Tia N. Donaldson, PhD
@tiandonaldson.bsky.social
SCIENTIST 🐭🧠 | Retired grad student | Tech writer
Amateur baker | Horror movie fan | 🐶🐶 mom
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Amateur baker | Horror movie fan | 🐶🐶 mom
Views my own | We support ✊🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️here | She/her
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Hello! I’m Tia. I’m a 1st gen scholar with a PhD in psych. Trained as a behavioral neuroscientist, I broadly studied hippocampal dependent spatial navigation (how do we get from one place to the next?). My lab days are behind me but you can find me writing about cool science.
Hello! I’m Tia. I’m a 1st gen scholar with a PhD in psych. Trained as a behavioral neuroscientist, I broadly studied hippocampal dependent spatial navigation (how do we get from one place to the next?). My lab days are behind me but you can find me writing about cool science.
Why do I have a sudden influx of followers? I rarely post on here 😂
But hey y’all! 👋🏾
But hey y’all! 👋🏾
September 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Why do I have a sudden influx of followers? I rarely post on here 😂
But hey y’all! 👋🏾
But hey y’all! 👋🏾
Having a supportive boss >>>>
September 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Having a supportive boss >>>>
Why are some coffee shops closed on the weekends??
August 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Why are some coffee shops closed on the weekends??
They finally got tossed…
RIP October 2024 - July 2025.
RIP October 2024 - July 2025.
It’s Easter and my neighbors still have the pumpkins from Halloween at their doorstep…
July 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
They finally got tossed…
RIP October 2024 - July 2025.
RIP October 2024 - July 2025.
This healed me.
July 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This healed me.
Sunday Scaries: Vacation Edition
July 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Sunday Scaries: Vacation Edition
Perfect day for a new book! It’s been on my list for a while. #Juneteenth
June 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Perfect day for a new book! It’s been on my list for a while. #Juneteenth
Sooo I got another one 🥹
June 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Sooo I got another one 🥹
Tomorrow is Monday…AGAIN?? 😭
June 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Tomorrow is Monday…AGAIN?? 😭
Black women 🥹
Love this for her. Love this for us.
Love this for her. Love this for us.
COCO GAUFF WINS THE FRENCH OPEN 🏆
The American takes down Aryna Sabalenka 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 to claim her second women's Grand Slam singles title.
The American takes down Aryna Sabalenka 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 to claim her second women's Grand Slam singles title.
June 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Black women 🥹
Love this for her. Love this for us.
Love this for her. Love this for us.
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Coco Gauff said "THIS IS FOR BLACK PEOPLE ANYWAY".
Coco Gauff ‘proud to represent Americans that look like me’ in French Open final triumph
Coco Gauff ‘proud to represent Americans that look like me’ in French Open final triumph
Coco Gauff said she hoped she had provided some positivity for her supporters given the political situation in the United States
www.theguardian.com
June 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Coco Gauff said "THIS IS FOR BLACK PEOPLE ANYWAY".
How is this week not over yet??? What do you mean there’s ANOTHER day? 😭
an elderly woman in a green shirt says it 's been 84 years ...
Alt: an elderly woman in a green shirt says it 's been 84 years ...
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
How is this week not over yet??? What do you mean there’s ANOTHER day? 😭
Reposted by Tia N. Donaldson, PhD
my body: I’m so tired, can’t we go to sleep.
my brain: no ❤️
my brain: no ❤️
June 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
my body: I’m so tired, can’t we go to sleep.
my brain: no ❤️
my brain: no ❤️
Sunday Scaries: Mother’s Day edition.
May 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Sunday Scaries: Mother’s Day edition.
Spent $315 to be told my dog has allergies….🫠
May 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Spent $315 to be told my dog has allergies….🫠
Me after work
This is Gunner. He is a big strong dog who happens to not be able to sleep until he's tucked into bed with two pillows and his Eeyore stuffy. 13/10
May 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Me after work
Ummm where tf did the weekend go?? 🥲
April 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Ummm where tf did the weekend go?? 🥲
This sums up my week lol
April 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This sums up my week lol
Damn I’m old 😭😭😭
April 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Damn I’m old 😭😭😭
I got an award and a bonus at work! 🥹😭
a pixelated image of a woman covering her nose with her hand with a cw logo behind her
Alt: a pixelated image of a woman covering her nose with her hand with a cw logo behind her
media.tenor.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I got an award and a bonus at work! 🥹😭
Correlation ≠ causation but…
April 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Correlation ≠ causation but…
It’s Easter and my neighbors still have the pumpkins from Halloween at their doorstep…
April 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It’s Easter and my neighbors still have the pumpkins from Halloween at their doorstep…
I see Fool’s Spring is still in full effect.
⚠️ Freeze Watch is in effect Sunday morning for the Albuquerque Metro. Temperatures could drop down into the upper 20s and low 30s. #NMwx
April 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I see Fool’s Spring is still in full effect.
Why has small talk become centered around whether or not I have children? What does that have to do with me giving blood or ordering a sandwich???
April 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Why has small talk become centered around whether or not I have children? What does that have to do with me giving blood or ordering a sandwich???