Eileen Avery
@eileenavery.bsky.social
Sociologist. Runner. My dog. Trails. Neighborhood effects; urban and rural community change; health and wellbeing.
Opinions mine.
Opinions mine.
My new open access chapter with Danielle Kuhl (BGSU): “Gentrification and Health: Types, Mechanisms, and Operationalizations” in Place and the Social-Spatial Determinants of Health (Moise & Kolak, Eds). @healthyregions.bsky.social
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Gentrification and Health: Types, Mechanisms, and Operationalizations
This chapter reviews literature on types of gentrifications, the mechanisms through which they are hypothesized to be associated with health, and their operationalization and components, using a socia...
link.springer.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My new open access chapter with Danielle Kuhl (BGSU): “Gentrification and Health: Types, Mechanisms, and Operationalizations” in Place and the Social-Spatial Determinants of Health (Moise & Kolak, Eds). @healthyregions.bsky.social
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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This breaks some people’s brains.
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
This breaks some people’s brains.
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
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PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!
The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/
The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/
October 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!
The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/
The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/
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Hey #AcademicSky, got parking woes? I want to hear about them. Tell me about your university's return-to-office plans, parking policies and any petty (or not petty) complaints about spot availability. Reach me here or on Signal: @ emmawhitford.96
September 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Hey #AcademicSky, got parking woes? I want to hear about them. Tell me about your university's return-to-office plans, parking policies and any petty (or not petty) complaints about spot availability. Reach me here or on Signal: @ emmawhitford.96
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Remember, whenever you hear that “speed wasn’t a factor” in a deadly crash, what they mean is that the car involved wasn’t technically speeding. At least “not by much.” It presumes that the speed limit wasn’t too high to begin with.
When it comes to death from collisions, SPEED IS ALWAYS a factor.
When it comes to death from collisions, SPEED IS ALWAYS a factor.
August 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Remember, whenever you hear that “speed wasn’t a factor” in a deadly crash, what they mean is that the car involved wasn’t technically speeding. At least “not by much.” It presumes that the speed limit wasn’t too high to begin with.
When it comes to death from collisions, SPEED IS ALWAYS a factor.
When it comes to death from collisions, SPEED IS ALWAYS a factor.
Interesting development in antitrust on who gets to set rents.
IMPACT: America’s Largest Landlord to Stop Using RealPage Rent-Setting Software, Makes Deal With DOJ @heathervogell.bsky.social
America’s Largest Landlord to Stop Using RealPage Rent-Setting Software, Makes Deal With DOJ
Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a...
www.propublica.org
August 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Interesting development in antitrust on who gets to set rents.
Just finished a rewarding year on the inaugural leadership committee for the ASA Community Engaged Scholars and Teachers (CEST).
Sharing this great ASA toolkit on getting your engaged work recognized.
Also great info on engagement via Carnegie: carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/elective-cla....
Sharing this great ASA toolkit on getting your engaged work recognized.
Also great info on engagement via Carnegie: carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/elective-cla....
August 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Just finished a rewarding year on the inaugural leadership committee for the ASA Community Engaged Scholars and Teachers (CEST).
Sharing this great ASA toolkit on getting your engaged work recognized.
Also great info on engagement via Carnegie: carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/elective-cla....
Sharing this great ASA toolkit on getting your engaged work recognized.
Also great info on engagement via Carnegie: carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/elective-cla....
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The modeling predicts an ongoing “extinction of experience” with future generations continuing to lose an awareness of nature because it is not present in increasingly built-up neighborhoods, while parents no longer pass on an “orientation” towards the natural world.
Read the full story ⬇️
Read the full story ⬇️
Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds
Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policies
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The modeling predicts an ongoing “extinction of experience” with future generations continuing to lose an awareness of nature because it is not present in increasingly built-up neighborhoods, while parents no longer pass on an “orientation” towards the natural world.
Read the full story ⬇️
Read the full story ⬇️
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“BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – In addition to signing a strategic partnership with the European Union, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has brokered a far more important deal allowing Canada to finally take part in the Eurovision Song Contest.”
(@thebeaverton.com parody, but we badly want it to be true)
(@thebeaverton.com parody, but we badly want it to be true)
Canada signs deal with EU on defence, entry to Eurovision
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - In addition to signing a strategic partnership with the European Union, Prime Minister Mark Carney has brokered a far more important deal allowing Canada to finally take part in th...
www.thebeaverton.com
June 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Wondering what's the big fuss about US fed cuts to research grant indirect costs? Very informative details & interactive map here on the big impacts nationwide. America: Your tax dollars fund these science & economic benefits and return on investment. 🧪🛟📈 Sociology demography 😷 Medsky health policy
NIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment
Nature Human Behaviour - NIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment
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June 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Wondering what's the big fuss about US fed cuts to research grant indirect costs? Very informative details & interactive map here on the big impacts nationwide. America: Your tax dollars fund these science & economic benefits and return on investment. 🧪🛟📈 Sociology demography 😷 Medsky health policy
Woke up to see Josh Hawley advocating for social programs. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/o...
Opinion | Josh Hawley: Don’t Cut Medicaid
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Woke up to see Josh Hawley advocating for social programs. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/o...
