Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University
Instructor, Harvard University
Isaac Ahuvia
Isaac Ahuvia is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies (CBITs) at Northwestern University and an instructor at Harvard University. His research investigates mental illness identity, the online spaces that shape it, and how to promote healthier understandings of mental health and illness. His research has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, Inside Higher Ed, and Mad in America.
Research
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The Mental Illness Self-Labeling Model: A conceptual model for studying the effects of mental illness self-labeling on clinical outcomes
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Depression self-labeling in U.S. college students: Associations with perceived control and coping strategies
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Identifying as autistic without a formal diagnosis: Who self-identifies and why?
Press
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Autism, A.D.H.D., anxiety: Can a diagnosis make you better?
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Not everyone needs to go to therapy
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Students don’t know how depressed they are
Teaching
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The Social Construction of Mental Illness
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Research and Writing in Psychology
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Advanced Statistics
Education
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Stony Brook University
M.A. in Psychology, Stony Brook University
B.A. in Sociology, University of Michigan