Assistant Professor at UC Irvine | VA Investigator | Licensed Clinical Psychologist | Mental health equity and housing justice | Notre Dame & Emory alum | Views my ownhttps://bsky.app/profile/dereknovacek.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dereknovacek.bsky.social/post/3lvvol7ellc2cExcited to share our new article published in Schizophrenia Research which examines clinical outcomes and medication adherence in response to oral versus long-acting injectable risperidone in a sample of Black, Latino, and White first-episode #psychosis patients! https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1lZT63HQGmm6zn08 Aug 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:tkeyzsclg42thftdtlapp5ip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvvol7ellc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/dereknovacek.bsky.social/post/3lrbb337nr22kExcited to share that on July 1st, I will be joining the faculty at the UC Irvine School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior! I’ll still be continuing my research at the VA. Looking forward to expanding my research program @ucirvine.bsky.social! 🔵🟡10 Jun 2025 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:tkeyzsclg42thftdtlapp5ip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbb337nr22khttps://bsky.app/profile/dereknovacek.bsky.social/post/3ljj7eoi5d22fCredit to Dr. Seppo Rinne who originally created and shared this graphic on LinkedIn outlining the impact recent executive orders are having on #VA research.04 Mar 2025 00:27 +0000at://did:plc:tkeyzsclg42thftdtlapp5ip/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljj7eoi5d22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dereknovacek.bsky.social/post/3ljbiisfnq22kJust curious if folks have completely deactivated/left Twitter or if people are still keeping tabs on both platforms? #psychscisky #psychology #mentalhealth #science28 Feb 2025 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:tkeyzsclg42thftdtlapp5ip/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbiisfnq22khttps://bsky.app/profile/dereknovacek.bsky.social/post/3lhpmdvmb6s2mWhew, it is an exhausting time to be a researcher, federal employee, and an American in general. 😓09 Feb 2025 02:44 +0000at://did:plc:tkeyzsclg42thftdtlapp5ip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhpmdvmb6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dereknovacek.bsky.social/post/3kme2qohnyk22Excited to share a new article on the trajectories of psychiatric symptoms and functioning in Black and White Veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness during a 15-month period early into the COVID-19 pandemic. Read here: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1icoy55vZDetw26 Feb 2024 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:tkeyzsclg42thftdtlapp5ip/app.bsky.feed.post/3kme2qohnyk22