Mindy Gonzales-Backen
@drgonzaleswithans.bsky.social
Assoc Prof of Developmental
Research on cultural, developmental, family processes in Latinx youth and families
She/Her
Research on cultural, developmental, family processes in Latinx youth and families
She/Her
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This appears to be the current Trump/Musk vibe, and I'm ready for it.
June 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This appears to be the current Trump/Musk vibe, and I'm ready for it.
My kid was asked to label a "map of Africa" on a recent test. And what am I looking at? 🤨
April 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
My kid was asked to label a "map of Africa" on a recent test. And what am I looking at? 🤨
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Black and Asian queer-owned Loyalty Books has a list of BIPOC preorders that you should regularly peruse! #BookSky
🧵 of books on the list that I am especially excited about
www.loyaltybookstores.com/preorderbipo...
🧵 of books on the list that I am especially excited about
www.loyaltybookstores.com/preorderbipo...
www.loyaltybookstores.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Black and Asian queer-owned Loyalty Books has a list of BIPOC preorders that you should regularly peruse! #BookSky
🧵 of books on the list that I am especially excited about
www.loyaltybookstores.com/preorderbipo...
🧵 of books on the list that I am especially excited about
www.loyaltybookstores.com/preorderbipo...
Don't forget to block maga trolls if they follow you 😊
December 13, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Don't forget to block maga trolls if they follow you 😊
One of the many reasons I left
"The 432 courses that were removed from General Education range from Theories of African American Studies, Critics of Religion and American Multi-Ethnic Literature to Feminism and Globalization, the Evolution of Human Sexuality and LGBTQ History."
FSU board OKs removal of over 400 courses from general education offerings after review
“We’re living through an era of legislature-driven higher education reform,” FSU Provost Jim Clark said.
www.tallahassee.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:57 AM
One of the many reasons I left
Tell your students to apply to UMass Developmental Science! I've been vetted and endorsed 😉
It was so nice to hear quotes from my students' letters of support when receiving this award 🥹
November 23, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Tell your students to apply to UMass Developmental Science! I've been vetted and endorsed 😉
It was so nice to hear quotes from my students' letters of support when receiving this award 🥹
November 22, 2024 at 7:59 PM
It was so nice to hear quotes from my students' letters of support when receiving this award 🥹
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people who have never experienced open racism — or open bigotry of any sort — do not appreciate the way it can be psychologically destabilizing. and on the main, it actually isn’t healthy to be so resilient and thick-skinned that you don’t react to slurs and dehumanization
November 21, 2024 at 5:17 PM
people who have never experienced open racism — or open bigotry of any sort — do not appreciate the way it can be psychologically destabilizing. and on the main, it actually isn’t healthy to be so resilient and thick-skinned that you don’t react to slurs and dehumanization
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Effective mentorship in the academy isn't just kind - it's strategic. We strengthen our academic community when we support and elevate our junior colleagues. We create a supportive community with a culture of collaboration and innovation. I benefited from having precisely this kind of mentors.
November 21, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Effective mentorship in the academy isn't just kind - it's strategic. We strengthen our academic community when we support and elevate our junior colleagues. We create a supportive community with a culture of collaboration and innovation. I benefited from having precisely this kind of mentors.
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Faculty mentoring in academic institutions, a thread.
As I advance in my academic career (read: as I keep getting more gray hair), I've come to appreciate, even more than before, the profound responsibility we (senior-ish faculty) have to support and nurture emerging talent, not diminish it.
As I advance in my academic career (read: as I keep getting more gray hair), I've come to appreciate, even more than before, the profound responsibility we (senior-ish faculty) have to support and nurture emerging talent, not diminish it.
November 21, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Faculty mentoring in academic institutions, a thread.
As I advance in my academic career (read: as I keep getting more gray hair), I've come to appreciate, even more than before, the profound responsibility we (senior-ish faculty) have to support and nurture emerging talent, not diminish it.
As I advance in my academic career (read: as I keep getting more gray hair), I've come to appreciate, even more than before, the profound responsibility we (senior-ish faculty) have to support and nurture emerging talent, not diminish it.
I love seeing my new affiliation on my badge
November 21, 2024 at 6:39 PM
I love seeing my new affiliation on my badge
Do y'all have a library card to your local public library? You should get one and USE it! This is my ridiculously gorgeous local library. They have books, ebooks, apps and tablets for kids, video games, DVDs, and puzzles, passes to local museums, seeds for the garden etc. Protect our libraries!
