Gabrielle N. Pfund
Asst Prof in HDFS @ Auburn | Postdoc @ Northwestern | PhD @ WashU | purpose development & measurement / how they connect to cognitive health, well-being, & social relationships in daily life & over time (sometimes thru a personality psych lens) | she/her 🏳️🌈
- I recently learned about the app 5 Calls. By putting in your address and select an issue you care about, it provides you the number of your representatives and a script on an issue. Calling is one of the best way to make our voices heard. It took me two mins to call both my senators.
- I am happy to report that everyone is right and that teaching a course the second time around *is* 10x easier* *fingers crossed I don't regret saying this later in the semester
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundThe government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundNew in PN: Renee Good's killer can and must be prosecuted "There’s no path to justice that runs through this administration or the federal courts. Hell, Trump will probably give the shooter a medal, and would certainly give him a pardon. But there is a path to justice that runs through Minnesota."
- New paper in Dev Psych with @emily-willroth.bsky.social & Tammy English! Momentary sense of purpose is higher & stabler in older adults than young adults--regardless of cognitive status. Though these fluctuations differ, what predicts them is fairly consistent. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
- Momentary purpose was higher when individuals were working/volunteering, being physically active, and engaging in a social interaction*. Momentary purpose was lower when individuals were engaging in social media/TV. *Not all social interactions are created equally--context matters.
- Having more pleasant and less uncomfortable social interactions than usual were associated with higher purpose than usual (within-person effect). However, only average social interaction pleasantness (and not discomfort) was associated with average momentary purpose (between-person).
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View full threadThank you for reading to this point!! This is one of my favorite projects that I've ever been involved with, so I hope you'll check it out :-) Here's a picture of my dog as a thank you <3
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. Pfund130,000 Alabamans are about to lose their health insurance as a direct result of the “One big beautiful bill”, and a Florida man is tweeting like it’s some kind of win. If you live in the state, call Sen. Tuberville and tell him what’s on your mind: 202-224-3121
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. Pfund1. This weekend, far-right group Lets Go Washington announced that it had collected enough signatures to get a trans sports ban on the ballot in the state. The bill includes genital inspection provisions. It is one of the first to go forward in a blue state. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundJob alert! 📣 The UCCS Aging Center, our psychology training clinic serving older adults and their families, is seeking a full time Director. Follow the link for more info and please share with any potential candidates! cu.taleo.net/careersectio...
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. Pfund1. The federal government has just attempted to enact a national trans youth care ban. A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide. It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months. Our latest story here:
- *in Mariah Carey voice* All I want for Christmas iiiIiiiiIiiiiis…. For you not to send me any review requests until after the new year!
- Journal: you are at max word count—do not make your manuscript longer. Every reviewer ever: can you please add X, Y, & Z?
- Awhhh thank you journal who just published my research for giving me a 30% discount to access the journal that my research is published in. How thoughtful.
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundOur research finds that LGBTQ students are more likely to choose to attend colleges away from their families and seek a more welcoming environment than their non-LGBTQ peers. Read the full report: bit.ly/LGBTQ4yrcollege
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundSusan Monarez was fired after less than a month as Director of the CDC for holding the line on scientific integrity She is part of Nature's 10 - our list of people who shaped science in 2025 go.nature.com/48FnHpx
- One of my final slides from my final lecture of the semester :-)
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundThis is all-hands on deck. RFK Jr. wants to destroy vaccination in the US. COVID and HBV vaccination were the first step. These diseases WILL come back. And your personal vaccination status is important, but so is the coverage in your community. So up your game and fight. www.vox.com/2015/3/25/82...
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundFriends of Arab and Muslim descent, please fill out our survey! Please share!
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundGreat! Now how do the American people get back the billions we had to pay in higher prices everywhere?
