Naomi Rendina
@naomirendina.bsky.social
PhD from @cwru. Historian of Medicine, Modern US, and birth. Writing on natural birth and the use of induction drugs. Posts are my own.
Does anyone have a military history comps list they could share? Super appreciate it!
October 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Does anyone have a military history comps list they could share? Super appreciate it!
I get to start my new job as a HISTORIAN on MONDAY!!!!!!
If you’re an author of any US military or Air Force histories, tell me! I’d love to read it.
If you’re an author of any US military or Air Force histories, tell me! I’d love to read it.
October 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I get to start my new job as a HISTORIAN on MONDAY!!!!!!
If you’re an author of any US military or Air Force histories, tell me! I’d love to read it.
If you’re an author of any US military or Air Force histories, tell me! I’d love to read it.
Pleased to announce that later this month, I will start my new role as Historian for the USAF Reserve Command, contracted through the Henry Jackson Foundation. I’m so excited to return to the history community!
October 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Pleased to announce that later this month, I will start my new role as Historian for the USAF Reserve Command, contracted through the Henry Jackson Foundation. I’m so excited to return to the history community!
I GOT THE JOB!!!! I will be reentering the history community, and I’m so so excited!!!
I miss my history/historian community. I hopefully have some really exciting news to share tomorrow!!
September 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I GOT THE JOB!!!! I will be reentering the history community, and I’m so so excited!!!
Rikki Lakes nonsense is going to re-popularize and I am too tired to deal with these arguments again.
September 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Rikki Lakes nonsense is going to re-popularize and I am too tired to deal with these arguments again.
I miss my history/historian community. I hopefully have some really exciting news to share tomorrow!!
September 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I miss my history/historian community. I hopefully have some really exciting news to share tomorrow!!
Teen needed new retainers so I dropped off the mold. She and I were headed out of the country, so I left her dad’s number for them to call to pick up the retainers.
They texted me while I was gone and then again as I walked off the plane coming home.
They texted me while I was gone and then again as I walked off the plane coming home.
July 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Teen needed new retainers so I dropped off the mold. She and I were headed out of the country, so I left her dad’s number for them to call to pick up the retainers.
They texted me while I was gone and then again as I walked off the plane coming home.
They texted me while I was gone and then again as I walked off the plane coming home.
All while experiencing a miserable and overly competitive job market.
July 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
All while experiencing a miserable and overly competitive job market.
Historian of medicine herding out on vacation.
July 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Historian of medicine herding out on vacation.
This round of the job market already makes me want to cry and it’s only been 10 days.
June 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This round of the job market already makes me want to cry and it’s only been 10 days.
Officially join the Laid Off Federal Contractor Club
June 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Officially join the Laid Off Federal Contractor Club
Been sitting on the taxiway at IAD for over an hour…..
June 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Been sitting on the taxiway at IAD for over an hour…..
If anything underlines my support of humanities in medical education, it’s my experience as a mother dealing with doctors for my kid their whole life.
May 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
If anything underlines my support of humanities in medical education, it’s my experience as a mother dealing with doctors for my kid their whole life.
does anyone have a gift link to the @nytimes.com article on Biden's cancer? Please and thank you
May 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
does anyone have a gift link to the @nytimes.com article on Biden's cancer? Please and thank you
An annoying yet helpful red flag of students using AI is the passive voice.
May 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
An annoying yet helpful red flag of students using AI is the passive voice.
It’s my 5 year defense-aversary. Still wondering if the book is worth pursuing.
May 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It’s my 5 year defense-aversary. Still wondering if the book is worth pursuing.
We’ve spent at least 85 years trying to get women to have more babies.
In the US, we did this by making birth comfortable for women with drugs.
In the US, we did this by making birth comfortable for women with drugs.
April 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We’ve spent at least 85 years trying to get women to have more babies.
In the US, we did this by making birth comfortable for women with drugs.
In the US, we did this by making birth comfortable for women with drugs.
“We want more babies”
Insert “natural” birth history here.
Call me when you’re ready, folks.
Insert “natural” birth history here.
Call me when you’re ready, folks.
April 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“We want more babies”
Insert “natural” birth history here.
Call me when you’re ready, folks.
Insert “natural” birth history here.
Call me when you’re ready, folks.
Why do you, yes you, passively end friendships with a scholar shifts to industry?
April 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Why do you, yes you, passively end friendships with a scholar shifts to industry?
Reposted by Naomi Rendina
We are continuing to mobilize our community to fight back against the cuts to the Defense Department's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) which led to the zeroing out of the $40 million for the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP).
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April 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
We are continuing to mobilize our community to fight back against the cuts to the Defense Department's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) which led to the zeroing out of the $40 million for the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP).
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Growing up and becoming an adult was supposed to be easier than this. There’s not a single aspect of life that’s just unnecessarily complicated or anxiety/rage-inducing.
April 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Growing up and becoming an adult was supposed to be easier than this. There’s not a single aspect of life that’s just unnecessarily complicated or anxiety/rage-inducing.
Do you refer to those living in the States as Usonians or American?
March 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Do you refer to those living in the States as Usonians or American?
Theres a prosperous future for alternative higher-ed models because although they fall under accreditation rule, content can be far more inclusive than the tradition uni.
March 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Theres a prosperous future for alternative higher-ed models because although they fall under accreditation rule, content can be far more inclusive than the tradition uni.
Anyone have a @statnews.com account? I need two articles at work but can’t access the full copies.
March 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Anyone have a @statnews.com account? I need two articles at work but can’t access the full copies.
Currently clean on OPSEC? My dude, you failed OPSEC.
Like….in more than one way..
Like….in more than one way..
a) Hegseth is a liar
b) Hegseth is a transparently bad liar
c) Hegseth, THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, could not anticipate that he would very predictably be caught in this particular lie.
b) Hegseth is a transparently bad liar
c) Hegseth, THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, could not anticipate that he would very predictably be caught in this particular lie.
"Nobody texted war plans" -- Hegseth.
The Atlantic release the war plans from the Signal chat.
The Atlantic release the war plans from the Signal chat.
March 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Currently clean on OPSEC? My dude, you failed OPSEC.
Like….in more than one way..
Like….in more than one way..