Ah, but don't forget the OTHER '23 meta-analysis, which was much more forgiving. I remember a thread in the Other Place where somebody smart went through them both carefully and concluded that the 2nd one was better conducted and had more judicious conclusions.
psycnet.apa.org/buy/2023-102...
I don't think it is. The effects are prob not as strong as once thought, and they vary a lot (strongest among underserved schools vs. maybe more negligible among middle class suburban kids). It is overhyped (def at my kids school!). But it's not, like, pseudoscience. And it costs basically nothing.
It is one of the greatest losses from the scourge of private equity leveraged buyouts.
One of my career crossroads was deciding between a postdoc with Dr. Foa vs the one I took at UCLA. I’m happy with my choice, but I often think about how much I would have learned and what kind of career I would have had if I had gone to Penn. What an enduring contribution.
It is so wild to see all these pundits vocally bemoaning a precipitous drop in teen pregnancy. You want more teen moms? Say that louder so the voters in the back can hear.
It really beings & ends with needing an excuse to restrict access to birth control.
Your lab is adorable!
I know the summer isn't quiiiiiite here yet (and those who are on the quarter system are cussing me out for even thinking about summer). But here is my Summer Writing Worksheet for those who use it! Share widely, please!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Why aren't the kids out protesting? The NYT is on the case. Turns out: They're too sad to protest bc too much TikTok, too much chatGPT, and not enough reactionary centrism!! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/o...
I got this email and I am so mad! My 2012 Kindle Paperwhite works as well as when I first got it. There’s been essentially no tech improvements in 14 years - my old model is almost exactly the same as the new models. Pure cash grab.
Very excited for this!
I've never met Dr. McFall, but my fun fact is that he's my academic great-grandfather (or grandfather if you go by postdoc mentor). In a way, he's an forefather of everyone with clinical science training, and I'm excited for the opportunity learn from him.
Depending on wording, I may assume that item means something like using gen AI to write portions of the paper. Do you actually mean any AI whatsoever? AI is increasingly ubiquitous— not using it at all is almost like not using a computer. Why not spell out the uses that you want disclosed?
Stand up or step up, which is it guys???
They didn’t even get the SUFS name right lol.
ALSO, for anyone who didn’t make the cut this year, apply again!! Lots of people do, and get it… trust me.
⭐️Congrats to this year’s class of Rising Stars! ⭐️
This wraps my 3rd and final year on the selection committee. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that the kids are smarter than me, and the future is in good hands🤩
Screwed up eyes, screwed down hairdo
So long Pittsburgh and @affectscience.bsky.social!
Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Clinical Affective Science precon! It was a thrill just to be in a shared space with you all.
And congrats to my lab for rocking SAS!⭐️
So excited to have my whole lab at @affectscience.bsky.social this year! Come see what the IDEA Lab is up to!
People are obsessed with the idea that social media has destroyed a generation and yet the public menace of unregulated AI mental health support goes ignored people.com/man-fell-in-...
Here I once again, watching Love is Blind, rooting for people to make horrible life choices
The NYT published a lovely memorial to my colleague Ed Deci. Anyone who knew Ed can tell you he was one-of-a kind; he truly lead a self-determined life.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/s...
I used to use em dashes all the time in my writing and now I'm afraid to, lest I be appear bot-like. Now my writing is rife with semicolons and parentheses.
I understand why chatbot cheating happens but every time I read about it I want to gently remind everyone that the point of schoolwork is not for the submission to exist. Teachers are not just greedy for more essays or solved equations. The point is to do the work WITH YOUR OWN BRAIN, FOR LEARNING.
Edward Deci, a pioneering psychologist who transformed how human motivation is understood through his work on self-determination theory and intrinsic rewards, passed away this month at age 83.
He spent his entire career at URochester, and was widely known as a generous mentor, advisor, and friend.
This is a moral stain on our nation.
Clearly the clinical psychology research community is centered around me
Can we pass a law against naming federal property for living people??? I know the founders never imagined a world where a sitting president would condition policy on his narcissistic needs for self-validation but here we are.
(all this said, I made the decision to decline all reviews during my sabbatical and also decline bc of bandwidth reasons sometimes, so no judgement. it's just too much!)
It seems like there's been a "learn to say no to things" movement (punchcards where if you say no 10x you get ice cream, etc.). We also need to teach people that there are limits to that and if you are going to participate in the system you have to help maintain it, even if the incentives suck.
It is also an ethical value that we need to collectively instill & embrace. People (esp younger gen) are getting better at declining excessive service demands, which is a good thing. But people at all career levels who don't review regularly but still submit to peer review journals are freeloaders.