Shirley Wang
@shirleybwang.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Yale | Capturing & modeling the complex dynamics of psychopathology
ccslab.yale.edu
ccslab.yale.edu
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Really interesting, brief ideas paper. Clearly relevant to treatment research-- the mechanism by which you leave an illness state is unlikely to just be the opposite of the mechanism by which you entered it (can see how this might apply to e.g. SSRIs in depression).
Thrilled to share a new paper in @jamapsychiatry.com on path asymmetry in complex dynamic systems of psychopathology! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
With amazing collaborators @tfblanken.bsky.social, Han van der Maas, & Denny Borsboom 🥳
With amazing collaborators @tfblanken.bsky.social, Han van der Maas, & Denny Borsboom 🥳
Path Asymmetry in Complex Dynamic Systems of Psychopathology
This article illustrates the assumption of path symmetry in current theories of psychopathology and calls for the development of dynamical systems of mental illness that incorporate asymmetry.
jamanetwork.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Really interesting, brief ideas paper. Clearly relevant to treatment research-- the mechanism by which you leave an illness state is unlikely to just be the opposite of the mechanism by which you entered it (can see how this might apply to e.g. SSRIs in depression).
Thrilled to share a new paper in @jamapsychiatry.com on path asymmetry in complex dynamic systems of psychopathology! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
With amazing collaborators @tfblanken.bsky.social, Han van der Maas, & Denny Borsboom 🥳
With amazing collaborators @tfblanken.bsky.social, Han van der Maas, & Denny Borsboom 🥳
Path Asymmetry in Complex Dynamic Systems of Psychopathology
This article illustrates the assumption of path symmetry in current theories of psychopathology and calls for the development of dynamical systems of mental illness that incorporate asymmetry.
jamanetwork.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Thrilled to share a new paper in @jamapsychiatry.com on path asymmetry in complex dynamic systems of psychopathology! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
With amazing collaborators @tfblanken.bsky.social, Han van der Maas, & Denny Borsboom 🥳
With amazing collaborators @tfblanken.bsky.social, Han van der Maas, & Denny Borsboom 🥳
What an incredible resource for the field! Thanks & congrats to @bsiepe.bsky.social and the whole team!
We built the openESM database:
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
October 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
What an incredible resource for the field! Thanks & congrats to @bsiepe.bsky.social and the whole team!
In some personal news...I got married last weekend to my best friend & love of my life! It was truly the most magical weekend filled with endless love, laughter, joy, and happy tears 🥹💛
September 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In some personal news...I got married last weekend to my best friend & love of my life! It was truly the most magical weekend filled with endless love, laughter, joy, and happy tears 🥹💛
Reposted by Shirley Wang
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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Interested in applying to graduate programs or research positions in psychology? Want more information and feedback on your submission materials? Then Harvard’s Prospective Ph.D. & RA Event in Psychology (PPREP) Is for you!! psychology.fas.harvard.edu/pprep
More info in the link!! Please retweet!
More info in the link!! Please retweet!
PPREP Program | Department of Psychology
psychology.fas.harvard.edu
September 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Interested in applying to graduate programs or research positions in psychology? Want more information and feedback on your submission materials? Then Harvard’s Prospective Ph.D. & RA Event in Psychology (PPREP) Is for you!! psychology.fas.harvard.edu/pprep
More info in the link!! Please retweet!
More info in the link!! Please retweet!
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Frankly, I have seen enough.
Secretary Kennedy should be fired immediately.
He's destroying the agency responsible for keeping diseases (like measles and Ebola) under control. This is deadly serious.
Secretary Kennedy should be fired immediately.
He's destroying the agency responsible for keeping diseases (like measles and Ebola) under control. This is deadly serious.
September 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Frankly, I have seen enough.
Secretary Kennedy should be fired immediately.
He's destroying the agency responsible for keeping diseases (like measles and Ebola) under control. This is deadly serious.
Secretary Kennedy should be fired immediately.
He's destroying the agency responsible for keeping diseases (like measles and Ebola) under control. This is deadly serious.
