It’s interesting that I was hired for my postdoc as an EMS researcher, but it’s the cannabis related research I’m helping with that is going the best.

Unfortunately, each of these have been rejected…but, they were reviewed. Next up is taking the feedback and making the papers more publishable.

A brief moment of happiness in this uncertain time for researchers: I am a postdoc and have TWO of my dissertation chapters currently under peer review at separate journals. I’ve finally made it past the editor’s desk!

To say I am giddy, is an understatement.

Did some good work today on revising my first dissertation chapter. Going to then get it reviewed by a mentor here at UNC (who offered to do so) and then making final edits before sending it off to a journal.

The Department of Sociology and Criminology at SUNY - Buffalo is doing great things with prison-related research and outreach. Proud to have received my education from these folks.

I’ve submitted a request for data that I’m excited about. If granted, it will be used for a study I’m *very* excited about.

Welp, desk reject. I’m beginning to think my dissertation work is not as important to the world as I once thought.

Am liking Atlas.ti incrementally more each time I use it.

Just submitted a research article from my dissertation. First time for this particular chapter. With the amount of rejections I’ve received over the last couple years, I’m hoping for an R&R.

I can’t help but wonder what the mental health toll will be from this. My best guess is a hopelessness that may result in a depression that could fester into self harm up to and including suicide.

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I think I’m going to check off a few “to do’s” this week. I can feel it. We’ll see what I get done. Cheers, everyone.

The federal government’s initiative against science is as perplexing as it is ridiculous. I just found out about this list of NSF grants compiled by Cruz et al. His quote about scientific integrity is particularly confusing. Like, that’s what the studies are based on…
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As a new sociologist that read and listened to a good bit of Burawoy during grad school, I am saddened by his passing. As a retired paramedic, I know that ambulance crew tried like hell to help him. Rest in peace, Professor…and thank you.

I don’t think the federal government realizes that there are sociologists out there like me, who are incredibly petty and will make it a mission to circumvent these ridiculous lists in order to research these “banned” topics.

Since the freeze/unfreeze/whatever-that-was last week, I’m wondering if these uncertainties w/ federal grants & other funding is going to result in an unintentional shift into private sector education & industry jobs, in the hope of preserving intellectual integrity in scientific research.

I’m interested to see if programs like PEPFAR are going to be picked up by WHO nations, so care disruption is at a minimum. #globalhealth #HIV

A very smart colleague just pointed out the grim truth that the U.S. leaving the WHO may ultimately be a win for the rest of the world. Why? Because without a vote, “the US can't block WHO actions like vaccine programs, disease surveillance, contraception, etc”. Man, that is daaaark, but accurate.

I hope to get some quality publications from both my dissertation and from projects I have started here at UNC. Many works in progress. This report gives me some hope and motivation!