About the Author
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Scott O. Lilienfeld received his BA in psychology from
Cornell University in 1982 and his PhD in clinical psychology
from the University of Minnesota in 1990. He completed his
clinical internship at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1986 to 1987. He was assistant
professor in the Department of Psychology at SUNY Albany from
1990 to 1994 and is now Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of
Psychology at Emory University and a visiting professor at the
University of Melbourne in Australia. He is a Fellow of the
Association of Psychological Science and was the recipient of the
1998 David Shakow Award from Division 12 (Clinical Psychology) of
the American Psychological Association (APA) for Early Career
Contributions to Clinical Psychology. More recently, he received
the James McKeen Cattell Award from the Association for
Psychological Science for outstanding career contributions to
applied psychology and the Ernest Hilgard Award from APA Division
1 (General Psychology) for the integration of psychology across
disciplines. Dr. Lilienfeld is president of the Society for a
Science of Clinical Psychology within Division 12 and past
president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy.
He is editor of Clinical Psychological Science and until recently
was a regular columnist for Scientific American Mind magazine. He
has authored or coauthored fourteen books and more than 350
journal articles and chapters. Dr. Lilienfeld has also been a
participant in Emory University’s “Great Teachers” lecturer
series, a Distinguished Speaker for the Psi Chi Honor Society at
the annual APA convention, and a keynote speaker at numerous
national and international conventions.
Steven Jay Lynn received his BA in psychology from the
University of Michigan and his PhD in clinical psychology from
Indiana University. He completed an NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship
at Lafayette Clinic, Detroit, Michigan, in 1976 and is now
Distinguished Professor of Psychology at SUNY Binghamton, where
he was the director of the Psychological Clinic (2007–2016). Dr.
Lynn is a fellow of numerous professional organizations,
including the American Psychological Association and the
Association for Psychological Science, he is a diplomate in
clinical and forensic psychology (ABPP), and he was the recipient
of the Chancellor’s Award of the State University of New York for
Scholarship and Creative Activities. Dr. Lynn has authored or
edited 22 books and more than 350 other publications, and was
named on a list of “Top Producers of Scholarly Publications in
Clinical Psychology PhD Programs” (2000–2004/Stewart, Wu, &
Roberts, 2007, Journal of Clinical Psychology). Dr. Lynn is the
founder and editor of Psychology of Consciousness: Theory,
Research, and Practice (APA), and he has served on 11 other
editorial boards, including the Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
Dr. Lynn’s research has been supported by the National Institute
of Mental and the Ohio Department of Mental . His
research has been featured in numerous media outlets, including
the New York Times, New Scientist Magazine, Discover Magazine,
CBS Morning Show, ABC’s 20/20, Discovery Channel, and the Academy
Award-winning documentary, Capturing the Friedmans.
Laura L. Namy received her BA in philosophy and psychology from
Indiana University in 1993 and her PhD in cognitive psychology at
Northwestern University in 1998. She is now Director of the
Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture at Emory University where she
is also Professor of Psychology and Core Faculty in Linguistics.
She recently completed a three-year term at the National Science
Foundation as a Program Director in the Behavioral and Cognitive
Sciences Division. She is past editor-in-chief of the Journal of
and Development and a Fellow of the American
Psychological Association. Her research focuses on the origins
and development of verbal and nonverbal symbol use in young
children, sound symbolism in natural language, and the role of
comparison in conceptual development.
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