Micah Hirsch, Ph.D.
@micahehirsch.bsky.social
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ they/them | Postdoc at BU | Motor Speech Disorders | Speech Science | Metascience | #Rstats | views = my own
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Thank you to @policyhound.bsky.social for covering this EO and our open letter. We have over 5k signatures now!
You can sign here: www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...
You can sign here: www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...
May 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Thank you to @policyhound.bsky.social for covering this EO and our open letter. We have over 5k signatures now!
You can sign here: www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...
You can sign here: www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...
If you are at #ASAICA25, consider coming to my talk “Exploring Dysarthric Speech Perception Through Listening Effort” in Salon H at 9:30am! It is one of the presentations part of the topic “Speech Perception Beyond Intelligibility”!
May 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
If you are at #ASAICA25, consider coming to my talk “Exploring Dysarthric Speech Perception Through Listening Effort” in Salon H at 9:30am! It is one of the presentations part of the topic “Speech Perception Beyond Intelligibility”!
Your writing process in a GIF
May 18, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Your writing process in a GIF
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Got questions about #DataSharing? We have answers! Join us for our first Open Data 101 workshop and learn about the nuts and bolts of data sharing with @jamescborders.bsky.social & @micahehirsch.bsky.social .
🗓 June 3
⏰ 4-5pm EST
🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/open-data-...
#SLP #AuD #OpenData
🗓 June 3
⏰ 4-5pm EST
🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/open-data-...
#SLP #AuD #OpenData
May 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Got questions about #DataSharing? We have answers! Join us for our first Open Data 101 workshop and learn about the nuts and bolts of data sharing with @jamescborders.bsky.social & @micahehirsch.bsky.social .
🗓 June 3
⏰ 4-5pm EST
🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/open-data-...
#SLP #AuD #OpenData
🗓 June 3
⏰ 4-5pm EST
🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/open-data-...
#SLP #AuD #OpenData
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We’ve got some exciting news: OpenCSD and CSDisseminate are joining forces and becoming 1 working group! Our mission is still the same: to spread the word about #OpenScience in communication sciences and disorders. But now we’re doing it together.
www.csdisseminate.com/Announcement...
#SLP #AuD #CSD
www.csdisseminate.com/Announcement...
#SLP #AuD #CSD
April 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We’ve got some exciting news: OpenCSD and CSDisseminate are joining forces and becoming 1 working group! Our mission is still the same: to spread the word about #OpenScience in communication sciences and disorders. But now we’re doing it together.
www.csdisseminate.com/Announcement...
#SLP #AuD #CSD
www.csdisseminate.com/Announcement...
#SLP #AuD #CSD
I’m so sad to hear about the shooting at FSU. Thankful that my friends there are safe. Thankful that I wasn’t there. I used to spend a lot of time in that Union. But I’m so sad to hear about the people who are injured and lost their lives.
This is preventable. It shouldn’t have happened
This is preventable. It shouldn’t have happened
April 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I’m so sad to hear about the shooting at FSU. Thankful that my friends there are safe. Thankful that I wasn’t there. I used to spend a lot of time in that Union. But I’m so sad to hear about the people who are injured and lost their lives.
This is preventable. It shouldn’t have happened
This is preventable. It shouldn’t have happened
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I was on campus today, ran to a locked lab when I got the alert, was locked down for hours.
My 3y old was also locked down at FSU childcare.
I am still very much in shock, and scared. This is so preventable. Thank you for being the only politician I’ve seen so far for saying something, Sen Booker
My 3y old was also locked down at FSU childcare.
I am still very much in shock, and scared. This is so preventable. Thank you for being the only politician I’ve seen so far for saying something, Sen Booker
My heart is with the FSU community, and the victims as they recover. Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens and there have been over 300 incidents of gunfire on college campuses since 2013–not including mass shootings.
April 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I was on campus today, ran to a locked lab when I got the alert, was locked down for hours.
My 3y old was also locked down at FSU childcare.
I am still very much in shock, and scared. This is so preventable. Thank you for being the only politician I’ve seen so far for saying something, Sen Booker
My 3y old was also locked down at FSU childcare.
