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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D.
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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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Tuesday's Law & Mental Health Series features Matthew Johnson discussing racial justice advocates who've faced wrongful convictions facilitated by the FBI. #PsychLaw

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 11:00AM - 12:00PM Law and Mental Health The FBI and The Wrongful Conviction of Racial Justice Advocates Matthew Barry Johnson, PhD Anthony Perillo, PhD Disclosure Statement: The presenters have no financial relationship to this activity. Outcomes/Objectives 1. Describe three methods used by the FBI to undermine Racial Justice Advocates (RJAs). 2. Identify RJAs whose wrongful conviction was facilitated by the FBI. 3. Apply multiple strategies to evaluate and/or challenge multi-eyewitness concurrence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Tonight was ground turkey chili done “over the top” style: whole thing done in the smoker, meat first smoked as a massive meatball directly over the pot before crushing & mixing in (then smoking further). Served w/ blue cornbread. #FoodSky
A massive ball of smoked meat on a grate. A pot w red liquid is below it covered A pot of chili A white bowl of chili w a black plate of a slice of blue cornbread directly behind it
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Trying to make a science in 2025.
November 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Celebrate the small moments, like joint co-authored pubs.

Goonies w/ 16-year-old sour beer as the kids sleep.
Two beer glasses half filled with a brownish red beer w an opened beer bottle between them Two people looking at the camera smiling as they clink their beer glasses.
November 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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@unmhsc.bsky.social's Randy Otto & Dave DeMatteo address contemporary issues in forensic psych. Covers language, ethical inconsistencies w/ general clinical guidelines, transparency vs. test security, & several practices yet to be standardized (if they should). psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Screenshot of the abstract & clinical impact statement of "Contemporary Issues in Forensic Psychology" by Randy K. Otto & David DeMatteo
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Doing important things today by voting and honoring my dad with a tomato pie. He died on Election Day 17 years ago today (the day Obama was elected).
An I Votes sticker on a patterned dress shirt with a seatbelt touching the edge A tomato pie on a silver platter being held by a kid with a smiley face sticker over the face
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Timeline cleanse from Hawaii
October 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Aloha from Kona. Starting vacation w a bagel w cream cheese and salmon poke bc I can.
A plate of a bagel w cream cheese w salmon w palm trees on the background
October 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Tuesday's Law & Mental Health Series features Terry Kukor & Julie Goldenson discussing trauma-informed supervision of forensic trainees (something they've been working on outlining together for a while!) #PsychLaw

Free webinar w/ free CEUs!
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 11:00AM - 12:00PM Law and Mental Health Trauma-Informed Supervision of Forensic Trainees Terry Kukor, PhD, ABPP Julie Goldenson, PhD, CPsych Anthony Perillo, PhD Disclosure Statement: The presenters have no financial relationship to this activity. Outcomes/Objectives 1. Describe supervisory obligations specific to forensic work. 2. Identify signs of Secondary Traumatic Stress. 3. Assess specific ways a trauma-informed approach can be incorporated into forensic supervision.
October 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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That was seriously one of the most hilarious productions I’ve ever seen!
A cabin theater set with branches spelling the words Evil Dead. In front are two nicely dressed people making funky poses between a bloodied man wielding a chainsaw
October 12, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Sometimes a couple needs a romantic night out.
A dressed up couple smiling in a house A dressed up couple with shocked expressions as one holds a program that reads Evil Dead The Musical A program page titled Synopsis of Scenes. Includes songs such as “What the F*@k was That?” “All the Men in my Life Keep Getting Killed by Kandarian Demons” and “Blew That Bitch Away”
October 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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The 4 y/o wanted to listen to Carolina Chocolate Drops as she made cheddar biscuits in her new Easy Bake Oven. I love seeing the love for weekends of cooking w a soundtrack passed on.
Shoulders down of a kid in a cat skirt holding a little trey of six mini biscuits
October 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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This kid wanted to go to a bookstore, eat charcuterie, & watch a video of Dolly Parton singing Happy Birthday for #4. She’s gonna be all right.
Backlight backside of a kid in front of a bookstore at night.
September 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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My dad’s birthday is always bittersweet. I was off my game this morning, and though that’s probably in large the baby sleep deprivation, Jen said let’s just go get lunch at the pizza place you know your dad would love. 💕
A bald bearded man smiling next to large delicious looking slices of pizza
September 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Ongoing right now & available on our YT page soon: Jenny Christman discusses the current state of AI in forensic evaluations... including limits & pitfalls. #PsychLaw
Pitfalls for Forensic Psychologists Believing all AI is accurate, evidence-based, and bias-free. Thinking AI can do the work for you. Using AI to compensate for lack of skill.  Not knowing where data you put into AI is kept and used. Not understanding how AI content is generated. Over-reliance on AI for expedience, without verification. Not questioning whether task needs human judgment instead.
September 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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The American Board of Forensic Psychology has renewed our fellowship's experience waiver through 2030, meaning our fellows get the 5-year waiting period for applying for board certification waived. Great news for our future fellows! #PsychLaw
"Dear Dr. Perillo, Congratulations! After reviewing your forensic postdoctoral fellowship application for the 5-year forensic psychology waiver, it is apparent that the Forensic Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of New Mexico continues to meet all the designated requirements. As a result, it will continue to be listed in our materials with the other programs granted the 5-year waiver. The fellowship is approved for the waiver from 2026-2030. In 2029, a renewal application will need"
September 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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This Tuesday's Law & Mental Health Series has Judge Steve Leifman offer a judicial perspective on de-criminalizing mental illness. #PsychLaw

