Anthony Perillo, Ph.D.
@anthonyperillo.bsky.social
Forensic Psychology Training Director, Associate Professor @ University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Trying to leave the forensic psych world better than I found it. Perpetually food-motivated. http://hsc.unm.edu/directory/perillo-anthony.html
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Re-intro time. I'm a forensic psychologist & train clinicians doing mental health services w/ people in the legal system. Big into making science accessible & transparent, mentoring w/ kindness, & checking our biases in evaluations.
Also ❤️ food & am thrilled when I get to combine that w/ work!
Also ❤️ food & am thrilled when I get to combine that w/ work!
Nothing feels as perfectly "scientist-practitioner" as testifying on the stand & being very confident about saying "I don't know"
February 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Nothing feels as perfectly "scientist-practitioner" as testifying on the stand & being very confident about saying "I don't know"
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This is a big deal. Approval polls, like the media, courts, and Congress, can serve as vehicles for presidential accountability. We are watching in real time as the institutions that could hold this administration to account wither on the vine.
Gallup announces, after 88 years, it will no longer track public approval of presidents. Trump's second-term approval rating fell to 36% in December, among the lowest ever recorded by the company. The president repeatedly has threatened to sue media and polling firms that portray him negatively.
February 12, 2026 at 3:03 AM
This is a big deal. Approval polls, like the media, courts, and Congress, can serve as vehicles for presidential accountability. We are watching in real time as the institutions that could hold this administration to account wither on the vine.
Thrilled to finally hear one of the voices I’ve been waiting to hear live for far too long: Patty Griffin.
February 12, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Thrilled to finally hear one of the voices I’ve been waiting to hear live for far too long: Patty Griffin.
Many have concern about an aging population & increased need for related medical & mental health care. Tomorrow's panel of Law & Mental Health speakers (Lisa Kan, Chriscelyn Tussey, Beth Arredondo) cover this issue in the forensic system. #PsychLaw
Reg (free CEUs): hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Reg (free CEUs): hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Many have concern about an aging population & increased need for related medical & mental health care. Tomorrow's panel of Law & Mental Health speakers (Lisa Kan, Chriscelyn Tussey, Beth Arredondo) cover this issue in the forensic system. #PsychLaw
Reg (free CEUs): hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Reg (free CEUs): hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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RFK Jr. has harmed the US. Most have justifiably focused on what he has sought to destroy, like vaccine access. What he seeks to "build" may be just as harmful. "Great American Recovery" is a return to coerced treatment and departure from evidence-based approaches. See my newest piece in The Hill.
February 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
RFK Jr. has harmed the US. Most have justifiably focused on what he has sought to destroy, like vaccine access. What he seeks to "build" may be just as harmful. "Great American Recovery" is a return to coerced treatment and departure from evidence-based approaches. See my newest piece in The Hill.
The pretzel bun has yeast, and the burger has blue cheese, so a truly healthy meats & ferments Super Bowl
February 9, 2026 at 12:23 AM
The pretzel bun has yeast, and the burger has blue cheese, so a truly healthy meats & ferments Super Bowl
Some paths we see for advancing clinical science's impact:
-Share science w/ other audiences who need it
-Collaborate across fields, institutions, hierarchies
-Call out role of systems & oppression on well-being
-Share leadership (vs. offering it to the same powerful people)
-Quality over quantity
-Share science w/ other audiences who need it
-Collaborate across fields, institutions, hierarchies
-Call out role of systems & oppression on well-being
-Share leadership (vs. offering it to the same powerful people)
-Quality over quantity
Check out our Perspective now published in Nature Mental Heath:
Confronting Crisis and Reclaiming Purpose in Psychological Science
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44220-025-00575-4
Confronting Crisis and Reclaiming Purpose in Psychological Science
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44220-025-00575-4
Confronting crisis and reclaiming purpose in psychological science - Nature Mental Health
This Perspective study highlights the necessity for paradigm shifts in psychopathology research, emphasizing resourcefulness, coalition-building and outreach to enhance assessment, diagnosis and treat...
www.nature.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Some paths we see for advancing clinical science's impact:
-Share science w/ other audiences who need it
-Collaborate across fields, institutions, hierarchies
-Call out role of systems & oppression on well-being
-Share leadership (vs. offering it to the same powerful people)
-Quality over quantity
-Share science w/ other audiences who need it
-Collaborate across fields, institutions, hierarchies
-Call out role of systems & oppression on well-being
-Share leadership (vs. offering it to the same powerful people)
-Quality over quantity
I think it's good for us to always reflect on the things we get invited to & what that might say about us or how we're perceived.
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I think it's good for us to always reflect on the things we get invited to & what that might say about us or how we're perceived.
Since joining us at UNM last year, Randy Otto has emphasized concise, approachable writing for courts. He'll discuss principles of forensic report writing in today's Law & Mental Health Series. #PsychLaw
Free registration/free CEUs: hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Free registration/free CEUs: hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Since joining us at UNM last year, Randy Otto has emphasized concise, approachable writing for courts. He'll discuss principles of forensic report writing in today's Law & Mental Health Series. #PsychLaw
Free registration/free CEUs: hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Free registration/free CEUs: hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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"It grows as it goes" is fully aspirational, almost wishcasting. There's moves in positive directions (universal daycare is huge), and while the Albuquerque City Council looks ready to completely fumble a move away from single-family zoning, the State is poised to make similar rules. Here's hoping.
February 3, 2026 at 4:13 AM
"It grows as it goes" is fully aspirational, almost wishcasting. There's moves in positive directions (universal daycare is huge), and while the Albuquerque City Council looks ready to completely fumble a move away from single-family zoning, the State is poised to make similar rules. Here's hoping.
