Toward a Science of Clinical Psychology

Cory Cobb, PhD, Auburn University, Department of Human Development and Family Science

Cory 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, Reno

William 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.  

This book pays tribute to Scott O. Lilienfeld of Emory University, a leading scholar in the field of clinical science who has made important contributions to a wide range of central topics including definition of the field, cognitive biases and critical thinking, memory, personality and personality disorders, projective testing and its problems, cultural sensitivity and issues like microaggressions, forensic psychology and neuroscience, among others. His writings are known for their clarity, their astute critical frame, their fairness, and their intellectual courage in the face of controversy. This anthology serves as a thorough introduction to the scientific evolution of clinical psychology, collecting contributions from leading authorities in each of these domains to comment on past and future insights made possible by Scott Lilienfeld's work.

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 a New, 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       O. Lilienfeld

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, still waiting)

20-The Conundrum of Measuring Authoritarianism: A Case Study in Political Bias

21-Experiences of Lifelong Learners in Clinical Psychology