Leily Behbehani

I am elated to share that I have been accepted as a graduate student into the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Yale University @yalegsas! I will be studying under the magnificent @ShirleyBWang. I can’t wait for the fall! ccslab.yale.edu/team

Thrilled to share a new paper in @JAMAPsych on path asymmetry in complex dynamic systems of psychopathology! jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap… With amazing collaborators Tessa Blanken, Han van der Maas, & @BorsboomDenny 🥳

I created a psych post-bac list. Would a post-doc listserv be helpful? I'm already sending them to my own students, so if you'd like emails from me about post-doc opportunities I see, please put your email in this google sheet and I'll add you to it! forms.gle/d5tzw8ftZtp9Et…

📎My new paper in Schizophrenia Bulletin is out: “Associations Between Area Deprivation and Paranoia in Serious Mental Illness." Across 293 participants with SSD and BD, greater neighborhood disadvantage predicted paranoia, but not hallucinations. doi.org/10.1093/schbul…

This is a fantastic resource for students applying to clinical/counseling programs this cycle: A list of PIs, organized by areas of research, accepting students! Please share widely! #gid=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

(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/psya…

📢 I'm looking for a postdoc to join my lab at NYU! Come work with me on a principled, theory-driven approach to studying language, learning, and reasoning, in humans and AI agents. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/170656 And come chat with me at #CogSci2025 if interested!

Happy to announce that my lab @ Yale Psychology (actcompthink.org) will be accepting PhD apps this year (for start in Fall '26)! Come for fun experiments on human learning, memory, & skilled behavior, stay for the best 🍕 in the US. Please reach out w/ any questions!

Nice new review of generative AI in mental health in @JMIR_JMH with an impressive number of studies reviewed (n=79) and breakdown of use cases and quality: free @ mental.jmir.org/2025/1/e70610

Almost exactly one year after starting my lab (!), I'm thrilled to share our first preprint! 🥳 @ukeleily @sharinahamm @francesghart We propose future directions for mathematical, computational, & digital methods to advancing suicide research. Preprint: osf.io/preprints/psya…

Very excited our new paper available open-access via @dpn_journal! We evaluated objected features derived from automated speech and language processing as markers of #psychosis symptoms over time. rdcu.be/erkV0

Please share: Yale Psych & Med are hiring a clinical psychologist for Transitions Clinic (serving formerly incarcerated people). Therapy, assessment, groups in halfway houses, supervision opps. Strong EBT skills & interest in justice-impacted populations. #jobDetails=1598356_5248" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search…

Excited to share a new preprint w/ Tessa Blanken, Han van der Maas, & @BorsboomDenny! We discuss the striking (implicit) assumption of path symmetry in current theories of psychopathology, which is misaligned with complex dynamical systems. Read more: osf.io/preprints/osf/…

@Michaelle_Eva It was lovely to meet you, Michaelle!

@ukeleily Congrats and so nice to meet you Leily! 👏🏽👏🏽

Such a great way to wrap up the academic year, thank you for stopping by!

Really proud for our work at the Tang Lab to be featured on this month's issue of Science and Discovery! @zhhresearch @NorthwellHealth northwell.edu/news/insights/…

A lot has changed in digital mental health since our 2021 review. Our 2025 review is designed to catch you up on all things apps, VR, AI, chatbots, implementation, equity, and lived experience voices. Free in World Psychiatry: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wp…

@sharinahamm @harvardWiPsych @CCSLabYale What a great year it has been! I’m so proud of us⭐️

Wrapped up my first PhD year by presenting at Harvard’s Trends in Psychology Summit yesterday! I shared my work on simulating EMA data to advance a formal model of suicide. Huge thanks to @harvardWiPsych, my lab @CCSLabYale, and everyone who made the conference so special!

Please share widely! #NPSP supports people applying to Psychology PhD programs in the US, including students from underrepresented groups. We're accepting applications til May 23 for mentees (undergrads/postbacs) & mentors (grad students/postdocs)! z.umn.edu/NPSP25-26