Tasha Wainstein 🇿🇦🇨🇦
@tashawainstein.bsky.social
Postdoctoral research fellow, PhD genetic counsellor, researcher interested in adolescents with genetic conditions, qualitative research methods, ethics, bibliophile, mother of hounds, neurodivergent, polysyllabic pontificator
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Thrilled to share the Journal of Genetic Counseling's Special issue on Research Methods! Including "how to" papers on:
Stats! Grounded theory! Interpretive Phenomenological analysis! Content analysis! Mixed methods! Surveys! Chart review! etc!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #AcademicSky 🧪
Stats! Grounded theory! Interpretive Phenomenological analysis! Content analysis! Mixed methods! Surveys! Chart review! etc!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #AcademicSky 🧪
Research Methods in Genetic Counseling: Journal of Genetic Counseling
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Journal of Genetic Counseling’s Special issue on Research Methods has an EXCELLENT collection of papers & there are still more to come! Check it out for all your methods needs including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods topics. #GeneChat #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Research #Research
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As well, the Journal has a podcast episode (thanks to @kategenetics.bsky.social @naomi-cgc.bsky.social & team!) dedicated to a study of Black previvors' & survivors' experiences with #BreastCancer, listen here: dnadialogues.podbean.com/e/9-black-pr...
#BlackHistoryMonth #AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat 2/2
#BlackHistoryMonth #AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat 2/2
#9 Black Previvor and Survivor Breast Cancer Genetic Testing Experiences | DNA Dialogues: Conversations in Genetic Counseling Research
In this episode we discuss a research study that focuses on Black women who tested positive for a pathogenic variant associated with an increased risk for breast cancer. You can find the Journal of Ge...
dnadialogues.podbean.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:48 PM
As well, the Journal has a podcast episode (thanks to @kategenetics.bsky.social @naomi-cgc.bsky.social & team!) dedicated to a study of Black previvors' & survivors' experiences with #BreastCancer, listen here: dnadialogues.podbean.com/e/9-black-pr...
#BlackHistoryMonth #AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat 2/2
#BlackHistoryMonth #AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat 2/2
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February is #BlackHistoryMonth
In recognition, the Journal of Genetic Counseling has updated our special virtual issue on this topic, and its all free to read for everyone for 30 days! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
#AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat 1/2
In recognition, the Journal of Genetic Counseling has updated our special virtual issue on this topic, and its all free to read for everyone for 30 days! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
#AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat 1/2
Black History Month: Journal of Genetic Counseling
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February 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
February is #BlackHistoryMonth
In recognition, the Journal of Genetic Counseling has updated our special virtual issue on this topic, and its all free to read for everyone for 30 days! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
#AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat 1/2
In recognition, the Journal of Genetic Counseling has updated our special virtual issue on this topic, and its all free to read for everyone for 30 days! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
#AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat 1/2
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💡New episode of the Journal of Genetic counseling podcast, DNA Dialogues! Its a BONUS, ask-the-editor (me!) edition!
We discuss the submission & review process, & answer listener questions. We even chat about “reviewer 2”. #Academicsky 🧪 #GeneChat
🔊 dnadialogues.podbean.com/e/ask_the_ed...
We discuss the submission & review process, & answer listener questions. We even chat about “reviewer 2”. #Academicsky 🧪 #GeneChat
🔊 dnadialogues.podbean.com/e/ask_the_ed...
Bonus- Questions with the Editor of Journal of Genetic Counseling | DNA Dialogues: Conversations in Genetic Counseling Research
We are talking about submitting and publishing manuscripts in the Journal of Genetic Counseling! J9 Austin, the Editor-in-Chief, sits down to explain the process of review, tips for submitting and edi...
dnadialogues.podbean.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
💡New episode of the Journal of Genetic counseling podcast, DNA Dialogues! Its a BONUS, ask-the-editor (me!) edition!
We discuss the submission & review process, & answer listener questions. We even chat about “reviewer 2”. #Academicsky 🧪 #GeneChat
🔊 dnadialogues.podbean.com/e/ask_the_ed...
We discuss the submission & review process, & answer listener questions. We even chat about “reviewer 2”. #Academicsky 🧪 #GeneChat
🔊 dnadialogues.podbean.com/e/ask_the_ed...
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TODAY on @theflytrapmedia.com, and unpaywalled for all, I'm talking about algospeak, cuteification, and the implications of softening language about hard things.
Algospeak Will Be the Unaliving of Me
Maybe we want to bare our teeth.
www.theflytrapmedia.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
TODAY on @theflytrapmedia.com, and unpaywalled for all, I'm talking about algospeak, cuteification, and the implications of softening language about hard things.
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As genetic testing becomes part of health care, one question remains: who helps patients make sense of it all?