I am still very much in shock, and scared. This is so preventable. Thank you for being the only politician I’ve seen so far for saying something, Sen Booker
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It's time for BU Giving Day 2025! ♥️ If you're interested in supporting the Stepp Lab this year, the link to donate is in our bio. We greatly appreciate any and all contributions, and we are immensely grateful for all of the support you all give us and our work year-round! ✨
March 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It's time for BU Giving Day 2025! ♥️ If you're interested in supporting the Stepp Lab this year, the link to donate is in our bio. We greatly appreciate any and all contributions, and we are immensely grateful for all of the support you all give us and our work year-round! ✨
Please consider donating to the Stepp Lab for Boston University’s Giving Day! Each donation will help support our ability to continue to do our research on speech motor control and voice!
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Sensorimotor Rehabilitation Engineering
Join me in supporting BU Giving Day!
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April 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Please consider donating to the Stepp Lab for Boston University’s Giving Day! Each donation will help support our ability to continue to do our research on speech motor control and voice!
give.bu.edu/schools/Bost...
give.bu.edu/schools/Bost...
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This is horrifying. Masked men abduct a woman in broad daylight. “We’re the police” cannot justify this. Her “crime” was writing words in a student newspaper.
Apparently ICE is detaining a Turkish Fulbright PhD scholar from my local university Tufts and terminating her immigration authorization BECAUSE SHE WROTE AN OP-ED IN THE STUDENT PAPER THAT THE TRUMP REGIME DOESN'T LIKE. We're deporting people now for writing editorials. Welcome to the police state!
Tufts University international graduate student detained by federal agents
Tufts said it was told the student's visa status had been terminated, and the university is now working to confirm that information.
www.wcvb.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is horrifying. Masked men abduct a woman in broad daylight. “We’re the police” cannot justify this. Her “crime” was writing words in a student newspaper.
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The NIH is canceling already-funded research on inequality, telling scholars that their studies "are antithetical to the scientific inquiry, do nothing to expand or knowledge of living systems, provide low returns on investment, and ultimately do not advance health, lengthen life, or reduce illness"
My federal grants with @wendymanning.bsky.social and Ann Meier were terminated last week. The language from the termination is below. It has been sad as we are being forced to say goodbye to members of our team. We are figuring out next steps. We remain deeply committed to studying all families.
March 23, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The NIH is canceling already-funded research on inequality, telling scholars that their studies "are antithetical to the scientific inquiry, do nothing to expand or knowledge of living systems, provide low returns on investment, and ultimately do not advance health, lengthen life, or reduce illness"
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Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
March 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
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Unfortunately, there was another round of FUNDED grants cancelled yesterday. These illegal cuts stop projects that have been in progress for years, interrupt lifesaving research, and destroy the public good of science in the US.
If you were impacted, please share you story with us: fedfreeze.org
If you were impacted, please share you story with us: fedfreeze.org
FedFreeze.org
Fight Trump's funding freeze to protect lifesaving care and research.
fedfreeze.org
March 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Unfortunately, there was another round of FUNDED grants cancelled yesterday. These illegal cuts stop projects that have been in progress for years, interrupt lifesaving research, and destroy the public good of science in the US.
If you were impacted, please share you story with us: fedfreeze.org
If you were impacted, please share you story with us: fedfreeze.org
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This week, I wrote about what stripping $400 million in research grants & contracts “as a first round of action” against Columbia means for every other university.
Plus warm thanks to #StandUpForScience, more on NIH funding & a list of (good!) lawsuit updates
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
(1/7)
Plus warm thanks to #StandUpForScience, more on NIH funding & a list of (good!) lawsuit updates
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
(1/7)
Week 7
Figuring out what to focus on now & what to focus on next in science and higher ed
buttondown.com
March 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This week, I wrote about what stripping $400 million in research grants & contracts “as a first round of action” against Columbia means for every other university.
