Michael Spoelma
@mjspoelma.bsky.social
Researcher/PhD candidate @ Black Dog Institute & UNSW Sydney
MBiostat student @ The University of Sydney
Mental Health / Quantitative Psychology / Psychometrics / Psychiatric Biostatistics / Computational Science
https://linktr.ee/michael_spoelma
MBiostat student @ The University of Sydney
Mental Health / Quantitative Psychology / Psychometrics / Psychiatric Biostatistics / Computational Science
https://linktr.ee/michael_spoelma
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This #AI-enhanced adaptive trial with distressed college students found the effectiveness of physical activity, mindfulness, and sleep hygiene interventions varied based on distress severity. ja.ma/4olYCH8
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This #AI-enhanced adaptive trial with distressed college students found the effectiveness of physical activity, mindfulness, and sleep hygiene interventions varied based on distress severity. ja.ma/4olYCH8
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Thank you so much too all the speakers and participants. #WOMBAT2025 was lovely and we hope to have you for #WOMBAT2026!
We'll share the recordings on youtube, so follow us for news!
#RStats #DataScience
We'll share the recordings on youtube, so follow us for news!
#RStats #DataScience
September 30, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Thank you so much too all the speakers and participants. #WOMBAT2025 was lovely and we hope to have you for #WOMBAT2026!
We'll share the recordings on youtube, so follow us for news!
#RStats #DataScience
We'll share the recordings on youtube, so follow us for news!
#RStats #DataScience
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Friends, I have written you a book on forensic metascience.
It is free. You can have it. Happy St. Valentine's Day.
If you wish to give me a gift back, you can use it to cause trouble - the greatest gift of all.
open.substack.com/pub/jamescla...
It is free. You can have it. Happy St. Valentine's Day.
If you wish to give me a gift back, you can use it to cause trouble - the greatest gift of all.
open.substack.com/pub/jamescla...
I Have Written You A Book On Forensic Metascience
Use it to cause trouble
open.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Friends, I have written you a book on forensic metascience.
It is free. You can have it. Happy St. Valentine's Day.
If you wish to give me a gift back, you can use it to cause trouble - the greatest gift of all.
open.substack.com/pub/jamescla...
It is free. You can have it. Happy St. Valentine's Day.
If you wish to give me a gift back, you can use it to cause trouble - the greatest gift of all.
open.substack.com/pub/jamescla...
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Our JSS article is out!
And now I get to focus on {marginaleffects} 1.0.0. Stay tuned.
www.jstatsoft.org/article/view...
And now I get to focus on {marginaleffects} 1.0.0. Stay tuned.
www.jstatsoft.org/article/view...
December 1, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Our JSS article is out!
And now I get to focus on {marginaleffects} 1.0.0. Stay tuned.
www.jstatsoft.org/article/view...
And now I get to focus on {marginaleffects} 1.0.0. Stay tuned.
www.jstatsoft.org/article/view...
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Well, this could hardly be more timely (and is very carefully written):
Ten Myths About the Effect of Social Media Use on Well-Being
by Jeffrey A Hall
doi.org/10.2196/59585
Ten Myths About the Effect of Social Media Use on Well-Being
by Jeffrey A Hall
doi.org/10.2196/59585
December 2, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Well, this could hardly be more timely (and is very carefully written):
Ten Myths About the Effect of Social Media Use on Well-Being
by Jeffrey A Hall
doi.org/10.2196/59585
Ten Myths About the Effect of Social Media Use on Well-Being
by Jeffrey A Hall
doi.org/10.2196/59585
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In light of Australia’s social media ban, here a brief reminder why bans do not address the core issues they are meant to solve, w @margaritap.bsky.social.
eiko-fried.com/social-media...
eiko-fried.com/social-media...
Social media bans don't address youth mental health problems » Eiko Fried
I co-wrote this piece with the fantastic Margarita Panayiotou, Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester who’s work focuses on psychometrics, measurement, social media & adolescent mental health...
eiko-fried.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:20 AM
In light of Australia’s social media ban, here a brief reminder why bans do not address the core issues they are meant to solve, w @margaritap.bsky.social.
eiko-fried.com/social-media...
eiko-fried.com/social-media...
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Launched a new HiTOP YouTube channel to host some videos my RA Tash Turner-Cohen and I are working on.
We've just posted the first one, which gives a brief overview of some of the limitations of the DSM: youtu.be/4Kwu_1oMD9U
We've just posted the first one, which gives a brief overview of some of the limitations of the DSM: youtu.be/4Kwu_1oMD9U
Limitations of the DSM
YouTube video by HiTOP
youtu.be
November 25, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Launched a new HiTOP YouTube channel to host some videos my RA Tash Turner-Cohen and I are working on.
We've just posted the first one, which gives a brief overview of some of the limitations of the DSM: youtu.be/4Kwu_1oMD9U
We've just posted the first one, which gives a brief overview of some of the limitations of the DSM: youtu.be/4Kwu_1oMD9U
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Interesting work on stochastic interventions: arxiv.org/abs/2411.14285
Stochastic interventions, sensitivity analysis, and optimal transport
Recent methodological research in causal inference has focused on effects of stochastic interventions, which assign treatment randomly, often according to subject-specific covariates. In this work, we...
arxiv.org
November 24, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Interesting work on stochastic interventions: arxiv.org/abs/2411.14285
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Science misinterpreted again - this time by Australian govt to justify teen social media bans. Our work shows responses to social media vary individually. We never advocated for blanket bans. Happy to engage with MPs on evidence-based policy. Let's get this right!
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/20/t...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/20/t...
The communications minister cited a study in support of a teen social media ban. Its co-author disagrees
University of Oxford professor Andrew Przybylski says the government has 'misunderstood the purpose and findings of our research'.
www.crikey.com.au
November 20, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Science misinterpreted again - this time by Australian govt to justify teen social media bans. Our work shows responses to social media vary individually. We never advocated for blanket bans. Happy to engage with MPs on evidence-based policy. Let's get this right!
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/20/t...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/20/t...
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OMG, who would have thought that publishing this paper on GPT and poetry would get me hate mail?
AI-generated poetry is indistinguishable from human-written poetry and is rated more favorably - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - AI-generated poetry is indistinguishable from human-written poetry and is rated more favorably
www.nature.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:47 PM
OMG, who would have thought that publishing this paper on GPT and poetry would get me hate mail?
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Simulation studies are essential for methods research. How well are they conducted & reported? How can we improve their quality? Out now in Psychological Methods, see 🧵 below.
With @fbartos.bsky.social, @timpmorris.bsky.social, @boulesteixlaure.bsky.social, @danielheck.bsky.social & Samuel Pawel
With @fbartos.bsky.social, @timpmorris.bsky.social, @boulesteixlaure.bsky.social, @danielheck.bsky.social & Samuel Pawel
We reviewed 100 psych. simulation studies & find room for improvement in planning/reporting. As a remedy, we (František Bartoš, @timpmorris.bsky.social Anne-Laure Boulesteix, @danielheck.bsky.social & Samuel Pawel) present ADEMP-PreReg, a simulation study preregistration & reporting template 🧵/1
November 18, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Simulation studies are essential for methods research. How well are they conducted & reported? How can we improve their quality? Out now in Psychological Methods, see 🧵 below.
With @fbartos.bsky.social, @timpmorris.bsky.social, @boulesteixlaure.bsky.social, @danielheck.bsky.social & Samuel Pawel
With @fbartos.bsky.social, @timpmorris.bsky.social, @boulesteixlaure.bsky.social, @danielheck.bsky.social & Samuel Pawel
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It's crazy how small changes in how social networks work can lead to very different experiences. For example, starter packs seem to drastically change how the social graph evolves. I've seen more new followers this week alone than in a full year on Twitter
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November 17, 2024 at 10:37 PM
It's crazy how small changes in how social networks work can lead to very different experiences. For example, starter packs seem to drastically change how the social graph evolves. I've seen more new followers this week alone than in a full year on Twitter
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November 15, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Couldn't find a machine learning for health starter pack so I made one.
DM/Reply if you want to be added!
go.bsky.app/PJKJ8vK
DM/Reply if you want to be added!
go.bsky.app/PJKJ8vK
November 17, 2024 at 6:34 AM
Couldn't find a machine learning for health starter pack so I made one.
DM/Reply if you want to be added!
go.bsky.app/PJKJ8vK
DM/Reply if you want to be added!
go.bsky.app/PJKJ8vK
Very happy to share on Bluesky my most recent publication, The Lancet Commission on Self-Harm, which is available for free via the link below until 28th November.
authors.elsevier.com/c/1jvLeV-4XO...
authors.elsevier.com/c/1jvLeV-4XO...
November 17, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Very happy to share on Bluesky my most recent publication, The Lancet Commission on Self-Harm, which is available for free via the link below until 28th November.
authors.elsevier.com/c/1jvLeV-4XO...
authors.elsevier.com/c/1jvLeV-4XO...
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How can research posters be improved? Mike Morrison, creator of the Better Poster Project, shares his insights in this Q&A. Check out the blog for more on how his design is changing the way science is shared.
🔗 Read the full Q&A: www.cos.io/blog/rese...
🔗 Read the full Q&A: www.cos.io/blog/rese...
October 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM
How can research posters be improved? Mike Morrison, creator of the Better Poster Project, shares his insights in this Q&A. Check out the blog for more on how his design is changing the way science is shared.
🔗 Read the full Q&A: www.cos.io/blog/rese...
🔗 Read the full Q&A: www.cos.io/blog/rese...
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Not sure if I’m doing this right, but I’ve had a go at starting a ‘Reconceptualising psychopathology’ starter pack (e.g., HiTOP, RDoC, dynamic systems, clinical staging). Please do send me suggestions or requests to be added!
go.bsky.app/Pek9ycQ
go.bsky.app/Pek9ycQ
October 22, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Not sure if I’m doing this right, but I’ve had a go at starting a ‘Reconceptualising psychopathology’ starter pack (e.g., HiTOP, RDoC, dynamic systems, clinical staging). Please do send me suggestions or requests to be added!
go.bsky.app/Pek9ycQ
go.bsky.app/Pek9ycQ
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Our long didactic paper on #network analysis, written with many of the amazing scientists that work in the field is finally out in IJMPR and open access ! It was a long and collaborative effort two years in the making, but, it was worth it! Please repost onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Network analysis: An overview for mental health research
Network approaches to psychopathology have become increasingly common in mental health research, with many theoretical and methodological developments quickly gaining traction. This article illustrat...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Our long didactic paper on #network analysis, written with many of the amazing scientists that work in the field is finally out in IJMPR and open access ! It was a long and collaborative effort two years in the making, but, it was worth it! Please repost onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...