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karikretch.bsky.social
PT, DPT, PhD. Physical therapist, developmental psychologist, pediatric rehabilitation researcher, academic mama. Assistant Prof @ USC Biokinesiology & PT. she/her. https://sites.usc.edu/ldrlab/
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Very concerning for anyone with ESI status ticking away

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Old friend just laid off by USDA, 1 mos short of his probationary period as senior researcher. Brilliant person who left a tenured faculty position several yrs ago to join USDA. Bright early-career researchers also being laid off. USDA is terminating a generation of highly-qualified scientists.

submitted 8 days ago • 827 comments

Thanks to all of the NIHers and their friends who reached out to me. I am still here (DM me or Signal jeremymberg.78) I still have a very incomplete picture but based on what I have been told, the damage to NIH and to many wonderful people who work(ed) there is/was impossible for me to imagine 1/n

submitted 9 days ago • 8 comments

ATTENTION (PLEASE SHARE) If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread. There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.

submitted 9 days ago • 92 comments

Trump's first month has brought us: mass funding and hiring freezes, mass firings of federal employees, and hourly chaos. This is not an exaggeration: these policy choices put us all in danger. One example hits close to home. Literally:

submitted 10 days ago • 9 comments

It was never about “free speech.”

submitted 12 days ago • 205 comments

NIH had two tracks for the same fellowship: those from underrepresented backgrounds and those not. Both usually get funds. Rather than merge back to one track to comply with their understanding of executive orders, they essentially rejected without review all the ones on the underrepresented track.

submitted 15 days ago • 19 comments

“...to care is an act not of weakness, but of strength.” The Lancet response: bit.ly/4jRb5Av

submitted 17 days ago • 15 comments

ASM did a spotlight article on me last February and it has also been taken down as “under review”. Other spotlight articles are still up so not sure how else to interpret this besides the obvious. It feels pretty crappy to have been singled out and I won’t be engaging with them in the future.

submitted 22 days ago • 23 comments

We just learned that our insurance is awful. We do not have enough coverage to rebuild and we do not have any coverage at all for temporary housing. So essentially, we have a mortgage and no home. Housing is outrageously expensive in Los Angeles. So I’m bumping this fundraiser again. Please share ❤️

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

We are so grateful to everyone who has reached out to offer support as we face this horrifying tragedy. We have a long road ahead and are comforted to know we are not alone. If you would like to contribute: gofund.me/95387a92

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

We're hiring a postdoc to work on several projects related to balance control and concussion! Please spread the word! tinyurl.com/bdz9tnat

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

Inspired by this viral meme about DOGE: Research the US government has supported that can be made to sound silly, but that has contributed to human progress. Valuable work can often be framed as absurd out of context. That doesn’t make funding research any less important.🧵

submitted 98 days ago • 14 comments

NEW: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case we've reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all. Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.

submitted 91 days ago • 426 comments

The strain on scientific publishing: we set out to characterise the remarkable growth of the scientific literature in the last few years, in spite of declining growth in total scientists. What is going on? direct.mit.edu/qss/article/... A 🧵 1/n #AcademicSky #PhDchat #ScientificPublishing #SciPub

submitted 97 days ago • 48 comments

I would like to speak up today for the trans community. You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1

submitted 99 days ago • 826 comments

starting a faculty position that relies in part on the NIH to fund us to do work at all just as the NIH is presumably being dismantled is really awesome thanks for asking

submitted 101 days ago • 12 comments

My lab (sites.usc.edu/ldrlab/) is recruiting a 32 hr/wk lab technician. Great opportunity for new grads interested in infant development or pediatrics and looking for research experience! View details and apply here usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange... or contact me for more information. #DevSci

submitted 455 days ago • 0 comments

Introducing the Learning, Development, and Rehabilitation Lab at the University of Southern California! We are recruiting a lab manager and PhD students in Biokinesiology so please get in touch if you or anyone you know may be interested in joining our team! sites.usc.edu/ldrlab #DevSci #BiomechSky

submitted 501 days ago • 0 comments

And here it is for your Spring Adoption! If you are teaching Infancy, Infant Development, or Early Childhood, in the Spring term, check out our new text. Request a review copy here: us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/in... #devsci #developmentalpsychology #infantdevelopment

submitted 508 days ago • 1 comment

As Twitter spirals, there’s an effort to help get chronically ill folks moved. If you have spare codes, consider adding them to the form below. It’s really hard for people with certain illnesses to deal with the logistics of moving. This form helps make it a little easier.

submitted 507 days ago • 14 comments

Seems like a good place to publicize that I am recruiting PhD students interested in motor development (typical or atypical) or pediatric rehabilitation for 2024. Please spread the word, applications are due in Nov! More info: pt.usc.edu/programs/phd... #DevSci #DevPsy #BiomechSky

submitted 507 days ago • 1 comment

The LSU School of Kinesiology is growing our faculty in all areas with 6 tenure-track/tenured positions and 1 professor of practice position as we move into our newly renovated Field House. Please apply/share with your networks! #AcademicSky #BiomechSky lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU?q=Kinesi...

submitted 511 days ago • 6 comments

Hi child/infant development folks, anyone willing to share some pictures of your lab decor for inspiration? I need a babylab Pinterest board! #DevSci #DevPsy

submitted 512 days ago • 5 comments