Just accepted at Nature Mental Health: Crises and Opportunities for Psychological Science under Fascism https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nz42x_v3 1/9

Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp.... genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.

There's so much being researched and published about GenAI that I update the 'Against Generative AI' resource list almost every day. Check it out catherinedenial.org/blog/uncateg...

When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same. Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

New paper in JAMA Psych, from Alex Moussa-Tooks, myself, Leah Gilbertson, and Sarah Kopelovich at @uwspiritlab.bsky.social. Inside, we talk about the important role of clinical psychology in inpatient psychiatric care and the need for more research in this area. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Researchers at Brown University found that AI chatbots routinely violate core mental health ethics standards, underscoring the need for legal standards and oversight as use of these tools increases. www.brown.edu/news/2025-10...

Please join us for our Fall 2025 Virtual Open House at UNT on 10/29 at 6:00 PM CST/7 PM EST

Public health is under attack by a deluge of misinformation. We offer a consensus report from the American Psychological Association summarizing what we know & what interventions are effective in countering it. We provide 8 concrete recommendations. Open-access - awspntest.apa.org/fulltext/202...

🚨🚨🚨 The Trump administration has laid it out: comply with their ideological agenda or else… This is how we lose free thought in American higher education.

I've said it once, and I'll say it again: Open science discussions that are largely hostile and condescending toward non-adopters will not motivate behavior change. Are we doing altruism, or antagonism? Signed, someone who practices open science

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

People think they’re taking down a rich intellectual sinecure but they’re mostly terrorizing committed public servants who make $58,000 a year after 15 years of experience at a school that has to budget creatively so students can access textbooks.

Academic freedom will not survive by encouraging professors to censor themselves more. “Too much of the response to the Trump admin’s repression has been driven by fear & cowardice. We need to fiercely support #academicfreedom as a fundamental right for all.” — @johnkwilson.bsky.social

This may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

“Knowledge flourishes when inquiry is free and respectful." The AAUP supports statements affirming academic freedom in class syllabi! @aaupcu.bsky.social #DefendHigherEd #AcademicFreedom

📢 Our open letter reminds public higher ed leaders + administrators that their actions must follow the law, not political rhetoric. The First Amendment protects the teaching of controversial topics. Executive orders and legislation to the contrary cannot override this constitutional protection.

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

🚨🚨🚨 NEW AAUP Report Analyzes Trump Admin Weaponization of Title VI to Undermine Civil Rights Protections. #Academicfreedom #AcademicSky #DefendHigherEd

"Enough is enough. Texas must allow faculty and college students to explore freely the breadth of human knowledge, and administrators must support us in that time-honored quest." – Pauline Strong, President @utaustinaaup.bsky.social #AcademicFreedom #AcademicSky @texasaaup.bsky.social

The new reality that is emerging in Texas is that certain topics or ideas are simply off the table in the classroom. The censorship of academic speech and entire fields of knowledge in service to an ideology poses an unprecedented danger to the future of higher education. #AcademicFreedom

If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.

"Step by step, by recognizing in word and deed the important contributions of contingent faculty . . . we can pave a path toward the ‘one faculty’ we need at this critical time.” Eva Swidler writes in #Academe about everyday actions to build faculty solidarity.

The @aaup.org just shared guidance for academic workers on how to protect themselves online www.aaup.org/news/advisor...

I think I might just hurl my laptop into the sea

Researchers have validated Fabla, a secure smartphone app that lets participants record spoken diary entries in their daily lives. ✅ Higher adherence & usability ✅ 2x more language data than text diaries. #psynomBRM paper by Kaplan @deannakaplan.bsky.social and colleagues.

The rampant violations of academic freedom and intrusions on extramural speech are escalating rapidly. Faculty members have the right to speak or write as citizens, free from institutional censorship or discipline. Expression of opinion as a citizen does not constitute grounds for dismissal.

Important stuff for federal workers and scientists and academics alike:

Deskilling is a huge concern. It's terrifying that students and academics convince themselves that AI can substitute for their own critical faculties or skill development.

