Ashley Watts @ashleylwatts Twitter profile

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Ashley Watts

2 years

New preprint! We ( @DrDBWatson , Andrew Heath, Kenny Sher, & I) took a closer look at alcohol use disorder's *symptom-level* interface with externalizing and internalizing psychopathology. We found that symptoms have different relations with them! A quick summary:

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Alcohol use disorder criteria exhibit different comorbidity patterns

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

Now that it’s official, I’m so very excited to say that I’ll be heading to @VanderbiltU to start my DREAM job as an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the summer of 2023!!!

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 months

In grad school, I had a running Word doc of my advisor's writing pet peeves that I'd check before sending him a manuscript draft. I'm thinking of starting one that details my personal pet peeves to share with members of my lab. What are your writing pet peeves?

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

Today I received the notice of award for my @NIAAAnews K99/R00!!! (🤯x100!) I'm so grateful and excited to continue my work on phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity in alcohol use disorder, & to keep learning from my mentors, collaborators, and friends @MizzouPsych and elsewhere.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

Website's barebones but it's official. I'll be recruiting my ☀️first☀️ PhD student(s) this fall!!! Please send your trainees interested in addiction and comorbidity my way! (Will also be recruiting postdoc, lab manager, etc., next spring) DMs are open!

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

1 year

Are you dramatic or do you send this to your collaborator at 4:30 AM ‼️

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

Another day, another (two) manuscript reviews where I ask the authors to produce more modern displays of interaction effects. If you haven't seen this great paper and Shiny app by @connorjmccabe , Dale Kim, and @KMKing_Psych , I HIGHLY recommend it!

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

Re: the Barlow-related twitter harassment. A response from the chair at BU is below. Powerful people will protect powerful people, and will offer weird "advice" as a way to intimidate others. (Note that I never accused anyone of a FERPA violation.)

Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

@CraigAnthonyRS @auzdavenice @bonniebro @aaronjfisher Feel free to send my way. I only had two screenshots and am almost finished drafting an email to the current director of CARD.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

1 year

After waiting for what felt like 1.4 billion years, I just received the NOA for my R00! If you're interested in alcohol use disorder heterogeneity and comorbidity, I'm hoping to fund postbacs and/or postdocs through Diversity Supplements and the grant itself. Get in touch!

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 months

My teeny tiny lab at Vanderbilt is growing! I'm hoping to recruit 1-2 postdocs to work on addiction heterogeneity this coming academic year. Please reach out if interested!! RTs appreciated 🙏

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

Lovers & haters of factor analysis: I’ve been asked to write a special issue paper on issues in FA. I’d love to write a comprehensive & critical review. What gripes do you have with FA, incl how it's used or (mis)interpreted? Thoughts & RTs appreciated!😊

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

1 year

Hello hi 👋🏻 Can we all make a pact to stop naming ONLY men when we mention important work in psychopathology??? TIA

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

1 year

Sure SPSS is bad but have you ever tried using Mplus on a Mac?

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 months

A totally normal response to me asking James C*yne to stop harassing a close collaborator and friend.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

8 months

Hey, can we make a pact to stop pretending that all it takes to get an R01 is a little hard work and “humility”? There is little humility involved in pitching a funded R01, and that’s fine (?), but it’s naive and invalidating to argue that all successes are simply earned.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 months

Tomorrow’s my first day teaching at Vanderbilt. The combination of nerves and excitement is UNREAL

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 years

If you knew Scott, you know how frequently he’d start a story with “Paul Meehl, the smartest psychologist I ever knew…” I think I’ll inherit that tendency, except mine will go: “Scott Lilienfeld, the smartest psychologist I ever knew…” We have lost one of our very best.

Rob Latzman

@RLatzman

4 years

It is with great sadness that I share the news that Scott Lilienfeld passed away last night. His wife Candice asked that I share the news with his professional community. The field has lost a giant, & more importantly, for many, a kind & thoughtful friend. My heart is heavy.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

I love studying @EikoFried 's code because he leaves the reader delightful little things like this:

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

Trainees and clinical practitioners will now have the option of going on video and mic during the annual HiTOP meeting. YAY! I am grateful @HiTOP_system listened and I appreciate the people who stepped up to make it happen.

Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

This is difficult to post but I’m still reeling. A quick thread: Earlier, I posted that @HiTOP_System elected to block trainees (& interested clinical practitioners) from going on video or mic during our upcoming annual meeting.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

If you don't use the Oxford comma, you are an agent of chaos.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

This is difficult to post but I’m still reeling. A quick thread: Earlier, I posted that @HiTOP_System elected to block trainees (& interested clinical practitioners) from going on video or mic during our upcoming annual meeting.

Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

Allowing trainees to attend a virtual conference but banning them from going on video or using their mic: What do we think, friends? I'll start: gross and unnecessarily hierarchical. 🙃

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

8 months

I’m excited to share a forthcoming paper we’ve ( @ashlgreene , @wesbonifay , @EikoFried ) had cooking for quite some time: A critical evaluation of the p-factor literature. Have a look if you're curious to hear our thoughts!

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8 months

A critical evaluation of the p-factor literature

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

☀️good morning ☀️

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

This paper has been accepted at the Journal of Abnormal Psychology and I'm really excited! I didn't update the thread after the first round of revisions, so here goes:

Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 years

New preprint on measurement, unidimensionality, and heterogeneity in psychological disorders with @Cassie_Boness @_Jordan_Stevens @DougSteinley @kennethjsher . This paper includes many things I like. Comments welcome! Summary:

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

@JSchleiderPhD Text from my response (because I happen not to give a shit): “I did not write to ask for career advice.”

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

1 year

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

6 months

I’m not annoyed about the PNAS article because *I* wasn’t interviewed. Over time, people have remarked that I get “emotional” about the p-factor and its researchers, that I have some vendetta, etc. Some interactions today reminded me of those comments. My thoughts:

Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

6 months

A new fluff piece on the p-factor is out in PNAS. Not a single person who has critiqued the p-factor was interviewed. I’m tired.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 years

Scott Lilienfeld, Psychologist Who Questioned Psychology, Dies at 59 (Published 2020)

Dr. Lilienfeld disturbed the order in his own field by questioning the science behind many of its conceits, therapies and tools.

www.nytimes.com

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

#RSA2022 ! Come visit me at the poster session tonight (@ 5:50) to chat about a recent preprint that I'm particularly excited about! @RSAposts

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

1 year

I'm really proud to have contributed to a small but mighty revision HiTOP. The Substance Abuse construct is now named Harmful Substance Use. Thanks to my partner in crime @Cassie_Boness !👭Feels good!!!

HiTOP

@HiTOP_system

1 year

Here is the first official revision to HiTOP, renaming Substance Abuse to Harmful Substance Use. The revision was proposed by @ashleylwatts and @Cassie_Boness , co-ordinated by @miriforbes and @Aidangcw

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

Allowing trainees to attend a virtual conference but banning them from going on video or using their mic: What do we think, friends? I'll start: gross and unnecessarily hierarchical. 🙃

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

If you work with undergrads (esp underrepresented) interested in alcohol research, encourage them to apply to Mizzou's PAID (housing+meals+stipend) summer fellowship! I'm a faculty mentor for the program & would love to work with someone interested in alcohol use & comorbidity.

MU Undergraduate Research

@ugradresearchMU

2 years

Are you looking for a summer research internship? We have several programs looking for visiting students to apply, including the MU-ARTSS alcohol research team. To learn more visit: @CURinAction @SandTPsych @APA #undergraduateresearch #summerresearch

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

6 months

A new fluff piece on the p-factor is out in PNAS. Not a single person who has critiqued the p-factor was interviewed. I’m tired.

“P factor” could open an important window on core attributes of mental health maladies | Proceedi...

“P factor” could open an important window on core attributes of mental health maladies

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 years

New preprint on measurement, unidimensionality, and heterogeneity in psychological disorders with @Cassie_Boness @_Jordan_Stevens @DougSteinley @kennethjsher . This paper includes many things I like. Comments welcome! Summary:

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@PsyArXivBot

4 years

Does crude measurement contribute to observed unidimensionality of psychological constructs? An example with DSM-5 alcohol use disorder

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

1 month

Today one of my intro stats students said, “Dr. Watts really cooked with that one.” AM I ONE OF THE GEN ZS NOW

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

"Psychopathology is a faddish, immature discipline." - Ken Kendler, kicking off @HiTOP_system 's annual meeting. 🙌

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 months

@kjstanton12 just received the Walter G. Klopfer Award for the best empirical paper published in the Journal of Personality Assessment in 2023! Check out his cool paper, which shows how focusing narrowly on model fit misleads us (link below). CONGRATS KASEY!!!

