Sitara M. Weerakoon, PhD MPH
@smweerakoon
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associate research scientist @yalesph. biostats / substance use / socioenv risk factors. @austincollege @uthealthsph alumna. opinions mine. #firstgenphd 🇱🇰
Joined October 2019
I am framing this tweet :’) y’all don’t understand what it means to me to see name representation like this! Thank you so much Dr Weeraratna! ❤️
@IjeomaOparaPHD @smweerakoon @thesashlab @NIDAnews @YaleMed @SBS_Yale @YaleSPH From a Weeraratna to a Weerakoon, congrats :)
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I am still very excited to attend this conference and be at CPDD again. I hope #CPDD reconsiders these names.
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I understand that New Orleans is a fun place to hold a conference and so full of life and culture, and I get that CPDD would be excited to showcase that. But I am disheartened by the flippancy of these oral session titles.
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“Drug Jambalaya” and “Drug Gumbo” in reference to polysubstance use feels insensitive. Referencing the serious practice of voodoo in the context of drug use also feels insensitive.
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The history and context of “Second Line” goes deep. It’s used to represent honoring and mourning the death of a loved one in a community. It goes back to Jim Crow era and has evolved in its meaning since then. However, in this context, this doesn’t feel right.
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“Dodging Hurricanes” in light of so many communities losing their lives, homes, and livelihoods doesn’t sit right with me.
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Surprised and saddened at the titles of some of the oral sessions at #CPDD2025 in New Orleans. 1) substance use is not something to joke about and 2) New Orleans and Louisiana culture is not the butt of a joke. thread 1/…
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Our first @thesashlab leadership retreat was wonderful. We bonded, we worked, & made s’mores. I am so grateful for my team & I can’t wait to see what 2024 has in store for us ❤️ Thank you @DrJasmineAbrams for hosting us & executing my vision for this retreat
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New Publication: Writing about suicide ideation in youth will never get easy for me. But, I know this work is needed in order to prevent suicide. Thanks to my co-authors who worked so hard on this piece with me @JasminBStephens @smweerakoon @JGUNNIII
https://t.co/BWOKHopkes
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@thesashlab Director @IjeomaOparaPHD and lab members had the opportunity to attend the @CIRAatYale HIV Implementation Science to Optimize Research Impact (HISTORI) 2023 Scientific Congress Meeting! #Day1 #HIVResearch #AcademicTwitter
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New publication alert! I’m so proud of this article. So much labor & grace went into it. Check out our latest article on addressing gendered racism against Black girls using a strengths based framework! @DrAshleyHill @AmandaJoyMD @RaquelMartinPhD
https://t.co/y4QAqrqFMs
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Thank you for the support @thesashlab @IjeomaOparaPHD for attending this conference! This was such a great experience!
Our very own Dr. Weerakoon @smweerakoon presenting findings from the Paterson Prevention Project study at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference. Congrats Sitara! 👏🏾
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Our very own Dr. Weerakoon @smweerakoon presenting findings from the Paterson Prevention Project study at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference. Congrats Sitara! 👏🏾
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Yay congrats @SrikanthNimisha!! 🤩🥳 So excited that one of my mentees is joining my department! 🎉
I am so excited to announce that I will be attending @YaleSPH for my #MPH in the SBS Department! Please let me know if you have any coat/warm clothes recommendations, I am not ready for New England winters. 🐶
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We're hiring a half-time statistical analyst / programmer to join our research team! Link: https://t.co/OZ5vxjZ5az
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In honor of Women's History Month today we are highlighting @smweerakoon. Dr. Sitara M. Weerakoon is a postdoctoral fellow with @YaleMed NIDA T32 Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Substance Abuse Prevention and @Thesashlab at @YaleSPH.
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In honor of Women's History Month today we are highlighting @smweerakoon. Dr. Sitara M. Weerakoon is a postdoctoral fellow with @YaleMed NIDA T32 Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Substance Abuse Prevention and @Thesashlab at @YaleSPH.
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A lab that works out together, stays together! 💪🏾 Celebrating our first @thesashlab team-building activity today at Wheelhouse indoor cycling studio in New Haven! Now time for brunch 🥞 🍳
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