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Got the best news today from my editor…My new book “Gunshot” got approval from the University of Chicago editorial and faculty committees and is now “forthcoming”! It’s been a long, long road. 10+ years coming to fruition 😌

submitted 61 days ago • 1 comment

There’s no coming back if a POTUS ignores a Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling. Different branches of federal government exist to check and balance against tyranny. Regardless of your politics, this is a pivotal moment with immense downstream effects.

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

Some 🦋 friends don’t know this, but I have published work on serial homicide investigations and have been in a number of serial killer documentaries. Just got a Google notification that CTV is showing Catching a Serial Killer, which originally debuted on Oxygen and is now streaming on CTV. 🎥

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Sometimes flailing is progress. Channeling this mantra as I struggle with this new paper. 🫠

submitted 72 days ago • 1 comment

Pretty cool reading a peer reviewed article by a former undergrad who is now a PhD candidate. You don't see them for years and then one day you come across their very helpful article. The teacher learning from the student. A true full circle. ☺️

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One of my challenges as an academic is balancing the backlog of papers that are collecting dust on my hard drive with the pull of new ideas that appear in a flash of inspiration. This sabbatical has mostly been about catching up, but now I’m nerding out over a BJJ study that has me excited again.🙃

submitted 75 days ago • 1 comment

Major research universities are already bending the knee to Trump’s anti-DEI crusade, which just exposes how silly and overblown the “Marxist brainwashing camp” narrative really is. That was always a red herring. Academics know that universities are neoliberal corporations chasing funding.

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Just published a new article on using L.A. Noire to teach Sociology students about serial homicide investigations.This was a sneak peak into my teaching methods, which include video games and streaming on Twitch.Very stoked that the article includes hyperlinks to Twitch clips from my streams 👀🎮📚

submitted 81 days ago • 1 comment

There is an art to writing cover letters in response to academic reviewers (especially when they're harsh). It is one of the most sacred and challenging forms of scholarly combat. How many scholars feel like this was part of their training in their PhD program?

submitted 87 days ago • 1 comment

My toxic academic trait is that I use Apple Pages and prefer it over MS Word by a long shot.

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

What are you all doing to maintain your mental health during these dystopian days? I have to almost intentionally tune out at times or else it negatively impacts my mood, how I parent, etc. Hoping you all have good self care on standby.

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I recently read a Reddit post from a PhD candidate debating whether to attend their grandma’s funeral or their dissertation defense, and it perfectly encapsulates academia’s toxic grind culture to a T. The fact that this is even a question shows how academia can warp your priorities 😔

submitted 126 days ago • 0 comments

Revisiting Interaction Ritual Chains by Randall Collins (2004) and blown away by this passage. He really foresaw how addicting social media would become. Sabbatical is all about returning to my microsociological roots, and it feels like I'm coming home.

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We know you're thinking about culture and society rightabout now -- why not write something up for @contexts.org's culture section? contexts.org/submission-g... Reach out to section editor @joojitsulee.bsky.social with your ideas, because the more sociology the better right now, eh?

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About 75% of firearms used in Canadian crimes originate in the U.S. The Orange dude loves talking about border enforcement but why aren’t leaders up here also talking about how lax U.S. gun laws fuel violence beyond its borders including in Canada? The costs of this violence are paid by taxpayers 🤔

submitted 135 days ago • 0 comments

Metaphor is such a fascinating tool in sociological theorizing. One more reason why social scientists should read more fiction.

submitted 140 days ago • 0 comments

Does anyone else completely forget about food when they’re deep in a writing or work session? I have home-cooked meals ready to go, but instead, I’m here eating a hastily made PB&J because I’ve gotta ride this productivity wave. ADHD folks, you get it 👀

submitted 145 days ago • 0 comments

Rediscovering my love of reading and writing articles. Is this a mid-career crisis? 😂

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Now's the time to really double down on things that spark joy, because the world feels a lot darker after that inauguration. What a scary time this is.

submitted 147 days ago • 0 comments

Reading European Sociology reminds me how insular North American Sociology can be. We could learn a lot from their comparative approach.

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There’s an understated elegance to standalone research articles. I got into book writing for awhile, and was convinced I had found my lane, but I am enjoying a pivot back to articles during sabbatical. It’s been awhile, but I am enjoying the challenge of figuring out “What is this a case of?”

submitted 153 days ago • 0 comments

What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever received? Mine was to write rough drafts quickly and not obsess over phrasing or copy editing mistakes. I still struggle with it, but it’s become a mantra I repeat to myself (and my grad students).

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Has anyone ever used a sabbatical to crank out a bunch of one-off papers? I’ve got a few collecting dust on my hard drive, and I’m starting to think this might actually be a solid strategy. Just embrace the ADHD and let it guide the way 🤔

submitted 158 days ago • 1 comment

Anybody use sabbatical to just read a lot? I’m feeling a little pressured to produce something, but wondered if anyone has just used it to let their ideas percolate?

submitted 160 days ago • 1 comment

It’s striking how the Free Speech Movement began as a student-led protest to advance Civil Rights and critique U.S. imperialism in Vietnam… and now it’s morphed into a cultural rallying cry for using hateful words against marginalized groups. What a strange evolution.

submitted 160 days ago • 0 comments

Alright, seems like Meta is trying to be like X...So I might just cozy up a bit more over here!

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All shootings are tragic. Yet U.S. news coverage tends to focus on mass shootings in middle-class schools, which represent a small fraction of annual firearm homicides. The grief we feel for children lost in these tragedies should extend to all children affected by gun violence 💔

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