My lab submitted 6 conference proposals this week featuring 7 undergrad, postbac, masters, and predoc trainees. I think that’s a pretty good end to an academic term.

Most recent and a new auto-correct fail (caught in time before submission!): “reproducibility” and “reproductivity”…

Today hits particularly hard. Gotta find ways to keep going ... Like, finding fulfillment in supporting (former) students’ pursuits for graduate training because they will carry on the mission despite challenges… or keep the science going with any resources left because it’s the right thing to do.

Research is… hard work that is worth doing.

Why I engage in “open science”? Transparency for myself and promotion of collective knowledge production. Here’s one example…

Fun to listen to @edyong209.bsky.social talk about discovering joy, cultivating a sense of wonder and stillness, building community, and instilling hope despite challenges—thru birding. What do others do for these things? Mine had been kickboxing, rockclimbing, and recently pottery.

We wanted to share some insights from what we’ve learned so far through our participants’ experiences. These experiences help us recognize important patterns and identify resources that support well-being. Representation in research matters and this is just the beginning of what we’re uncovering.

Check out our IG for more!

The Black Adult Resilience Study (BARS) is committed to building genuine trust through transparency, collaboration, and respect. Here are some current findings we've heard from our participants. #bars

Participants from the Black community show up for research that they find personally and culturally relevant. An infographic on our ongoing data collection!

My annual plea to leave the damn clocks alone, and why morning people are the worst: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

We use evidence to discuss public health issues. When it comes to data-informed recommendations, credentials and expertise matter. Completing education and appropriate practical training bolsters our expertise as scientists and health professionals. Influencer =/= scientific communication.

Kudos and congrats to, Christine Chang, my 2nd year PhD student for being selected to receive a 2025 APAGS/Psi Chi Junior Scientist Fellowship. This award recognizes outstanding research-oriented students early in their doctoral training, and provides support for direct research costs.

We made an infographic summarizing some emerging patterns using SeaTac geospatial data and exploring participants’ lived experiences in our neighborhoods. Our project coordinator hates the photo bc my phone is old (so I cropped her), but this is us presenting these data at a conference this summer.

We are doing a free and public facing event that includes sharing some of our emerging observations from BARS-SeaTac and roundtable discussions (with the audience!). If you are in the area, come join is next Wednesday at 5pm.

APCS (www.acadpsychclinicalscience.org/)-- the Academy-- is a major training organization in clinical psychological science. We worked with the Academy's leadership team to craft this letter and to encourage programmatic self-study in open science training. Let's get to work!

Exciting news from the Academy of Psychological Clinical Science--a joint effort to enhance open science training in clinical psychology! If you are interested, you can the papers mentioned in the email here: Van Til et al. osf.io/h34jg/files/... OSC paper (Lynam et al.) osf.io/preprints/ps...

Research is… refining study protocol and materials, and documenting everything. The documents can help our future selves to remember what we were thinking and enhance transparency and others’ verification of our procedures and findings. #NewResearch #OpenScience

Friendly reminder for those submitting manuscripts to PsyArXiv! Upon submission, moderators will check the preprint (i.e., the PDF file) and the metadata (i.e., the submission form) to ensure it fulfills the guidelines. Make sure you follow them! For details 👉 buff.ly/M3cRBW2

Announcing such a major change to NSF GRFP this late in the cycle is incredibly cruel. 2nd yr students (mine included) have been working so hard on their proposals despite ongoing uncertainty. They are driven and passionate about being outstanding scientists and helping those coming up behind them.

I was honored by the @psychscience.bsky.social DEI Committee's invitation to help curate this collection of outstanding articles addressing a range of issues related to anti-Black racism. I also couldn't have asked for a more thoughtful and thorough partner in @johnjost.bsky.social. Please share!

Current mood.

Excited to share a pre/post-print, “State of the Science: Alcohol Use and Acculturation-Related Factors Across Diverse Populations,” in press in @abctnow.bsky.social Behavior Therapy! osf.io/preprints/ps... An authoritative review of past research and a look to the future in research and practice!

The Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice University, partnering with the Center for African and African American Studies, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of associate or full professor to begin July 1, 2026. apply.interfolio.com/172829 @ricesocsci.bsky.social

"Preregistration" lumps three distinct practices into one: - Study registration - Protocol - Analysis plans (SAPs) To advance open science, it's critical that we distinguish them. 🌟 🌟 Now in-press paper from Evan Mayo-Wilson, @seangrant.bsky.social, David Moher, me: osf.io/preprints/me...

