The PERT Lab at University of Toledo (PIs: Matthew Tull & Kim Gratz) conducts translational research on BPD, PTSD, substance use, suicide, NSSI, and depression
Toledo, OH
Joined August 2018
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CONGRATULATIONS to lab alumna Dr. Richmond (@Julia_rRichmond) on completing internship at the Tulsa VA! She is starting as a postdoc with Dr. Karin Coifman at @kentstatepsych. We are incredibly proud of this wonderful accomplishment!! Dr. Richmond on RG: researchgate.net/profile/Jul…
From lab alumna Dr. Courtney Forbes (with colleagues)!
There are many barriers to treatment engagement in depressed individuals. #FBF to a study examining interventions targeting #anhedonia (as a possible barrier) based on components of the #RDoC Positive Valence Systems Domain; doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12335 @BPSOfficial
New article led by Adam Mann on NSSI by proxy (behaviors that while self-directed are other-inflicted). This is a unique, clinically relevant form of NSSI that is not explicit in our current NSSI definitions. Free link - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… - and a quick preview 🧵:
CONGRATULATIONS to lab alumna Dr. Courtney Forbes on completing internship at @EmoryMedicine! Courtney will soon be starting as a postdoc with Dr. Michelle Craske (@ADRC_UCLA). We are incredibly proud of this wonderful accomplishment! Dr. Forbes on RG: researchgate.net/profile/Cou…
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Grad student Zach Demoss will present at the Suicide Research Symposium #SRS22 tomorrow, 6/16, @ 1:30pm! Existing fearlessness about death (FAD) measures are limited; there is initial support for the use of an FAD implicit measure to understand suicide risk. Stop by & say hello!
New 2-wk daily diary publication led by Dr. Chris Berghoff on the context of daily stressors in those with and without past yr NSSI. The NSSI group had greater negative emotion after a stressor, which was lessened by a positive interpersonal experience. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Congratulations to @LabPert directors Drs. Matthew Tull and Kim Gratz! Each received the 2022 @UToledo President's Award for Excellence in Creative and Scholarly Activity.
@UToledoPsych faculty were honored at the @UToledoProvost Scholarly and Creative Activity Reception. The following faculty were among a select group with publications that have received national recognition and acclaim over the past year:
@jon_elhai
Kim Gratz
Jason Rose
@MTTull
New paper led by Adam Mann!: Self-disgust and shame tolerance was linked to suicide risk in sexual minority pts. There was a negative link between shame tolerance & suicide risk in sexual minority pts with high self-disgust. Free full text: doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23367
Congratulations to @LabPert members Adam Mann and Andrew Kurtz!
Congratulations to our award winners at the 3rd annual @UToledoPsych Research Showcase!
Undergraduate Student Research Poster: Merina Varghese (1st), Kim Gorner (2nd), Andrew Kurtz (3rd)
Graduate Student Data Blitz: Adam Mann (1st), @emkjason5 (2nd), Evan Clarkson (3rd)
ALT From left to right: Andrew Kurtz, Adam Mann, Merina Varghese, Kim Gorner, Emily Jason, Evan Clarkson
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Congratulations to Dr. Kim Gratz for being recognized with the Alice H. Skeens Outstanding University Woman Award from the @UToledo Women's Commission. Congratulations Kim!
New paper out on NSSI motives, led by @katieleedg! LPA analyses in 2 samples revealed 5 classes. Those in the primarily interpersonal (Sample 1) & self-punishment/interpersonal (Sample 2) motives classes reported ⬆️ NSSI frequency over the next 12 months. doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12865
New picture! Front: @MargaretMBaer, @acbarbano, @arianavidana, Adam Mann. Back: @KaylaMS24, Zach DeMoss. Not here: @TaraSpitzen, Courtney Forbes (intern; @EmoryMedicine), @Julia_rRichmond (intern; Tulsa VA). Substance use, PTSD, suicide, NSSI, BPD, & mood research are represented
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(1/2) Interested in assessing expectancies for NSSI, disordered eating, body-focused repetitive behaviors, or problematic exercise? New measure from Courtney Forbes (on internship at @EmoryMedicine): The Body-focused Self-damaging Behavior Expectancies Questionnaire
(2/2) Subscales across behaviors include: Control, Self-Improvement, Coping with Emotional Pain, Positive Emotion Down-regulation, and Interpersonal Influence. Free link here: link.springer.com/article/10…
Our graduate students who applied to internship this year matched to excellent sites. @TaraSpitzen will be going to the Northampton (Western Central Massachusetts) VA, & @arianavidana will be going to the Boston VA! The capstone to many major accomplishments over the last 4 years
New publication led by @KaylaMScam! Sleep disturbance is relevant to understanding the association between BPD symptoms and both suicidal & nonsuicidal self-injury. Improving sleep quality among individuals with BPD pathology is a key treatment target.
dx.doi.org/10.1002/pmh.1526
Network Analysis work led by @KyleHaws: Concentration difficulties was the PTSD node with the strongest association with emotion dysregulation (ED). Belief that distress will become depression was the ED node with the strongest association with PTSD. authors.elsevier.com/c/1eWRg…
Interested in resilience in BPD and NSSI? LIVE TODAY at 1:30PM @taraspitzen presents 'Examining Emotion Regulation Self-efficacy as a Protective Factor for NSSI in Borderline Personality' in @matthew_southward_'s symposium! With @DrSkyeFitz, @legg_nicole, & @KlonskyLab #ABCT2021