Dr Eve Holden (she/her)
Developmental & comparative psychologist. Socialisation in people & nonhuman primates. Interests in evolution, culture, experience, social behaviour, learning, sex, gender, parenting, ADHD. Postdoc @DurhamPsych. Fieldwork lover. Cat & plant mother. ADHD.
- In @natureportfolio.nature.com 's recent documentary we talk about women's experiences being diagnosed with ADHD as adults Watch here: youtu.be/8atR9SGoVLA?... Paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)⚠️ New paper! Why do words sound so similar? In an agent-based model + communication game, we show that production/comprehension pressures trade off to shape lexicon structure. In @cognitionjournal.bsky.social w/ @simonkirby.bsky.social & Jenny Culbertson. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)"Participants found diagnosis revelatory, their lives finally making sense; citing healing, improved self-esteem, and life feeling more worth living." 💯 It's was liberating! Great 📚 I'll keep commenting on it because it's so important as a scientist to reflect on the role of my diagnosis #ADHD 🧪🧐
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)👇 interview on collaborative (research 🧪) cultures Thanks to @humboldt-foundation.de for funding my work on cooperative subsistence across cultures, w/ @sheinalew.bsky.social, and my network at @durhamdcerc.bsky.social: @mandolinguist.bsky.social @amandinevisine.bsky.social @chimpanzeve.bsky.social
- Science and society thrive through collaboration! Meet our Feodor Lynen Research fellow @fhillemann.bsky.social and her host @sheinalew.bsky.social, as they reflect on the importance of shared learning in both indigenous communities and academia. www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n...
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Durham's Dunagree Lab continues to be the most wonderful workplace. Thank you to @sheinalew.bsky.social, @chimpanzeve.bsky.social, @fhillemann.bsky.social, @amandinevisine.bsky.social and others not on Bluesky for the surprise baby shower today 🥹
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)late diagnosed women with ADHD found diagnosis revelatory, their lives finally making sense; citing healing, improved self-esteem, and life feeling more worth living. The adversities faced from delayed diagnoses were described from early childhood, through adolescence, and adulthood
- Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis #psychiatry #ADHD #diagnosis #woman #neuro #LivedExperience 🧪 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)late diagnosed women with ADHD “commonly reported internalising criticism & described disconcertingly low self-esteem; citing guilt, shame, and negative self-perception due to delayed diagnoses.
- Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis #psychiatry #ADHD #diagnosis #woman #neuro #LivedExperience 🧪 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)investigate the perspectives of 28 women with late-diagnosed ADHD. Results starkly demonstrate the criticism and lack of support participants faced from society and medical professionals, illustrating the negative consequences of delayed ADHD diagnosis on quality of life and mental health.
- Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis #psychiatry #ADHD #diagnosis #woman #neuro #LivedExperience 🧪 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)A lot of disability is invisible But it also goes deeper than that… You might only see what we choose to show you Society teaches us to hide the hard days To keep pushing through To prioritise productivity To mask our pain To feel shame about who we are And to fear judgment for being different
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Obviously I'm not a woman and it's much, much more likely that ADHD goes undiagnosed in women than in men, but this is exactly what it looked like for me as well. Diagnosis changed my life in a big way.
- The “overdiagnosed ADHD” debate continues… but here’s what late diagnosis looks like for many women: ❌ Years of criticism ❌ No support = low self-esteem, guilt and shame ✅ Diagnosis = clarity, healing and feeling like life is more worth living This matters. So does the research #AuDHD
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- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)the amount of stories I read from women being diagnosed at age 30+ is honestly such a big failure and I'm glad they (and me!) are finally getting the support they need after this amount of time. imagine having a broken wrist for 30 years and nobody noticing? that'd be unconsciable. alas!
- The “overdiagnosed ADHD” debate continues… but here’s what late diagnosis looks like for many women: ❌ Years of criticism ❌ No support = low self-esteem, guilt and shame ✅ Diagnosis = clarity, healing and feeling like life is more worth living This matters. So does the research #AuDHD
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Yep. There was a year in my childhood where a teacher I didn't get along w/ suggested I might have ADD. My mom took offense & I managed to do "better," but man. If I had been diagnosed then, my life would have been so different. I still struggle w/ self-worth, but the diagnosis did help at the time.
- The “overdiagnosed ADHD” debate continues… but here’s what late diagnosis looks like for many women: ❌ Years of criticism ❌ No support = low self-esteem, guilt and shame ✅ Diagnosis = clarity, healing and feeling like life is more worth living This matters. So does the research #AuDHD
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)The “overdiagnosed ADHD” debate continues… but here’s what late diagnosis looks like for many women: ❌ Years of criticism ❌ No support = low self-esteem, guilt and shame ✅ Diagnosis = clarity, healing and feeling like life is more worth living This matters. So does the research #AuDHD
- Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis #psychiatry #ADHD #diagnosis #woman #neuro #LivedExperience 🧪 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)This is so accurate to my own experience with a late diagnosis. Some of the statements from the participants are exactly what I would've said.
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)A study in Scientific Reports surveys women with late-diagnosed ADHD. The results illustrate the negative consequences of delayed ADHD diagnosis on quality of life and mental health. 🧪
- In ADHD science podcast's new episode we talk to @maxdavie.bsky.social about our paper on women's experiences being late diagnosed with ADHD Thanks so much for having us! Listen to the ep here: zencastr.com/z/Jr_wK-NO Find the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.nature.com
- New podcast episode! I talk to @hkobayashiwood.bsky.social and @chimpanzeve.bsky.social about their new paper on late diagnosis of women with ADHD. They were so brilliant, passionate and absolutely floored me at the end of the episode. Its a good one! zencastr.com/z/Jr_wK-NO
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Thank you to Max for inviting and hosting us on the podcast! Most importantly, thank you to our research participants for their time and raw honestly which made our paper possible. #adhd #adhduk #adhdresearch #adhdinwomen
- New podcast episode! I talk to @hkobayashiwood.bsky.social and @chimpanzeve.bsky.social about their new paper on late diagnosis of women with ADHD. They were so brilliant, passionate and absolutely floored me at the end of the episode. Its a good one! zencastr.com/z/Jr_wK-NO
- Want a summary of our new paper on the impact of delayed ADHD diagnosis in women? Well I have just the ticket! Perfect for people who don't have an academic background, or those looking for a lighter read :) otherprimates.wordpress.com/2025/07/04/u... #ADHD #DelayedDiagnosis #WomensHealth
- New paper in @natureportfolio.nature.com's Scientific Reports! We investigated emotional & psychological impact of late ADHD diagnoses in women Highlighting how undiagnosed ADHD contributes to life-long challenges & how diagnosis in adulthood can be life-changing #ADHD #WomenWithADHD #ADHDawareness
- New paper in @natureportfolio.nature.com's Scientific Reports! We investigated emotional & psychological impact of late ADHD diagnoses in women Highlighting how undiagnosed ADHD contributes to life-long challenges & how diagnosis in adulthood can be life-changing #ADHD #WomenWithADHD #ADHDawareness
- Since writing our paper I've seen multiple interviews w/ clinicians who mention similar themes - exemplified by this blog The results may not be a surprise to many in the community but we are proud to have it out there in a peer reviewed journal - 🤞 it means such voices can be taken more seriously
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)In a narrow passage running between the massive stone house walls, more than 4500 years ago, someone sat and incised a pattern. Skara Brae has the same linear and geometric art as other Orkney Neolithic sites: not writing, not drawing, something else 🏺🧪 (zoom in on the stone on the left…)
- 🚨New paper alert!!!🚨 "Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis" Unbelievably proud of this work w Helena Kobayashi-Wood which is an extension of her *undergraduate* @standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social dissertation project open access here: rdcu.be/eukfd
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)🚨 Recruiting! I’m looking for two graduate students (MSc or PhD) already based in Canada to join my lab and work on biodiversity research - broadly defined. Based at Concordia University (Montreal) - competitive stipends will be offered. communityandquantitativeecology.weebly.com
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Did you know that our field guide to cross-cultural research on childhood learning is completely FREE? books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp...
- Been browsing the #ENPA2025 conference schedule & abstracts Freaking out at how much exciting & interesting work that's going to be presented!
