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Katie McCarthy
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Researcher | Youth Violence, Extremism & Online Safety | Views my own
Someone tell Zeus I’m stealing a lightning bolt if it gets me back to Athens.
June 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
New from my team: Kids are role-playing real-life mass shootings in Roblox. One group, Active Shooter Studios, has attracted hundreds of fans through its recreations of Columbine, Uvalde, and other tragedies.
www.adl.org/resources/ar...
April 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Strangers: “You’re a figure skater? You must be so graceful!”
Me: Lol. Lmao.
April 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Last night, my sweet little Midnight crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Two years wasn't enough. You had so much love to share and your heart just couldn’t keep up any longer. Tell momma I said hi - I know she was there to meet you and is probably already spoiling you rotten. Until we meet again… 💔
February 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Had a fabulous time at the ATAP Winter Conference in Orlando last week! Learned so much and met so many amazing folks in the field. Can't wait to head back next year!

And of course a trip to Orlando's not complete without a quick stop at Disney. :)
February 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Today marks one year since I started learning to skate! ⛸️

To celebrate, I decided to start working on my scratch spin (which obviously needs a lot of work, but hey, at least I didn’t take some poor kid out with my free foot. 😅)
January 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Took my children to look at Christmas lights bc I’m ~extra~ 🎄
December 23, 2024 at 1:48 AM
🚨 New COE findings on Madison school shooter: She appears to have joined a Telegram chat where a Turkish neo-Nazi posted his "manifesto" before his Aug. 2024 stabbing spree and chat members (likely including the Madison shooter) discussed and praised the attack’s “success.”
December 19, 2024 at 6:18 PM
In honor of World Ice Skating Day ⛸️, here’s a compilation of my favorite falls from this year. 😅
December 15, 2024 at 8:07 PM