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michealsandbank.bsky.social
Autism researcher. Does not charge cell phone. Likes to make jokes. Irritated that I must get a 4th social media app. Assistant Professor at UNC. She/her
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Not White Lotus doing the Duke/UNC rivalry!! Jason Isaacs has nailed the accent, but there's no way his character went to Duke. That's a Carolina Dad, 100%.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

All of us rn.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Up to 169 IES contracts have been canceled, threatening critical education research. This is a major setback for educators & children with disabilities who rely on evidence-based practices. Urge Congress to protect IES research! #4SpecialEducation exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction?v...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

The world is on fire but my friend got me this tshirt as a treat. At least I can wear it when I teach research methods #methodologyqueen

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

When I said I was flexible for a Zoom anytime before 3, I didn't mean 8:30am. That's not anytime. Anytime starts at 10am.

submitted 19 days ago • 19 comments

Just tried to check a prior request for grant applications from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program funded through the Department of Defense and the whole website for the CDMRP appears to be down. This program funds research on autism, ALS, cancer, and other health research.

submitted 29 days ago • 2 comments

Fellow scientists, please consider speaking w/ media about what this means for "regular Americans." The link below is to contact a reporter who's collecting stories about the unfolding NIH situation - pls share anonymously or on record. @anniewaldman.bsky.social www.propublica.org/people/annie...

submitted 31 days ago • 25 comments

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

When you remember on the morning of Big Salad Night to put the old floppy celery in water so it can tumesce

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Me trying to annotate my R code.

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

Sobering, and important. Hannah Yelin (Ox Brookes): 'Her latest paper, published in the journal New Formations, found that 74 per cent of academics had experienced online harms as a result of sharing research publicly – affecting their careers and causing significant physical and mental harms.' 1/3

submitted 51 days ago • 15 comments

It's one New Year, Michael. What could it cost, $10?

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

When you read a study and discover that they wrote you a special valentine note. #PublishYourMeansandSDsPlease

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

Any recommendations for autistic accounts of the experience of repetitive behaviors/stimming/specific interests? I am leading a doctoral seminar (just one session) exploring the problematization of RRBs vs. their conceptualization as meaningful occupations. #autres #AutismResearch

submitted 54 days ago • 7 comments

When I was 21, I learned of a toaster prototype that toasted images on bread line by line like a printer and I desperately wanted one so I could have a toast party where all my friends brought fancy bread for picture toast. It even dropped the toast out the bottom like a printer.

submitted 59 days ago • 1 comment

Ya know while we're at it let's add "Your year in review from Springer Nature" to this list.

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

What can we do to relieve organization chairs of the notion that they need to send a Happy Holidays email to evidence their support of employees and valuing of work/life balance? I don't need a "Happy Holidays from IRB" email.

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

Instagram started feeding me this account called officialstickreviews where people around the world post about awesome sticks they found and I have to say it really does not disappoint.

submitted 61 days ago • 2 comments

Anything can be a Christmas decoration if you put a santa hat on it.

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

If you ever feel like corporations don't care, just remember that Apple chose this design to force mandatory work breaks and promote better work-life balance.

submitted 68 days ago • 2 comments

This is me only I'm explaining this to the committee for promotion and tenure.

submitted 70 days ago • 1 comment

These are the notes my husband leaves for me.

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

Honestly this makes me like Google docs even more

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

Time for Dissociate December

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

can I code fast? no. but can I code well? also no. but does my code work? alas, no

submitted 84 days ago • 414 comments