November 19, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Do y'all have a library card to your local public library? You should get one and USE it! This is my ridiculously gorgeous local library. They have books, ebooks, apps and tablets for kids, video games, DVDs, and puzzles, passes to local museums, seeds for the garden etc. Protect our libraries!
I've said it before -- I'm not sure my career will ever recover following the pandemic. It was hard. And it was enraging to sit in zoom meetings with men saying "I've had so much time to write" 🙃🫠
"Other countries have social safety nets; the US has women."
Four years ago, that quote of mine went massively viral, maybe because it captured the crushing weight of what so many women had long been holding, plus the impossibility of holding even more without support as the pandemic dragged on. 1/
Four years ago, that quote of mine went massively viral, maybe because it captured the crushing weight of what so many women had long been holding, plus the impossibility of holding even more without support as the pandemic dragged on. 1/
November 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM
I've said it before -- I'm not sure my career will ever recover following the pandemic. It was hard. And it was enraging to sit in zoom meetings with men saying "I've had so much time to write" 🙃🫠
Sharing again since I got quite a few new followers 👋🏽 -- send me your students who are interested in the role of culture in adolescent development and/or Latinx adolescents and families!
I've moved to UMass, Amherst! If you know any promising students who are applying to doctoral programs encourage them to apply to our developmental science program! I'm hoping to accept at least one doc student. Please share!
November 18, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Sharing again since I got quite a few new followers 👋🏽 -- send me your students who are interested in the role of culture in adolescent development and/or Latinx adolescents and families!
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The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky
November 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM
The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky
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#UMass Amherst urges international students going home for winter break to return to campus before Jan. 20
www.universalhub.com/2024/umass-a...
#Massachusetts
www.universalhub.com/2024/umass-a...
#Massachusetts
November 16, 2024 at 2:29 PM
#UMass Amherst urges international students going home for winter break to return to campus before Jan. 20
www.universalhub.com/2024/umass-a...
#Massachusetts
www.universalhub.com/2024/umass-a...
#Massachusetts
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From the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma…
What began as a casual online discussion among Choctaw community members has grown into a cultural rebirth, reconnecting Native communities with their ancestral roots through the Inchunwa Project.
Learn more at the following link 🔗: bit.ly/4ftJjYk.
What began as a casual online discussion among Choctaw community members has grown into a cultural rebirth, reconnecting Native communities with their ancestral roots through the Inchunwa Project.
Learn more at the following link 🔗: bit.ly/4ftJjYk.
The Inchunwa Project: A journey to reviving Southeastern tribal tattoos - Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
From casual conversation to a revitalization project, the Inchunwa Project has turned into a "revivalization" movement that is shining the light on the practice of traditional tattoos.
bit.ly
November 15, 2024 at 10:50 PM
From the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma…
What began as a casual online discussion among Choctaw community members has grown into a cultural rebirth, reconnecting Native communities with their ancestral roots through the Inchunwa Project.
Learn more at the following link 🔗: bit.ly/4ftJjYk.
What began as a casual online discussion among Choctaw community members has grown into a cultural rebirth, reconnecting Native communities with their ancestral roots through the Inchunwa Project.
Learn more at the following link 🔗: bit.ly/4ftJjYk.
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My first starter pack! Adolescence is all about exploration and learning, right? 😅 For researchers studying #adolescence from all angles (biology, brain, mental/physical/global health, cognitive/social/identity development, YPAR, PYD, education, etc.)! Reply if you want to join! go.bsky.app/HzkrXH8
November 16, 2024 at 10:44 PM
My first starter pack! Adolescence is all about exploration and learning, right? 😅 For researchers studying #adolescence from all angles (biology, brain, mental/physical/global health, cognitive/social/identity development, YPAR, PYD, education, etc.)! Reply if you want to join! go.bsky.app/HzkrXH8
I've moved to UMass, Amherst! If you know any promising students who are applying to doctoral programs encourage them to apply to our developmental science program! I'm hoping to accept at least one doc student. Please share!
November 15, 2024 at 5:18 PM
I've moved to UMass, Amherst! If you know any promising students who are applying to doctoral programs encourage them to apply to our developmental science program! I'm hoping to accept at least one doc student. Please share!
I guess we're sharing our cats. Here's Gustavo Tacocat I. He owns a beautiful house that he allows me to live in
November 15, 2024 at 4:28 PM
I guess we're sharing our cats. Here's Gustavo Tacocat I. He owns a beautiful house that he allows me to live in
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November 15, 2024 at 5:50 AM