Jason Cantone
@jasoncantone.bsky.social
Legal psychology researcher (JD/PhD), adjunct professor, dad. Always happy to discuss applied research jobs and how to get them. All views are mine only and nothing I say or do represents my employer in any way.
New @netflix.com doc The Carman Family Deaths shows how police view suspects with autism.
But how do jurors consider autism diagnoses for juvenile defendants accused of violent or nonviolent crime?
Check out new research from
@apajournals.bsky.social here:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
But how do jurors consider autism diagnoses for juvenile defendants accused of violent or nonviolent crime?
Check out new research from
@apajournals.bsky.social here:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
New @netflix.com doc The Carman Family Deaths shows how police view suspects with autism.
But how do jurors consider autism diagnoses for juvenile defendants accused of violent or nonviolent crime?
Check out new research from
@apajournals.bsky.social here:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
But how do jurors consider autism diagnoses for juvenile defendants accused of violent or nonviolent crime?
Check out new research from
@apajournals.bsky.social here:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Me at any professional conference:
September 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Me at any professional conference:
If you have already or will successfully defend a legal psychology dissertation in 2025, apply for the @ap-ls.org
Dissertation Award by December 31! Winners will be invited to present their research at the AP-LS Annual Conference in March 2026!
More info here: ap-ls.org/awards/awards/dissertation
Dissertation Award by December 31! Winners will be invited to present their research at the AP-LS Annual Conference in March 2026!
More info here: ap-ls.org/awards/awards/dissertation
September 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
If you have already or will successfully defend a legal psychology dissertation in 2025, apply for the @ap-ls.org
Dissertation Award by December 31! Winners will be invited to present their research at the AP-LS Annual Conference in March 2026!
More info here: ap-ls.org/awards/awards/dissertation
Dissertation Award by December 31! Winners will be invited to present their research at the AP-LS Annual Conference in March 2026!
More info here: ap-ls.org/awards/awards/dissertation
Looking for a job?
It's a tough job market for scientists (either seeking their first job or a new job), so how can they apply their research, leadership, and problem-solving skills to be successful?
Some tips here: www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
It's a tough job market for scientists (either seeking their first job or a new job), so how can they apply their research, leadership, and problem-solving skills to be successful?
Some tips here: www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
www.apa.org
September 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Looking for a job?
It's a tough job market for scientists (either seeking their first job or a new job), so how can they apply their research, leadership, and problem-solving skills to be successful?
Some tips here: www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
It's a tough job market for scientists (either seeking their first job or a new job), so how can they apply their research, leadership, and problem-solving skills to be successful?
Some tips here: www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
If you’re going to the American Psychological Association Convention next week, let me know! The APA President gave me two minutes during the presidential opening session to discuss the #LegalPsych perspective.
Small time period, but large audience. I hope to spark some conversations!
Small time period, but large audience. I hope to spark some conversations!
July 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
If you’re going to the American Psychological Association Convention next week, let me know! The APA President gave me two minutes during the presidential opening session to discuss the #LegalPsych perspective.
Small time period, but large audience. I hope to spark some conversations!
Small time period, but large audience. I hope to spark some conversations!
It’s #legalpsych because of the likely child bystander emotional damage!
A Chuck E. Cheese employee in full costume was arrested by Tallahassee officers for credit card fraud
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
July 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It’s #legalpsych because of the likely child bystander emotional damage!
Witnesses have a harder time identifying armed vs unarmed people because they focus their attention on the weapon, right?
Maybe not. New #legalpsych research questions longstanding research on the weapon focus effect.
See: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
@apajournals.bsky.social
Maybe not. New #legalpsych research questions longstanding research on the weapon focus effect.
See: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
@apajournals.bsky.social
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
July 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Witnesses have a harder time identifying armed vs unarmed people because they focus their attention on the weapon, right?
Maybe not. New #legalpsych research questions longstanding research on the weapon focus effect.
See: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
@apajournals.bsky.social
Maybe not. New #legalpsych research questions longstanding research on the weapon focus effect.
See: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
@apajournals.bsky.social
This morning, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a capital defendant seeking DNA evidence.
Might be of interest to my #LegalPsych #Forensic #Law friends.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Might be of interest to my #LegalPsych #Forensic #Law friends.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Supreme Court Sides With Capital Defendant Seeking DNA Testing
The US Supreme Court sided with a Texas death row inmate seeking DNA evidence to overturn his sentence.
news.bloomberglaw.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This morning, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a capital defendant seeking DNA evidence.