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In #JGSSAdvAccess: Neighborhood disadvantage harms cognition via reduced sense of control, especially for Black older adults. Affluence boosts cognition more for Whites. Structural context matters. @geronsociety.bsky.social
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May 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
In #JGSSAdvAccess: Neighborhood disadvantage harms cognition via reduced sense of control, especially for Black older adults. Affluence boosts cognition more for Whites. Structural context matters. @geronsociety.bsky.social
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The Tacoma Streets Initiative II was pitched as a transformative package to accelerate safe streets investments in the Grit City, but voters balked at the levy’s price tag.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/04/24/t...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/04/24/t...
April 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The Tacoma Streets Initiative II was pitched as a transformative package to accelerate safe streets investments in the Grit City, but voters balked at the levy’s price tag.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/04/24/t...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/04/24/t...
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Check out Arline Geronimus, speaking on "weathering," headlining on CBS's Here Comes the Sun. Our affiliate coined the term to describe the health effects of living in an unjust society. myumi.ch/4jgP3 @umisr.bsky.social
Here Comes the Sun: Arline Geronimus and more
Researcher and author Arline Geronimus sits down with Nancy Giles to discuss her book “Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society.” Then, Luke Burbank visits a distille...
myumi.ch
February 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Check out Arline Geronimus, speaking on "weathering," headlining on CBS's Here Comes the Sun. Our affiliate coined the term to describe the health effects of living in an unjust society. myumi.ch/4jgP3 @umisr.bsky.social
How fast can potential reviewers decline requests to review? As quickly as you can make the requests. The peer review process needs change.
February 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
How fast can potential reviewers decline requests to review? As quickly as you can make the requests. The peer review process needs change.
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Terrible news. We need the humanities in higher ed.
UIC proposes plan to close School of Literatures, Cultural Studies and Linguistics amid $22M deficit
The university has given staff members until March 7 to provide alternative options to address debt accrued by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
www.chicagotribune.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Terrible news. We need the humanities in higher ed.
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It's time to start a thread on higher ed budget cuts announced due to actual and potential cuts to federal funding. Northwestern is placing additional scrutiny on all spending and trying to cut non-personnel spending by 10% this year.
February 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It's time to start a thread on higher ed budget cuts announced due to actual and potential cuts to federal funding. Northwestern is placing additional scrutiny on all spending and trying to cut non-personnel spending by 10% this year.
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NEW: What makes BLUESKY the new “IT” place for Urbanists? It’s pretty significant that the American Planning Association is putting this out there to its huge membership. I was interviewed for it, as was @mitchellsilver.bsky.social & others.
Please share!
@bsky.app www.planning.org/planning/202...
Please share!
@bsky.app www.planning.org/planning/202...
What Makes Bluesky the New ‘It’ Space for Urbanists
Planners are turning to the up-and-coming platform, as well as other social media, to expand their reach and increase community engagement.
www.planning.org
February 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
NEW: What makes BLUESKY the new “IT” place for Urbanists? It’s pretty significant that the American Planning Association is putting this out there to its huge membership. I was interviewed for it, as was @mitchellsilver.bsky.social & others.
Please share!
@bsky.app www.planning.org/planning/202...
Please share!
@bsky.app www.planning.org/planning/202...
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I'm keeping a running list of disappearing federal data in the 🧵 below. If there are others I missed let me know. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal username crampell.13
List of CDC information that appears to have been taken down so far:
1. CDC Atlas
2. CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
3. HRSA Target
4. Language removed for LGBT work
5. CDC Social Vulnerability Index
1. CDC Atlas
2. CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
3. HRSA Target
4. Language removed for LGBT work
5. CDC Social Vulnerability Index
January 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I'm keeping a running list of disappearing federal data in the 🧵 below. If there are others I missed let me know. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal username crampell.13
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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want walkable streets.
50 reasons to want walkable streets.
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
www.fastcompany.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:58 AM
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want walkable streets.
50 reasons to want walkable streets.
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Hundreds of incarcerated folks are fighting fires in California— earning between $5.80 and $10.24 per *day* plus $1 per hour during active emergencies. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hundreds of incarcerated folks are fighting fires in California— earning between $5.80 and $10.24 per *day* plus $1 per hour during active emergencies. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam."
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
January 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam."
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
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People are continuing to move away from big metro areas toward smaller and medium-sized cities and rural areas. @riordanfrost.bsky.social says the biggest factor for most people is cost. @marketplaceapm.bsky.social
www.marketplace.org/2024/12/18/e...
www.marketplace.org/2024/12/18/e...
These exurbs were the most popular housing markets in 2024 - Marketplace
Zillow's list of the year's hottest housing markets is dominated by affordable exurbs — small cities within 90 miles of a major one.
www.marketplace.org
December 19, 2024 at 2:11 PM
People are continuing to move away from big metro areas toward smaller and medium-sized cities and rural areas. @riordanfrost.bsky.social says the biggest factor for most people is cost. @marketplaceapm.bsky.social
www.marketplace.org/2024/12/18/e...
www.marketplace.org/2024/12/18/e...