- 🧠 What does psychological anthropology look like today? The #ENPA2025 revolves around interdisciplinary approaches to mental health, therapy, childhood, gender & sexuality, migration, decoloniality, & more. 📖 Browse conference booklet here: buff.ly/UonUHZB
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)🧠 What does psychological anthropology look like today? The #ENPA2025 revolves around interdisciplinary approaches to mental health, therapy, childhood, gender & sexuality, migration, decoloniality, & more. 📖 Browse conference booklet here: buff.ly/UonUHZB
- I recently became an aunty, and am accepting book recommendations for babies Particularly those with themes of inclusivity, left-wing politics, science, primates, & animals ! :) :)
- Good thing my new washing machine mat can deal with -30 and +100°C
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Job announcement 🚨: paid fieldwork opportunity with Sanguatsiniq research project! Details in thread ⬇️ Please share!
- 🚨 New paper alert 🚨 Collaboration between @yorkpsychology.bsky.social and @durhamdcerc.bsky.social / @durhampsych.bsky.social A longitudinal, cross cultual, study on infant development of concern & comforting: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... @zannaclay.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)📣We are hiring! Join us as a Career Development Fellow, full-time, fixed-term post from this September. To read more and apply 👉 bit.ly/42XI93k Deadline 22nd May. #academicjobs #psychology #psychologyjobs
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Of course she has won. Of course they were wrong. And at a time when other Scottish Universities were calling for an immediate ceasefire. They could have just picked up the phone to their colleagues. This is not hard. And then there is international law too. They put a brave woman through hell.
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Day four! Striking for our jobs! We are not a drain on the university! We ARE the university!
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Happy International Workers' Day! A perfect day to join a union!
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Four, the uni tried a previous large-scale reduction of PS staff less than a decade ago, and it was an unmitigated disaster. We're not seeing any reason to believe things will be different now, especially given questions on how we'll manage with fewer staff are answered with "just work smarter!"
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Three, you cannot claim to be running a voluntary severance scheme while holding back the threat of compulsory redundancy. People are negotiating with a gun to their head, and the university keeps pretending to not notice this.
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Q1: Why are we striking? We're striking because the university refuses to rule out compulsory redundancies in the near future. They are doing this in case their latest round of Voluntary Severance doesn't reach a £20 million savings target.
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Also, while we're talking about our strike, a lot of students have been asking how they can support us (being fully aware of who actually has their backs in this uni), and what it means to cross (or not cross) a picket line in this case. We'll defer here to our excellent Instagram team on this one.
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Job cuts are a choice, not a necessity. @ducu.bsky.social is on strike today to protect our colleagues and our university.
- "Why arent they voluntary" (i hear you ask) Because people are scared they will be made redundant Because many feel bullied into it Because they want to try have some control over their future #SaveOurStaff @ducu.bsky.social
- Friendly reminder from an HR professor: voluntary severances aren’t really “voluntary” if future compulsory redundancies are still on the table. #NoCuts #SaveOurStaff @ducu.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Friendly reminder from an HR professor: voluntary severances aren’t really “voluntary” if future compulsory redundancies are still on the table. #NoCuts #SaveOurStaff @ducu.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)New picket day, new sign. As cuts go up, services go down. Upset by the cut in library hours? Just you wait until cuts take effect! Anise pine nut cookies ready to go for the morning! @ducu.bsky.social #veganpickets #NoCuts #SaveOurStaff
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)📢 Call for Nominations! ENPA Prize for a remarkable published paper: ✅ Published in 2024 ✅ Any area of psychological anthropology 📆 Deadline: 22 May 2025 📆 Winner will be announced at #ENPA2025 (Münster, 11–13 June) 🔗 More info: buff.ly/kgbD2NP
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)new preprint: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/view/9055 Code used in research is key to the methods and scientific output and we should ensure it’s not just "available" but easy to verify and build on. We present a practical tool to code review for scientists 🧪 work with @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Postdoctoral position in Evolution of learning strategies for behavioral development. Uni of Lausanne @enourani.bsky.social career5.successfactors.eu/career?compa...
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)'Paris has already introduced specific parking charges for SUVs. Drivers of these vehicles now have to pay triple the amount of those who drive regular cars' Hopefully coming to London soon
- Woops she did it again 🇫🇷🦉 That owl's got me wrapped around his little finger (feather?)