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundWhy do babies need the hepatitis B vaccine if they aren’t high-risk? Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus. Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️ 🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundRFK Jr. and his anti-vax ACIP are responsible for doing harm to generations of Americans living in the shadow of his anti-science leadership, and Hep. B is just the tip of the iceberg It's time for Congress to impeach and remove RFK Jr. No ifs, no buts. Enough is enough. #ImpeachtheQuack
- The skill I've developed the most in academia is not critical thinking, coding, writing, but becoming desensitized to rejection. Oh, another grant rejection? Bummer, onto the next email. 🥲
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundThis afternoon, I was in a meeting with Jay Bhattacharya, and I can confirm this is *exactly* what he both wants and will be doing. THIS IS NOT HYPERBOLE.
- I missed this from a couple of weeks ago, but if you're an NIH-funded investigator, please read. Peer review will exist to make things look legitimate, but can, and will, be over-ruled. Funding decisions, ultimately, will be done by political appointees. grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundI missed this from a couple of weeks ago, but if you're an NIH-funded investigator, please read. Peer review will exist to make things look legitimate, but can, and will, be over-ruled. Funding decisions, ultimately, will be done by political appointees. grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundYou don’t say. It’s almost as if locking up immigrants with criminal records wasn’t the point.
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundCostco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
- Reviewer: This sentence doesn't make sense. Me: What do you meeeeean that this sentence doesn't makes sense?!?!?!? *reads sentence* Me: This sentence doesn't make sense.
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundAs the Trump administration carries out its immigration crackdown, Japanese Americans are seeing parallels between the government’s incarceration of their families during World War II and the current detention of Latinos.
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundCDC Data Indicates We’re 2 Months Away From America Losing Its Measles Elimination Status We've talked a lot about measles throughout this year, which is particularly frustrating given that America officially eliminated this disease from its endemic state back in 2000. How we got here is a very…
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundToday, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw. The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundGaza: Study Reveals Unprecedented Losses of Life & Life Expectancy Researchers from MPIDR & the Centre for Demographic Studies (CED) investigated the impact of the conflict in Gaza on mortality. Life expectancy 2024 fell to nearly half the level expected without the war. www.demogr.mpg.de/go/GazaLE
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundPage One in Cincinnati: “.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.” #ICE
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundSo I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together. #DougForAlabama
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundRight on! Alabama finally has someone ready to fight for the Alabama instead of letting Tuberville, a non-resident drifter, run his mouth from Florida. Doug is stepping in with actual roots, actual plans, and an actual stake in the future of the state. #DougForAlabama
- So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together. #DougForAlabama
- Who is tracking my inbox and sending me review requests the second I submit outstanding reviews???????
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundFun with friends and AI at #GSA2025: Drinks and oysters at Rochambeau ➡️ our imagined selves at a 1940s speakeasy 🍸🦪 @ekgraham22.bsky.social @gabriellepfund.bsky.social @chops310.bsky.social
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundPart of the reason that it's hard to "adult" right now is that most of what you're expected to do in "adulting" is activity to set up a stable future. But most of us have felt for a long time that stability is a lie being told to us with enough "one in a lifetime" disasters every 6 months...
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundTONIGHT: Let’s talk about what’s next. Join movement leaders and activists to discuss how each of us can channel the incredible energy of No Kings Day into the organizing power it will take to win: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
- 🚨New paper with Jonathan Rush!🚨 In this daily diary study, we explored how the fluctuations (RQ1) and associations (RQ2) for 11 well-being domains differed for young versus older adults. Using mixed effect location scale modeling, we found... (1/8) www.researchgate.net/publication/...