Reposted by Shirley Wang
Amazing opportunity to be a colleague with one my favorite people who is doing some of the coolest clinical science @shirleybwang.bsky.social ! Encourage everyone to apply!
📣 🚨 Yale Psychology has 3 searches this year!
Links below:
Quantitative link: apply.interfolio.com/171903
Social link: apply.interfolio.com/171989
Clinical link: apply.interfolio.com/171970
Links below:
Quantitative link: apply.interfolio.com/171903
Social link: apply.interfolio.com/171989
Clinical link: apply.interfolio.com/171970
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September 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Amazing opportunity to be a colleague with one my favorite people who is doing some of the coolest clinical science @shirleybwang.bsky.social ! Encourage everyone to apply!
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📣 🚨 Yale Psychology has 3 searches this year!
Links below:
Quantitative link: apply.interfolio.com/171903
Social link: apply.interfolio.com/171989
Clinical link: apply.interfolio.com/171970
Links below:
Quantitative link: apply.interfolio.com/171903
Social link: apply.interfolio.com/171989
Clinical link: apply.interfolio.com/171970
Apply - Interfolio
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September 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
📣 🚨 Yale Psychology has 3 searches this year!
Links below:
Quantitative link: apply.interfolio.com/171903
Social link: apply.interfolio.com/171989
Clinical link: apply.interfolio.com/171970
Links below:
Quantitative link: apply.interfolio.com/171903
Social link: apply.interfolio.com/171989
Clinical link: apply.interfolio.com/171970
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✨✨ I will be reviewing applications for the University of Minnesota psychology PhD program this fall!
Information for potential applicants can be found on my lab website: ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu/join-lab
Please spread the word!
Information for potential applicants can be found on my lab website: ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu/join-lab
Please spread the word!
Join the Lab | Ringwald Lab
ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu
August 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
✨✨ I will be reviewing applications for the University of Minnesota psychology PhD program this fall!
Information for potential applicants can be found on my lab website: ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu/join-lab
Please spread the word!
Information for potential applicants can be found on my lab website: ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu/join-lab
Please spread the word!
In personal news: t-1 month until we get married! Looking back on some favorites from our engagement photos last year 💛
August 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
In personal news: t-1 month until we get married! Looking back on some favorites from our engagement photos last year 💛
Reposted by Shirley Wang
Want to do research on self-harm/suicide? That’s good, it’s a critical topic. But it’s also not one you want to “just do it,” you want to approach it thoughtfully and carefully.
This workshop (on 8/21) will help you with that if you’re interested in this area:
smart-workshops.com/sitb-info
This workshop (on 8/21) will help you with that if you’re interested in this area:
smart-workshops.com/sitb-info
Assessing SITB Information — SMaRT Workshops
smart-workshops.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Want to do research on self-harm/suicide? That’s good, it’s a critical topic. But it’s also not one you want to “just do it,” you want to approach it thoughtfully and carefully.
This workshop (on 8/21) will help you with that if you’re interested in this area:
smart-workshops.com/sitb-info
This workshop (on 8/21) will help you with that if you’re interested in this area:
smart-workshops.com/sitb-info
When your friend is famous!!! @julia-a-leonard.bsky.social inspired by you always 💛
I’ve been talking with the phenomenal NYTimes reporter @susandominus.bsky.social about my research since 2018, and her new book *The Family Dynamic* is finally out!
August 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
When your friend is famous!!! @julia-a-leonard.bsky.social inspired by you always 💛
Our wedding planner has started writing emails with ChatGPT and I can't tell you how much I hate it 😭 Like what are we paying for??
August 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Our wedding planner has started writing emails with ChatGPT and I can't tell you how much I hate it 😭 Like what are we paying for??
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Thx to dream team: Cloos, @bsiepe.bsky.social, @marilynpicciri1.bsky.social, @eikofried.bsky.social, @shirleybwang.bsky.social, @mahelmich.bsky.social, Hoffart & Johnson.
The results support accuracy & consistency of digital VAS & alleviate several key concerns about potential inaccuracies.
The results support accuracy & consistency of digital VAS & alleviate several key concerns about potential inaccuracies.
August 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Thx to dream team: Cloos, @bsiepe.bsky.social, @marilynpicciri1.bsky.social, @eikofried.bsky.social, @shirleybwang.bsky.social, @mahelmich.bsky.social, Hoffart & Johnson.
The results support accuracy & consistency of digital VAS & alleviate several key concerns about potential inaccuracies.
The results support accuracy & consistency of digital VAS & alleviate several key concerns about potential inaccuracies.
Reposted by Shirley Wang
How Accurate & Consistent are Self-Report responses via Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) in Ecological Momentary Assessment & Digital Studies?
Examined in a massive EMA study (N = 3,761), our new #OpenAccess piece on this is just out:
online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art...
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky
🧵:
Examined in a massive EMA study (N = 3,761), our new #OpenAccess piece on this is just out:
online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art...
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky
🧵:
Accuracy and Consistency of Visual Analog Scales in Ecological Momentary Assessment and Digital Studies
The ubiquity of digital technologies has increased assessments of thoughts, behaviors, and experiences via electronic devices. Surveys on smartphones or laptops often implement Visual Analogue Scales ...
online.ucpress.edu
August 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
How Accurate & Consistent are Self-Report responses via Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) in Ecological Momentary Assessment & Digital Studies?
Examined in a massive EMA study (N = 3,761), our new #OpenAccess piece on this is just out:
online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art...
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky
🧵:
Examined in a massive EMA study (N = 3,761), our new #OpenAccess piece on this is just out:
online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art...
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky
🧵:
Reposted by Shirley Wang
Potential grad applicants: I'm hoping to take 1-2 new students this cycle!
There's no need to email me in advance unless you have specific questions that aren't answered on the lab or psych department's website - everyone's applications will be considered equally.
u.osu.edu/mattlab/2025...
There's no need to email me in advance unless you have specific questions that aren't answered on the lab or psych department's website - everyone's applications will be considered equally.
u.osu.edu/mattlab/2025...
Accepting 1-2 new students this cycle! ☝️/✌️
https://u.osu.edu/mattlab/2025/08/06/accepting-1-2-new-students-this-cycle-☝%EF%B8%8F-✌%EF%B8%8F/
August 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Potential grad applicants: I'm hoping to take 1-2 new students this cycle!
There's no need to email me in advance unless you have specific questions that aren't answered on the lab or psych department's website - everyone's applications will be considered equally.
u.osu.edu/mattlab/2025...
There's no need to email me in advance unless you have specific questions that aren't answered on the lab or psych department's website - everyone's applications will be considered equally.
u.osu.edu/mattlab/2025...
Check out this new exciting work by @francesghart.bsky.social! We find that contra-hedonic functions of NSSI & eating disorder behaviors are not just present but *prevalent*.
In other words: sometimes people engage in self-destructive behaviors not to escape negative emotions, but to amplify them.
In other words: sometimes people engage in self-destructive behaviors not to escape negative emotions, but to amplify them.
(4/6) We found that: (1) contra-hedonic functions are not just present but prevalent, (2) contra-hedonic functions are most common for NSSI, and (3) contra-hedonic functions are consistently associated with a desire to self-punish.
July 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Check out this new exciting work by @francesghart.bsky.social! We find that contra-hedonic functions of NSSI & eating disorder behaviors are not just present but *prevalent*.
In other words: sometimes people engage in self-destructive behaviors not to escape negative emotions, but to amplify them.
In other words: sometimes people engage in self-destructive behaviors not to escape negative emotions, but to amplify them.
Reposted by Shirley Wang
(1/6) New pre-print alert! 🤩🚨
We provide new evidence for contra-hedonic functions of NSSI & ED behaviors in adolescents.
See 🧵 for a brief summary 👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
We provide new evidence for contra-hedonic functions of NSSI & ED behaviors in adolescents.
See 🧵 for a brief summary 👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
July 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
(1/6) New pre-print alert! 🤩🚨
We provide new evidence for contra-hedonic functions of NSSI & ED behaviors in adolescents.