Plus warm thanks to #StandUpForScience, more on NIH funding & a list of (good!) lawsuit updates
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
(1/7)
Plus warm thanks to #StandUpForScience, more on NIH funding & a list of (good!) lawsuit updates
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
(1/7)
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I felt like I really had to go to #standupforscience because I assumed I'd be the only person with a sign about trans rights
I can't tell you how happy I am that I was wrong
The reaction to my sign was overwhelmingly warm and my soul feels recharged. We do have allies out there
I can't tell you how happy I am that I was wrong
The reaction to my sign was overwhelmingly warm and my soul feels recharged. We do have allies out there
March 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I felt like I really had to go to #standupforscience because I assumed I'd be the only person with a sign about trans rights
I can't tell you how happy I am that I was wrong
The reaction to my sign was overwhelmingly warm and my soul feels recharged. We do have allies out there
I can't tell you how happy I am that I was wrong
The reaction to my sign was overwhelmingly warm and my soul feels recharged. We do have allies out there
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Puffer coats and fleece aplenty as #standupforscience kicks off in Seattle — med student Anders Ledell recycled a Godzilla Halloween costume to advocate for basic research
March 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Puffer coats and fleece aplenty as #standupforscience kicks off in Seattle — med student Anders Ledell recycled a Godzilla Halloween costume to advocate for basic research
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Infectious disease Student from Northwestern university last speaker. “Our research is inherently political because it affects society at large. A bad boss is the best organizer.” @standupforscience.bsky.social @sufs-paris-rp.bsky.social @sufsseattle.bsky.social @standupforscifr.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Infectious disease Student from Northwestern university last speaker. “Our research is inherently political because it affects society at large. A bad boss is the best organizer.” @standupforscience.bsky.social @sufs-paris-rp.bsky.social @sufsseattle.bsky.social @standupforscifr.bsky.social
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If you want a great nation, you don't eliminate research - medical, agricultural, across the board. Research looks into the future and gives us hope. We need to stand together! ~US Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov @standupforscience.bsky.social #StandUpForScience2025
March 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
If you want a great nation, you don't eliminate research - medical, agricultural, across the board. Research looks into the future and gives us hope. We need to stand together! ~US Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov @standupforscience.bsky.social #StandUpForScience2025
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Amazing turnout for #standupforscience2025 and we even got inspirational words from Nobel Prize winner Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi!
March 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Amazing turnout for #standupforscience2025 and we even got inspirational words from Nobel Prize winner Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi!
Sharing a few clips and some of my favorite signs at the Boston #standupforscience2025 rally. A 🧵
March 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Sharing a few clips and some of my favorite signs at the Boston #standupforscience2025 rally. A 🧵
My sign is ready #StandUpForScience2025
March 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My sign is ready #StandUpForScience2025
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Let's go Boston! America runs on science!
SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING!
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
March 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Let's go Boston! America runs on science!
New Preprint Alert!
I submitted my first manuscript from my dissertation and made the preprint available! In this study, I looked at listening effort during dysarthric speech perception. The preprint is available below:
doi.org/10.31219/osf...
A thread of the main takeaways 🧵
1/9
I submitted my first manuscript from my dissertation and made the preprint available! In this study, I looked at listening effort during dysarthric speech perception. The preprint is available below:
doi.org/10.31219/osf...
A thread of the main takeaways 🧵
1/9
OSF
doi.org
February 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
New Preprint Alert!
I submitted my first manuscript from my dissertation and made the preprint available! In this study, I looked at listening effort during dysarthric speech perception. The preprint is available below:
doi.org/10.31219/osf...
A thread of the main takeaways 🧵
1/9
I submitted my first manuscript from my dissertation and made the preprint available! In this study, I looked at listening effort during dysarthric speech perception. The preprint is available below:
doi.org/10.31219/osf...
A thread of the main takeaways 🧵
1/9
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Not every analysis of multiple () requires multiplicity adjustments (correcting p-values for multiple testing):
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Inconsistent multiple testing corrections: The fallacy of using family-based error rates to make inferences about individual hypotheses
During multiple testing, researchers often adjust their alpha level to control the familywise error rate for a statistical inference about a joint uni…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Not every analysis of multiple () requires multiplicity adjustments (correcting p-values for multiple testing):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...