Erik Reinbergs
@ereinbergs.bsky.social
Assistant Professor. Suicide, self-harm, measurement, behavior therapies (DBT), and public education. Licensed psychologist. School psychologist. 🏳️🌈 📍Logan, UT erikreinbergs.com
Today’s 10k PR brought to you by this absolutely filthy baseline 🏃♂️ youtu.be/EYDvtupYx9o?...
Jamiroquai - Canned Heat (Live from Jools' Millennium Hootenanny, 1999)
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This will be bad for: - the students - the research progress - the universities - the towns the universities are in - the companies hiring students - the states the universities are in - the national economy - national security - the country - the world
The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week. It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.
The NYT really needs a journalist capable of interviewing intellectuals because jfc
Today in every day people fighting back: Private equity forced a beloved bar in my hometown that had been there for decades to close and this is how the owner is closing up - by giving back to his community.
Given the date, I taught about the APA torture scandal in class today. Mitchell and Jessen received $81 million and are still free men. Shout to to @alimattu.bsky.social in this clip. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Pj...
No More Torture: World’s Largest Psychologists Group Bans Role in National Security Interrogations
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There’s a commemorative shoe statue in Iraq to honor that journalist. I used to teach about this 😆
Remember when that man threw his loafer at Bush? Good times
Today's mood is fall nyc nostalgia and belting rock harmonies about being a nightmare (nobody cares) and filling the space with barbasol. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzZi...
Blondshell - Docket (feat. Bully) [Live from Saturn Sound]
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“I teach a subject that is now considered ‘controversial,’” a professor in North Carolina wrote. “As a result, I have had a non-student with a gun enter my classroom to intimidate me. I have received an email death threat from a student.” lailluminator.com/2026/09/10/u...
University faculty in the South report culture of fear, doxxing and threats • Louisiana Illuminator
A survey of higher education faculty in the South found professors are concerned about the political environment around higher education
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I've worked at CUNY Brooklyn College for 15 years. Every year, CUNY outperforms on this specific measure and decade after decade we are chronically underfunded, resulting in crumbling infrastructure, under-staffing of departments/admin offices/student services. The cavalry is not coming.
Brooklyn College just ranked #3️⃣ nationwide on @forbes.com’s new ROI list! Pairing affordable tuition with outstanding outcomes—graduates earn a median salary over $82,000 10 years out—the college continues to open doors and deliver exceptional value.
The DBT community has a lot of strengths but it feels like literally everyone is selling trainings for proprietary DBT adaptations. There has to be a dozen at this point.
What Parents Need to Know About Head Injury and Concussions jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
What Parents Need to Know About Head Injury and Concussions
This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page discusses what parents should know about concussion causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and care in children and teens.
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Big news! 🎉 𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚜 1.0.0 for #Rstats is out. It’s a big number and it feels like a big step. I wrote a blog on the challenges of interpreting statistical models, SPEED, cool new features, the future, and a 5 year package development and writing odyssey. arelbundock.com/posts/margin...
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents cut more than 200 courses from the core curriculum across 11 universities on Thursday, in response to a state law requiring all general education classes to be “foundational and fundamental.” bit.ly/4iQNt0K
BPD Is Treatable, So Why Are We Waiting to Diagnose It? (ft. Dr Carla Sharp) www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU87...
What BPD Actually Is - And What People Get Wrong (ft. Dr Carla Sharp)
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1/3 📣 Another faculty opening at Texas Tech! 🌵🔬 We’re searching for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology to join our Clinical Psychology Program in Fall 2027! 🧠 This is a broad clinical psychological science search.
(serenely, not mad at all, handling things normally) in many cultures assigning four reviewers to a paper is considered an act of war
Weird viewpoint in JAMA Psych. The authors start from a misunderstanding(?) of modern psychometrics and then propose a reinvention of psychometrics with a different name? What am I missing? The main citation on their idea isn't much clearer. @eikofried.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The Clinical Threshold for Treatment in Psychiatry
This Viewpoint highlights the determinants of treatment thresholds that should be considered for psychiatric care and explores the implications of recent developments in clinimetrics in this field.
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Cool new study showing suicide-related clinical trials were not discontinued more than typical trials and none were discontinued because of adverse patient events. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Terminated, Withdrawn, or Suspended Suicide Prevention Studies
This cross-sectional study assesses the prevalence and associated characteristics of registered studies related to suicidal thoughts and behaviors that have been discontinued.
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This free, on-demand course provides practical guidance for managing suicide risk in outpatient settings, with a focus on pharmacologic approaches, safety planning, and enhanced clinical care. Register by September 30. https://ow.ly/Nn5m50ZI1On
Next week: Join me for a free public livestream of my new course, The Story of Capital. The course meets on Tuesdays from 4:15 - 6:15 pm [ET] from September 8th to December 1st.
"A projected 111,000 fewer international students are expected in the U.S. this fall — a more than 9% drop in enrollment. A coalition of higher education organizations (AND UNIONS) sued the Department of Homeland Security to prevent the rule from taking effect." www.wuky.org/wuky-news/20...
U.S. colleges, universities brace for loss of international students
The Trump administration is capping the length of time international students can legally remain in the U.S., and declines in their enrollment could spell disaster for colleges and universities.
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Meanwhile in Utah 🤦♂️ www.sltrib.com/news/educati...
Are book vendors intentionally selling pornographic content to public schools? Utah is spending $60K to find out.
Utah is launching a $60,000 effort to take a closer look at how books get onto public school library shelves, including what role vendors play in the process.
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First day of classes and (you guessed it!) eduroam is down in my building 🤣
This short, practical film offers teachers and school staff clear, compassionate guidance on supporting a grieving pupil - recognising that each child expresses loss differently. Watch now to learn more from Dr. Sian Williams in this @NipintheBudFilm short film. https://bit.ly/3TaUBdR
For HiTOP to really make a difference, it needs to be clinically useful. I am really passionate about bridging this translational divide. Reach out to me if your clinic wants to use HiTOP friendly assessments and take part in the field trials! See this article/thread for more 👇👇👇
A new article by @whitneyringwald.bsky.social breaks down how clinicians can help shape HiTOP’s real‑world use through the HiTOP Field Trials. 🧵 societyofclinicalpsychology.org/clinical-psy...
Yale President McInnis has been telling people that Yale has no choice but to negotiate a settlement with the Trump administration. This is a willful misreading of the law and as such, a lie. A resolution process is voluntary and legal scholars have been pushing back. 1/ abcnews.com/US/yale-face...
Yale faces backlash for talks with the Justice Department regarding its admissions
Legal experts weigh in on Yale's decision to negotiate with the DOJ for a potential resolution over alleged race discrimination in their admissions processes.
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Canada Hires 48 Scholars Away From Top U.S. Universities www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w...
Canada Hires U.S. Scholars From Harvard and Other Top Universities (Gift Article)
A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north.
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Every reviewer wants a shorter paper, containing three additional papers