Drs. Alison Elliott & @j9austin.bsky.social at @bcchresearch.bsky.social & UBC are a part of the GenCOUNSEL project changing how we experience #GeneticCounselling: https://bit.ly/48WtfMO
Drs. Alison Elliott & @j9austin.bsky.social at @bcchresearch.bsky.social & UBC are a part of the GenCOUNSEL project changing how we experience #GeneticCounselling: https://bit.ly/48WtfMO
December 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
As genetic testing becomes part of health care, one question remains: who helps patients make sense of it all?
Drs. Alison Elliott & @j9austin.bsky.social at @bcchresearch.bsky.social & UBC are a part of the GenCOUNSEL project changing how we experience #GeneticCounselling: https://bit.ly/48WtfMO
Drs. Alison Elliott & @j9austin.bsky.social at @bcchresearch.bsky.social & UBC are a part of the GenCOUNSEL project changing how we experience #GeneticCounselling: https://bit.ly/48WtfMO
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An international team of patient partners, including @dawnrichards.bsky.social, is studying patient partners' experiences with authorship of peer-reviewed publications. If you have such experience, consider completing this survey! survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90907829/... #ParticipateInResearch
Patient and Caregiver Authorship Survey
survey.alchemer.eu
December 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
An international team of patient partners, including @dawnrichards.bsky.social, is studying patient partners' experiences with authorship of peer-reviewed publications. If you have such experience, consider completing this survey! survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90907829/... #ParticipateInResearch
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Are you a genetic counselor? Are you toying with the idea of a PhD? Yes? Please see the information about our *NEW* PhD subspecialization program in genetic and genomic counseling! Our first class is enrolling for Sept 2026!
December 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Are you a genetic counselor? Are you toying with the idea of a PhD? Yes? Please see the information about our *NEW* PhD subspecialization program in genetic and genomic counseling! Our first class is enrolling for Sept 2026!
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A new article by Chloe Patton in #ResearchEvaluation shows how debates about #OpenScience often slip into absurdity – like demanding #replication from the #Humanities. You can’t replicate history, culture, or interpretation the way you replicate a physics experiment: doi.org/10.1093/rese...
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
A new article by Chloe Patton in #ResearchEvaluation shows how debates about #OpenScience often slip into absurdity – like demanding #replication from the #Humanities. You can’t replicate history, culture, or interpretation the way you replicate a physics experiment: doi.org/10.1093/rese...
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The podcast of the journal of genetic counseling, “DNA dialogues” was nominated for an award! Yay!
If this makes you curious and you wanna listen, here’s where you can do that: dnadialogues.podbean.com
If this makes you curious and you wanna listen, here’s where you can do that: dnadialogues.podbean.com
We’re thrilled to announce 5️⃣ of our shows have been nominated in the Podcast Awards! 🎉🎙️
Huge thanks to everyone who nominated us! 🙌
If you did, check your email, you might be a randomly selected voter. Let's get those wins! 🏆
#PCA25 #SciComm #SciencePodcast #GeneticsPodcast #HealthPodcast
Huge thanks to everyone who nominated us! 🙌
If you did, check your email, you might be a randomly selected voter. Let's get those wins! 🏆
#PCA25 #SciComm #SciencePodcast #GeneticsPodcast #HealthPodcast
August 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The podcast of the journal of genetic counseling, “DNA dialogues” was nominated for an award! Yay!
If this makes you curious and you wanna listen, here’s where you can do that: dnadialogues.podbean.com
If this makes you curious and you wanna listen, here’s where you can do that: dnadialogues.podbean.com
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A podcast recommendation for #AcademicSky people:
"DNA Dialogues" is the podcast of the journal of genetic counseling! Our latest episode is about research methods... so broadly applicable! Listen here to interviews about mixed methods research, & stats methods: dnadialogues.podbean.com #GeneChat
"DNA Dialogues" is the podcast of the journal of genetic counseling! Our latest episode is about research methods... so broadly applicable! Listen here to interviews about mixed methods research, & stats methods: dnadialogues.podbean.com #GeneChat
DNA Dialogues: Conversations in Genetic Counseling Research | Journal of Genetic Counseling (Jehannine Austin, Naomi Wagner, Khalida Liaquat, Kate Wilson and DNA Today’s Kira Dineen)
In DNA Dialogues we dive into the intricate world of genetic counseling research.
Join us as we peel back the layers of groundbreaking articles from the Journal of Genetic Counseling, bringing you e...
dnadialogues.podbean.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A podcast recommendation for #AcademicSky people:
"DNA Dialogues" is the podcast of the journal of genetic counseling! Our latest episode is about research methods... so broadly applicable! Listen here to interviews about mixed methods research, & stats methods: dnadialogues.podbean.com #GeneChat
"DNA Dialogues" is the podcast of the journal of genetic counseling! Our latest episode is about research methods... so broadly applicable! Listen here to interviews about mixed methods research, & stats methods: dnadialogues.podbean.com #GeneChat
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This is the best piece I’ve read about it: macleans.ca/society/sena...
