New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated. [Gift Link] www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

Oh, I've been hitting the imaginary brake pedal since Spring.

If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow. The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.

Extremely excited to share the first effort of the Revived Genomics of Personality Consortium: A highly-powered, comprehensive GWAS of the Big Five personality traits in 1.14 million participants from 46 cohorts. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

The Impoundment Crisis is alive and well. An anonymous NIH staffer explained to @donmoyn.bsky.social how Trump's team has used the federal register to disappear "study sections" that would have approved grants THAT WOULD HAVE BE GOING OUT RIGHT NOW. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nih-bu...

I am really grateful to be part of the Latin American Genomics Consortium (LAGC) and excited that this paper is out in the world! Check it out! #pubs

Thought-provoking symposium on treatment resistance, short-comings of its definitions & of treatment practice @ #SIRS2025 @sirsofficial.bsky.social w/Ingrid Melle & @kgjonas.bsky.social (chairs), Sherry KW Chan, Jose Rubio, Oliver Howes - and my wonderful colleague @kristinwold.bsky.social (here👇)

If no single piece of the original ship remains in the current ship, is the ship still the Ship of Theseus? And if one percent of all my body's cells get replaced every single day, is it really me who, two months ago, accepted your review request?

A preliminary brief version of the HiTOP self-report measure (“B-HiTOP”) is now available on our website: www.hitop-system.org/measurement-... 1/2

I'll be in DC!! Squabble up scientists!

The institution of American science is on the front lines in the fight against fascism. This is more than just indirect cost caps. On March 7th, we stand for the freedom of thought, the power of knowledge, and, ultimately, democracy. #standupforscience2025 #scienceforall Please share widely!

If you don’t have your plans to attend @standupforscience.bsky.social, now is the time to make them! Take the biggest action possible: go to DC, your local rally, plan a walk out, DONATE. With sincerity, I’m glad to be organizing KY. And it’s garbage that we have to. #ScienceForAll

Hiring a full time post-bacc staff person for the THRIVE Lab at Iowa. Please apply and pass along to those who may be interested! jobs.uiowa.edu/research/vie...

Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals. So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD

Me leaving my windowless office after a day of writing. 🧪 #science

I'll be there!

Can’t believe I’m typing this but… FUCK IT IM PLANNING A STAND UP FOR SCIENCE PROTEST IN DC. If you want to be involved, be dm me. I’m nervous, I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be the change we want to see in the world.

A very colorful preliminary program for the HiTOP 2025 Conference is now available: www.hitop-system.org/hitop-2025-c...

It's more of a comment than a question

The science must go on: In an analysis of AddHealth data (N~4,400), Brooke Sasia of University of Wisconsin-Madison shows genetic risk for externalizing (EXT PGS) predicts the course of antisocial behavior and substance use. 1/4 🧬🧪#PsychSciSky

Unsure how recent changes in U.S. policy regarding the NIH will impact the psychiatric genetics world? You're not alone. Join ISPG for a Member’s Meetup for community discussion and support: 📅 Wednesday, January 29 🕗 3 PM EST 📍 Pre-Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Really thankful to all of the scientists who made themselves available to talk to me about the unprecedented situation at NIH. I've never had so many people reach out to me for a story like this. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Me, an NIH-funded researcher, trying to stay positive and think of the research I could do when I lose my job and institutional affiliation. 🧪 #PsychSciSky

If you write an angry letter for cathartic purposes, please don't burn it. The rest of us would like to read it when your correspondence is published posthumously. #PsychSciSky 🧪 #neurology #neuroscience

I'm hoping to hire a postdoc this year to join our growing lab at Yale! Looking for someone interested in EMA/digital phenotyping, formal theories, complex systems, & computational psychiatry. If this sounds like you, please reach out! Official ad coming soon.

Researchers spend approximately 45% of their time on administrative activities related to #grants rather than actual #research. The current #competition in research #funding has significant drawbacks; evidence-based improvements of the funding system are required: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Productivity hack: promise an editor you’ll send them the paper you haven’t finished writing. 🧪#PsychSciSky #neuroscience

For our podcast Lost Patients, we asked people who experience psychosis and their families what a functional system might look like. They described something like what @ellenbarry.bsky.social depicts in this incredible story: a life integrated with mainstream society, with lots of help... 1/

Honored that my work from my Young Investigator Award was selected as a 2024 Leading Research Achievement by @bbrfoundation.bsky.social ‼️ bbrfoundation.org/blog/2024-le...

entering the academic job market / exiting the academic job market

“As long as you’re providing these very high-quality, coordinated services, you’re going to see better outcomes. Take them away, and people aren’t just going to maintain that over time.” @viscidula.bsky.social Excellent story by @ellenbarry.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/h...

Evidence that psychosis requires long-term comprehensive treatment continues to grow. Hopefully public support, funding, and infrastructure do too. Two years of quality treatment isn't enough. This article describes just how difficult the transition out of early intervention programs can be. 🧪

It's not too late to start following the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Reposting because this postdoc position is still available! It's a great opportunity to publish high impact papers (you'll have 35 years of data to work with) and get mentorship and support towards an independent career.

the month of December:

Our latest video provides a brief introduction to the HiTOP framework: youtu.be/196rqdAv4_w?...

Introducing PowerLMM.js! A new tool for power analysis of longitudinal linear mixed-effects models (LMMs) – with support for missing data, plus non-inferiority and equivalence tests. powerlmmjs.rpsychologist.com Would really appreciate your feedback as I refine this app! Details below 🧵👇

A 30 second primer on why we need a Dimensional TREATMENT System to make psychotherapy more potent, parsimonious, and personalizable.

Making sense of the literature on antipsychotics and long-term functioning: taking natural history and personalization seriously My new article in Psychological Medicine (open access) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

We finally made it to Bluesky! Looking forward to finding and sharing great research over here.

Longitudinal GWAS. This is extremely cool. Nice validation of independent effects of cross-sectional and longitudinal variants.

If you want to understand why we need a new way of assessing and diagnosing mental illness, check out Miri's intro to HiTOP, below.

More evidence that "therapists cannot rely on their clinical judgement alone to assess client progress and outcomes and will depend on routine outcome monitoring to detect client deterioration".

Kevin out here doing the Lord's work on a Saturday morning.

Didn’t expect our documentary series about serious mental illness to make Apple Podcasts’ year-end list of favorite shows Grateful for this recognition for Lost Patients by @kuow.bsky.social, @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social, and @npr.org

“I’ve noticed I’m not in your starter pack. Any particular reason for that?”

I have a joke about interaction effects, but it should only be used in moderation.

Love that I've been following most of these women (but found some new voices too!), which explains the sublime vibes.