- RQ1: Using mixed effect location scale modeling, we found that older adults scored *higher* on 10/11 well-being domains than young adults (all domains except for life satisfaction). Additionally, they showed less within-person variability in *all* 11/11 well-being domains than young adults. (2/8)
- RQ2: Using multi-group, multilevel SEM, we then investigated whether the between- and within-person associations differed in magnitude for young versus older adults. At the between-person level, 5/55 of the associations were significantly stronger (p < .001) for young adults than older adults. 3/8
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View full threadThis study highlights a strength of older adulthood: maintaining higher & stabler well-being in daily life. + These findings demonstrate that the structure of well-being in YA vs OA is likely quite different, meaning studying "well-being" is probably insufficient as lifespan/aging researchers. 8/8
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundStudy after study shows that it's remarkably cheap and easy to solve the problems of homelessness and poverty with low-barrier supportive housing and universal basic income, but our own fear that someone, somewhere will get something they didn't "earn" keeps us looking for other (punitive) options.
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. Pfund#NoKings Talkeetna, Alaska : population, 1,000. Attendance - 111 !!! ❤️
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundToday I kicked off No Kings Day with hundreds of fired up patriots at NIH who are standing up to this lawless president. Together we said NO to his attacks on public health. NO to his assault on our Constitution. NO to kings in America. And YES to standing up for our democracy.
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundTHIS IS WHY WE MARCH… Authoritarianism doesn’t arrive overnight, it creeps in while we stay silent. The window to use our voice is closing.
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundNo Kings Chicago
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundWhen the Birmingham, Alabama, march is packed, you know something is up in America!
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- Reposted by Gabrielle N. Pfund😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundThis administration is terrified of its own citizens speaking up! Governor Greg Abbott has once again activated the Texas National Guard ahead of the second No Kings event, specifically targeting Austin, and labeling the rally a “planned Antifa-linked demonstration.”
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- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundThis is no more lawful than if Iran / North Korea / whoever blew up a couple American yachts in the Mediterranean for suspected drug trafficking. On the legal spectrum it sits in the middle of a Venn diagram between overt acts of military aggression, state-sponsored terrorism, and simple murder.
- The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. Pfund#GetOutTheVought‼️ Trump and Vought are decimating the federal workforce. This isn't just a shutdown stunt, this is in line with Project 2025's goal of cutting our government by 1 million workers. STAND WITH SCIENCE! ✊Rally to TAKE BACK SCIENCE 10/17 @ 3pm ET 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundThis is the way. Never cut deals with fascists.
- The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundThe Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
- MIT refuses to accept White House terms for funding, other schools still mulling reut.rs/471tkNZ
- Dear collaborators, I’m sorry for my slow progress on our projects. Due to unavoidable circumstances, I am currently only able to type with one hand. I appreciate your understanding. Best, Gabrielle P.S. yes, I adopted a dog a few weeks ago 🥰
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundInterested in a career in digital mental health, but not set on a clinical psych degree? Check out Dartmouth's PhD programs in Quantitative Biomedical Sciences and Health Policy and Clinical Practice. geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/qbs/ geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/tdi/academic...
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundSo the argument for sending US troops into cities to be used against Americans is that Antifa has apparently taken over our cities and the troops have to battle them.
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundToday my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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I wanted to share my reasons why I think it is of paramount importance to attend a No King’s protest on October 18, and to make the case to everyone you know to do the same. a thread... www.nokings.org - Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundBig thank you to the great @murray.senate.gov for joining Meidas Health today with my great friend and physician leader @drkavitapatel.bsky.social to break down the terrible impacts of rhe government shutdown on our nations health.
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. Pfund"99.97 percent of families, even when given the option, chose to let their children learn about LGBTQ+ people." Nice result, and it reinforces everything Montgomery County said to SCOTUS before its theocrats made their dehumanizing ruling. open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundWhen we measure personality multiple times in a study, does it matter if we ask people about their personality *in general* or *since the last time point*? Turns out: yes! We found differences in internal consistency, Ms, & SDs but not in the underlying constructs 🧵 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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- Reposted by Gabrielle N. PfundOf course, I am not the first person to say this, but there must be a better solution to academic hiring than requiring 10+ documents and multiple letters of recommendation just to apply for a job for which candidates will probably not even receive the courtesy of a rejection letter.
