Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana
@zraresearch.bsky.social
Former tweeter. Sociologist of racial inequality, urban studies, and culture. Baltimorean always, no matter where I actually live. Knitter. Creator of practicalphd.net. I skipped sad and got angry.
Always speaking for me.
Always speaking for me.
My morning walk was exactly what I needed to process a stuck point on this race-gender wealth gap project. Something about moving helps me think.
December 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
My morning walk was exactly what I needed to process a stuck point on this race-gender wealth gap project. Something about moving helps me think.
Listened to an episode of Code Switch today that reminded me of the obsession with “objectivity” in mainstream journalism. Like with research, it’s time to embrace that nothing is objective. All reporting requires choices that mean making a subjective decision. 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
December 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Listened to an episode of Code Switch today that reminded me of the obsession with “objectivity” in mainstream journalism. Like with research, it’s time to embrace that nothing is objective. All reporting requires choices that mean making a subjective decision. 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
With tenure behind me, it finally feels like there’s time to learn new skills…I’m finally taking steps towards learning R!! First of which is requesting funds for a workshop to get me started.
December 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
With tenure behind me, it finally feels like there’s time to learn new skills…I’m finally taking steps towards learning R!! First of which is requesting funds for a workshop to get me started.
#Stata user here looking for some help. I’m working on a decomposition analysis where I’d prefer to compare median values, but I’m stuck. oaxaca_rif doesn’t provide results by variable or group of variable and oaxaca won’t calculate for medians. Any ideas of what to do without dropping observations?
December 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
#Stata user here looking for some help. I’m working on a decomposition analysis where I’d prefer to compare median values, but I’m stuck. oaxaca_rif doesn’t provide results by variable or group of variable and oaxaca won’t calculate for medians. Any ideas of what to do without dropping observations?
I’ve been thinking a lot about writing, so wrote a bit about the process side of things: practicalphd.net/2025/12/02/i...
Irregular and Iterative Writing Processes
Writing is never a straightforward process, and particularly so for academic writing. While we read articles from introduction through to conclusion (the first page to the last page), this is…
practicalphd.net
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot about writing, so wrote a bit about the process side of things: practicalphd.net/2025/12/02/i...
Reposted by Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana
Are you an Ecologist, Evolutionary Biologist, or Naturalist of any stripe who likes cocktails? And Birds? Check out Make Myna Double from ornithologist and evolutionary biologist turned cocktail influencer Katie Stryjewski - everything I've made from it is gold! bookshop.org/p/books/make...
Make Myna Double: Cocktails for Bird Lovers (Bird-Themed Cocktails, Mixology)
Cocktails for Bird Lovers (Bird-Themed Cocktails, Mixology)
bookshop.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Are you an Ecologist, Evolutionary Biologist, or Naturalist of any stripe who likes cocktails? And Birds? Check out Make Myna Double from ornithologist and evolutionary biologist turned cocktail influencer Katie Stryjewski - everything I've made from it is gold! bookshop.org/p/books/make...
Finally feeling back to myself. The grief rollercoaster is a thing. Have been letting myself adjust to where I am on the ride day by day because that’s giving myself grace. My world won’t be the same, but life goes on.
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Finally feeling back to myself. The grief rollercoaster is a thing. Have been letting myself adjust to where I am on the ride day by day because that’s giving myself grace. My world won’t be the same, but life goes on.
It’s recommendation request time of year! 😅😅😅
November 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It’s recommendation request time of year! 😅😅😅
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Every tyrant & every empire never conceives its own demise & still they crumble. No system of injustice is natural, inevitable, or eternal.
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Every tyrant & every empire never conceives its own demise & still they crumble. No system of injustice is natural, inevitable, or eternal.
Finally got back to pulling out revision suggestions for my book into a comprehensive list. I have a lot to think about and new ideas are percolating! Truly appreciate the brilliant minds who took time to read my work and think through what will make it stronger! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Finally got back to pulling out revision suggestions for my book into a comprehensive list. I have a lot to think about and new ideas are percolating! Truly appreciate the brilliant minds who took time to read my work and think through what will make it stronger! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I’m prioritizing taking care of myself above everything else. This weekend that includes walks and crochet.
November 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I’m prioritizing taking care of myself above everything else. This weekend that includes walks and crochet.
The more I read applications of Bourdieu’s cultural theory, the more I see Du Bois being way more useful for understanding culture for all people. Developing theory from a subaltern perspective accounts for dominant AND nondominant cultural factors. Only focusing on the dominant doesn’t. 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
November 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The more I read applications of Bourdieu’s cultural theory, the more I see Du Bois being way more useful for understanding culture for all people. Developing theory from a subaltern perspective accounts for dominant AND nondominant cultural factors. Only focusing on the dominant doesn’t. 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
A little humor I found laying around in the Sociology Department.