Thanks to @apadivision45.bsky.social for the invitation to chime in on engaging dialogs about important topics, validating how hard it can be to conduct research on these issues, and ways we should advance this science!

July was a busy research-filled month! I presented @researchmj.bsky.social @apadivision45.bsky.social conferences in Michigan on hot-off-the-press findings from our @barsstudy.bsky.social. Some photos of students who presented posters. More community-facing dissemination soon!

Now in press in JERHRE: we considered the ethics of using new tech such as VR in understanding discrimination experiences. We intentionally collected data from research participants, as opposed to imposing researchers’ views to speak for them. Data and materials shared, and study registered.

Something that gets me every time is this, hypocrisy.

“Ethnic” and “ethic,” and “assess” and “asses.” What are words you use in your scientific papers that Word’s autocorrect/proofread does not detect? 🫥

Those of you in the trenches doing the best of science and training despite all the challenges…. I see you, I thank you, and I am with you. 💜 I will do what I can to support you and our science and humanity. ✊

#HELP NIH CoC system is “temporarily unavailable while undergoing renewal of its paperwork reduction act approval” and thus not accepting submissions for non-NIH funded research. Does anyone have ideas on alternatives to protect participants’ privacy and confidentiality on new studies?

What do you do to de-stress and (try to) stay grounded? I’ll start. #HangingInThere

Congratulations to Class of 2025 psychology graduates! It was 🔥

Research is self correcting. We do this by disclosing real & “perceived” conflicts of interest and positionality if scientist authors, peer reviewers, journal editors, and other working partners—and recuse when appropriate, so that independent readers can evaluate the credibility of the research.

Just my way of finding creative solution to raise independent $ to sustain our community engagement efforts and culturally informed research, in spite of federal, state, and university funding challenges. Maybe you want to take one of these creations home while contributing funds for science?

Last week of May! We celebrate Mental Health Awareness and Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month with few events!! First up, let’s talk about getting research experiences during and after college. Research involvement fosters critical thinking & humility. All are welcome.

UW Undergraduate Research Symposium was a success last Friday! Our trainees presented on acculturation and diversity considerations in mental health (yes, letters in our lab name!). Congrats, Clara, Joe, and Dani.

Attend our Demystifying Clinical Psychology Conference (May 12th and 13th on zoom)! Registration Link: tinyurl.com/CUDCPDCP2025 Poster Sign Up: tinyurl.com/DCP2025Posters Information about the Graduate Student Organizers: tinyurl.com/DCP2025Organ... Conference Agenda: tinyurl.com/DCP2025Agenda

We continue to pursue culture-centered research on mental health and addictive behaviors, despite funding challenges. Come see us this weekend at this community event in south Seattle!

Research is… digging into the data (and getting into a “flow” state)

I made ceramic coasters as test tiles. They turned out so nicely. In the spirit of transparency and openness, however, I disclose that two didn’t make it. You can call it a file drawer effect. In this case, recycled clay is now just slip. #OpenScience #AmateurPotter

UW brought its exceptional gorgeousness today on an unusually warm pre-spring day! One more week till full bloom cherry blossoms (just in time for our annual lab photo!!). (And every Seattleite complains it’s “hot” for 65F temp lol)

How to tell someone’s age: if they bust out pen and paper to take notes, write on a tablet, or type on the phone, or note nothing.

R01 = Return On Investment

Science gave you the internet, cures for diseases, ozempic, and your IPHONE. Maybe instead of cutting funding, just thank a scientist! @StandUpForScience

Currently, NIH's Center for Scientific Review reviews 66,000 grant applications a year, with panels run by NIH’s separate institutes reviewing the rest. Under a new plan, the institute-run panels will be eliminated, and many of the scientists overseeing them will be laid off. scim.ag/3QP0FUG

When social scientists develop “short form” of any given survey measure and you see 12 items …

Back to first post of what research means—OUTREACH!! It often feels like we yell into an echo chamber. Tell your friends, family, randos on the street about the value&workflow of science and research training. Help them understand data transparency. Give them language to articulate reasons to care.