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!
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*
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*insert biggest eyeroll ever here*
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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."
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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.
My favorite local bakery has a key lime pie filled croissant at the moment. When things around you are so heavy, take in the little joys.
January 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
My favorite local bakery has a key lime pie filled croissant at the moment. When things around you are so heavy, take in the little joys.
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Haha thank you. It was a similarly “fun” write! Fascism is a pretty big buzzkill, but the issues need to be raised regardless.
January 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Haha thank you. It was a similarly “fun” write! Fascism is a pretty big buzzkill, but the issues need to be raised regardless.
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Just accepted at Nature Mental Health:
Crises and Opportunities for Psychological Science under Fascism
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nz42x_v3
1/9
Crises and Opportunities for Psychological Science under Fascism
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nz42x_v3
1/9
January 8, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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The final title of this piece is:
“Confronting Crisis and Reclaiming Purpose in Psychological Science”
with @lluaces.bsky.social @sheilacrowell.bsky.social @junegruber.bsky.social @tinaboisseau.bsky.social @anthonyperillo.bsky.social @jenperillo.bsky.social
Now in press at Nature Mental Health
“Confronting Crisis and Reclaiming Purpose in Psychological Science”
with @lluaces.bsky.social @sheilacrowell.bsky.social @junegruber.bsky.social @tinaboisseau.bsky.social @anthonyperillo.bsky.social @jenperillo.bsky.social
Now in press at Nature Mental Health
Just accepted at Nature Mental Health:
Crises and Opportunities for Psychological Science under Fascism
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nz42x_v3
1/9
Crises and Opportunities for Psychological Science under Fascism
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nz42x_v3
1/9
January 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
The final title of this piece is:
“Confronting Crisis and Reclaiming Purpose in Psychological Science”
with @lluaces.bsky.social @sheilacrowell.bsky.social @junegruber.bsky.social @tinaboisseau.bsky.social @anthonyperillo.bsky.social @jenperillo.bsky.social
Now in press at Nature Mental Health
“Confronting Crisis and Reclaiming Purpose in Psychological Science”
with @lluaces.bsky.social @sheilacrowell.bsky.social @junegruber.bsky.social @tinaboisseau.bsky.social @anthonyperillo.bsky.social @jenperillo.bsky.social
Now in press at Nature Mental Health
It's why "don't let others take my joy" became a key principle for me: I fell in a hole of feeling if I didn't share/post on the latest atrocity, I shouldn't post the lil things I like b/c it'd seem like I don't care. Why be consumed by what to say & what not to say? People who'll judge will judge.
my hot take is that I don't think it's this website specifically that's toxic. the Circumstances are toxic and nobody really knows what to do about it so they come online and scream. and if I may offer an alternative: actually going outside and screaming feels better.
January 6, 2026 at 7:47 PM
It's why "don't let others take my joy" became a key principle for me: I fell in a hole of feeling if I didn't share/post on the latest atrocity, I shouldn't post the lil things I like b/c it'd seem like I don't care. Why be consumed by what to say & what not to say? People who'll judge will judge.
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Did not think I'd witness a Nature journal publish a piece calling the US a fascist country in the title / abstract.
Thanks to Lauren and the rest of the team for picking up this crucial fight — in this paper and elsewhere. Please read and share widely.
Thanks to Lauren and the rest of the team for picking up this crucial fight — in this paper and elsewhere. Please read and share widely.
Just accepted at Nature Mental Health:
Crises and Opportunities for Psychological Science under Fascism
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nz42x_v3
1/9
Crises and Opportunities for Psychological Science under Fascism
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nz42x_v3
1/9
January 6, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Did not think I'd witness a Nature journal publish a piece calling the US a fascist country in the title / abstract.
Thanks to Lauren and the rest of the team for picking up this crucial fight — in this paper and elsewhere. Please read and share widely.
Thanks to Lauren and the rest of the team for picking up this crucial fight — in this paper and elsewhere. Please read and share widely.
With the discourse in full force today, it's fitting the 1st Law & Mental Health Series of 2026 (tomorrow) is Benjamin Silber discussing applications of AI in #PsychLaw (critiquing use & misuse).
Free webinar w/ free CEUs: hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Free webinar w/ free CEUs: hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM
With the discourse in full force today, it's fitting the 1st Law & Mental Health Series of 2026 (tomorrow) is Benjamin Silber discussing applications of AI in #PsychLaw (critiquing use & misuse).
Free webinar w/ free CEUs: hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Free webinar w/ free CEUs: hsc-unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
10/10 no notes
Just in time! I'm teaching Positive Psych this Spring.
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
10/10 no notes
First pizza night of 2026 & baby’s first pizza crust! Jenny made the mozzarella, and the 4 y/o tossed the dough 3 times w/o it falling on the ground.
White pies of mozzarella, mortadella, ricotta, & pistachios. Left = lemon zest, Right = lemon olive oil & basil #FoodSky
White pies of mozzarella, mortadella, ricotta, & pistachios. Left = lemon zest, Right = lemon olive oil & basil #FoodSky
January 5, 2026 at 2:29 AM
First pizza night of 2026 & baby’s first pizza crust! Jenny made the mozzarella, and the 4 y/o tossed the dough 3 times w/o it falling on the ground.
White pies of mozzarella, mortadella, ricotta, & pistachios. Left = lemon zest, Right = lemon olive oil & basil #FoodSky
White pies of mozzarella, mortadella, ricotta, & pistachios. Left = lemon zest, Right = lemon olive oil & basil #FoodSky
Can’t tell how much of it is the increased chaos & noise from age 3 to 4 vs. having a second child, but after 2-plus weeks on holiday my reaction to returning to work tomorrow is Oh Good I Can Finally Get Some Rest.
January 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Can’t tell how much of it is the increased chaos & noise from age 3 to 4 vs. having a second child, but after 2-plus weeks on holiday my reaction to returning to work tomorrow is Oh Good I Can Finally Get Some Rest.
And now for 2026
I've tried to follow 3 intertwined principles in 2025 & have been reminded of them more than ever this week:
1) Don't get numb to the pain of others
2) Don't let others take my joy
3) Be kind to others & myself
1) Don't get numb to the pain of others
2) Don't let others take my joy
3) Be kind to others & myself
January 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
And now for 2026
Fried chicken & college football on New Years Day in memory of my dad as always. This year I added hatch chile powder to the flour, plus black-eyed peas & fingerling potatoes. #FoodSky
January 2, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Fried chicken & college football on New Years Day in memory of my dad as always. This year I added hatch chile powder to the flour, plus black-eyed peas & fingerling potatoes. #FoodSky
@jenperillo.bsky.social & I reenacted one of our favorite pictures together from early into our relationship 18 years later. I love it.
2007 / 2025
2007 / 2025
December 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
@jenperillo.bsky.social & I reenacted one of our favorite pictures together from early into our relationship 18 years later. I love it.
2007 / 2025
2007 / 2025