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Dr. Jacques will be presenting new findings at Western Psychological Association's (WPA) 2026 Conference in Tacoma, WA!
Dr. Jacques will be presenting findings from a new solo-authored project "Unpacking Nuanced Associations between Parent Risk Factors and Developmental Outcomes: An Intersectional and Multilevel Approach" at WPA's 2026 conference in Tacoma, WA. The...
Post · February 26, 2026
Dr. Jacques to present new project at APS 2026 in Barcelona!
Dr. Jacques will be presenting a new project from the lab in collaboration with the University of Washington's Social Development Research Group (SDRG) at the Association for Psychological Science (APS) 2026 convention in Barcelona, Spain. The pro...
Post · February 26, 2026
Honorable Mention on CUDCP Teaching Award: Best Non-Applied Course that Serves A Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program!
In 2026, I received an honorable mention for the Council of Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP)'s inaugural award for the Best Non-Applied Course that Serves a Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program. The course that was recognized, Family Proce...
Post · February 25, 2026
Honorable Mention on National Council on Family Relations Award!
I received an honorable mention for a solo-authored theoretical paper titled Seeing Through New Lenses (Re)examining Family Substance Use Disorders via Integrative, Theoretical, and Multi-Level Perspectives at the Theory Construction and Research ...
Post · February 25, 2026
New Service Role: Expert Consultant for the Administration for Children and Families's National and State Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-Being
In 2025, I joined the Expert Advisory Group (EAG) that advises and supports development of a new iteration of the National and State Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families in collaborat...
Post · February 25, 2026
Our new study on microplastics in White-throated dipper is out (Colette's MSc thesis)
Excited to share that a new study based on Colette Martin’s MSc thesis has just been published in Environmental Research. We investigated the microplastic exposure in White-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus) nestlings across Scotland and the Basque...
Post · February 23, 2026
The State of the Public Procurement Profession 2026
Public procurement is often described as a rules-driven function. That is true, but incomplete. The past few years have made something else equally clear: procurement is also a capacity issue. When markets tighten, when policy shifts, when cyber r...
Post · February 23, 2026