Toward a Science of Clinical Psychology

Cory Cobb, PhD, Auburn University, Department of Human Development and Family ScienceCory L. Cobb is an Assistant Professor at Auburn University in the Department of Human Development and Family Science. Dr. Cobb received his PhD at the University of Central Arkansas in Counseling Psychology followed by two years of postdoctoral training in prevention science using randomized controlled trials at the University of Texas at Austin. His research focuses on the etiology and prevention of mental and behavioral health issues among Latino populations. Dr. Cobb also has interests in refining psychological science, particularly scientific issues related to the study of culture. As an early career psychologist, Dr. Cobb has published upwards of 40 peer-reviewed articles and has served on several editorial boards at top psychology journals. Dr. Cobb is currently an Action Editor at the International Journal of Intercultural Relations. Steven Jay Lynn, PhD, Distinguished Professor/Director of Clinical Training, Psychology Department, University of Binghamton.Steven Jay Lynn, Ph.D. (ABPP, clinical, forensic) is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Binghamton University (BU), the former director of both the Clinical Psychology Graduate Training Program and the BU Psychological Clinic, and the current director of the Laboratory of Consciousness, Cognition, and Psychopathology. Dr. Lynn has published more than 400 articles and chapters and more than 20 books on consciousness, hypnosis, dissociation, psychopathology, psychotherapy, memory, trauma, and distinguishing science and pseudoscience. He is the founding editor of Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice (APA) and serves on 10 editorial boards (e.g., Journal of Abnormal Psychology; currently, Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science). He is a fellow of numerous professional organizations (APA,APS) and the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2020 Lifetime Distinguished Alumni Award from the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University. His research has been funded by the NIMH and widely represented in the media.  He has served as an expert witness on a national and international basis. William O’Donohue, Professor, Director of Victims of Crime Treatment Center, Director of Psychological Services, University of Nevada, RenoWilliam O’Donohue, Ph.D., is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. He received a doctorate in psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a master’s degree in philosophy from Indiana University. He has published research on evidence-based practice in behavioral health, focusing on cognitive behavior therapy. Dr. O'Donohue has published more than 80 books and 300 journal articles and book chapters. He has served as Principal Investigator on several grants that have focused on the transfer of technology to practice, including a grant investigating transferring integrated care to a variety of medical settings in Hawaii. For the past 26 years, he has been the Co-Director of the Victims of Crime Treatment Center at the University of Nevada, Reno which provides free assessment and treatment to children who have been sexually or physically abused or adults who have been sexually assaulted.  The clinic is supported by the National Institute of Justice and the Office of the Nevada Attorney General.

• Personal Reflections.- 1-A Personal Commentary on Scott Lilienfeld.- 2-Scott Lilienfeld: Friend, Colleague, Champion of Science.- 3-Comorbidity, Classification, and other Adventures in Psychopathology and Psychology: Scott Lilienfeld’s Formative Influences and Contributions through the Lens of our 40-year Friendship and Collaboration.- Science and Pseudoscience in Clinical Psychology.- 4-The Limitations of Science: The Importance of Rationalism in Clinical Science.- 5-When Clinical Judgment and Science Conflict, How does one Decide? The Epistemological Status of Learning from Experience vs. Science- 6-Intellectual Humility: Definitions, Questions, and Scott O. Lilienfeld as a Case Example.- 7-Combating Pseudoscience in Clinical Psychology: From the Scientific Mindset, to Busting Myths, to Prescriptive Remedies.- Assessment and Psychopathology.- 8-Clinical and Personality Assessment: An Essay in the Honor of Scott O. Lilienfeld.- 9-Toward aNew, Improved Paradigm for Experimental Psychopathology Research …Or What We Would Talk About with Scott over Coffee in a Dinkytown Café.- 10-The Role of Temperament in the Classification and Treatment of Emotional Disorders:   Transdiagnostic Approach.- 11-Challenges and opportunities for experimental psychopathology and translational research.- 12-The Nomological Net of Scott Lilienfeld’s Psychopathic Personality Inventory Scales.- Psychotherapy: Critical Issues and New Directions.- 13-Clinical Practice Guidelines: When Efficacy is not Enough: An Essay in the Honor of Scott.- 14-New Perspectives in Cognitive Theory and Therapy.- 15-The Future of Cognitive Therapy.- 16-When Psychotherapy Fails.- Controversies, Issues, and Future Directions.- 17-Multiculturalism and Applied Psychological Science: Critical Considerations and Future Directions.- 18-Controversies in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.- 19-The Memory Wars (tentative title, stillwaiting).- 20-The Conundrum of Measuring Authoritarianism: A Case Study in Political Bias.- 21-Experiences of Lifelong Learners in Clinical Psychology.