Dr. Agnes Villwock
@agnesvillwock.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science & Neuroscience at RIT. Interested in neuroplasticity, deafness, sign languages, bilingualism, multisensory processing, & critical periods (she/her)
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On World Mental Health Day remember that it's ok not to be ok. It’s also ok to talk about it and ask for help. And remember that spending some time in nature can benefit your mental health 👇
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📸 Wendy McDonnell #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD25 #MentalHealth
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📸 Wendy McDonnell #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD25 #MentalHealth
October 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
On World Mental Health Day remember that it's ok not to be ok. It’s also ok to talk about it and ask for help. And remember that spending some time in nature can benefit your mental health 👇
yorkshiredales.org.uk/healing-with...
📸 Wendy McDonnell #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD25 #MentalHealth
yorkshiredales.org.uk/healing-with...
📸 Wendy McDonnell #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD25 #MentalHealth
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(please repost) If you're looking for a #neuroscience PhD program - and interested in human brain plasticity and reorganization (neuroimaging in people born with blindness, deafness or without hands), my lab is accepting students this cycle. Email me!
Home Page - Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience
The Georgetown Difference We are invested in providing a transformative experience through holistic training, accessible resources, and personalized career strategies to help you reach your aspiration...
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October 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
(please repost) If you're looking for a #neuroscience PhD program - and interested in human brain plasticity and reorganization (neuroimaging in people born with blindness, deafness or without hands), my lab is accepting students this cycle. Email me!
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Posting on behalf of Tamar Gollan, who is not on Bluesky:
A postdoc position is open and available immediately in Dr. Tamar Gollan’s Laboratory of Aging Bilingualism at the University of California, San Diego, funded by NIH & NSF. See link for details!
psychiatry.ucsd.edu/about/LAB_Go...
A postdoc position is open and available immediately in Dr. Tamar Gollan’s Laboratory of Aging Bilingualism at the University of California, San Diego, funded by NIH & NSF. See link for details!
psychiatry.ucsd.edu/about/LAB_Go...
psychiatry.ucsd.edu
September 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Posting on behalf of Tamar Gollan, who is not on Bluesky:
A postdoc position is open and available immediately in Dr. Tamar Gollan’s Laboratory of Aging Bilingualism at the University of California, San Diego, funded by NIH & NSF. See link for details!
psychiatry.ucsd.edu/about/LAB_Go...
A postdoc position is open and available immediately in Dr. Tamar Gollan’s Laboratory of Aging Bilingualism at the University of California, San Diego, funded by NIH & NSF. See link for details!
psychiatry.ucsd.edu/about/LAB_Go...
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Fancy a word of academic German today? “Schreibschulden” - the texts you promised to send to someone but missed the deadlines, and apparently your growing overload of to do reviews, chapters and articles become part and argument of every academic conversation you have.
September 30, 2023 at 6:19 PM
Fancy a word of academic German today? “Schreibschulden” - the texts you promised to send to someone but missed the deadlines, and apparently your growing overload of to do reviews, chapters and articles become part and argument of every academic conversation you have.
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🚨 Open PhD position in sign language #linguistics 🚨
The focus should be on the structure of signed languages, or connect to other research profiles at the department (e.g. computational linguistics, acquisition, typology, multilingualism)
su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Deadline: 15 October 2025
The focus should be on the structure of signed languages, or connect to other research profiles at the department (e.g. computational linguistics, acquisition, typology, multilingualism)
su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Deadline: 15 October 2025
PhD student in Linguistics, sign language
The Department of Linguistics at Stockholm University conducts research and offers education in a number of areas such as child language development, computational linguistics, general linguistics, ph
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September 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🚨 Open PhD position in sign language #linguistics 🚨
The focus should be on the structure of signed languages, or connect to other research profiles at the department (e.g. computational linguistics, acquisition, typology, multilingualism)
su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Deadline: 15 October 2025
The focus should be on the structure of signed languages, or connect to other research profiles at the department (e.g. computational linguistics, acquisition, typology, multilingualism)
su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Deadline: 15 October 2025
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The SNL 2025 Access Award will waive registration fees for up to 20 students, trainees, and faculty who face barriers to attending the Society for Neurobiology of Language conference.
Apply by Aug 27; winners named Aug 28.
Pls share!
🔗 tinyurl.com/SNLAcessAward
#SNL2025 #NeurobiologyofLanguage
Apply by Aug 27; winners named Aug 28.
Pls share!
