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Trish Homan
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Associate Prof. FSU
Population Health, Medical Sociology, Structural Sexism, Structural Racism, Demography, Aging & the Life course
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pahoman.bsky.social
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/09/c...
Commentary: Florida’s education commissioner just fired free thought
Anastasios Kamoutsas’ removal of a sociology professor from a statewide committee is only the latest government attempt to limit the scope of education.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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emilydore.bsky.social
Our new study shows that living in states with higher levels of structural sexism was associated with worse cardiovascular disease outcomes for both men and women, especially for diabetes and stroke.

@pahoman.bsky.social @deborascience.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Image shows a screenshot of the first page of the article, State-Level Structural Sexism and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in the United States, published in Social Science & Medicine
November 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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paisleycurrah.com
Turns out Trump's "Defending Women" executive order is not, in fact, about defending women's health. It has led to the removal of of a lot of crucial information about women's health. This just out in a peer reviewed article by Patricia Homan and Susan Short. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Rewriting women's health: a content analysis of the Trump administration's revisions to womenshealth.gov
In 2025, the Trump administration instituted rapid changes to the data and information available on US government websites. We conducted a content ana…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
pahoman.bsky.social
New publication with @susanshort.bsky.social in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social. We analyzed 2025 revisions to womenshealth[dot]gov under the Trump administration -documenting how credible health content was replaced with ideology: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Rewriting women's health: a content analysis of the Trump administration's revisions to womenshealth.gov
In 2025, the Trump administration instituted rapid changes to the data and information available on US government websites. We conducted a content ana…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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paulecohen.bsky.social
setting aside Florida's Board of Governors corrosively nefarious intentions behind this move, as someone who typically finishes drafting my syllabi on <the author blushes in shame> the eve of the first day of class, this will haunt my nightmares forever
robertkelchen.com Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 15d
Florida's Board of Governors wants institutions to have course syllabi available 45 days before courses start. That raises serious issues about faculty calendars and adjuncts, and Georgia has moved to requiring syllabi at the time of student registration (!!!).

As an administrator, this is messy.
Florida wants to post more college syllabi online. Professors fear what's next.
University leaders in the Sunshine State want schools to post what textbooks, instructional materials and readings are required for most courses.
www.politico.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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mmolteni.bsky.social
As trust in the federal government's stewardship of US public health infrastructure plummets, NEJM and CIDRAP are launching a rival publication to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Story by @aniloza.bsky.social

www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...
NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication
Two institutions are coming together to create an alternative to the CDC’s vaunted Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
www.statnews.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
pahoman.bsky.social
"The science of gender, the history of racism and other legitimate fields of inquiry are being treated as 'thought crimes,' as if Orwell’s satire were state policy. People are losing their jobs for doing their jobs."
October 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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ericgoldman.bsky.social
"The message is clear: Texas A&M does not permit teaching LGBT topics. Politicians, not professors, decide what is taught in Texas classrooms. Anyone who crosses this line may be fired on flimsy pretext"

www.chronicle.com/article/why-...
Why I Withdrew From My Dream Job
At Texas A&M, politicians, not professors, decide what is taught in classrooms.
www.chronicle.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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jenna-m-norton.bsky.social
“American science, the gold-standard and world-leading science and innovation enterprise, is being destroyed….Congress has a rare moment of leverage to check Trump’s executive overreach and it must stand up and do so.”

- @markhisted.org, NIH neuroscientist

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This US government shutdown is different: what it means for science
President Trump’s budget office lays out guidelines for mass lay-offs across the federal government.
www.nature.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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drugmonkey.bsky.social
This may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
What if NIH had been 40% smaller?
Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research
www.science.org
September 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
pahoman.bsky.social
Important new article in NEJM: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Structural and Scientific Racism, Science, and Health — Evidence versus Ideology | NEJM
The U.S. government has terminated grants funding work it considers to address “DEI,” conflating health equity research with efforts to change the composition and climate of the scientific workforce.
www.nejm.org
September 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
pahoman.bsky.social
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Early dropoff in girls' school sports linked to new gender confirmation forms
Province's new requirements are already having impacts on girls' sports in junior high
edmontonjournal.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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drrabbithole.bsky.social
Gender is a scientifically valid construct. Essentially Texas A&M is forcing their instructors to lie about or omit factual scientific information because it is politically inconvenient for them.
houstonchronicle.com Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · Sep 10
Texas A&M University System orders audit of all courses after gender identity lesson goes viral

Details: bit.ly/42jauQZ
September 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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victorerikray.bsky.social
I encourage people to watch this video. The selected footage shows the professor doing nothing even slightly out of line, whereas the student misinterprets the law and hopes to impose her religious beliefs on the material.

