Ashley Watts
@ashleylwatts.bsky.social
Folks who are going to APS next summer: @olinotom.bsky.social and I are thinking of proposing a symposium on rethinking/reconceptualizing comorbidity (still finalizing a specific topic) and are looking for a couple of other folks to present. Anyone potentially interested? Feel free to DM!
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Folks who are going to APS next summer: @olinotom.bsky.social and I are thinking of proposing a symposium on rethinking/reconceptualizing comorbidity (still finalizing a specific topic) and are looking for a couple of other folks to present. Anyone potentially interested? Feel free to DM!
Re-upping since we're just over a week away from the deadline to apply to the TT asst prof position in our clinical area at Vanderbilt! Please consider applying if you're on the job market! RTs appreciated.
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
Link here: apply.interfolio.com/173316
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Re-upping since we're just over a week away from the deadline to apply to the TT asst prof position in our clinical area at Vanderbilt! Please consider applying if you're on the job market! RTs appreciated.
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A moment of silence, please, for the "young men are all MAGA now" narrative.
(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)
(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)
November 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
A moment of silence, please, for the "young men are all MAGA now" narrative.
(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)
(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)
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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...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
academic.oup.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
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If the proponents of the "P" factor weren't all famous grey hairs, would we be talking about it all?
October 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
If the proponents of the "P" factor weren't all famous grey hairs, would we be talking about it all?
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I'm going to start a thread with examples of how the NYT uses euphemism to painfully avoid saying that Trump is committing blatantly unconstitutional and lawless acts.
Let's start with this one... "stretched the limits of his spending powers"
Let's start with this one... "stretched the limits of his spending powers"
NEW: The White House is reprogramming billions in congressionally approved spending during the shutdown, aiming to pay troops, ICE agents and others who work on programs that fulfill the president's political agenda. Some of the money comes from Trump's tax cuts. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
How Trump Played ‘Budgetary Twister’ to Pay Some Workers During the Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I'm going to start a thread with examples of how the NYT uses euphemism to painfully avoid saying that Trump is committing blatantly unconstitutional and lawless acts.
Let's start with this one... "stretched the limits of his spending powers"
Let's start with this one... "stretched the limits of his spending powers"
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Student governments of Vanderbilt, MIT, Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, UVA, and Arizona issued a joint statement condemning the Compact and stating that "Academic Freedom is not negotiable." www.instagram.com/p/DPm507ljBJ...
October 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Student governments of Vanderbilt, MIT, Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, UVA, and Arizona issued a joint statement condemning the Compact and stating that "Academic Freedom is not negotiable." www.instagram.com/p/DPm507ljBJ...
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Proud of my Vanderbilt colleagues for making it clear that our university should reject the proposed "Compact". As I state below - this deal is a devil's bargain and should be rejected in all forms. (And yay to MIT for their clear rejection today!)
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
October 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Proud of my Vanderbilt colleagues for making it clear that our university should reject the proposed "Compact". As I state below - this deal is a devil's bargain and should be rejected in all forms. (And yay to MIT for their clear rejection today!)
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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The Vanderbilt University Faculty Senate has adopted a resolution recommending the school reject a recent offer from the Trump administration.
https://www.nashvillepost.com/politics/vanderbilt-faculty-senate-opposes-white-house-compact/article_924875c3-36fc-43fb-a318-aeae000ef377.html
https://www.nashvillepost.com/politics/vanderbilt-faculty-senate-opposes-white-house-compact/article_924875c3-36fc-43fb-a318-aeae000ef377.html
Vanderbilt faculty senate opposes White House compact
University members approve resolution recommending university reject Trump deal
www.nashvillepost.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Vanderbilt University Faculty Senate has adopted a resolution recommending the school reject a recent offer from the Trump administration.
https://www.nashvillepost.com/politics/vanderbilt-faculty-senate-opposes-white-house-compact/article_924875c3-36fc-43fb-a318-aeae000ef377.html
https://www.nashvillepost.com/politics/vanderbilt-faculty-senate-opposes-white-house-compact/article_924875c3-36fc-43fb-a318-aeae000ef377.html
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"American civil society has more than enough financial and organizational muscle to stop this authoritarian offensive. But it requires collective resolve. And it requires leadership, which has been in painfully short supply."
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Must Take a Stand Against Trump’s Compact | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard, rather than quietly pursuing its own appeasement strategy, should lead the way to preserve academic freedom and democracy.
www.thecrimson.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"American civil society has more than enough financial and organizational muscle to stop this authoritarian offensive. But it requires collective resolve. And it requires leadership, which has been in painfully short supply."
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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⚡️ NYT Editorial Board: “Blame Trump when your energy bills go up… Rather than trying to put oil companies out of business, Mr. Trump is going after clean energy, and Americans will face higher bills as a result.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...
