Melanie Nadon
@mnadon.bsky.social
Postdoc at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work. Mixed methods researcher focused on how poverty, place, & race shape child welfare and social policy implementation and experiences. Lover of nature, gardening, cats, & crochet.
Chicago's #NoKings protest today. Massive crowd, peaceful and powerful despite what the media will probably say. #Chicago #dumptrump
June 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Chicago's #NoKings protest today. Massive crowd, peaceful and powerful despite what the media will probably say. #Chicago #dumptrump
Snowy, cold #standupforscience rally in #Chicago today.
March 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Snowy, cold #standupforscience rally in #Chicago today.
Downtown #Chicago today #March4thForDemocracy protest. Rain and wind don't stop democracy. Orders that protests are illegal are *actually* illegal. Hit the streets, folks. #50501movement #NoKings
March 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Downtown #Chicago today #March4thForDemocracy protest. Rain and wind don't stop democracy. Orders that protests are illegal are *actually* illegal. Hit the streets, folks. #50501movement #NoKings
If what has happened in the last 6 weeks has you at all worried, now is the time to start getting loud. I cannot find this #Chicago #protest on the @50501movement.bsky.social website map, but have seen list flyer on various sites. TOMORROW 12pm. A good way to spend a lunch break! #standupfightback
March 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
If what has happened in the last 6 weeks has you at all worried, now is the time to start getting loud. I cannot find this #Chicago #protest on the @50501movement.bsky.social website map, but have seen list flyer on various sites. TOMORROW 12pm. A good way to spend a lunch break! #standupfightback
This is such victim blaming BS. "Do what he wants and he won't treat you this way."🙄🙄🙄
March 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is such victim blaming BS. "Do what he wants and he won't treat you this way."🙄🙄🙄
I've been sitting on some good news & thought we could use some positive content... I am moving to #Detroit this fall to start a job as an assistant prof. at Wayne State University! Given the ongoing assault on higher ed/science, I feel so lucky & grateful to share this news! #academicsky #phdsky
March 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I've been sitting on some good news & thought we could use some positive content... I am moving to #Detroit this fall to start a job as an assistant prof. at Wayne State University! Given the ongoing assault on higher ed/science, I feel so lucky & grateful to share this news! #academicsky #phdsky
As the house passed the GOP budget this week, seems like a good time for a reminder of who will be most hurt by these trumpian fiscal policies if they go through... low and moderate income people. itep.org/a-distributi...
February 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
As the house passed the GOP budget this week, seems like a good time for a reminder of who will be most hurt by these trumpian fiscal policies if they go through... low and moderate income people. itep.org/a-distributi...
Happy #caturday! I've hit 1K followers! Figured it's time to reintroduce myself & these girls.
Hi 👋 I am a mixed methods scholar studying how sociopolitical factors shape social policy implementation & child/family experiences w/ policy, esp child welfare policy. Cats are Dora (tux) & Luna (void) 🐈⬛
Hi 👋 I am a mixed methods scholar studying how sociopolitical factors shape social policy implementation & child/family experiences w/ policy, esp child welfare policy. Cats are Dora (tux) & Luna (void) 🐈⬛
February 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Happy #caturday! I've hit 1K followers! Figured it's time to reintroduce myself & these girls.
Hi 👋 I am a mixed methods scholar studying how sociopolitical factors shape social policy implementation & child/family experiences w/ policy, esp child welfare policy. Cats are Dora (tux) & Luna (void) 🐈⬛
Hi 👋 I am a mixed methods scholar studying how sociopolitical factors shape social policy implementation & child/family experiences w/ policy, esp child welfare policy. Cats are Dora (tux) & Luna (void) 🐈⬛
Still getting the hang of how things flow over on this site. I hope we bring frequent #Caturday posts here. Doing my part in that by sharing these two girls today! Dora (tuxedo) and Luna (void). It's their Bluesky debut! Happy Caturday!
December 14, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Still getting the hang of how things flow over on this site. I hope we bring frequent #Caturday posts here. Doing my part in that by sharing these two girls today! Dora (tuxedo) and Luna (void). It's their Bluesky debut! Happy Caturday!
#APPAM2024 bound this morning!!! Looking forward to seeing lots of you at the social policy happy hour this evening!
November 20, 2024 at 2:57 PM
#APPAM2024 bound this morning!!! Looking forward to seeing lots of you at the social policy happy hour this evening!