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

Interesting critique of @HiTOP_system in press at Clinical Psychological Science:

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

Coming soon to Psych Methods! Led by the amazing @ashlgreene , we propose a conceptual road map for evaluating factor structures, describe common challenges that arise in CFA & EFA, & suggest that EFA be used to diagnose critical CFA model misspecifications.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

9 months

First day on the tenure track complete! Critical office decorations courtesy of @wesbonifay also complete.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

10 days

Hi, everyone! I've been lucky to recruit a postdoc and a postbac, but am still looking for a second postdoc and a lab manager. If you're interested in addiction heterogeneity, please reach out!!! RTs welcome, would love to hire some folks. 😊

Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

1 year

After waiting for what felt like 1.4 billion years, I just received the NOA for my R00! If you're interested in alcohol use disorder heterogeneity and comorbidity, I'm hoping to fund postbacs and/or postdocs through Diversity Supplements and the grant itself. Get in touch!

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

@DrSaraMcMullin Half of them are weird humble brags. It’s cringe

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

New preprint on the p-factor (“Spurious empirical support for the p-factor arises with the inclusion of undiagnosed cases”)! A thread:

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3 years

Spurious empirical support for the p-factor arises with the inclusion of undiagnosed cases

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

1 month

Academic fam came through with the trolling 🏆

Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 months

🥺🥺🥺

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

Having a go at my first network analyses ever and, friends, it's going well!!!! (Before you ask, no, I did not forget to plot the edges. They do not exist.)

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

Back on my bullshit

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

@Cassie_Boness & I wrote a proposal to rename HiTOP's Substance Abuse construct to Harmful Substance Use. It's live: Before we submit to HiTOP, we're hoping to get comments from you all. Please feel free to comment on OSF, email, or DM. THANK YOU! (1/n)

A Proposal to Revise the Title of HiTOP’s Substance Abuse Subconstruct

Hosted on the Open Science Framework

osf.io

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@ashleylwatts

2 years

Addiction researchers! What is your preferred replacement for the term "substance abuse"? And why? (1/2)

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

10 months

@KevinMKruse Unsurprising

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 years

We (Sean Lane, @wes_bonifay , @DougSteinley , & Francisco Meyer) wrote about theory, models, & the p-factor in response to @EikoFried ! We argue that the p-factor literature is a microcosm of the theory-model inference gap Fried describes in his paper.

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Building theories on top of, and not independent of, statistical models: The case of the p-factor

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

1 year

Let’s set aside the complex matter of cross-institution diffs wrt supported K award salaries. What I want people to know is that it’s okay to: (1) ask follow-up Qs regarding the WHYs related to your supported salary, (2) not take no for an answer the 1st time. Too many thoughts:

Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

1 year

@eisenlohr_moul @jrpeters @LMWeinstockPhD @RipleyRenee @J_my_sci @PathoGenoLalit Something I'm learning from this tweet's comments is that people are told lots of different things that are dept or institution specific but are framed as rules from NIH.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

5 months

but are we tho 🤔🤔🤔

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

I'm taking a personality quiz and it's going well:

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

6 months

Third: It’s okay to care! I care deeply about people who experience psychopathology and it’s important to me to feel like we’re getting the science right. If you don’t feel the same, do the rest of us a favor and research literally anything else.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

1 year

An Observation: The only people who have ever implied that it’s entitled to ask for compensation for my time and that I shouldn’t go into academia for the money are those who are way overpaid and force their advisees to do the tasks they’re paid to do.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

5 years

Finally out! We (Scott Lilienfeld, @RLatzman , @tomstello_ , @ShaunaBowes1 , et al.) conceptualize personality disorders as emergent interpersonal syndromes. Thoughtful commentaries from @stephenbenning , Susan South, & Essi Viding, too. @SSSpsychopathy @EmoryPsychology

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 years

Dear God make it stop

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

Does anyone else hate themselves when they start a sentence with "Indeed,…”?

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

1 year

Seeing lots of well-intentioned criticism of the POPS editorial process on the TL. White people, a reminder: It's okay to take a beat and not take up space in the conversation surrounding Dr. Roberts' experience of racism. Your annoying POPS experience is not equivalent to that.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

(might delete subtweet later) APS: Strict mask policy, 0 known COVID cases. RSA: Minimal masking, + cases starting day 2. After learning of exposures (incl unmasked time), those people did NOT mask. Someone w a known dx ATTENDED THE FINAL BANQUET. 5 cases and counting...