🔗 tinyurl.com/SNLAcessAward
#SNL2025 #NeurobiologyofLanguage
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August 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The SNL 2025 Access Award will waive registration fees for up to 20 students, trainees, and faculty who face barriers to attending the Society for Neurobiology of Language conference.
Apply by Aug 27; winners named Aug 28.
Pls share!
🔗 tinyurl.com/SNLAcessAward
#SNL2025 #NeurobiologyofLanguage
Apply by Aug 27; winners named Aug 28.
Pls share!
🔗 tinyurl.com/SNLAcessAward
#SNL2025 #NeurobiologyofLanguage
Reposted by Dr. Agnes Villwock
American Psychological Association speaks up after NSF terminates 1,000+ grants!
“By halting research of this type we risk denying individuals high-quality care based solely on their heritage or background..our ability to understand & deliver effective services to ALL Americans..will be diminished”
“By halting research of this type we risk denying individuals high-quality care based solely on their heritage or background..our ability to understand & deliver effective services to ALL Americans..will be diminished”
April 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
American Psychological Association speaks up after NSF terminates 1,000+ grants!
“By halting research of this type we risk denying individuals high-quality care based solely on their heritage or background..our ability to understand & deliver effective services to ALL Americans..will be diminished”
“By halting research of this type we risk denying individuals high-quality care based solely on their heritage or background..our ability to understand & deliver effective services to ALL Americans..will be diminished”
Reposted by Dr. Agnes Villwock
Now it's nearly 270 university presidents who have signed onto this "unprecedented government overreach" public letter. It was less than 180 this morning.
www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
Universities, and judges, taking the lead in standing up.
www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
Universities, and judges, taking the lead in standing up.
April 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Now it's nearly 270 university presidents who have signed onto this "unprecedented government overreach" public letter. It was less than 180 this morning.
www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
Universities, and judges, taking the lead in standing up.
www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
Universities, and judges, taking the lead in standing up.
Super proud of my PhD student @elenampadanes.bsky.social, who was awarded the Dr. Russell and Melissa Bessette Award for Doctoral Student Excellence! Congratulations!! 😀🎉 www.rit.edu/graduatescho...
Dr. Russell and Melissa Bessette Award for Doctoral Student Excellence | RIT Graduate School | RITRIT Logo with TextRIT logo and full nameRIT logo and full name (footer)
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April 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Super proud of my PhD student @elenampadanes.bsky.social, who was awarded the Dr. Russell and Melissa Bessette Award for Doctoral Student Excellence! Congratulations!! 😀🎉 www.rit.edu/graduatescho...
At which point will we agree that we must consider going back to a hybrid option for academic conference attendance?
April 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
At which point will we agree that we must consider going back to a hybrid option for academic conference attendance?
We just made the DGS-SRT (German Sign Language-Sentence Reproduction Test) publicly available! You can access it here: github.com/christianrat...
GitHub - christianrathmann/DGS-SRT
Contribute to christianrathmann/DGS-SRT development by creating an account on GitHub.
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April 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
We just made the DGS-SRT (German Sign Language-Sentence Reproduction Test) publicly available! You can access it here: github.com/christianrat...
Had a fantastic time at #CNS2025 in Boston. Congratulations on a great poster session to my PhD student @elenampadanes.bsky.social!
April 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Had a fantastic time at #CNS2025 in Boston. Congratulations on a great poster session to my PhD student @elenampadanes.bsky.social!
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Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️⚧️
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The ASL sign for ‘transgender’ is similar to the ASL sign for ‘beautiful’ but is signed on the middle of the chest.
Illustration by Deaf trans artist Carlisle Robinson.
#TDOV #DeafTrans #DeafTransgender #DeafTransPride #ASL #QueerASLSigns
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The ASL sign for ‘transgender’ is similar to the ASL sign for ‘beautiful’ but is signed on the middle of the chest.
Illustration by Deaf trans artist Carlisle Robinson.
#TDOV #DeafTrans #DeafTransgender #DeafTransPride #ASL #QueerASLSigns
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March 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️⚧️
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Did you know?⠀
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The ASL sign for ‘transgender’ is similar to the ASL sign for ‘beautiful’ but is signed on the middle of the chest.
Illustration by Deaf trans artist Carlisle Robinson.
#TDOV #DeafTrans #DeafTransgender #DeafTransPride #ASL #QueerASLSigns
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Did you know?⠀
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The ASL sign for ‘transgender’ is similar to the ASL sign for ‘beautiful’ but is signed on the middle of the chest.
Illustration by Deaf trans artist Carlisle Robinson.
#TDOV #DeafTrans #DeafTransgender #DeafTransPride #ASL #QueerASLSigns
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