Might be of interest to my #LegalPsych #Forensic #Law friends.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Might be of interest to my #LegalPsych #Forensic #Law friends.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Reposted by Jason Cantone
Our lab’s first study is published in @pppl-journal.bsky.social! We review definitions used in psych & law to describe those wrongly involved in the legal system. doi.org/10.1037/law0000468
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June 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Our lab’s first study is published in @pppl-journal.bsky.social! We review definitions used in psych & law to describe those wrongly involved in the legal system. doi.org/10.1037/law0000468
@gblancovelasco.com
@carinacardoso.bsky.social
@karlihamilton.bsky.social
@kimberleyclow.bsky.social
@gblancovelasco.com
@carinacardoso.bsky.social
@karlihamilton.bsky.social
@kimberleyclow.bsky.social
WE ARE HIRING!
If you're a graduate student interested in social science and law, apply by July 6 to be a PAID Federal Judicial Center student research assistant for Fall 2025. The position is currently remote-eligible (U.S. only).
Questions? See: www.usajobs.gov/job/837642100
If you're a graduate student interested in social science and law, apply by July 6 to be a PAID Federal Judicial Center student research assistant for Fall 2025. The position is currently remote-eligible (U.S. only).
Questions? See: www.usajobs.gov/job/837642100
Graduate Student Research Assistant
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www.usajobs.gov
June 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
WE ARE HIRING!
If you're a graduate student interested in social science and law, apply by July 6 to be a PAID Federal Judicial Center student research assistant for Fall 2025. The position is currently remote-eligible (U.S. only).
Questions? See: www.usajobs.gov/job/837642100
If you're a graduate student interested in social science and law, apply by July 6 to be a PAID Federal Judicial Center student research assistant for Fall 2025. The position is currently remote-eligible (U.S. only).
Questions? See: www.usajobs.gov/job/837642100
Am I the best artist? Nope. But art is a good stress relief and I wanted something for my office.
Called “Predator” bc it’s a shark but also bc it’s painted on whitewashed pages from a law review article I wrote on the ethics of sexually violent predator laws.
I’m definitely a #LegalPsych nerd.
Called “Predator” bc it’s a shark but also bc it’s painted on whitewashed pages from a law review article I wrote on the ethics of sexually violent predator laws.
I’m definitely a #LegalPsych nerd.
May 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Am I the best artist? Nope. But art is a good stress relief and I wanted something for my office.
Called “Predator” bc it’s a shark but also bc it’s painted on whitewashed pages from a law review article I wrote on the ethics of sexually violent predator laws.
I’m definitely a #LegalPsych nerd.
Called “Predator” bc it’s a shark but also bc it’s painted on whitewashed pages from a law review article I wrote on the ethics of sexually violent predator laws.
I’m definitely a #LegalPsych nerd.
Reposted by Jason Cantone
If interested in the intersection btwn #psychology & #law, there are starter packs with people working in the area. This pack has grown over time, so if you saw it last year it's fuller now (e.g., now has Am Psych-Law Soc'y bsky.app/profile/ap-l...! (lmk if you want to be added!) go.bsky.app/KS4zG4s
May 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If interested in the intersection btwn #psychology & #law, there are starter packs with people working in the area. This pack has grown over time, so if you saw it last year it's fuller now (e.g., now has Am Psych-Law Soc'y bsky.app/profile/ap-l...! (lmk if you want to be added!) go.bsky.app/KS4zG4s
Reposted by Jason Cantone
NSF just released a public list of terminated awards. It’s linked on the bottom of the FAQ page at: nsf.gov/updates-on-priorities#termination-list
Updates on NSF Priorities
nsf.gov
May 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
NSF just released a public list of terminated awards. It’s linked on the bottom of the FAQ page at: nsf.gov/updates-on-priorities#termination-list
Same. And people remain floored that I still don’t drink coffee.
I thought coffee cake actually contained coffee! In college someone kindly offered me a piece and I demurred (“I don’t like coffee”) and only then learned the error of my ways — and what I had been missing!
May 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Same. And people remain floored that I still don’t drink coffee.
Legal psychology is an exciting field that addresses many hot topics.
Thank you to APA for inviting me to write a short article encouraging high school teachers to teach legal psych!
Less than a month from idea to publication. Check it out here:
www.apa.org/ed/precolleg...
Thank you to APA for inviting me to write a short article encouraging high school teachers to teach legal psych!
Less than a month from idea to publication. Check it out here:
www.apa.org/ed/precolleg...
May 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Legal psychology is an exciting field that addresses many hot topics.
Thank you to APA for inviting me to write a short article encouraging high school teachers to teach legal psych!
Less than a month from idea to publication. Check it out here:
www.apa.org/ed/precolleg...
Thank you to APA for inviting me to write a short article encouraging high school teachers to teach legal psych!