See 🧵 for a brief summary 👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
We provide new evidence for contra-hedonic functions of NSSI & ED behaviors in adolescents.
See 🧵 for a brief summary 👇
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Reposted by Shirley Wang
📣 Heads-up that our amazing dept (Berkeley Psych) is anticipating hiring *two* TT Asst Profs this Fall, under the themes of (1) Social & Personality Psychology, and (2) Biological Basis of Behavior.
Official job ads coming soon...
Send qs for (1) to Iris Mauss/Serena Chen, (2) to Linda Wilbrecht
Official job ads coming soon...
Send qs for (1) to Iris Mauss/Serena Chen, (2) to Linda Wilbrecht
July 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
📣 Heads-up that our amazing dept (Berkeley Psych) is anticipating hiring *two* TT Asst Profs this Fall, under the themes of (1) Social & Personality Psychology, and (2) Biological Basis of Behavior.
Official job ads coming soon...
Send qs for (1) to Iris Mauss/Serena Chen, (2) to Linda Wilbrecht
Official job ads coming soon...
Send qs for (1) to Iris Mauss/Serena Chen, (2) to Linda Wilbrecht
Reposted by Shirley Wang
Experienced, bothered by, or both: People differ in how they understand the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) items: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/jcsq8_v1
July 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Experienced, bothered by, or both: People differ in how they understand the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) items: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/jcsq8_v1
So excited to teach this workshop on machine learning next week w/ Jeff Girard! Registration is still open - come join us 🥳🤖
smart-workshops.com/ml-info
smart-workshops.com/ml-info
July 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
So excited to teach this workshop on machine learning next week w/ Jeff Girard! Registration is still open - come join us 🥳🤖
smart-workshops.com/ml-info
smart-workshops.com/ml-info
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Hey, need to learn the fundamentals of machine learning for your work?
Check out this livestream workshop by Jeff Girard and @shirleybwang.bsky.social
It runs from July 14th-17th, 930am-430pm EDT
smart-workshops.com/ml-info
Check out this livestream workshop by Jeff Girard and @shirleybwang.bsky.social
It runs from July 14th-17th, 930am-430pm EDT
smart-workshops.com/ml-info
Machine Learning Information — SMaRT Workshops
smart-workshops.com
July 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Hey, need to learn the fundamentals of machine learning for your work?
Check out this livestream workshop by Jeff Girard and @shirleybwang.bsky.social
It runs from July 14th-17th, 930am-430pm EDT
smart-workshops.com/ml-info
Check out this livestream workshop by Jeff Girard and @shirleybwang.bsky.social
It runs from July 14th-17th, 930am-430pm EDT
smart-workshops.com/ml-info
Reposted by Shirley Wang
Our paper "A fragmented field" has just been accepted at AMPPS. We find it's not just you, psychology is really getting more confusing (construct and measure fragmentation is rising).
We updated the preprint with the (substantial) revision, please check it out.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
We updated the preprint with the (substantial) revision, please check it out.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
June 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Our paper "A fragmented field" has just been accepted at AMPPS. We find it's not just you, psychology is really getting more confusing (construct and measure fragmentation is rising).
We updated the preprint with the (substantial) revision, please check it out.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
We updated the preprint with the (substantial) revision, please check it out.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Almost exactly one year after starting my lab (!), I'm thrilled to share our first preprint! 🥳 @leilyb.bsky.social @sharinahamm.bsky.social @francesghart.bsky.social
We propose future directions for mathematical, computational, & digital methods to advance suicide research: osf.io/preprints/ps...
We propose future directions for mathematical, computational, & digital methods to advance suicide research: osf.io/preprints/ps...
July 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Almost exactly one year after starting my lab (!), I'm thrilled to share our first preprint! 🥳 @leilyb.bsky.social @sharinahamm.bsky.social @francesghart.bsky.social
We propose future directions for mathematical, computational, & digital methods to advance suicide research: osf.io/preprints/ps...
We propose future directions for mathematical, computational, & digital methods to advance suicide research: osf.io/preprints/ps...