The AAUP notes with great alarm the rash of recent administrative actions to discipline faculty, staff, & student speech in the aftermath of the murder of Charlie Kirk. 1/4

“As we consider how to ‘defend’ academic freedom, I think it is important to admit when it has been lost. Perhaps one day it may return, but at least for now, academic freedom is no longer present at one of the largest public institutions in the country.” ⬇️⬇️

The AAUP calls on Texas A&M & Texas State to reverse the ideological firings of faculty members. We condemn the removal of the dean of the College of Arts & Sciences & the chair of the English department at Texas A&M for supporting the academic freedom of an instructor as a draconian abuse of power.

psych departments post a faculty job that has nothing to do with AI challenge

⭐️ TODAY: Texas State Employees Union press release condemns the firing of Texas State University professor for statements he made as a private citizen. ✊👇 @cwa-tseu.bsky.social texasaflcio.org/sites/defaul...

Are you an early career researcher (undergrad to postdoc) who could use advice about navigating peer review? Are you stuck on a manuscript submission or revision? Have general questions about peer review? Schedule a 30-min chat with any member of @reviewerzero.bsky.social! We'd love to help 😊

UT Dallas students on the value of shared governance: “We need faculty voices heard for our university to have even a chance at providing quality education. When faculty no longer have a legitimate avenue to speak up, our whole university is threatened.”👏 retrogradenews.com/2025/09/08/u...

"We live in fear of using the wrong word. We self-censor. We do not have academic freedom.” www.texastribune.org/2025/09/05/t...

Honored to have my work with the Georgia CTSA AppHatchery featured as the inaugural episode of Emory's new Impact in Progress podcast. We developed Fabla, a free and open-source smartphone app, with the goal of centering patient experiences and narratives in health research.

This is a reminder that if you are faculty in Texas or anywhere else for that matter you need to join @texasaaup.bsky.social and @aaup.org . Your administration will not protect you from right wing attacks

🚨What has happened at Texas A&M this week should concern every Texan. Not only has the integrity of academic freedom come under fire, but the due process rights of a faculty member have been trampled at the urging of state politicians + the governor himself. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Universities must be bastions of open inquiry, not battlegrounds for partisan intimidation. Please sign & share.

Here's a really handy "Back to School" toolkit from @aaup.org @aft.org with resources for campus organizing, defending academic freedom, promoting racial justice, and supporting international communities. Great go-to guide, and includes several resources created by #CDAF. Solidarity.

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n

Speaking outside the academics here, so what do I know. But I honestly think a lot of unexamined issues here come from the fact that people are not willing to face what an enormous completely self-sustaining ecosystem, pseudoscience has become. They CAN and WILL replicate themselves.

I'm happy to announce that Vanderbilt Psychology's clinical area is hiring a TT asst prof this year! Please share with your networks and consider applying if you're on the market! Happy to (try to) answer questions about the search if you have them. Link here: apply.interfolio.com/173316

APA call for editorial fellowships, including for Psychological Assessment. Please checkout Psych Assessment if you have interests in clinical assessment, measure development, psychometrics, or related areas! www.apa.org/pubs/journal...

There's a lawsuit about AI stealing your work. It's the same lawyers taking on Elsevier et al in a separate case. Academics: 1. Check if your work is in LibGen at www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... 2. If so, let the lawyers know at www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...

✨✨ I will be reviewing applications for the University of Minnesota psychology PhD program this fall! Information for potential applicants can be found on my lab website: ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu/join-lab Please spread the word!

🚨Start the semester out right with academic freedom syllabus language, an academic freedom module, & an academic freedom reading list! Suitable for UG & grad classes, faculty workshops! Thanks to @isaac_kamola, @aaup for these great resources! www.aaup.org/about/progra...

“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”

The AAUP's Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom will hold a webinar on "The Academic Freedom Syllabus" on August 20, 3-4:15pmET on Zoom! Join to get an overview of teaching resources to include in seminars, classes, professional development, orientations & campus discussions. Register here👇