Kristen Allison
@kristenallison.bsky.social
SLP & pediatric speech researcher
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This morning, courageous NIH workers shared a document they are calling the “Bethesda Declaration” with Dr. Bhattacharya, urging him to reverse some of the actions that are badly misaligned with progress toward the NIH mission.
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a woman in a black and white dress is making a funny face .
ALT: a woman in a black and white dress is making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This morning, courageous NIH workers shared a document they are calling the “Bethesda Declaration” with Dr. Bhattacharya, urging him to reverse some of the actions that are badly misaligned with progress toward the NIH mission.
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This. And this again.
March 31, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This. And this again.
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Exclusive: A vaccine skeptic who has long promoted false claims about the connection between immunizations and autism has been tapped by the federal government to conduct a critical study of possible links between the two.
Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism
A long-discredited researcher and vaccine skeptic will conduct a government study on whether vaccines cause autism.
wapo.st
March 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Roundtable this Wed at the US Senate, on how Trump and Musk are killing research like cancer and Alzheimer’s research.
2:30pm Eastern. There is a livestream.
This would be better in primetime and produced for TV, like the Jan 6 Committee did.
But it’s a good start from @baldwin.senate.gov.
2:30pm Eastern. There is a livestream.
This would be better in primetime and produced for TV, like the Jan 6 Committee did.
But it’s a good start from @baldwin.senate.gov.
March 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Roundtable this Wed at the US Senate, on how Trump and Musk are killing research like cancer and Alzheimer’s research.
2:30pm Eastern. There is a livestream.
This would be better in primetime and produced for TV, like the Jan 6 Committee did.
But it’s a good start from @baldwin.senate.gov.
2:30pm Eastern. There is a livestream.
This would be better in primetime and produced for TV, like the Jan 6 Committee did.
But it’s a good start from @baldwin.senate.gov.
Reposted by Kristen Allison
Got my dashboard a bit (more) organized. Ready to update and add more content.
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
March 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Got my dashboard a bit (more) organized. Ready to update and add more content.
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
This makes my blood boil. What kind of person says they are against access to public education for kids with disabilities?
Jessica: When I hear Republicans out there talking about their plan for education in America, I don't hear them talking about making sure disabled kids have access to a public education.
Greg: Because we're against it.
Greg: Because we're against it.
March 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This makes my blood boil. What kind of person says they are against access to public education for kids with disabilities?
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Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world.
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Contribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization
Since 1974 substantial gains in childhood survival have occurred in every global region.
We estimate that EPI has provided the single greatest contribution to improved infant
survival over the past 50...
www.thelancet.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world.
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The Trump administration’s orders have created more turmoil and damage at the National Institutes of Health than was previously known.
NIH reels with fear, uncertainty about future of scientific research
The Trump administration’s orders have created more turmoil and damage at the National Institutes of Health than was previously known.
wapo.st
March 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Trump administration’s orders have created more turmoil and damage at the National Institutes of Health than was previously known.
Looking forward to standing up for science next Friday. Hope to see you there!
Hope to see you there!
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/20/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/20/m...
To protest Trump administration’s plans to cut NIH funding, researchers will march in Boston and elsewhere - The Boston Globe
Inspired by the 2017 March for Science that drew millions, organizers are planning rallies in Washington D.C., Boston and other state capitals.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Looking forward to standing up for science next Friday. Hope to see you there!
Check out our new article!
Results of this preliminary study suggest that subjective intelligibility estimates by SLPs are not adequately accurate or reliable for measurement of children's speech intelligibility.
@sigperspectives.bsky.social #SLPeeps
@sigperspectives.bsky.social #SLPeeps
Can We Trust Our Ears? How Accurate and Reliable Are Speech-Language Pathologists' Estimates of Children's Speech Intelligibility?
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the accuracy and reliability of subjective
intelligibility estimates of young children's speech made by ...
on.asha.org
February 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Check out our new article!
We need more of this.
Michael Roth at Wesleyan is the one university president who is not cowering at this moment. Some presidents think to protect their schools they should remain silent or acquiesce to this Administration. Their silence will not protect them. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | This college president isn’t afraid of Donald Trump
Wesleyan University’s president is advocating for values in higher education while others stay silent.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We need more of this.
Reposted by Kristen Allison
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Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful.
Here's how we would've spent that $$:
Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year.
Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfu0 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
Here's how we would've spent that $$:
Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year.
Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfu0 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
youtu.be
February 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful.
Here's how we would've spent that $$:
Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year.
Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfu0 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
Here's how we would've spent that $$:
Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year.
Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfu0 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
A clear summary of what indirect costs cover and why a 15% cap will devastate universities: www.kateringland.com/the-hidden-b...
The Hidden Backbone of Research: How a 15% Cap on Indirect Costs Will Devastate Universities
So, if we’re serious about keeping research alive, it’s time to push back. Because 15% isn’t just a cut—it’s a death sentence for academic institutions as we know them.
www.kateringland.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A clear summary of what indirect costs cover and why a 15% cap will devastate universities: www.kateringland.com/the-hidden-b...
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Reposted by Kristen Allison
🚨RED ALERT for 🧪:
The Trump NIH just gashed indirect costs. This is a direct attack on universities.
“Pursuant to this Supplemental Guidance, there will be a standard rate of 15% across all NIH grants for indirect costs.” 😮
Just a devastating Friday night news dump. #scicomm #academicaky
The Trump NIH just gashed indirect costs. This is a direct attack on universities.
“Pursuant to this Supplemental Guidance, there will be a standard rate of 15% across all NIH grants for indirect costs.” 😮
Just a devastating Friday night news dump. #scicomm #academicaky
February 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
🚨RED ALERT for 🧪:
The Trump NIH just gashed indirect costs. This is a direct attack on universities.
“Pursuant to this Supplemental Guidance, there will be a standard rate of 15% across all NIH grants for indirect costs.” 😮
Just a devastating Friday night news dump. #scicomm #academicaky
The Trump NIH just gashed indirect costs. This is a direct attack on universities.
“Pursuant to this Supplemental Guidance, there will be a standard rate of 15% across all NIH grants for indirect costs.” 😮
Just a devastating Friday night news dump. #scicomm #academicaky
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Are you feeling like screaming into a pillow for 1000 years? If you have the means, the Trans Youth Emergency Project is giving direct grants to families of trans kids. southernequality.org/tyep/
Trans Youth Emergency Project: Supporting Families of Trans Youth
Supporting families of trans youth nationwide through the logistical and financial burdens of navigating bans on gender-affirming care.
southernequality.org
February 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Are you feeling like screaming into a pillow for 1000 years? If you have the means, the Trans Youth Emergency Project is giving direct grants to families of trans kids. southernequality.org/tyep/