Vancouver's new mega-development is big, ambitious and undeniably Indigenous - Macleans.ca
In B.C., Indigenous nations are reclaiming power and wealth for their own citizens—no matter what the neighbours think
macleans.ca
July 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is the best piece I’ve read about it: macleans.ca/society/sena...
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July is #DisabilityPride month and to mark it, the Journal of Genetic Counseling has a special virtual issue of papers, curated by @tashawainstein.bsky.social - they’re all free to read for the month of July! So, please do so, enjoy, and share! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Disability Pride Month: Journal of Genetic Counseling
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July 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
July is #DisabilityPride month and to mark it, the Journal of Genetic Counseling has a special virtual issue of papers, curated by @tashawainstein.bsky.social - they’re all free to read for the month of July! So, please do so, enjoy, and share! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Journal of Genetic Counseling’s Special issue on Research Methods has an EXCELLENT collection of papers & there are still more to come! Check it out for all your methods needs including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods topics. #GeneChat #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Research #Research
Thrilled to share the Journal of Genetic Counseling's Special issue on Research Methods! Including "how to" papers on:
Stats! Grounded theory! Interpretive Phenomenological analysis! Content analysis! Mixed methods! Surveys! Chart review! etc!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #AcademicSky 🧪
Stats! Grounded theory! Interpretive Phenomenological analysis! Content analysis! Mixed methods! Surveys! Chart review! etc!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #AcademicSky 🧪
June 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Journal of Genetic Counseling’s Special issue on Research Methods has an EXCELLENT collection of papers & there are still more to come! Check it out for all your methods needs including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods topics. #GeneChat #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Research #Research
Thrilled to share the Journal of Genetic Counseling's Special issue on Research Methods! Including "how to" papers on:
Stats! Grounded theory! Interpretive Phenomenological analysis! Content analysis! Mixed methods! Surveys! Chart review! etc!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #AcademicSky 🧪
Stats! Grounded theory! Interpretive Phenomenological analysis! Content analysis! Mixed methods! Surveys! Chart review! etc!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #AcademicSky 🧪
Research Methods in Genetic Counseling: Journal of Genetic Counseling
Click on the title to browse this issue
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Journal of Genetic Counseling’s Special issue on Research Methods has an EXCELLENT collection of papers & there are still more to come! Check it out for all your methods needs including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods topics. #GeneChat #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Research #Research
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“Research assistants, local collaborators & community partners, esp those from the Global South, are often seen as data collectors rather than co-creators of knowledge”
A great piece on inclusive authorship & the need for flexibility
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
A great piece on inclusive authorship & the need for flexibility
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Why restrictive academic authorship practices perpetuate inequality - Impact of Social Sciences
Authorship plays a central role in the credibility and career progression of academics. Yet as Joseph Mellors and Stroma Cole argue, restrictive authorship practices risk perpetuating inequalities and...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
May 26, 2025 at 7:51 AM
“Research assistants, local collaborators & community partners, esp those from the Global South, are often seen as data collectors rather than co-creators of knowledge”
A great piece on inclusive authorship & the need for flexibility
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
A great piece on inclusive authorship & the need for flexibility
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
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What a masterclass from Steven McCarroll on Huntington Disease and the lifelong somatic expansion of the CAG repeat: three phases -slow ticking (decades), rapidly ticking (years), toxic (months).
#ESHG2025
#ESHG2025
May 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
What a masterclass from Steven McCarroll on Huntington Disease and the lifelong somatic expansion of the CAG repeat: three phases -slow ticking (decades), rapidly ticking (years), toxic (months).
#ESHG2025
#ESHG2025
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Genetic counselors at #eshg2025 representing Australia, Canada and Switzerland! 🧬 🌏 🥂 @tashawainstein.bsky.social @kennedyborle.bsky.social @j9austin.bsky.social #genechat
May 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Genetic counselors at #eshg2025 representing Australia, Canada and Switzerland! 🧬 🌏 🥂 @tashawainstein.bsky.social @kennedyborle.bsky.social @j9austin.bsky.social #genechat
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Excited to be heading to #ESHG2025! I’ll be presenting on Monday 26th [C30.03] - “Disclosure of a diagnosis to peers among adolescents with genetic conditions: ‘I want them to get to know me before they see that part’”. Looking forward to lots of great sessions and a chance to connect with others!
