Audrey Giles
@audreygiles.bsky.social
Professor; dog lover; sister; water safety zealot; washed-up runner; frequently found in cold places; lover of the Oxford comma. she/elle/her
Say hi to Benny, the newest member of my family. Auntie @drsarahgiles.bsky.social is besotted; Echo thinks that her little brother (10 months old) is coming along nicely, but needs to chill out a bit. She's right, as usual. #FosterFail
August 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Say hi to Benny, the newest member of my family. Auntie @drsarahgiles.bsky.social is besotted; Echo thinks that her little brother (10 months old) is coming along nicely, but needs to chill out a bit. She's right, as usual. #FosterFail
Benny the foster dog knows how to select a properly fitting life jacket. What's your excuse? #BoatingSafety
June 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Benny the foster dog knows how to select a properly fitting life jacket. What's your excuse? #BoatingSafety
Triscuit the foster puppy has found his furever home and will be joining them tomorrow. Echo really gets the major of credit for teaching this little one the ways of the world and keeping him entertained. We will miss him terribly, but we are thrilled for him (and our sleep cycles...).
May 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Triscuit the foster puppy has found his furever home and will be joining them tomorrow. Echo really gets the major of credit for teaching this little one the ways of the world and keeping him entertained. We will miss him terribly, but we are thrilled for him (and our sleep cycles...).
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Part of the problem is we are not really even made to process this. It is just unfathomable. Now, imagine being a Palestinian stuck in Gaza, living it...
May 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Part of the problem is we are not really even made to process this. It is just unfathomable. Now, imagine being a Palestinian stuck in Gaza, living it...
Foster puppy Triscuit haș a meet and greet with a potential new human mom and doggie brother. Echo and I are excited for him (and the prospect of sleep), but we're also pretty gutted!
May 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Foster puppy Triscuit haș a meet and greet with a potential new human mom and doggie brother. Echo and I are excited for him (and the prospect of sleep), but we're also pretty gutted!
My grad students (who are writing with me at my house) and I are using an adaptation of the Pomodoro Technique for writing. It is called the Pupodoro Technique. We let Triscuit (my foster puppy) out to pee every 30mins...
May 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My grad students (who are writing with me at my house) and I are using an adaptation of the Pomodoro Technique for writing. It is called the Pupodoro Technique. We let Triscuit (my foster puppy) out to pee every 30mins...
Echo and Triscuit the foster puppy are getting along very well. She is such a good girl and is doing a great job of helping me to rear this little baby shark.
May 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Echo and Triscuit the foster puppy are getting along very well. She is such a good girl and is doing a great job of helping me to rear this little baby shark.
Fanjoy is my homeboy.
April 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Fanjoy is my homeboy.
Last night, we had to say goodbye to the very best boy, our beloved Bubba, who became very ill very quickly. @drsarahgiles.bsky.social flew in. We had snuggles, ice cream, and shared a final great day together, surrounded by love. Rest well, BubBub. We will miss you with every breath that we take.
April 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Last night, we had to say goodbye to the very best boy, our beloved Bubba, who became very ill very quickly. @drsarahgiles.bsky.social flew in. We had snuggles, ice cream, and shared a final great day together, surrounded by love. Rest well, BubBub. We will miss you with every breath that we take.
One class more! Final class of the semester tonight! I have a the Tournament of Champions for the semester-long competition, so it's always a fun one.
Les Miserables One Day More GIF
ALT: Les Miserables One Day More GIF
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April 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
One class more! Final class of the semester tonight! I have a the Tournament of Champions for the semester-long competition, so it's always a fun one.
It's Echo's 8th birthday! She is smart, opinionated, and sassy. She takes her duties in the neighbourhood Squirrel Defence League very seriously. She has mastered the "duck, roll, and cuddle" move on the couch at 9pm every night. I love this little girl with all my heart!
April 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
It's Echo's 8th birthday! She is smart, opinionated, and sassy. She takes her duties in the neighbourhood Squirrel Defence League very seriously. She has mastered the "duck, roll, and cuddle" move on the couch at 9pm every night. I love this little girl with all my heart!
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Anyone who still says 'woke' like this in 2025 is absolutely not standing up for your rights or freedoms.
‘Woke ideology’: Quebec professors denounce Poilievre’s pledge to end certain university research funding
Campaign promise is an “intrusion on university autonomy and academic freedom.”
www.montrealgazette.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Anyone who still says 'woke' like this in 2025 is absolutely not standing up for your rights or freedoms.
There have been many things about Trudeau and the Liberals that have disappointed me. Nevertheless, I have been very impressed with Trudeau's ability to act as statesperson and to say what needs to be said - especially today in his takedown of Trump's latest measures. Credit where credit is due.
March 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
There have been many things about Trudeau and the Liberals that have disappointed me. Nevertheless, I have been very impressed with Trudeau's ability to act as statesperson and to say what needs to be said - especially today in his takedown of Trump's latest measures. Credit where credit is due.
Grateful for a great review of our edited collection! (Rich, Smith, & Giles, 2025): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Review of Participatory research in sport and physical activity
Published in Annals of Leisure Research (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Grateful for a great review of our edited collection! (Rich, Smith, & Giles, 2025): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵
March 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵
YES!
"COREQ & Situating Research Values"-A reflection on @ginnybraun.bsky.social & @vicclarke.bsky.social (2024) who argue that COREQ serves to “normalise certain standards as universal...[threatening] #qualitative quality" rather than "situated...in relation to our wider research values" bit.ly/4cq5c8D
COREQ & Situating Research Values
Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research or COREQ (Tong et al., 2007) has been widely discussed in the literature. COREQ consists of a 32-item “checklist” which “w…
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February 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
YES!
