Josh Oltmanns

Associations between sleep and circadian rhythm disruption and perinatal anxiety npj Biological Timing and Sleep - Associations between sleep and circadian rhythm disruption and perinatal anxiety

What can sleep and circadian rhythm disruption tell us about perinatal anxiety? New pub out now in npj Biological Timing and Sleep on the state of the literature & opportunities for sleep and circadian medicine as novel treatments.⏰😴🧠 @scraplabwashu.bsky.social rdcu.be/eGFx6

I will be recruiting at least 1 PhD student for the Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Psychopathology (SCRAP) Lab at WashU in STL this application cycle! ☀️⏰😴 Read more about our current projects here: sites.wustl.edu/scraplab/

"Mirror" Language AI Models of Depression are Criterion-Contaminated A growing number of studies show near-perfect LLM language-based prediction of depression assessment scores (up to R2 of .70). However, many develop these models directly from language responses to de...

LLM models of depression that predict a score from the very language used to generate the score itself can be thought of as “Mirror Models.” We discuss and explore how these and "Non-Mirror" models, in contrast, can be useful for mental health assessment: arxiv.org/abs/2508.05830

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Psychological & Brain Sciences Position Summary This position will primarily support the implementation of a newly funded National Institute of Mental Health R01 grant focused on optimizing a digital chatbot intervention for eating...

📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc to work on a newly-funded R01 aiming to optimize a digital intervention for #eatingdisorders and contribute to other research in this space! Remote candidates may be considered. Start spring/sum 26 (or sooner!). Pls share!

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✨We are hiring!✨

The Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Psychopathology Lab at Washington University in St. Louis is looking for a full-time research assistant. This position is great for trainees interested in pursuing graduate school!

✅ Apply here: wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

Eating disorders: The hidden health crisis on college campuses What does a person with an eating disorder look like? The picture may not be as clear-cut as many people think. Researchers at WashU led a groundbreaking study with an important lesson: Eating disorde...

Nice write-up in the WashU Ampersand on one of our recent articles in @intjeatdisord.bsky.social, led by research coordinator (and grad student in the fall!) Carli Howe! artsci.washu.edu/ampersand/ea... 1/x

📢 Call for Papers! Special issue of Assessment on
“Artificial Intelligence in Psychological Assessment: Techniques and Applications.”

Abstracts due July 21, invited full papers Dec 1.

Full call: bit.ly/Assessment_A...

@lensimms.bsky.social

Now is a good time to remind folks that proven mental healthcare should not be behind a paywall...

People with #BPD looking for resources → download the BPD Compass workbook

Providers who work with BPD (so, all y'all) → download the BPD Compass workbook

👉 personality-compass.com/bpd-compass 👈

#HiSciSky I am a Clinical Science PhD student at WashU. My research interests lie in examining genetic and environmental correlates related to substance use phenotypes. I look forward to connecting with all of you!

#psychsky #academicsky

I do not know genetics better than you, but I think you have it correct

Happy Christmas to me!

BPD Compass leads to significant improvements in neuroticism, agreeableness, and conscientious and effects were mostly medium and large.

Doesn’t matter if you use the PID-5, the BFI-2, or the FFBI.

For criterion A stans, LPFS improves significantly too