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)And in an exciting new development, @emilymljeffries.bsky.social of @durhamanthropology.bsky.social wins the other best student talk prize! Amazing day for @durhamuniversity.bsky.social and @durhamdcerc.bsky.social PhD students. #ehbea #ehbea2025
- Something tells me im in the right place for studying cultural evolution More positive news from #EHBEA2025, as @durhamdcerc.bsky.social picks up their third prize Congrats @emilymljeffries.bsky.social & again to @georgiamt.bsky.social & @amandinevisine.bsky.social for smashing it out of the park
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Congratulations to TCP Co-director @lirsamuni.bsky.social for winning the ASAB Christopher Barnard Award for her work on #chimpanzees and #bonobos
- Congrats to Christopher Barnard Award winner @lirsamuni.bsky.social ! You’ve done some really fantastic work 😍 There’s also nothing like some chimp and bonobo vocalizations to wake everyone up from the after-lunch slump 🙉🙉🙉 #ASABSpring2025
- In case anyone is unclear #transwomenarewomen
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Super happy end to the conference as my and @zannaclay.bsky.social 's student Georgia Tuohy wins best talk! And @amandinevisine.bsky.social who works with @sheinalew.bsky.social wins best poster (pic to follow). @durhamdevsci.bsky.social on a roll! 😆 @durhampsych.bsky.social #ehbea #ehbea2025
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Many thanks to the EHBEA 2025 attendees who trusted me with the Best Poster Award (Public vote)! 🌿 It is the first time I present my own data and truly lead the project, and your questions and insights came really helpful. @ehbea.bsky.social @ehbea2025.bsky.social @ninedtp.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)everyone loves the vegan raspberry croissants 🤤 they were missed when the catering changed things around yesterday, though the ve gf brownies were delicious too also, praise for yum food each day at lunch, thank you @ehbea2025.bsky.social!
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Starting off the #cooperation session, Julia Phelps talks about the relationship between #kinship & reciprocity ➡️ Finds that people react better to nonreciprocation from other households, from past reciprocators who are close kin 👨👩👦👦 #ehbea2025
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View full threadReposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Rounding out the session, we have a great talk by Saein Lee talking about #conformity & #prosociality! ➡️ Comparing tight vs loose: Tighter cultures show more prosociality, only for behaviours, not self-report! 🌏 #ehbea2025 #SocialNorms @saeinlee.bsky.social
- @emilymljeffries.bsky.social at #EHBEA2025 Contrary to expectations cooperative stories weren't gained more than lost over time Stories w/ anti-cooperative behavs were lost less than cooperative stories Maybe prosocial message transmission is done more via cautionary tales of 'what not to do' 🤔
- Next up: Emily Jeffries on the co-evolution of #storytelling & #cooperation! 📚 ➡️ storytelling is a human universal ➡️ finds that most folktales are prosocial #ehbea2025 #folktales #punishment
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)The best thing about #ehbea2025 is definitely these delicious raspberry breakfast croissants (apart from all the excellent research presented, obviously 😉)
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Gillian Pepper looks at #risk in high/low volcano risk areas in Sicily! 🌋 ➡️ people weren't more like to help in or out group members 🇮🇹 ➡️ but! Less likely to wear seat belts in high risk areas! 🚗 @gillianpepper.bsky.social #ehbea2025 #volcano
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)@heidicolleran.bsky.social starts her #ehbea2025 plenary with a manifesto to get behind: bring more demography into cultural evolution, and more ethnography into demography
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Exciting start to day 3 at #ehbea2025 - @heidicolleran.bsky.social walking us through a strong challenge to standard conceptions of 'natural' fertility. Some important challenges not just for demographics but all evolutionary work on fitness outcomes. #ehbea
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Very stimulating plenary talk about how the cultural organisation of reproduction has been crucial for human evolutionary success 🤓 #EHBEA2025 @ehbea.bsky.social @ehbea2025.bsky.social @heidicolleran.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)intense conferencing at #EHBEA2025: talked about "going-out" decisions, work w/ @babeheim.bsky.social @elspethready.bsky.social and stepped in presenting on food sharing networks in response to community expansion, part of the Sanguatsiniq project (github.com/sanguatsiniq/sharing_ontogenesis_public)
- Who takes risks and why? Model by @fhillemann.bsky.social exploring how going out behaviour is shaped by season, wind, and other factors. Social and economic deprivation overlap, it constrains choices. Leads to unequal access. Very interesting talk! #strategy #risk #inequality #ehbea2025
- Reposted by Dr Eve Holden (she/her)Karen Golden presents data showing that Scottish teenagers are biased towards choosing projects and/or subjects that they know, or are primed to believe, have an own-gender majority. (Except for those girls who rejected gender-ability stereotypes!) #ehbea2025 #ehbea
