Richard Tam Early Career Professor in Translational Bipolar Research @UMich | Bipolar disorder | Emotion | Impulsivity | EtOH | Sleep | Digital Phenotyping | EmoTe Lab: https://sperry.lab.medicine.umich.edu/https://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3moizheutbk2rI welcomed the most amazing boy, my son Grayson, in April, and said goodbye to the the most amazing boy, my dog Anders, this week. So grateful they got two months together. My heart is simultaneously full and so broken at the same time.17 Jun 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3moizheutbk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3mgnowragfs2y🚨WITHOUT A DOUBT: Access to care at Michigan Medicine for @bcbsm.bsky.social enrollees is critical. As both a provider at and patient of Michigan Medicine I have witnessed the incredible, life-changing and saving, and state-of-the art services provided. @umich.edu09 Mar 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnowragfs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3mfaneaifak2vThank you for supporting and highlighting our work! [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Feb 2026 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfaneaifak2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3mci4ajmmwc2u😊 thanks @friesgabriel.bsky.social. So honored to be a new Associate Member with @acnporg.bsky.social !!!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jan 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mci4ajmmwc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3mc3rh2unu22iGrateful to be in the Bahamas for #ACNP2026!!! Came a few days early to enjoy but am excited for the science to start on Monday!10 Jan 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3rh2unu22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3mbtpvyawbk2r🚨My trainee Victoria Murphy, data architect Gabriel Mongefranco, and I are pleased to share 🌟EMA-CleanR: R code to pre-process, clean, and visualize ecological momentary assessment (EMA) data! Documentation: https://teamdynamix.umich.edu/TDClient/210/DepressionCenter/KB/PrintArticle?ID=14610 Code: https://github.com/DepressionCenter/EMA-CleanR07 Jan 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtpvyawbk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3mbfmpteuds23✨✨2025 was a great year for the EmoTe Lab - my trainees continued to inspire me and our work together continued to push the bipolar disorder field forward 🧠👩🏼‍🔬 ✨✨2025 was also a great year for me personally - my biggest project yet began🤰🏼! We have a baby boy joining the lab in spring 2026 👶🏼02 Jan 2026 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbfmpteuds23https://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3mb54nh7lck2qHonored to be named a 2025 Leading Research Achievement by the @bbrfoundation.bsky.social for the work that came from my Young Investigator Award! https://bbrfoundation.org/blog/2025-leading-research-achievements?utm_source=eNews+List&utm_campaign=bb1e06c746-2025-Research-Highlights&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fb7d503c0e-bb1e06c746-162517266&goal=0_fb7d503c0e-bb1e06c746-16251726629 Dec 2025 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb54nh7lck2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3m6xnu46n3s2zProud of my PhD trainee Audrey Stromberg on this work! Check out her new paper, “integrating active and passive digital phenotyping to study temporal dynamics between physical activity and mood in bipolar disorders” in @dpn-journal.bsky.social https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rdcu.be/eSFJI__;!!NnSTv5QBqPjS9UMk!MNxz4pCaYhjZFTGGEPZl5h8oO58NO--zg8RB2H1loKS57T42EWVUd9XjTrSE6iykQIFuy4bPV-wuAg6cxw84uu7tcDfjJKFUfZkfaA$02 Dec 2025 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6xnu46n3s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3lzs45cq4uk24Love my lab! A great dinner at SRP!27 Sep 2025 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzs45cq4uk24https://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3lzjshqzv6c2pDon't miss the EmoTe Lab/Prechter Program presentations at #SRP2025 this year!23 Sep 2025 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjshqzv6c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3lzglh2tass2nCheck out the final paper from my @bbrfoundation.bsky.social Young Investigator Award, now published in Nature Mental Health! rdcu.be/eHxQr https://rdcu.be/eHxQr22 Sep 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzglh2tass2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3lza2ydrvk22hHeading home after 10 days in Japan full of travel and conference fun! Thrilled my symposium went well - thank you to Maria Faurholt-Jensen, Kathleen Merikangas, and Benito Frey for standing beside me and talking all things mood instability in bipolar disorder!19 Sep 2025 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lza2ydrvk22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3lyihiqswcc2hOff to Japan for ISBD!!!!10 Sep 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyihiqswcc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3lxueakfwz22tJoin the Prechter Program and the U-M Addiction Center for our webinar, "Mind Matters: The Intersections of Substance Use, Suicidality & Bipolar Disorder," on 10/7 from 6:30-8:30 PM ET. I’ll be speaking along with Dr. Mark Ilgen. Register here: michmed.org/dYkRq02 Sep 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxueakfwz22thttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3lvo7stq35k2nIt was so wonderful working with Fleur during her Fulbright Scholarship here at UofM! So excited to see this work available! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvo7stq35k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3lumvcxgiis24Check out our new Seminar on bipolar disorder in @thelancet.com! Was wonderful to work with these co-authors, led by Balwinder Singh. https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1lTurV-4XShJF23 Jul 2025 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lumvcxgiis24https://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3luakvqmuvk2nIt was so fun to collaborate with Alyson Dodd (UK) and Tamsyn Van Rheenen (AUS)! We created a short, more psychometrically valid, measure of appraisals of internal states based on the Integrated Cognitive Model of Bipolar Disorder: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032725012649?via%3Dihub18 Jul 2025 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3luakvqmuvk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3lso4kfgdws2yYesterday was @julialsmith.bsky.social’s last day in the lab 😭 In addition to being a wonderful human and trainee, she single handedly ran my K23 and finished 4 years of recruitment in 2. It’s so bittersweet. She is off to IUI to do her PhD in Clinical Psych with Melissa Cyders and I’m so proud!28 Jun 2025 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lso4kfgdws2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3lsblzf37gs27Check out our new paper on the relationship between the Late Positive Potential (LPP) and negative urgency! Led by my collaborator (& internship buddy) Brian Albanese's PhD student David Johnson! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016503272501141323 Jun 2025 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsblzf37gs27https://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3ls27n25hos2dWe are excited to welcome Gjulia Camaj to the EmoTe Lab! Gjulia graduated from the UM with High Honors Distinction in Psychology & completing her thesis in Dr. Luke Hydes MIND lab. Gjulia will be the new study coordinator for EBI-BD (K23)! https://sperry.lab.medicine.umich.edu/news-media/news20 Jun 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls27n25hos2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsarahsperry.bsky.social/post/3lpsejmxra22xWhen your preliminary results support Aim 1 of your K23 😅 https://media.tenor.com/xo5cxbOgS8sAAAAC/cat-dancing-to-party-rock-anthem.gif?hh=374&ww=21123 May 2025 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:mi2euwzp2nzdim5jxtls65bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpsejmxra22x