Less than a month from idea to publication. Check it out here:
www.apa.org/ed/precolleg...
I’m committed to learning R this year and the only way to do it is through public accountability.
This week: Updated RStudio (from 2023 when I last started this), downloaded packages, reviewed @emilynordmann.bsky.social’s recent APA talk and prep materials.
Let this be the year!
This week: Updated RStudio (from 2023 when I last started this), downloaded packages, reviewed @emilynordmann.bsky.social’s recent APA talk and prep materials.
Let this be the year!
May 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I’m committed to learning R this year and the only way to do it is through public accountability.
This week: Updated RStudio (from 2023 when I last started this), downloaded packages, reviewed @emilynordmann.bsky.social’s recent APA talk and prep materials.
Let this be the year!
This week: Updated RStudio (from 2023 when I last started this), downloaded packages, reviewed @emilynordmann.bsky.social’s recent APA talk and prep materials.
Let this be the year!
Reposted by Jason Cantone
This is the most tragically American thing I’ve ever read www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
May 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This is the most tragically American thing I’ve ever read www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
Reposted by Jason Cantone
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
www.npr.org
May 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
Thanks to those of you who shared your time and insight. The short article will be out soon!
Any friends here teach high school #psychology? APA asked me to write a short article for high school teachers about legal psychology. What are students interested in learning more about: Confessions? Eyewitness testimony? Juries? Expert testimony? Judicial decision-making?
Let me know!
Let me know!
May 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Thanks to those of you who shared your time and insight. The short article will be out soon!
How have forensic psychologists' statistical reporting practices changed since 2000? Answer from Eastwood, @kirkluther.bsky.social, and colleagues: Slowly.
Check out their new @lhb-apls.bsky.social @apajournals.bsky.social research here:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Check out their new @lhb-apls.bsky.social @apajournals.bsky.social research here:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
May 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
How have forensic psychologists' statistical reporting practices changed since 2000? Answer from Eastwood, @kirkluther.bsky.social, and colleagues: Slowly.
Check out their new @lhb-apls.bsky.social @apajournals.bsky.social research here:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Check out their new @lhb-apls.bsky.social @apajournals.bsky.social research here:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Do judges view psychiatrists and psychologists differently when they offer testimony on an individual’s competency to stand trial?
Check out NEW RESEARCH here for the answer: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
@apajournals.bsky.social @pppl-journal.bsky.social
Check out NEW RESEARCH here for the answer: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
@apajournals.bsky.social @pppl-journal.bsky.social
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
April 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Do judges view psychiatrists and psychologists differently when they offer testimony on an individual’s competency to stand trial?
Check out NEW RESEARCH here for the answer: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
@apajournals.bsky.social @pppl-journal.bsky.social
Check out NEW RESEARCH here for the answer: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
@apajournals.bsky.social @pppl-journal.bsky.social
Forensic psychologists conducting competence to stand trial evaluations may be at high risk of professional burnout due to the ongoing increase in demand for competence evaluations.
NEW research from @apajournals.bsky.social here:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
NEW research from @apajournals.bsky.social here:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
April 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Forensic psychologists conducting competence to stand trial evaluations may be at high risk of professional burnout due to the ongoing increase in demand for competence evaluations.
NEW research from @apajournals.bsky.social here:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
NEW research from @apajournals.bsky.social here:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Any friends here teach high school #psychology? APA asked me to write a short article for high school teachers about legal psychology. What are students interested in learning more about: Confessions? Eyewitness testimony? Juries? Expert testimony? Judicial decision-making?
Let me know!
Let me know!
April 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Any friends here teach high school #psychology? APA asked me to write a short article for high school teachers about legal psychology. What are students interested in learning more about: Confessions? Eyewitness testimony? Juries? Expert testimony? Judicial decision-making?
Let me know!
Let me know!
Did you know 97% of defendants convicted in the US waive their rights and plead guilty, with only 3% convicted by trial?
This is why it’s important to examine the use of guilty pleas. Luckily, a phenomenal group of researchers did just that.
See below: psycinfo.apa.org/record/2026-...
This is why it’s important to examine the use of guilty pleas. Luckily, a phenomenal group of researchers did just that.
See below: psycinfo.apa.org/record/2026-...
APA PsycInfo
psycinfo.apa.org
April 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Did you know 97% of defendants convicted in the US waive their rights and plead guilty, with only 3% convicted by trial?
This is why it’s important to examine the use of guilty pleas. Luckily, a phenomenal group of researchers did just that.
See below: psycinfo.apa.org/record/2026-...
This is why it’s important to examine the use of guilty pleas. Luckily, a phenomenal group of researchers did just that.
See below: psycinfo.apa.org/record/2026-...