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chelseycrandall.bsky.social
Conservation social scientist exploring the human side of fisheries and wildlife, with a love for wild Florida. Women of Fisheries co-founder. Mom x 2. she/her
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Sometimes you just need a weird lungfish to break up your timeline:

Learned something new about myself a few weeks ago, sharing it with you all here too because visibility matters and I’m happy to be open about this newly discovered part of myself. Cheers to lifetimes of continuing to learn about ourselves and to all the other members of team ND! ❤️

New pub: now open access! More and more we are recognizing the importance of social science in conservation. As we work to incorporate social science at our fish & wildlife agencies, we wanted to ask: how's it going? Check out our survey findings! conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New garden blooms this morning 😊

The Australian CAPSTAN program was re-launched in March after a pause due to Covid. Great opportunity for post-graduate students to get experience on a large research vessel and explore the deep ocean. @utas.edu.au @csiropublishing.bsky.social

New paper! Social media for fisheries science and management professionals: How to use Bluesky and Instagram, and why you should. This is the *first* paper in the peer reviewed scientific literature to explain how Bluesky works and how to use it for #SciComm 🧪🦑🐠 academic.oup.com/fisheries/ad...

The 8 yo figured out how to hack my tv…then proceeded to hide the remote Says it will only cost me $1 and candy to get control back 🤷‍♀️ guess I’m watching whatever they choose to send my way

Stoked about this special issue on trends and future directions in the conservation social sciences! conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15231739...

Need a shirt that says “I know I’m acting outgoing but it’s all a mask if you yourself are also introverted/shy/ND/etc and are masking too let me know and we can just stand here quietly instead of making ourselves talk to each other to meet perceived expectations” 🙃

Repost with a movie to which you know all the words.

From reefs to rivers: spanned the state this month and followed up our family week in the Florida keys with a few days meeting in the far western panhandle and visiting our amazing rivers ❤️

Research highlight! womenoffisheries.org/beyond-otoli...

New pub! 🥳 Led by Abigail Golden, we explore our different understandings of “stewardship” in fisheries from the perspectives of a group of recreational fisheries scientists conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Now to reconnect and learn what I’ve missed while away… 😅

Back from a few days away (and offline) enjoying the Florida keys with the fam. Grateful for this family time, friends, and our awesome Florida nature! ❤️

Our sunshine mimosa, aka the bashful plant. Watch how it folds up its leaves when touched!

I'm so grateful to the women that inspire me every day! We asked some of the incredible women featured on the podcast: "What do you love most about being a #woman in #science?" let us know what you love most below 🤗👇 #internationalwomensday2025 #IWD2025 #womeninstem

Happy International Women’s Day!

Gator-filled morning in the sun 😄

Ok so I know you can’t see it but there are totally bats in this crevice and this absolutely made my morning 😍

I have discovered that apparently this is how my dog spends her day while I’m at work: nestled deep in my pillows. This explains a lot.

Our paper on convergent evolution of land crabs is out in its final final form. The journal didn't pick my image as the cover, so I'm sharing it here because it must be seen! academic.oup.com/sysbio/artic... 🦀🦑🧪

I present to you my dog, who apparently climbed into this pot and couldn’t figure out how to get back out. Couldn’t find her for a good long while only to come around the corner and see this

Today, we share our love for federal #fisheries professionals who work tirelessly to address the myriad problems facing our nation’s fisheries. We urge the Administration to stop indiscriminate mass firings and to build and maintain a sufficient federal natural resource workforce.

One of my fave things the kids brought home from preschool was the phrase “don’t yuck someone else’s yum”. I’ve thought about this one a lot over the years.

Hello bluesky. I've done a bit of an update to the #MarSocSci starter pack. A flurry of new followers suggests it was needed. Let me know if you are engaged in marine social science and would like to be added. Suggest including the hashtag in your message so people can find you! go.bsky.app/Sj7NX5D

Offering a brief reprieve from the crushing anti-science news with this juvenile sturgeon. Hang in there friends!🧪🐟

take Melville's advice here with a flashback to the sounds of a summer creek

Ampullae of Lorenzini are sensory organs that detect electric fields and are found in sharks, rays, and skates. They help sharks locate prey, navigate in murky waters, and even help them sense their environment!

Willow-cat and I are on early morning snow watch; this winter storm has been wild! My Florida kids have never seen snow so if we get any they’ll be super stoked

Hi friends! It took me a bit but I am here to talk about #bats, #ecology, #RStats, and all the other great wildlife my lab and I have had the fortune to play with over the years!

We’re getting lots of new Bluesky friends! Please share your favorite science and conservation starter packs as a reply here and I’ll share them. Let’s get our science and conservation friends lots of followers! 🧪🌎🦑

This recent blog post provides a very accurate and useful summary of Bertram and I's recent Nature Reviews Psychology article on the value of self-reports relative to "implicit measures" (as we defined them in the original article): www.psypost.org/self-report-...

How can #birding be more accessible to people with #disability? See our research on constraints and facilitators!

A cold but lovely morning on the Florida east coast!

Online Exhibit 🪸 Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Feature: Pocillopora Coral, Guard Crab & Crown of Thorns "Reefs are dynamic places with a lot of big action and scary stuff happening," said Gustav Paulay. Coral Defenders 🎧 Read & listen to Gustav: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/100-years/ob...

Looking back on some Florida nature adventures we had in 2024; cheers to a new year and new adventures ahead! Happy new year y’all!

If you are a scientist (including graduate students) or professional science communicator who is at least 18 years old and are using Bluesky for any kind of professional purposes, please consider taking our survey. Link: umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Please help share. 🧪🌎 #SciComm

Scientists! We are trying to get 1000 of us into the volunteer database by Jan 1. You'll be volunteering to speak with classrooms over video chat about your work, and answer their questions! You can volunteer for up to 5 sessions per semester. Sign up here! www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

youngest is making me a surprise lunch sandwich. So far I’ve heard: Do you want crunchy or creamy peanut butter? Can someone help me get down the tajin? Hmmm where is the oregano? How spicy do you want it mom? …Wish me luck yall 😅

A great birthday full of Florida nature and family, grateful and stoked for another year ahead!

🎶 Herpy birthday to me Saw water snakes three! 🥳 Always a great day when we get to see some wildlife, and an awesome way to start a birthday! Cheers to another year ahead!

On Dasher, on Darter! It’s #Fishmas Eve, but who needs Rudolph’s nose when your entire body is brighter than holiday lights? 🦌 The penultimate fish of this year’s #GreatLakes #25DaysofFishmas is the Gilt Darter (Percina evides), a small, colorful fish that brings the holiday sparkles and gilt ✨

Dear #Science 🧪 bubble: What makes a good lab #website ? Which (self-hosted) #software 💻 are you using? What features do you consider essential? And what are some of your favorite lab websites? Pls share. #FishSc