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 years

This one looks quite provocative! Rejecting impulsivity as a psychological construct: A theoretical, empirical, and sociocultural argument.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

I just asked myself why I've been so active in Twitter discussions the past couple of days, and then I remembered it's because I have several really important things due next week.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

WANT TO BE MY COLLEAGUE?! IN AN AMAZING DEPARTMENT?! Vanderbilt's Clinical program is hiring again this year! Please RT and apply if you're interested! Link here:

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

If someone doesn't understand what you wrote, you weren't sufficiently clear. Accepting that also makes the review process easier.

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@EricNeumannPsy

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What is the best academic writing tip you ever received?

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 months

@MDeBoltC i've been at it for years and still spend 4-5 hours per review. it's totally unsustainable and i've yet to find a workaround! FWIW, if people tell you that it takes them 1 hour to read and write a review for a 20+ page paper, they probably aren't providing a quality review.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 months

Anyone who feels enamored with factor analysis should read this important piece by Bill Revelle (the GOAT). TL;DR: You probably shouldn't feel so enamored with factor analysis.

Miri Forbes

@MiriForbes

4 months

Ouch! I've definitely been seduced by this garden path/the Easter Bunny. Loving reading this preprint by @WilliamRevelle :

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

What happened to me when I got involved in HiTOP was, at minimum, weird. I very much believe in what I study, but I don’t feel good about recruiting my friends & future trainees to the consortium if this culture of exclusivity continues.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 months

@EikoFried “Reduce the reader’s working memory burden” was the first thing I listed! I’m working on examples that fit under that umbrella (avoiding acronyms, not using “this” without a referent after it, avoiding multiple comma breaks in a sentence, etc.).

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 years

I plan on working remotely this fall because it* is my social responsibility to slow the spread of COVID-19. *my pants don’t fit.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

celebrating my second pandemic birthday. 🥰🥰🥰 wow, this has been fun!

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

Get you a set of friends who are kinder to you than you are to yourself! My favorite thing about this field is that I get to develop friendships with exceptional people who inspire me to do and to be better.

Cassie Boness, PhD

@Cassie_Boness

3 years

🚨GUESS WHO IS ON THE JOB MARKET!!! Dr. @ashleylwatts 🚨

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

@keanan_joyner Damn. I was planning to announce the Watts Addiction and Psychopathology (W.A.P.) lab today but you’ve stolen my thunder.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 months

@CoyneoftheRealm The way you’re treating Miri is disgusting. You may disagree on the science but your antagonism is sexist and paternalistic. Please stop. You’re harassing an ECR based on beef you have with someone who didn’t even carry out the work in this paper. The assumptions here are wild.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

@DrAndreaHoward IMO the term "personal statement" misleads applicants. Many people approach the statement like they would for an UG application and that's not the task. If we framed it as a "research statement," students probably wouldn't feel pressured to come up with some personal narrative.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

#SRP2022 ! Hope you'll join us this morning at 10:15 for four talks on the theme of underexamined methodological challenges to understanding the structure of psychopathology! Fun talks planned by @OlinoTom @keanan_joyner @cvize4 and me, with discussion by @aidangcw .

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

Including people with lived experience with AUD in our research by PAYING them to consult on our study design?! Yowza, how cool! Can't wait to see what comes of this important work, @Cassie_Boness !

Cassie Boness, PhD

@Cassie_Boness

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so, hey, I'm hiring people with lived experience to serve as consultants on my K08 - full transparency, I'm starting locally in NM and will expand the search as needed photo by @matty_bees

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

5 months

My take: Anyone who would vote yes to this poll shouldn’t be allowed to review grants.

Drug Monkey

@drugmonkeyblog

5 months

Would it be acceptable to criticize Environment on a NIH grant application from an institution in a Bad State because it hampers recruiting diverse trainees?

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 years

What a treat! 😎

RSoA

@RSAposts

4 years

Congratulations! 2020 Gordis Research Recognition Award Post-Doc Finalist: ASHLEY WATTS, University of Missouri School of Medicine, St. Louis: SYMPTOM-LEVEL ANALYSIS OF GENETIC HETEROGENEITY WITHIN ALCOHOL USE DISORDER: DISTINCT SOURCES WITH DIFFERENTIABLE CORRELATES

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3 months

exciting: new general factor stumbles into the concept of sentience

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 years

This weekend, a neighbor stopped me to ask if my dog’s name is Friend. The question was confusing at first, but then he explained that he always hears me say “Come on, Friend” while I’m walking with my dog. I think I’ll be thinking about that conversation 10 years from now.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 months

Delivered to me while I was enjoying my 15th movie of the break. Technology must be stopped

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 years

Could not sustain this energy level for longer than 10 seconds.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

Mizzou's Addiction Research Group is looking for T32 postdocs! They're looking to fulfill multiple spots for the upcoming year. If you're on the postdoc market and are potentially interested, feel free to reach out. Happy to chat!

