Comments on: Former Dean of Harvard Medical School Criticizes Brown University’s Actions Regarding Gender Dysphoria Study https://wthrockmorton.com/2018/09/01/former-dean-of-harvard-medical-school-criticizes-brown-universitys-actions-regarding-gender-dysphoria-study/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Sun, 02 Sep 2018 00:29:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: David Rahrer https://wthrockmorton.com/2018/09/01/former-dean-of-harvard-medical-school-criticizes-brown-universitys-actions-regarding-gender-dysphoria-study/#comment-97640 Sat, 01 Sep 2018 20:26:13 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=33261#comment-97640 I would think unless there is some overt misconduct or methodological flaw, any serious scientific research should be dealt with through peer review and transparent criticism. I may have missed it, but was this thing submitted to a peer reviewed journal (or will it be)?

I seem to remember there were some pretty serious questions concerning the propriety of Mark Regnerus’ study and whether part of the peer review process was bypassed, but ultimately it was the abysmal mess that was his work that caused it to be dismissed by the scientific community.

There is no doubt that researchers often live in their own bubbles and do not realize how their intermediate work, or even poorly chosen wording, might be overstated by the media or deliberately misused by adversarial groups. On this they could improve, but the scientific process demands transparency and a free exchange of information.

Having gone through similar situations during the ex-gay heyday, I can truly empathize.

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