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Associate professor of special education at UIC. Interests in reading, disability, and instruction. Parent to two, including one with DDX3X. Curbside treasure hunter. ADHD. she/her. ORCiD: 0000-0001-6343-2538
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Ok. Then let it die. Because theft is theft. And even worse if you’re profiting from the crime.

This comment period ends today, 5/23, at 11:59 pm ET. Please do comment asap if you believe the government should allow us to get COVID vaccinations. I can't believe we even have to petition them about this, but here we are.

This is especially important: “We call upon our fellow institutions of higher education in the United States to declare their willingness to facilitate the immediate co-enrollment of Harvard’s international students, including formal acceptance of transfer for immigration purposes.”

Graduation weekend at Lehigh was amazing. Huge congrats to Kim!!

I need someone to create a logo for me and a website. Any suggestions?

I can tell you based on multiple conversations I've pushed myself to have with the other parents at my kids' activities: most people absolutely do NOT know how many local jobs are supported by Federal research grants

This is the vibe I'm bringing into all my external letters and the committees I'm on

say it again: 4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x demolishing higher education is economic sabotage

"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants. Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."

In the 14 years one professor has worked at Broward College, his salary has risen from $56k to $67k — or declined by 15% when adjusting for inflation. To cover the bills, he now teaches as many as 10 classes a semester. @adriennelu.bsky.social shares compelling stats on #HigherEd salary stagnation.

*crab-walked

Devastating NIH cuts to infectious disease research, eviscerating our nation’s capacity to fight emerging infections and pandemic threats. From @sanders.senate.gov report out yesterday www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

This. They want to take away childcare and vaccines and public schools and Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security so women have to stay home to care for their loved ones and so men--and women who have to work for pay--are even more dependent on their employers than they are now.

Our meta-meta-analysis is officially out! (w/ Molly Lewis, Sho Tsuji, @chbergma.bsky.social, @acristia.bsky.social, and @mcxfrank.bsky.social!) Estimating age-related change in infants’ linguistic and cognitive development using (meta-)meta-analysis onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

It's taken me a long time to call myself disabled, despite officially carrying said title per the VA - ableism is real. It took even longer to voice my needs of my kindred & in my community in lieu of illness/disability even though there's so many SHITTY responses when you do. The battle is real.

Good lord just what the hell is up today. A potential ban on any regulation for AI for the next 10 years? This includes good bills like AB 412 of legislation protecting folks from Deepfakes! Wtf?! Call your congressmen and women asap to tell them to take this down! www.404media.co/republicans-...

My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.

My favourite thing about Mother's Day is cramming a weekend's worth of errands and house work into Saturday so I "don't have to do anything" on Sunday.

Dr Baker consistently, unambiguously contextualized the POLITICS of the moment. All the data policies etc — they’re all against a backdrop of illegal, unchecked political power grabs. I really appreciated that gut check. It’s hard for academics to accept but it’s imperative that we do so

Wow! Each $1 spent on Universal Pre-Kindergarten generates between $3-$20 dollars in aggregate earnings. That's enough to offset the costs of Universal Pre-Kindergarten through higher tax revenues.

Our field lost a giant last week. I am lucky to have known and learned from Lynn Fuchs.

Just learned about HJ Res. 54, which aims to put an end to corporations being treated as people. If you have 5 min, call your rep (#s at reps.fyi or 5calls.org) and ask them to support it. Or send them an email, or use @resist.bot. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

What can you do to impact data quality if you use external data? ✔️ Create and document a standard process for extracting data ✔️ Collect existing documentation (e.g., codebooks) & update as needed ✔️ Perform checks and ask questions when things don't make sense ✔️ Offer suggestions for improvements

“It’s not enough to let people know that vaccines don’t cause autism. We also have to affirm that autism is not something to fear." #VaccinesWork

Plenty of #SpellingBee omissions make me grumpy, but not counting momo (Tibetan & Nepali dumplings) also makes me hungry, which is exponentially worse.

the problem with being interdisciplinary is there is too much to read

🚨 Two open faculty positions in Cognitive Psychology (incl. visual perception) at University of Southern Denmark! 🚨 #PsychSciSky #VisionScience #neuroskyence #compneurosky

While agreeing with this (I really do think generative AI is de-skilling a generation of young people), we should also note the extraordinary pressure we face and incentives our leadership deploys to “integrate AI” into literally every aspect of education because “industry” wants it.

Once again, this is illegal.

Unions are amazing.

We need to see her physically out. NOW.

The way Rumeysa Öztürk holds her heart as she testifies for her own freedom at a bail hearing in federal court is truly heart-rending. She cannot be freed soon enough.

This is an absolute disaster. If we don't stop this, they will turn NSF into a pawn of the Trump administration. There will be no research on climate, biodiversity, or anything that isn't eugenics or AI or how to more efficiently destroy the planet for profit. This cannot be allowed to happen.

Please join us next week Friday for our final seminar of the 2025 season! We are thrilled to be joined by Dr. Richard Riley (@richarddriley.bsky.social), a leading expert in individual participant data meta-analysis, to discuss the rationale, concepts, and pitfalls in conducting IPD syntheses.

🎓 Calling all aspiring doctoral students of color committed to academic careers in educational leadership! The UCEA Jackson Scholars Network is now accepting 2025–2027 nominations! 🗓️ Deadline: May 30, 2025 📩 Submit: members.ucea.org/mem... #LeadershipMatters @monibyrne @UCEAGSC

This is extremely concerning.

Hello! For Disability Pride Month in July, I'll be doing four as-told-to stories for @motherjones.com on what brings people disabled joy. If you're interested in being interviewed, please fill out this form below. Reposts appreciated. forms.gle/JFqY8otRVB2k...

NEW: The autism research registry hasn't actually been walked back. It is still happening -- HHS is just calling it a “real-world data platform.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I’m really proud of myself & the work I’ve been doing. I’m also thankful for the Foundation’s investment in my work, ideas, & me as a scholar! Amidst a political climate of disinvestment from justice-oriented work, shout out to WTG for “standing 10 toes down”! 1/3 www.gse.upenn.edu/news/ericka-...

We wrapped up our 3rd year of the POWER (Providing Opportunities to Women in Education Research) Data Management Hub! So far we are hearing that the hub helps people ✔️ Expand their network ✔️ Learn better data mgmt practices ✔️ Learn about resources ✔️ Get feedback on their challenges osf.io/ap3tk/

Does anyone have any recommendations of sites where interested parties can sign up to a mailing list where we can share updates about our research project? I've not done this before so would appreciate pointers! #AcademicSky