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2 years

Oh no

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6 months

Y'ALL THIS IS A QUOTE FROM A PAPER IN 2 0 2 3 (We're over platforming Baumeister, right? RIGHT???)

Addiction Research & Theory

@AddictResTheory

6 months

"The misnomer of substance use “stigma”: beneficial disapproval should not be conflated with mistreatment of users" by Michael Vanyukov #Online

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4 months

cleared about 6% of my unread emails today and it felt heroic

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

1 month

@nataliavandoren @breannajrogers Things are going to vary across programs and advisors, so I wanted to share my experience. I've recruited 3 students so far and only 1 student had a publication (and only 1). I also recruited someone in their first cycle of apps, the other two were on their second.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 years

Love the premise of this paper so (so) much but a large N won’t fix terrible phenotyping. This applies to neuroimaging as much as it does genetics, where it’s common to see single item assessments of complex traits (e.g., depression).

Kathryn Paige Harden

@kph3k

4 years

First genetics went from candidate gene studies (small N, “theory” driven, boutique phenotyping) to GWAS.... Now neuroscience? @ndosenbach et al: “small brain behavioral phenotype effect sizes + sampling variability” requires consortium sample sizes

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1 year

Neuroskeptic 🇺🇦

@Neuro_Skeptic

1 year

First evidence of a general disease (“d”) factor, a common factor underlying physical and mental illness First the "p" factor of psychopathology, now the "d" factor. I suspect a "b" factor exists - all self-reported bad variables are correlated.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

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Beginning to start renovations on my VU office and lab space. I have no idea what I’m doing! What features of your work offices and labs work best? Are there things you wish you’d asked about? Conversely, are there things you thought you’d love that you ended up not liking?

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 years

Damned if we do, damned if we don't.

Kevin M. King

@KMKing_Psych

4 years

Folks, the ECRs and students that you are criticizing for having long lists of publications can see you. This is a public website.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

6 months

Second: Straight up, those reactions to my p-factor work are sexist. It's quite odd to watch men assert their opinions on scientific matters and be treated as inspired geniuses. When I do it? Some suggest I’m acting from a place of emotion. I'm over pretending it's not sexist.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 years

APS is recognizing Scott Lilienfeld's influence on psychology through a graduate student travel award in his name! If you're able, please consider donating to the fund. This award will fund a promising clinical student's travel (hopefully several, really) to APS each year!

Association for Psychological Science

@PsychScience

4 years

Announcing the Scott O. Lilienfeld APS Travel Award, recognizing graduate student achievement in clinical psychological science research or theory #clinicalscience #clinicalpsychology #aps20chi

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

A paper I like was accepted this week, but all I seem to care about is the fact that my first hot pink okra pod has arrived? idk

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

2 years

Roll call📣📣📣! Getting excited for SRP 2022 ( @srp_science ) next week! Who will I see there???

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 years

Want to feel intelligent? I just googled "name of main character in Good Will Hunting."

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

1 year

People interested in neurobiology & psychopathology: What form of psychopathology do you think is summarized in this review of relevant neurobiological processes (no cheating if you have seen the review, please)?

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

Can we call this the Dark Triad instead?

Bizarre Lazar

@BizarreLazar

3 years

The perfect Venn diagram does exist

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

4 years

#APS2020 ! Daniel Leising, Martin Bäckström, @jroltmanns , and I will be presenting various (competing) perspectives on general factors of personality & psychopathology. I'm reeeeeally excited! This one should be a lot of fun.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

Everyone's posting their imposter syndrome quiz results. Some of the smartest, hardest working people I've ever met are scoring 80+. That so many of us may never feel good about our work and our accomplishments makes me feel deeply sad and disappointed in academia.

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Ashley Watts

@ashleylwatts

3 years

If you're applying to Psych PhD programs this year & want feedback on your personal statement, consider applying to this wonderful program! Priority does go to URM and limited access students. (& if you won't make the deadline but could use some feedback, my DMs are open.)

ASFP

@asfp_phd

3 years

🚨ASFP submission portal is now OPEN!🚨 See for details on how to prepare & submit your statement. Portal will close on Fri, 10/8 @ 6pm PT/9pm ET. #PsychTwitter #PsychPhD

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