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debbiejsr.bsky.social
Professor, Tufts Political Science, American Politics, public opinion, pol psych. Just trying not to get lost.
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My retired colleague, Tony Smith, passed away a few days ago. He taught at Tufts for 46 yrs. My office was next to his for 10 of them. Lots of long, thoughtful discussions w students. Whenever I meet PS alumni, they talk at length over what a great professor he was. www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...

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My retired colleague, Tony Smith, passed away a few days ago. He taught at Tufts for 46 yrs. My office was next to his for 10 of them. Lots of long, thoughtful discussions w students. Whenever I meet PS alumni, they talk at length over what a great professor he was. www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...

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In my latest essay with @politicsgenderj.bsky.social , I apply an intersectional framework to examine the 2024 election—analyzing how race, gender, and class shaped Harris’s campaign, and highlighting the organizing, voting behavior, and enduring activism of Black women.

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I love these posters announcing new articles from @ispp-pops.bsky.social

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Fozzie had thoughts about today’s walk

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today in news about state symbols: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/16/l...

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For @gelliottmorris.com crowdsourcing count; Lexington, MA. a woman I saw there w @lexingtonalarm.bsky.social told me the estimate was specifically 2,100.

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I make sure to make comments long the lines of this thread when I write tenure and promotion letters and the candidate takes time to engage with the media about their research.

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The Graduate Center community deeply mourns the passing of Prof. Emeritus Richard Alba, a pathbreaking demographer who bucked conventional ideas about how immigrants assimilate into and impact mainstream U.S. culture www.gc.cuny.edu/news/memoria...

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sigh

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Great piece thinking about our state identities and what they mean to us, using flags as symbols - love this

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Teaching Intro to American in the fall? Check out Democracy in 5 Minutes, a great podcast by my friend and coauthor @pfmanna.bsky.social. Engaging, short episodes that connect big ideas to topics in the news. di5m.podbean.com

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Hey @douglasmack.bsky.social , at my local brewpub trivia night tonight, the halftime question was about the US territories, and I crushed it. It was just to name them, but still.

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Tempted to put this post on a slide for my fall intro class.

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Now I’m reading about Eunji’s efforts at driving a truck and recruiting participants at county flea markets, including wearing a donkey Halloween mask. More of this in political science, please.

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I just finished the first chapter of “The American Mirage” by @eunjikim.bsky.social and it is one of the most engaging works I’ve read in a long time. Eager to read the rest. Thank you, Eunji! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

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Hey #psychology folks. Can you point me to your favorite research on perception, especially, anything that explores why some people have a better attention to detail than others? And how we might improve attention to detail? Thx! @brendannyhan.bsky.social @dtwuva.bsky.social @galesinatra.bsky.social

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