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Welcome! We are the Ontological, Phenomenological, and Taxonomic Investigations, Measurement, and Applications (OPTIMA) Lab in the  Department of Psychology at UNT. Our lab investigates how we can dimensionally understand and organize psychopathology.

Intellectual credit: The content of this website has been inspired by our colleagues Dr. Danica Slavish, Dr. Samuel Spencer, Dr. David Cicero, and Dr. Craig Rodriguez-Seijas.