May 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Excited to be heading to #ESHG2025! I’ll be presenting on Monday 26th [C30.03] - “Disclosure of a diagnosis to peers among adolescents with genetic conditions: ‘I want them to get to know me before they see that part’”. Looking forward to lots of great sessions and a chance to connect with others!
Excited to be heading to #ESHG2025! I’ll be presenting on Monday 26th [C30.03] - “Disclosure of a diagnosis to peers among adolescents with genetic conditions: ‘I want them to get to know me before they see that part’”. Looking forward to lots of great sessions and a chance to connect with others!
May 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Excited to be heading to #ESHG2025! I’ll be presenting on Monday 26th [C30.03] - “Disclosure of a diagnosis to peers among adolescents with genetic conditions: ‘I want them to get to know me before they see that part’”. Looking forward to lots of great sessions and a chance to connect with others!
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What are sex trait variations and how do we support #intersex individuals? In the new ep All Access DNA we talk to @geneticsbtb.bsky.social about advocacy for the intersex community & the importance of trauma-informed care. #podcast #genechat #genetics
allaccessdna.podbean.com/e/sex_trait_...
allaccessdna.podbean.com/e/sex_trait_...
What are sex trait variations and how do we support intersex individuals? | All Access DNA
In this conversation, we delve into the complexities surrounding intersex and transgender identities, focusing on medical ethics and the importance of patient autonomy. Our guest, Kaitlyn Brown, discu...
allaccessdna.podbean.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
What are sex trait variations and how do we support #intersex individuals? In the new ep All Access DNA we talk to @geneticsbtb.bsky.social about advocacy for the intersex community & the importance of trauma-informed care. #podcast #genechat #genetics
allaccessdna.podbean.com/e/sex_trait_...
allaccessdna.podbean.com/e/sex_trait_...
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We hope to see our research methods paper be a resource to the GC community tackling their research using quantitative methods: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@j9austin.bsky.social #GCchat
@j9austin.bsky.social #GCchat
Research methods in genetic counseling: Statistical approaches and resources
The continuing evolution of the genetic counseling profession necessitates an ongoing reflection on the perceived validity and role of our research in the larger systems we operate in. Despite our ne...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We hope to see our research methods paper be a resource to the GC community tackling their research using quantitative methods: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@j9austin.bsky.social #GCchat
@j9austin.bsky.social #GCchat
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Mixed methods can be very useful for genetic counselling research but there are considerations for rigour and validity. We wrote a methods paper about the opportunities and challenges for high quality MM genetic counselling research! @j9austin.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
May 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Mixed methods can be very useful for genetic counselling research but there are considerations for rigour and validity. We wrote a methods paper about the opportunities and challenges for high quality MM genetic counselling research! @j9austin.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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🚨 New publication from the awesome @kennedyborle.bsky.social - we really hope that this one will be USEFUL to people who are wanting to engage in ensuring quality & rigor in their mixed methods research, it focuses on applications in genetic counseling but relevant beyond!
#AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat
#AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat
Mixed methods can be very useful for genetic counselling research but there are considerations for rigour and validity. We wrote a methods paper about the opportunities and challenges for high quality MM genetic counselling research! @j9austin.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
May 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🚨 New publication from the awesome @kennedyborle.bsky.social - we really hope that this one will be USEFUL to people who are wanting to engage in ensuring quality & rigor in their mixed methods research, it focuses on applications in genetic counseling but relevant beyond!
#AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat
#AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat
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🚨 Excited to announce the call for papers for our next special issue at the Journal of Genetic Counseling! Its about (re)imagining the future of genetic counseling, you can see more about what we are looking for here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
Please share! #AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat
Please share! #AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat
Journal of Genetic Counseling Call for Papers: (Re)Imagining the Future of Genetic Counseling
Guest edited by genetic counselors from Aotearoa New Zealand, Portugal, Malaysia, and North America, the special issue on the future of genetic counseling invites manuscripts in the following areas:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
🚨 Excited to announce the call for papers for our next special issue at the Journal of Genetic Counseling! Its about (re)imagining the future of genetic counseling, you can see more about what we are looking for here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
Please share! #AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat
Please share! #AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat
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A discussion about whether ChatGPT has rights encapsulates so much about what is wrong.
The new feudal tech lords will sit around chin stroking about giving rights to a non-sentient algorithm while breezily destroying the rights of actual humans at the same time.
The new feudal tech lords will sit around chin stroking about giving rights to a non-sentient algorithm while breezily destroying the rights of actual humans at the same time.
April 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A discussion about whether ChatGPT has rights encapsulates so much about what is wrong.
The new feudal tech lords will sit around chin stroking about giving rights to a non-sentient algorithm while breezily destroying the rights of actual humans at the same time.
The new feudal tech lords will sit around chin stroking about giving rights to a non-sentient algorithm while breezily destroying the rights of actual humans at the same time.