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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This one is on-line now: . (journals.sagepub.com/home/cpx). It's a response to commentaries on our paper documenting the inadequacy of Open Science training in Clinical PhD programs in the US. See post below for a synopsis and links to open access versons of our original paper and response.

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I will be accepting a new graduate student this year. You can check my google scholar to see what I have been up to recently: scholar.google.com/citations?us... Be warned, Josh Miller (U of GA) do a lot of co-mentoring (it is actually a good thing). Please send this around.

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Nate Phillips @nphillips36.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Super excited to share a thread on our recent paper, “Mapping United States federal funding for mental health difficulties from 2020-2024 to the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology: A registered report,” now in press at Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science! osf.io/preprints/ps... 🧵

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I sometimes give talks on open science. I like to wear this shirt. When I am done, I ask students if they know who BJ Barham is. Invariably, they will guess that he or she is a philosopher of science (rather than the lead singer of @americanaquarium.bsky.social) This amuses me (I am simple).

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I fear psychology has ceded antagonistic forms of psychopathology to the criminal justice system. I wish we'd take them back. 2/2

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I was excited to be a part of this project, but disappointed by what we found. Antagonistic forms of psychopathology (ASB, aggression, psychopathy, narcissism, etc) are grossly underfunded compared to other spectra. This is especially unfortunate given the impact on society. 1/2

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Matt Southward @mattsouthward.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

If you're considering Ohio State's clinical psych program for grad school, you've probably already seen that we're requiring GRE scores this year, so don't forget to factor that into your plans! I'm hoping to take 1-2 students this year ☝️✌️

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Boldness does not belong in psychopathy.

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Indeed. The world would be a better place.

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

There was a moderate overall relation (about .30), but the real story lies at the component level. Meanness (low Agreeableness) and Disinhibition (low Conscientiousness) drive the association. Boldness tends to be negatively related to sexual aggression. It is good to be high in E and low in N. 2/2

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Dear conference organizers. I'd like to see fewer activities/events on networking and getting grants, and more sessions devoted to ethical research and being a decent fucking colleague.

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Josh Miller @jdmiller.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Excited to share a new commentary set to be published in J. of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. Co-authored with @vizecolin.bsky.social (shared 1st), @nphillips36.bsky.social, and @drlynam.bsky.social. osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Happy to be part of this paper. 1. Depression and personality functioning are pretty fungible. 2. It is hard to statistically work one's way around latent correlations of .75 to .87. 3. The perils of partialling remain grossly underappreciated (see www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...)

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The Questionable Practice of Partialing to Refine Scores on and Inferences About Measures of Psychological Constructs

Partialing is a statistical approach researchers use with the goal of removing extraneous variance from a variable before examining its association with other variables. Controlling for confounds thro...

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Josh Miller @jdmiller.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

In my opinion, it was laughable when the rejoinder authors said "dark" was ok to use when done responsibly. Like half the literature is built around using it sensationally. E.g., "The dark side of the rainbow: Homosexuals and bisexuals have higher Dark Triad traits than heterosexuals." Lol - gtfo.

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Beyond good and evil: Exploring the mediating role of mental toughness on the Dark Triad of personality traits. Unpacking “evil”: Claiming the core of the Dark Triad. Good v. evil: Predicting sinning with dark personality traits and moral foundations. Evil? WTF!?

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David Chester @davidchester.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Opposition to this term isn't some pearl-clutching attempt to 'cancel' a naughty word that offends delicate sensibilities. It's a pragmatic push to be rid of an absurd phrase that undermines the goals of a serious area of psychological science and can harm those it attempts to describe.

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

We argue that the term is sensationalistic, stigmatizing, imprecise, and often used in ways that moralize and trivialize complex traits and disorders. Scientific language evolves toward greater precision and less stigma; personality science should too. 2/2

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

New commentary (with @jdmiller.bsky.social and @davidchester.bsky.social) in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science pushing back (again) on the use of “dark” in personality research. 1/2 psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...

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Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Wonderful commentary about open science culture change situating the responsibility in ourselves to change the system, not wait for some imagined entity to come change it for us.

