in the U.S.
It’s always a blast teaching with @sarahathomasphd.bsky.social
It’s always a blast teaching with @sarahathomasphd.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We’re heading in to Day 2 of our pre-college summer course at Brown 🧬 🧠 Conducting Research at the Forefront of Science: Mental Health, Policy, and Social Implications of Cannabis Use in the U.S.
It’s always a blast teaching with @sarahathomasphd.bsky.social
It’s always a blast teaching with @sarahathomasphd.bsky.social