October 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
⚡️ NYT Editorial Board: “Blame Trump when your energy bills go up… Rather than trying to put oil companies out of business, Mr. Trump is going after clean energy, and Americans will face higher bills as a result.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...
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A strong statement from the Dartmouth President regarding the "Compact"
president.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/10...
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Response to the ‘Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education’ | Office of the President
president.dartmouth.edu
October 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A strong statement from the Dartmouth President regarding the "Compact"
president.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/10...
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president.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/10...
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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
Signed, someone who practices open science
October 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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
Signed, someone who practices open science
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here are some helpful steps for academics who are considering creating genAI images to use for lab branding:
1. don't
1. don't
September 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
here are some helpful steps for academics who are considering creating genAI images to use for lab branding:
1. don't
1. don't
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Vanderbilt University's Peabody College is hiring a TT Assistant Prof in Clinical Psychology (child/family focus) with expertise in AI methods (ML, NLP, LLMs, CV).
📅 Review begins Nov 15, 2025
👉 apply.interfolio.com/174418
Please share!
📅 Review begins Nov 15, 2025
👉 apply.interfolio.com/174418
Please share!
September 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Vanderbilt University's Peabody College is hiring a TT Assistant Prof in Clinical Psychology (child/family focus) with expertise in AI methods (ML, NLP, LLMs, CV).
📅 Review begins Nov 15, 2025
👉 apply.interfolio.com/174418
Please share!
📅 Review begins Nov 15, 2025
👉 apply.interfolio.com/174418
Please share!
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I’m at the Garbage concert with @ashleylwatts.bsky.social and Shirley Manson just mentioned Britney and this is the crossover I needed 😭
September 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I’m at the Garbage concert with @ashleylwatts.bsky.social and Shirley Manson just mentioned Britney and this is the crossover I needed 😭
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The people whipping up panics about "academic freedom" rarely speak up when academic freedom is actually imperiled.
This is absolutely chilling.
This is absolutely chilling.
Texas A&M’s President just removed a dean and department head from their positions after they supported a professor whose lesson on gender was challenged by a student. www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum
The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.
www.kbtx.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The people whipping up panics about "academic freedom" rarely speak up when academic freedom is actually imperiled.
This is absolutely chilling.
This is absolutely chilling.
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89 of my journal articles were used to train Meta’s AI. You can alert the lawyers handling the class action suit if your intellectual works were used as well at www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com.
September 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
89 of my journal articles were used to train Meta’s AI. You can alert the lawyers handling the class action suit if your intellectual works were used as well at www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com.
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
Link here: apply.interfolio.com/173316
September 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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
Link here: apply.interfolio.com/173316
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That’s two reported ChatGPT suicides in one week, plus the grandpa who died trying to meet Meta’s chatbot which had arranged an in-person meeting
All going really well
All going really well
WSJ: ChatGPT fueled a 56-year-old tech industry veteran’s paranoia, encouraging his suspicions that his mother was plotting against him.... On Aug. 5, Greenwich police discovered that Soelberg killed his mother and himself in the $2.7 million Dutch colonial-style home where they lived together.
A Troubled Man, His Chatbot and a Murder-Suicide in Old Greenwich
“Erik, you’re not crazy.” ChatGPT fueled a 56-year-old tech industry veteran’s paranoia, encouraging his suspicions that his mother was plotting against him.
www.wsj.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
That’s two reported ChatGPT suicides in one week, plus the grandpa who died trying to meet Meta’s chatbot which had arranged an in-person meeting
All going really well
All going really well
some fun peer review irony 😅
August 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
some fun peer review irony 😅
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this is simply extortion and theft of state monies
August 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
this is simply extortion and theft of state monies
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Stalin ass shit
Smithsonian's American History museum does a White House "content review" then rewrites history, removing Trump's impeachments. A spokesperson says "it became clear that the ‘Limits of Presidential Power’ section ... needed to be addressed" wapo.st/3HhfyxU @janaykingsberry.bsky.social
Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum
A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.
wapo.st
July 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Stalin ass shit
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PSA: Just trotting out the aphorism that “all models are wrong, but some are useful” doesn’t mean *your* model is among the latter…
July 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
PSA: Just trotting out the aphorism that “all models are wrong, but some are useful” doesn’t mean *your* model is among the latter…
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If Congress approves the cuts proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%: from 95,700 students and postdocs this year to 21,400 in 2026 www.science.org/content/article/it-s-nightmare-u-s-funding-cuts-threaten-academic-science-jobs-all-levels
‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels
“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says
www.science.org
July 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If Congress approves the cuts proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%: from 95,700 students and postdocs this year to 21,400 in 2026 www.science.org/content/article/it-s-nightmare-u-s-funding-cuts-threaten-academic-science-jobs-all-levels