I received Premier Doug Ford's $200 bribe today (given to all residents of Ontario over 18). This $2 billion should have been put into healthcare, education, and social systems. I've thus done what Ford didn't do and donated it to orgs that support those things.
February 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I received Premier Doug Ford's $200 bribe today (given to all residents of Ontario over 18). This $2 billion should have been put into healthcare, education, and social systems. I've thus done what Ford didn't do and donated it to orgs that support those things.
An enormous loss to the northern sport community. Rest well, Ian. You are so missed. cabinradio.ca/219670/news/...
Ian Legaree, one of the North’s great organizers, passes away
Ian Legaree drove forward NWT youth sports and the Yellowknife Community Foundation with an ability and energy few others possess. He has passed away aged 65.
cabinradio.ca
January 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
An enormous loss to the northern sport community. Rest well, Ian. You are so missed. cabinradio.ca/219670/news/...
WOW! The (THE!!!) journal Nature (in its news section) included a quote from me in an article on risky play. This all stemmed from an article I wrote with two of my (now former) PhD students, Drs. Michelle Bauer and Francine Darroch. Proud of us! #CareerHighlight www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Why kids need to take more risks: science reveals the benefits of wild, free play
Studies reveal how risky play can benefit child development. But encouraging it can be a challenge for parents.
www.nature.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
WOW! The (THE!!!) journal Nature (in its news section) included a quote from me in an article on risky play. This all stemmed from an article I wrote with two of my (now former) PhD students, Drs. Michelle Bauer and Francine Darroch. Proud of us! #CareerHighlight www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Happy to share that I'll be speaking at "Say Her Name: Centering Black Feminism and Black Women in Sport"! Make sure to attend it on January 16.
www.linkedin.com/events/sayhe...
My first book talk of 2025!
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My first book talk of 2025!
"Say Her Name: Centering Black Feminism and Black Women in Sport" | LinkedIn
Date & Time: January 16, 2025, at 7:00 PM CST
Guest Author: Dr. Letisha Brown
Guest Host: Dr. Tracie Canada
Don’t miss this live podcast recording featuring Dr. Letisha Brown, author of the forthco...
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January 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Happy to share that I'll be speaking at "Say Her Name: Centering Black Feminism and Black Women in Sport"! Make sure to attend it on January 16.
www.linkedin.com/events/sayhe...
My first book talk of 2025!
www.linkedin.com/events/sayhe...
My first book talk of 2025!
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If we allow trivia, fatally-flawed studies or pseudoscience to be represented as "peer-reviewed", this contaminates the research literature, with adverse consequences for everyone. deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/12/finl...
Finland vs. Germany: the case of MDPI
It's been an odd week for the academic publisher MDPI. On 16th December, Finland's Publication Forum (known as JUFO) announced that from J...
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December 24, 2024 at 12:24 AM
If we allow trivia, fatally-flawed studies or pseudoscience to be represented as "peer-reviewed", this contaminates the research literature, with adverse consequences for everyone. deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/12/finl...
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Merry Christmas to me, for finally finishing the edits on this! I would not wish the task of indexing a book on my worst enemy.
'Anthropology in Sporting Worlds: Knowledge, Collaboration and Representation in the Digital Age' will be published in 2025 by Vernon Press. #academicsky #sportanthro
'Anthropology in Sporting Worlds: Knowledge, Collaboration and Representation in the Digital Age' will be published in 2025 by Vernon Press. #academicsky #sportanthro
December 20, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Merry Christmas to me, for finally finishing the edits on this! I would not wish the task of indexing a book on my worst enemy.
'Anthropology in Sporting Worlds: Knowledge, Collaboration and Representation in the Digital Age' will be published in 2025 by Vernon Press. #academicsky #sportanthro
'Anthropology in Sporting Worlds: Knowledge, Collaboration and Representation in the Digital Age' will be published in 2025 by Vernon Press. #academicsky #sportanthro
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“We know that Māori researchers, communities, and knowledge systems stand to suffer the most from this decision.”
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2024/12/10/m...
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2024/12/10/m...
Marsden Fund cuts will disproportionately affect Māori researchers - Expert Reaction
With humanities and social sciences removed from the "blue-skies" research fund, many Māori-led research projects will no longer be funded.
"Core" scientists have also voiced opposition to the move, d...
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
December 11, 2024 at 4:13 AM
“We know that Māori researchers, communities, and knowledge systems stand to suffer the most from this decision.”
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2024/12/10/m...
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2024/12/10/m...
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Researchers pen scathing open letter to Minister over Marsden Fund changes
"I find it immensely ironic that the Minister is basing this decision on its benefit to the economy, when the study of the economy is itself classed as a social science."
"I find it immensely ironic that the Minister is basing this decision on its benefit to the economy, when the study of the economy is itself classed as a social science."
Researchers pen scathing open letter to Minister over Marsden Fund changes
Dozens of Rutherford Discovery Fellows condemned "damaging changes" to the Marsden Fund's terms of reference.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 11, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Researchers pen scathing open letter to Minister over Marsden Fund changes
"I find it immensely ironic that the Minister is basing this decision on its benefit to the economy, when the study of the economy is itself classed as a social science."
"I find it immensely ironic that the Minister is basing this decision on its benefit to the economy, when the study of the economy is itself classed as a social science."
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Trans folks held a dance party in the Capitol bathroom to protest the bathroom ban on there.
December 5, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Trans folks held a dance party in the Capitol bathroom to protest the bathroom ban on there.