Administrators caving to this is terrifying.
asociologist.bsky.social Dan Hirschman @asociologist.bsky.social · Sep 9
Texas A&M’s President just removed a dean and department head from their positions after they supported a professor whose lesson on gender was challenged by a student. www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum
The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.
www.kbtx.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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ralmeling.bsky.social
***Call for Papers***

Gametic Politics: Eggs, Sperm, and Gender/Sex in the 21st Century

A workshop for early-career researchers organized by Rene Almeling and Sarah Richardson.

April 16-17, 2026
Yale University
New Haven, CT

Details and application form:
www.renealmeling.com/gametic-poli...
Gametic Politics Workshop
Call for papers for social science and humanities scholars studying eggs, sperm, and gender/sex in the 21st century
www.renealmeling.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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contexts.org
Sociology quick-take! "Defining Discrimination Changes Policy Preferences" covers new @amjsoc.bsky.social research by @sociologylauren.bsky.social & @evangelinewarren.com on Americans' racism, sexism, & classism evaluation criteria & how they change opinions on redress contexts.org/articles/def...
A screenshot of the social science website contexts.org shows a photo of a person highlighting the word "racism" in pink in a dictionary and includes the title of the article, "Defining Discrimination Changes Policy Preferences." The byline reads, "By Parker Muzzerall."
August 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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victorerikray.bsky.social
Republicans say they don’t believe in structural racism or structural inequality but they sure know how to create and enforce it. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US Supreme Court lets Trump cut diversity-related NIH grants
The U.S. Supreme Court let President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday proceed with sweeping cuts to National Institutes of Health grants for research related to racial minorities or LGBT people, part of his crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and transgender identity.
www.reuters.com
August 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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jeremymberg.bsky.social
Here is the Priorities document (long thread)

1/n
Dear Colleagues: I am sending this memo to clarify our priorities and ensure efforts to fulfill our mission are aligned across the agency. I want to start by expressing my gratitude for your advice and input thus far, and I look forward to our continued collaboration. I have had the opportunity now to visit labs and meet with teams across the agency, and I am constantly impressed. It is a privilege to work with such a dedicated and talented staff. I recognize that several new initiatives and policies have been implemented in a short period of time, and there has been some confusion due to inaccurate media reports and rumors. Therefore, I have outlined select agency priorities at the end of this note to ensure you have a clearer picture of our rationale and objectives. I do not mean this memo to be an exhaustive list of all agency priorities, but rather a select list of topics that require our particular attention and focus while continuing the other important work you are all doing. This memo will help to ensure NIH supports only high-quality projects selected based on the merit of the science and that are aligned with our mission to generate data that can improve the health of all of the American people. I ask each of you to use this guidance when reviewing your intramural and extramural research portfolios and making decisions about your future programs. In recent weeks, it has come to my attention that some at NIH and in the scientific community believe that there are “banned words” or some level of censorship of science ongoing or planned. This is simply untrue. I have advocated for academic freedom throughout my career, with a particular public focus in the last five years. My position has not changed; scientists must be allowed to pursue their ideas free of censorship or control by others. They must be able to express their scientific opinions and challenge scientific dogma.
August 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
pahoman.bsky.social
New short paper out today in the American Journal of Transplantation coauthored with Annika Gompers and Jessica Harding. "Naming Sexism to Improve Kidney Transplant Equity" authors.elsevier.com/c/1lPWB5hx-W...
authors.elsevier.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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washingtonpost.com
The United States has recorded its highest annual measles cases in 33 years. The milestone marks a public health reversal in defeating a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease as the anti-vaccine movement gains strength.
U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread
Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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karenguzzo.bsky.social
Journalists often ask for my thoughts on the contemporary US pronatalist movement. My assessment is based on my expertise and training as a social demographer, and my own research on childbearing behaviors at the individual and aggregate levels.

Strap in, b/c I've got a lot to say. 1/
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media.tenor.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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fenitn.bsky.social
NIH cuts have life and death consequences.

How a cancer patient became collateral damage to Trump’s purge of the federal workforce, @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social reports wapo.st/44ntbo4
His custom cancer therapy is in an NIH freezer. He may not get it in time.
The purge of probationary federal workers included skilled lab personnel who would have finalized a customized cell immunotherapy for cancer patients.
wapo.st
June 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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tomhollenstein.bsky.social
My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇

www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
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Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.
www.queensu.ca
June 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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victorerikray.bsky.social
Our Annual Review of Sociology article on conceptualizing and measuring structural racism is now available.

Get it while studying racism is still legal. @tyson-brown.bsky.social @pahoman.bsky.social

(also, lots of great articles are in this volume).

www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Advancing the Scientific Study of Structural Racism: Concepts, Measures, and Methods | Annual Reviews
This review provides 10 actionable recommendations for advancing the scientific study of structural racism through theoretically grounded and empirically robust measures and methods. By offering conce...
www.annualreviews.org
May 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM