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Sara Appleby
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Social and legal psychologist at Mercer U researching all things interviewing, interrogations, and confessions. She/her
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Sara Appleby @saraappleby1.bsky.social · 6d
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The Cost of Inaction: It Is Time to Treat PANS/PANDAS Promptly and Appropriately - Aspire
By Gabriella True, President, Alliance to Solve PANS & Immune-Related Encephalopathies (ASPIRE) Each year, countless children and adults with PANS PANDAS lose critical time, time when early diagnosis ...
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Sara Appleby @saraappleby1.bsky.social · Sep 6
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'Unbelievable pain and suffering': How a common throat infection can rewire children's brains
Strep throat is a common childhood illness, but in a few children this bacteria infection can lead to alarming, lasting changes in behaviour.
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Sara Appleby @saraappleby1.bsky.social · Aug 30
If you know anyone who might know the Staffords, please tell them they need to look into #PANS #PANDAS

Please share!

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Kelly Stafford Opens Up About Daughter's Behavior Challenges
Kelly Stafford tearfully shared her experience dealing with her daughter's behavior challenges during an emotional parenting discussion on her podcast
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · May 19
We have created a free syllabus + teaching materials on the psychology of shared identities

It includes links to papers, lecture slides, chapter summaries, exams, interactive activities, educational videos & podcasts.

Please share with educators:
www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/the-power-...
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Sara Appleby @saraappleby1.bsky.social · Apr 9
APA Spotlight Article:

“Police-induced confessions, 2.0: Risk factors and recommendations.”

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · Apr 6
I've been reposting some of them but if you need a mood boost, check out the posts under the #handsoff hashtag. spending so much time online I sometimes worry people in the real world don't know what's going on — but they absolutely, unequivocally do. you're not alone. we're not alone.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Apr 5
It's Hands Off Day!

Make sure you review protest safety before you hit the streets today: standupforscience2025.org/protest-safe...

Find an event near you here: handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=s...

And don't forget to share your signs and tag us on socials!
#HandsOffOurScience @indivisible.org
Hands off our science protests today across the country
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · Mar 27
This is petty wannabe dictator stuff. A cabinet secretary has no business unilaterally canceling visas because he doesn't like the visa holder's politics.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · Mar 27
A stunning assault on the First Amendment

Before Rubio's confirmation, senators and pundits acted as though he was a "sane," "rational," "normal," "moderate" nominee. He's constantly showing himself to be a right-wing extremist.
New: Rubio confirmed he revoked the visa of the Tufts student and said he likely has revoked the visas of hundreds more. “We do it every day. Every time I find one of these lunatics, I take way their visas." The total # of revoked visas “might be more than 300 at this point"
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Mar 27
An article that makes you sick to your stomach.
The men disappeared to El Salvador because of their tattoos
The Trump administration sent Venezuelans to El Salvador’s most infamous prison. Their families are looking for answers.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Mar 26
In addition to everything else that is wrong with this, why aren't these men wearing uniforms? They're dressed like they just came from the skateboard park and half seem to be concealing their faces. These are terror tactics, meant to inspire a penumbra of fear beyond those directly victimized.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · Mar 26
Not sure if this has been shared here yet, but this is video of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest posted by WCVB. It's terrifying.
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Sara Appleby @saraappleby1.bsky.social · Mar 27
Looking forward to reading it with my kiddos one day!
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Sara Appleby @saraappleby1.bsky.social · Mar 27
I’d buy an @amandaknox.com kids book about injustice.

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Why Amanda Knox returns to Italy — and how she talks with her daughter about injustice
Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in an Italian prison for a murder she didn't commit. After her exoneration, she reached out to the man who prosecuted her case. Knox's new memoir is Free.
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Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice @quattronecenter.org · Mar 21
Vanderbilt University Law School received a grant worth over $6 million to create an innocence clinic available to second and third year lawyers. The clinic will work with @tninnocence.bsky.social when it opens next spring.
Vanderbilt Law School Receives $6.8 Million Gift to Establish an Innocence Clinic - Vanderbilt Law School
The new innocence clinic will support the exoneration of wrongfully convicted individuals in the state of Tennessee.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · Mar 15
I believe in strong institutions and pragmatic strategy. Purity politics are destructive to progress. But our party leadership has become so anemic that we've been left with no choice but to call for Mr. Schumer's removal.

Join our call for him to step down: www.change.org/p/boycott-co...
Sign the Petition
Boycott Contributions to Senate Democrats Until Chuck Schumer Steps Down
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · Mar 14
Time to boycott Senate donations and sign petitions.

Chuck Schumer has gotta go.
Sign the Petition
Boycott Contributions to Senate Democrats Until Chuck Schumer Steps Down
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Sawyer Hackett @sawyerhackett.bsky.social · Mar 14
Time for Chuck Schumer to meet…Chuck Schumer.
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Anthony Perillo, Ph.D. @anthonyperillo.bsky.social · Mar 15
Biased info led
To mis-IDs in facial
Recognition tasks…

Particularly
For when the suspect was Black.
Are we that surprised?

Stewart, Towson
#APLS2025 #PsychLaw #AcademicHaiku
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Amanda Fanniff, PhD @amandafanniff.bsky.social · Mar 15
@davidpitts.bsky.social

We should ask people
in prison what they think is
helpful, don't assume

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American Psychology-Law Society @ap-ls.org · Mar 15
Hope everyone enjoyed #apls2025! See you next year in Reno for #apls2026!
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Amanda Fanniff, PhD @amandafanniff.bsky.social · Mar 14
@amyfettig.bsky.social prosecutors will build trust when they acknowledge mistakes, show there are mechanisms to deal with it, rather than pretending they are always right. #apls2025
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Amanda Fanniff, PhD @amandafanniff.bsky.social · Mar 14
@anthonyperillo.bsky.social addressing how psychology has been oppressive. We haven't earned trust. Cited @evanauguste.bsky.social at al. I recommend this paper to *everyone* pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36753574/
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Psychology's Contributions to Anti-Blackness in the United States Within Psychological Research, Criminal Justice, and Mental Health - PubMed
The mass incarceration of Black people in the United States is gaining attention as a public-health crisis with extreme mental-health implications. Although it is well documented that historical effor...
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Amanda Fanniff, PhD @amandafanniff.bsky.social · Mar 14
@anthonyperillo.bsky.social We need to center community members before we start a project. We need to hear what ppl need from them rather than relying on our assumptions about what is helpful. Psychologist want to help but need to realize that we might not know the best way to do that #apls2025
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American Psychology-Law Society @ap-ls.org · Mar 14
Today’s plenary addressed the timely topic of trust in psych, law, science, & institutions. Panelists Amy Fettig, Joe Hamm, & Anthony Perillo shared their perspectives on why trust has eroded and how to build public trust in science & legal settings. Thank you to Tess Neal for moderating! #apls2025
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Dr. Apryl Alexander @drapryla.bsky.social · Mar 15
Good morning ☀️ Learn more about Division 37 today at the #APLS2025 coffee hour ☕️ #PsychLaw
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lindsaymalloy.bsky.social @lindsaymalloy.bsky.social · Mar 13
Extremely important @ap-ls.org announcement: This little guy is one of the booths on the second floor. A must see. He is real. Not a stuffie. 13/10. #APLS2025 @aplssc.bsky.social
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