November 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A little humor I found laying around in the Sociology Department.
32 articles left for this more tedious round of coding!! Almost there!!
November 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
32 articles left for this more tedious round of coding!! Almost there!!
AI in Adobe keeps offering to summarize long documents for me like it’s not my job to read….Trying to figure out what button to click to tell it to f*ck off!
October 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
AI in Adobe keeps offering to summarize long documents for me like it’s not my job to read….Trying to figure out what button to click to tell it to f*ck off!
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New from me! Do you have questions about the enhanced premium tax credits? What are they and why are they important? Why have they taken a central role in the federal government shutdown? Find out in my explainer:
rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/enhance...
rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/enhance...
What’s at Stake in the Shutdown Fight: Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Explained - Roosevelt Institute
At the heart of the current federal budget standoff lies an esoteric but consequential policy choice: whether to extend the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) that help millions afford health covera...
rooseveltinstitute.org
October 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
New from me! Do you have questions about the enhanced premium tax credits? What are they and why are they important? Why have they taken a central role in the federal government shutdown? Find out in my explainer:
rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/enhance...
rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/enhance...
After overcommitting myself to too many research projects for too long, I’m trying to wrap my head around what balance looks like. Any suggestions? How many projects are you working on at the same time? What stages are they in? How do you decide it’s time to add something new? Ya girl has ?s!
October 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
After overcommitting myself to too many research projects for too long, I’m trying to wrap my head around what balance looks like. Any suggestions? How many projects are you working on at the same time? What stages are they in? How do you decide it’s time to add something new? Ya girl has ?s!
I’m now rounding out 2009…!! Getting there!
When you’re coding data from 1990 to 2014 and you hit 2007:
a man with a beard says getting pretty close on imdb
ALT: a man with a beard says getting pretty close on imdb
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October 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I’m now rounding out 2009…!! Getting there!
Done! All of it! Phew!
On 9/26, I wrote down 12 deadlines I had between 10/1 and 10/17. I have eliminated 1 of those and completed 6. Still 5 more to go before I will feel like I can breathe, but I’m getting closer.
October 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Done! All of it! Phew!
These findings are really interesting! Can’t wait to share.
For those of you who don’t know me, I do quant work, but I am a long shot from a statistician. So very proud to report that I now understand both endowments AND coefficients (not just endowments) in decomposition analyses after a grueling time in a rabbit hole today!
October 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
These findings are really interesting! Can’t wait to share.
Thankfully problem was on their end and was fixed quickly! Phew!
Sigh…MaxQDA stopped accepting my perpetual license number yesterday…😭😭😭 I really did want to get some coding done yesterday and this happens??? The universe is trying to mess up my book writing schedule! Boo!!!
October 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Thankfully problem was on their end and was fixed quickly! Phew!
Sigh…MaxQDA stopped accepting my perpetual license number yesterday…😭😭😭 I really did want to get some coding done yesterday and this happens??? The universe is trying to mess up my book writing schedule! Boo!!!
October 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Sigh…MaxQDA stopped accepting my perpetual license number yesterday…😭😭😭 I really did want to get some coding done yesterday and this happens??? The universe is trying to mess up my book writing schedule! Boo!!!
For those of you who don’t know me, I do quant work, but I am a long shot from a statistician. So very proud to report that I now understand both endowments AND coefficients (not just endowments) in decomposition analyses after a grueling time in a rabbit hole today!
October 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
For those of you who don’t know me, I do quant work, but I am a long shot from a statistician. So very proud to report that I now understand both endowments AND coefficients (not just endowments) in decomposition analyses after a grueling time in a rabbit hole today!
On 9/26, I wrote down 12 deadlines I had between 10/1 and 10/17. I have eliminated 1 of those and completed 6. Still 5 more to go before I will feel like I can breathe, but I’m getting closer.
October 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
On 9/26, I wrote down 12 deadlines I had between 10/1 and 10/17. I have eliminated 1 of those and completed 6. Still 5 more to go before I will feel like I can breathe, but I’m getting closer.
Had some tough personal news on top of the constant onslaught that is the current dumpster fire, so came here to say to myself as much as yall to give yourself some grace! Be kind to yourself in these trying times!
October 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Had some tough personal news on top of the constant onslaught that is the current dumpster fire, so came here to say to myself as much as yall to give yourself some grace! Be kind to yourself in these trying times!