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

And importantly: there is no external “system” waiting to reform itself. Senior researchers are the system. We are editors, reviewers, grant panelists, trainers, hirers, promoters, producers, and consumers of research. We already possess many of the levers needed to change incentives and norms. 8/8

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Non-transparent science is a publc harm. It imposes costs on the entire field by making it difficult to distinguish rigorous work from underpowered, HARKed, and/or p-hacked research. These practices distort cumulative knowledge and damage the credibility of the field. 7/8

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

2. We push back against the idea that reform must wait for broad stakeholder buy-in and cultural alignment. We use smoking as an analogy. Smoking rates did not decline primarily because smokers were persuaded. They declined because smoking became more costly, inconvenient, and denormalized. 6/8

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

We also argue that treating Open Science as merely one more “content area” to squeeze into graduate curricula is a category mistake. Transparency is to science what food safety is to culinary training: foundational hygiene, not an elective specialization. 5/8

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Underpowered studies, HARKing, p-hacking, and undisclosed flexibility make much of the literature difficult to evaluate. Open Science practices matter because they increase evaluability. 4/8

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

1. Transparency is not one optional value among many in science. It is a first principle. Science must be evaluable. If we cannot determine the severity of the tests to which claims were subjected, we cannot determine the evidential value of the claims themselves. 3/8

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Here we respond to four commentaries on our paper examining training in Open Science and the replication crisis in clinical psychology PhD programs in the US (see link below). osf.io/preprints/ps... We make several points, but I will highlight two: 2/

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Excited to share this one: Open Science Now: A Response to Commentaries on Van Til et al. (with @kaelavantil.bsky.social, @nphillips36.bsky.social, Tinawei (Vera) Du, Leigha Rose, @jdmiller.bsky) osf.io/preprints/ps... See below for the TLDR version 1/8

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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The same happens in psychology (for yesterdays example, bsky.app/profile/drly...). The reason is the huge incompetence of the average scientist.

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I have heard that certain herbs may help with some side effects of chemo. Good luck with the treatment. Cancer is no fun.

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

This one is out in print. DOI: 10.1037/per0000752 You can also find it here: osf.io/preprints/ps... More evidence for clinical psychology's horribly slow uptake of Open Science practices. What are we hiding?

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Excited about the new rig. Productivity, here I come

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I think it was actually "take on dominant but mistaken views in the field." But the vibe is similarm

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Our faculty senate, although populated by earnest and capable faculty, is frustratingly weak. It is an impotent body. It plays an "advisory role" to an administration that is going to do whatever it pleases. It's play-acting faculty governance.

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

we have a specific papers on power for interactions: doi.org/10.1037/per0... and a tutorial on an R package for determining power: doi.org/10.1177/2515...

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

This one is not about statistical power per se. It is about stability--how many participants do you need (point of stability) in order for a certain %age of estimates (across thousands of simulations) to fall within a certain range around the population value (corridor of stability).

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I like how we pretend we've made progress because we have made up fancier names for things.

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Nate Phillips @nphillips36.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Happy to share that this has just been accepted over at Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment w/ @vizecolin.bsky.social, Kate Collison, Michael Crowe, @drlynam.bsky.social, & @jdmiller.bsky.social

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DC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

🚨 If you're going to join any protests, you need to think beyond your physical well-being to your digital security, too. 📣 Important thread on protests 👇 www.wired.com/story/how-to...

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Upgraded my stereo system (on a three year plan). Replaced my 20 year old Onkyo receiver and added a subwoofer. Two very good moves. I wish I had added the subwoofer years ago.

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

The final shipment of holiday vinyl--Amos Lee's self-titled album. I have others to work through, but I let this one jump the line. Definitely a jazz temperament. His voice is rich and warm. The sound is relaxed. Tres hip. Another pretty darn good debut album.

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I would have negative 99,000 followers. But that could make site more enjoyable.

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Journals couldn't tolerate the size of that loss.

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

I did not know that being opposed to data fabrication and bad science made me woke, but so be it. I guess I am more radical than I thought.

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

I did not know that being opposed to data fabrication and bad science made me woke, but so be it.

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Don Lynam @drlynam.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Finally wrestled Horace Silver off the turntable. Replaced him with another gift from my jazz friend: Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster on Verve (who also have a cool catalog). I’ve been looking for an entry point to Mulligan—not easy with jazz artists who have, where long careers and huge catalogs.

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