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 11:00AM - 12:00PM Law and Mental Health Ending the Criminalization of Mental Illness Judge Steve Leifman, JD Anthony Perillo, PhD Disclosure Statement: The presenters have no financial relationship to this activity. Outcomes/Objectives 1. Describe the evolution of laws and policies that contributed to the criminalization of mental illness, including the shift from institutional care to community settings without sufficient supports. 2. Assess the historical emergence and legal underpinnings of the competency restoration process, highlighting its role in ensuring due process and fair trial rights, and examine the outcomes, benefits, and shortcomings of today’s competency restoration practices. 3. Identify promising strategies and national reform efforts aimed at transforming the intersection of mental health and criminal justice, with a focus on diversion, treatment, and community-based solutions.
September 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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For this week's Law & Mental Health Series, Gina Vincent will go over her Youth Protective Factors Study to discuss resilience & decrease violent re-offending among youth. #PsychLaw

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Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 11:00AM - 12:00PM Law and Mental Health How Much Do Protective Factors Matter? Results of the Youth Protective Factor Study Gina Vincent, PhD Anthony Perillo, PhD Outcomes/Objectives 1. List the protective factors with the strongest connection to lower rates of violent reoffending among youth. 2. Analyze the protective factors that matter most for youth with respect to lower rates of violent reoffending. 3. Apply strategies discussed in presentation for bolstering key protective factors among youth.
September 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Of course, this isn’t just about food: one of my favorite moments is giving our finishing postdocs their placard to place on the plaque documenting the history of alumni that e gone through a young but amazing forensic fellowship.
A red plaque with names and blank spaces. The top has the UNM School of Medicine logo and says “Forensic Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship”
September 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Now we let it rest. Hatch chile mojo sauce awaits. #FoodSky
September 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Pernil slow smoked pulled pork style is getting closer! I’d pulled it now if we wanted slices, but another 2-3 hours should give it that fall-off-the-bone, pulled pork tenderness I’m going for today. More garlic & citrus basting in store. #FoodSky
Two roasted pork shoulders glowing with the shimmer of a garlic marinade pours over the top
September 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Joint welcome & congrats cookout for our new & finishing forensic postdocs this Friday. That means prep is now.

And yes that is all garlic & more slice stuffed directly in. IYKYK.
Two treys of marinating pork shoulders. Lots of chopped garlic and black pepper are visible on top
September 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Tomorrow starts a new postdoc year & the return of UNM's Law & Mental Health Series: free CE webinars w/ experts at the intersection of mental health & law!

Tomorrow, Abby Mulay & Jared Ruchensky discuss dimensional assessment of psychopathology in legal contexts.

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 11:00AM - 12:00PM Law and Mental Health Expanding the Use of Dimensional Models of Psychopathology in Forensic Practice Abby Mulay, PhD Jared Ruchensky, PhD Anthony Perillo, PhD Outcomes/Objectives 1. Identify empirical issues with traditional diagnostic categories in forensic practice. 2. Describe the Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD). 3. Assess advantages of using the AMPD in forensic practice.
September 2, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Incredible day at the Museum of International Folk Art screening a film on resilience in Española! The day included discussion of a youth diversion project Jen has collaborated w/, seeing some of the 1st youth who’ve finished the program, & art pieces from incarcerated individuals.
A smiling bald man with a smiling woman & a kid w a flower sticker covering their face A sign that reads “Between the Lines / Prison Art and Advocacy Program cover of Painting Our Life Story An eagle sculpture
August 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Perfectly cooked patty topped w/ blue corn chile relleno, green chiles, pepper jack, queso, guacamole, bacon, fried onion, chipotle mayo. Second Street Brewery in Santa Fe. Honestly one of the best burgers I’ve had in a long time!
A stacked burger on a white plate next to sweet potato waffle fries
August 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM