Tom Olino
olinotom.bsky.social
Tom Olino
@olinotom.bsky.social
Interests in developmental psychopathology, measurement, and brain function. Prof. Aficionado of bad jokes.
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Hey folks: Check out this grad student-led, interdisciplinary, virtual conference being held in April.

Abstract submissions due end of Feb
January 22, 2026 at 4:53 PM
What’s more binding? An infinite deal, or a pinky swear?
January 21, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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The Child & Adolescent Anxiety and Mood Disorders Program (CHAAMP) is hiring a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry, UNC School of Medicine, focused on child/adolescent anxiety & mood disorders with flexibility in research program.
Rolling review.
🔗 unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/312...
Open Rank
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine invites applications for an open-rank, tenure-track faculty member to join the Childhood Anxiety and ...
unc.peopleadmin.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Anyone have a good resource in comparing bootstrapping and permutation testing? They both do some resampling, but their philosophies are very different.
January 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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SAMHSA cuts up to $1.9B in mental health, substance abuse grants | STAT www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/s...
Trump administration cuts up to $1.9 billion from mental health and addiction treatment programs
SAMHSA canceled up to $1.9 billion in grants without staff consultation, accelerating the mental health agency's deterioration under President Trump.
www.statnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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From a lab member: “I volunteer at an organization called Justice for Migrant Families. We work to provide support (legal, financial etc) for individuals detained. If you know of anyone in need of help they can call the following number for help (JFMF hotline 716 427 4917).”
January 14, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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This is sickening. UB scientist being held by ICE despite valid visa and no criminal history. Just for making a wrong turn.

www.investigativepost.org/2026/01/14/w...
Wrong turn on Peace Bridge lands UB researcher in ICE detention
University at Buffalo research scientist Shovgi Huseynov made a wrong turn on the Peace Bridge & was arrested. He's now in ICE detention.
www.investigativepost.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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👩‍🏫 I'm giving a continuing education webinar on @BpdCompass on January 30th from 1-4 pm ET.

$99 for Professionals
$10 for Students

Learn a transdiagnostic, personality-focused treatment that address BOTH BPD and common comorbid conditions. 🤩

Learn more: personality-compass.com/bpd-compass-...
January 13, 2026 at 6:19 PM
A very important and timely post.
Given the BlueSky discussion today on research integrity . A reflection from one of our former students at UMich on what they experienced in their training residualinsights.com/academia-to-...
Academia: A job like any other
Transitions from academia to industry an be hard. The hardest is accepting is academia is just a job.
residualinsights.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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New paper & a thread on the results 👇

‘Reward-specific learning parameters change across normative adolescent development and are blunted in youth with high risk for depression’

acamh-onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezp3.lib.umn.edu/doi/full/10....
January 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Finished reading HP & The Half-Blood Prince with my daughter and The logic of scientific discovery / Karl Popper. One of those books led to many more tears than the other..
December 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It’s been so windy, I might not need to take the Christmas lights off the roof…
December 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Moral dilemma: I didn’t make my family’s fantasy football league playoff. My wife is in the semi-final and needs a TE. Do I drop him so my wife can pick him up?
December 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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UNCG will be hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in child clinical psychology! We are late in the cycle, so please help us circulate to any interested parties:

spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/33557
Clinical Psychology Assistant Professor
The Department of Psychology at UNC-Greensboro invites applications for a tenure-track position in Clinical Psychology (Assistant Professor level), to begin August 1, 2026. The Department of Psycholog...
spartantalent.uncg.edu
December 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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"Schrödinger's causal inference" (n):

The practice of making causal claims or interpretations within a scientific article - typically in the title, abstract, implications, or conclusion - while simultaneously warning that the study design is unsuitable for causal inference.
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Folks who are going to APS next summer: @olinotom.bsky.social and I are thinking of proposing a symposium on rethinking/reconceptualizing comorbidity (still finalizing a specific topic) and are looking for a couple of other folks to present. Anyone potentially interested? Feel free to DM!
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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I will be reviewing applications for @unm.edu's Clinical Psychology as well as Diversity and Health Data Science Across the Lifespan PhD programs. Both deadlines are December 1! psych.unm.edu/graduate/ind...
Graduate Program Overview :: Department of Psychology | The University of New Mexico
psych.unm.edu
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My 8th grader had a lab report to finish this weekend. I plotted his data and estimated a linear regression model. The model explained 98.8% of the variance! I was so jealous... the lab applied a constant heat source to an initial mixture of ice water, but still! 98.8%!!
November 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
If they've got enough money for these donations, they've got enough money to pay a higher tax rate.
October 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Banger after banger after banger…
October 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Hey, look at that... PCSAS parity in PA for licensure 😀https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/049/chapter41/s41.31.html&d=reduce
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October 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Just to be clear - @shayanasadi.bsky.social wants to go to Spain! Go to Spain!
Hi bluesky friends! I plan to submit a symposium with @craiganthonyrs.bsky.social for APS 2026 on contextual psychopathology research from ECRs (students welcome!) Content area and methods are wide open. If you are interested or know someone who may be, message me and we'll chat further. 1/2
October 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Hi bluesky friends! I plan to submit a symposium with @craiganthonyrs.bsky.social for APS 2026 on contextual psychopathology research from ECRs (students welcome!) Content area and methods are wide open. If you are interested or know someone who may be, message me and we'll chat further. 1/2
September 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM