Huge CONGRATULATIONS to @caroballing.bsky.social on the successful defense of her Dissertation this morning!!! 🥳🍾🎉🥂 Thank you to her committee members @drlynam.bsky.social @lensimms.bsky.social @jennybrownphd.bsky.social! @purduepsych.bsky.social @purduehhs.bsky.social

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go.bsky.app/TwHBMQi I started a personality psychology starter pack. If I missed you or put you here by mistake, please reach out.

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And if you want to rock your buttons (or grab them!) at personality / PD talks at #abct, the P/PD SIG has you covered with a full schedule below ⬇️ starting TODAY at 8:30! 🌅

Made it into Philly last night for @abctnow.bsky.social and have already enjoyed seeing the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, then had a great dinner with the inimitable @olinotom.bsky.social! It's my first ABCT and I'm excited to see the programming and catch up with colleagues!

I'll be recruiting a new grad student for 2025 in Purdue's Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program! If you're interested in understanding personality pathology using dimensional models, please apply! To learn more about the lab, check out our new website: www.douglasbsamuel.com

See ya next year Psychological Sciences Building! @purduepsych.bsky.social

1) very glad to see efforts to assess conscientiousness on grad admissions. 2) what on earth does it mean to include "impulsivity" as an item on this scale?? Response options were exceptional down to poor. So i assumed it was reverse coded... #psychometrics in the real world!