Joshua Matacotta

National Institutes of Health | NIH

Hello! I'm putting this out there in hopes of getting some advice or interest regarding this. I am an assistant professor in the College of Health Sciences where one of our programs is the Physician Assistant Studies program. We have a few PA students who are interested in doing a rotation in psychiatry, but these have been difficult to find. We need good providers, NPs, and PAs in psychiatry - and it begins with good training opportunities.

We are in the Los Angeles area, and if there is any lead or interest, please reach out to me.

Sincerely,

Dr. Josh Matacotta

Hi there. I'm looking for one or two individuals interested in becoming members of a small research team that will work together (remotely using collaboration tools, Zoom, etc). The goal is to learn with and from each other and to contribute to research on HIV in groups that are disproportionately impacted.

Currently:

Is there a place for this kind of collaboration or any interest from ResearchGate members?

I'm in a smallish 750-employee organization with a Research unit with about 12 staff. We are having a tremendously difficult time with our IT and IT support. They impose network barriers that block access to needed websites (e.g., census data, data repositories, GitHub), question every software (e.g., G-Power, R, SPSS) or data website (e.g., Repositories, OneDrive for Business) we need access to. I'm wondering how it works for others? Challenges? And if none, how do you convince an IT department to make it easier for you to do your work?

I am wondering if the Academic version of Paperpile is worth the $2.99/month? It seems to do a great job at organizing references, citing while writing, etc. I just know there are free alternatives. I am a heavy Google Docs user. 

A college counseling center administers assessment measures on a repeated basis (interval) to clients who use mental health services. Students complete a 62-item measure (baseline) at intake, and a brief version of the measure 34-item) at the third, sixth and ninth session (three times). Treatment ranges anywhere from three sessions to ten sessions - so, the same participants are measured over several time periods or waves, but not every participant will have the same number of observations.

Also, I want to compare three interventions (IVs): Counseling only, Psychiatric Medication only, Counseling and Psychiatric medication

By looking at the scores on the clinical assessment measure (DV).

Will the mismatch in time or waves cause me problems?

If you are passionate about promoting interdisciplinary or mental health research and like the idea of something like the Reproducibility Project in Psychology, or Independent Social Research Foundation, get in touch! 

I’m looking for individuals interested in collaborating remotely on research and data analysis in program evaluation and assessment processes. I’m most interested in program evaluation and outcomes assessment pertaining to the field of mental health. 

My goal is to carve out a niche in the broad area of evaluation and assessment. One that uses big data to closely look at the impact of mental health services on specific populations. This could include analysis of programs that aim to address disparities in certain groups. Student Affairs programs that support college students. Services that intend to improve the quality of life of LGBTQ and other sexual minorities.

If this sounds interesting to you, please contact me if you would like to discuss this opportunity further.

Prior research finds that insecure or anxious/avoidant attachment styles in gay men are related to engagement in extradyadic behaviors despite agreed upon monogamy. My current research study (n=38, modal age= 36, SD=9.2 years) indicates that an anxious attachment style in gay-identified men is significantly correlated with infidelity.

When asked about past monogamous relationships, just under half of the sample reported having had sex with "someone other than their permanent partner." When asked about their current relationship, 33% indicated engaging in extradyadic behaviors without their partner's knowledge.

Using the Adult Attachment Inventory to assess attachment style, 35% reported that they generally experienced, in all of their romantic relationships, a fear that they would lose their partner. 16% reported feeling nervous when their partners became emotionally close to them. My study also looks at how internalized homophobia and attachment style related to the frequency of extradyadic events. I'm still analyzing the data. Thoughts? Will legalization of marriage between same-sex couples impact this trend at all?