I once stopped myself from reviewing a grad school application while feet propped up eating cheerios w/ TV in the background bc I remembered my review could affect that and a few other applicants.
This kicker from @nikobowie.bsky.social: “If the public were aware of how much of the deliberations affecting millions of people are made by 27-year-olds after happy hour, they'd be shocked.”
February 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I once stopped myself from reviewing a grad school application while feet propped up eating cheerios w/ TV in the background bc I remembered my review could affect that and a few other applicants.
All the feelings.
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 AM
All the feelings.
Oh to be alive for those central-right arguments of unjust discrimination to consider anything about the scientist that’s not the science itself. I wonder what life was like back in 2023.
Research funding being prioritized for US citizens (something Nazi Germany *actually did*) but it's @standupforscience.bsky.social making science a partisan issue...
*insert biggest eyeroll ever here*
sciencebusiness.net/news/interna...
*insert biggest eyeroll ever here*
sciencebusiness.net/news/interna...
Alarm over US plan to prioritise citizens in research funding
The US’s leading science official has said the country will focus its research spending on scientists with US citizenship, triggering alarm that the country could destroy its century-long status as a ...
sciencebusiness.net
January 22, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Oh to be alive for those central-right arguments of unjust discrimination to consider anything about the scientist that’s not the science itself. I wonder what life was like back in 2023.
Today's Law & Mental Health Series features the fantastic Colleen Berryessa discussing impacts of Autism Spectrum Disorder on criminal-legal outcomes. #PsychLaw
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January 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Today's Law & Mental Health Series features the fantastic Colleen Berryessa discussing impacts of Autism Spectrum Disorder on criminal-legal outcomes. #PsychLaw
Register (free CEUS): hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register (free CEUS): hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Kai's write up and @cailinmeister.bsky.social's thread do a great job of summarizing our results. Rather than cover them a third time, I thought I'd clarify some misconceptions over our piece and COIS more broadly that keep cropping up scattered across replies. 🧵🧪
One of the issues that has come up again and again in my reporting on misinformation and social media is the massive influence social media companies have on research in the field.
Last night a preprint dropped that tries to get at this with some numbers. My piece in @science.org (and 🧪🧵 coming):
Last night a preprint dropped that tries to get at this with some numbers. My piece in @science.org (and 🧪🧵 coming):
Nearly a third of social media research has undisclosed ties to industry, preprint claims
Industry-linked studies were also more likely to focus on particular topics, suggesting these ties may be skewing the field
www.science.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Kai's write up and @cailinmeister.bsky.social's thread do a great job of summarizing our results. Rather than cover them a third time, I thought I'd clarify some misconceptions over our piece and COIS more broadly that keep cropping up scattered across replies. 🧵🧪
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January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Data suggest the salmon chowder was a hit:
1) All adults went for seconds
2) The baby put more in his mouth than on our pants
3) The 4 y/o’s complaint was that hers ran out of salmon
#FoodSky
1) All adults went for seconds
2) The baby put more in his mouth than on our pants
3) The 4 y/o’s complaint was that hers ran out of salmon
#FoodSky
January 19, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Data suggest the salmon chowder was a hit:
1) All adults went for seconds
2) The baby put more in his mouth than on our pants
3) The 4 y/o’s complaint was that hers ran out of salmon
#FoodSky
1) All adults went for seconds
2) The baby put more in his mouth than on our pants
3) The 4 y/o’s complaint was that hers ran out of salmon
#FoodSky
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
Doing the little things when my daughter is having a rough morning… like have her pick out the shoes I’ll wear to work.
January 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Doing the little things when my daughter is having a rough morning… like have her pick out the shoes I’ll wear to work.
“After national outrage, Secretary Kennedy has bowed to public pressure and reinstated $2 billion in SAMHSA grants that save lives. These are cuts he should not have issued in the first place."
democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...
democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...
DeLauro Statement on HHS Reinstating Billions in Addiction and Mental Health Grants After Abrupt Cancellation
Today, House Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro issued the following statement after Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. reinstated billions of dollars in Substanc...
democrats-appropriations.house.gov
January 15, 2026 at 3:14 AM
“After national outrage, Secretary Kennedy has bowed to public pressure and reinstated $2 billion in SAMHSA grants that save lives. These are cuts he should not have issued in the first place."
democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...
democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...
I’m getting word that more & more clinical psych PhD candidates are staying put where they did internship for postdoc (at least the city/town), and to that I say: we have more to do on this whole system, but I’m so proud of you.
January 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I’m getting word that more & more clinical psych PhD candidates are staying put where they did internship for postdoc (at least the city/town), and to that I say: we have more to do on this whole system, but I’m so proud of you.
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Thinking about the destruction of public health and how it boils down to Republicans deciding to experiment with the health of hundreds of millions of us.
Thom Tillis (R, Invertebrate):
“The main reason I supported Kennedy was because Bill Cassidy thought that we should see how it plays out”.
Thom Tillis (R, Invertebrate):
“The main reason I supported Kennedy was because Bill Cassidy thought that we should see how it plays out”.
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Thinking about the destruction of public health and how it boils down to Republicans deciding to experiment with the health of hundreds of millions of us.
Thom Tillis (R, Invertebrate):
“The main reason I supported Kennedy was because Bill Cassidy thought that we should see how it plays out”.
Thom Tillis (R, Invertebrate):
“The main reason I supported Kennedy was because Bill Cassidy thought that we should see how it plays out”.
Our 4-year-old has taken to calling the cybertruck she sees daily “The Poopy Car!” Very. Loudly.
January 13, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Our 4-year-old has taken to calling the cybertruck she sees daily “The Poopy Car!” Very. Loudly.