Mary-Collier Wilks, PhD
@profmarycollier.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Sociology at UNC-Wilmington / author of 'Reimagining Aid: Foreign Donors, Women’s Health, and New Paths for Development in Cambodia' forthcoming with @stanfordfordpress.bsky.social
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If women’s orgasms were “too complicated,” they wouldn’t show up so reliably in some situations and tank in others.
So what’s really getting in the way?
The orgasm gap isn’t inevitable. Here’s how we fix it.
👇
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hidd...
So what’s really getting in the way?
The orgasm gap isn’t inevitable. Here’s how we fix it.
👇
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hidd...
Stop Faking, Start Fixing: Rethinking the Orgasm Gap
Think women’s orgasms are elusive? Think again. The problem isn’t biology, but the cultural script around sex. Here’s how to stop faking and start fixing.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
If women’s orgasms were “too complicated,” they wouldn’t show up so reliably in some situations and tank in others.
So what’s really getting in the way?
The orgasm gap isn’t inevitable. Here’s how we fix it.
👇
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hidd...
So what’s really getting in the way?
The orgasm gap isn’t inevitable. Here’s how we fix it.
👇
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hidd...
Even child naming practices are starting to show signs of politically polarization in the U.S. today - these sorts of unexpected studies are why I love sociology!
Baby names aren’t just personal choices; they reflect culture, geography, gender, identity, and as i've been investigating, politics too. I’ve been analyzing 50 years of U.S. baby naming to see how they map onto political polarization in the U.S.
Here’s what I found 🧵
Here’s what I found 🧵
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Even child naming practices are starting to show signs of politically polarization in the U.S. today - these sorts of unexpected studies are why I love sociology!
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Uh…
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Uh…
I'll be in D.C. for my book launch talk on Wednesday!
If you're in the D.C.-area and interested in the uncertain future of foreign aid, I'll be giving a book launch lecture at American University on November 12th!
www.eventbrite.com/e/sis-book-t...
www.eventbrite.com/e/sis-book-t...
SIS Book Talk : Mary-Collier Wilks, Reimagining Aid
Join us at AU for a conversation of Mary-Collier Wilks's "Reimagining Aid: Foreign Donors, Women's Health,and New Paths for Development".
www.eventbrite.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I'll be in D.C. for my book launch talk on Wednesday!
If you're a criminologist on the job market, consider coming to work with me!
jobs.uncw.edu/postings/37753
jobs.uncw.edu/postings/37753
Assistant Professor of Criminology
The Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Criminology position to begin August 2026.The ...
jobs.uncw.edu
November 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
If you're a criminologist on the job market, consider coming to work with me!
jobs.uncw.edu/postings/37753
jobs.uncw.edu/postings/37753
If you're in the D.C.-area and interested in the uncertain future of foreign aid, I'll be giving a book launch lecture at American University on November 12th!
www.eventbrite.com/e/sis-book-t...
www.eventbrite.com/e/sis-book-t...
SIS Book Talk : Mary-Collier Wilks, Reimagining Aid
Join us at AU for a conversation of Mary-Collier Wilks's "Reimagining Aid: Foreign Donors, Women's Health,and New Paths for Development".
www.eventbrite.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If you're in the D.C.-area and interested in the uncertain future of foreign aid, I'll be giving a book launch lecture at American University on November 12th!
www.eventbrite.com/e/sis-book-t...
www.eventbrite.com/e/sis-book-t...
Not me in the exact same boat...
Writing a book takes forever 0/10. Don't recommend. (Am working on book 2 now that book 1 is finally in production).
October 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Not me in the exact same boat...
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"The Wish programme can empower women and give them a rare chance to make a decision about their body and life, he says. “That’s not something exotic. It’s not a luxury. It’s a necessity … if they make this cut, they are cutting a necessity.”" www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Not a luxury, a necessity‘: how aid cuts to birth control harm Senegal’s women
‘The women here are warriors,’ says a midwife in Joal, and contraception is key to their health and life chances. But now UK and US aid cuts threaten to undo years of progress
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"The Wish programme can empower women and give them a rare chance to make a decision about their body and life, he says. “That’s not something exotic. It’s not a luxury. It’s a necessity … if they make this cut, they are cutting a necessity.”" www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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Need people to understand the difference between "this is a social construct" and "this is not real"
October 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Need people to understand the difference between "this is a social construct" and "this is not real"
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A new NBER working paper highlights the positive benefits of Chinese graduate students for American universities, students, and communities.
www.nber.org/papers/w34391
www.nber.org/papers/w34391
October 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A new NBER working paper highlights the positive benefits of Chinese graduate students for American universities, students, and communities.
www.nber.org/papers/w34391
www.nber.org/papers/w34391
I'll be virtually presenting some data from my forthcoming book, "Reimagining Aid" this Friday, October 24th at 3pm EST as part of the Hopkins Center on Global Poverty's Future of Foreign Aid Speaker Series. You can find the zoom link on the website below!
sites.krieger.jhu.edu/cgp/future-o...
sites.krieger.jhu.edu/cgp/future-o...
Future of Foreign Aid Speaker Series | Center on Global Poverty
sites.krieger.jhu.edu
October 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I'll be virtually presenting some data from my forthcoming book, "Reimagining Aid" this Friday, October 24th at 3pm EST as part of the Hopkins Center on Global Poverty's Future of Foreign Aid Speaker Series. You can find the zoom link on the website below!
sites.krieger.jhu.edu/cgp/future-o...
sites.krieger.jhu.edu/cgp/future-o...
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Join us online Tues, 10/7, 6:30pm (in-person RSVPS are full) – AI and the Future of Work – feat. @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @pkrugman.bsky.social, Danielle Li, @zey.bsky.social & @sgreenhouse.bsky.social – reserve now: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/ai-an... @stone-lis.bsky.social @cuny.edu #AI #jobs
AI and the Future of Work
In-person reservations for this event are currently full, but please join the livestream.Proshansky Auditorium
www.gc.cuny.edu
October 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Join us online Tues, 10/7, 6:30pm (in-person RSVPS are full) – AI and the Future of Work – feat. @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @pkrugman.bsky.social, Danielle Li, @zey.bsky.social & @sgreenhouse.bsky.social – reserve now: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/ai-an... @stone-lis.bsky.social @cuny.edu #AI #jobs
Later this month, I'll be giving a virtual talk on my forthcoming book, "Reimagining Aid" for the Hopkin's Center for Global Poverty's Future of Foreign Aid Series. Zoom link on the website below!
sites.krieger.jhu.edu/cgp/future-o...
sites.krieger.jhu.edu/cgp/future-o...
Future of Foreign Aid Speaker Series | Center on Global Poverty
sites.krieger.jhu.edu
October 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Later this month, I'll be giving a virtual talk on my forthcoming book, "Reimagining Aid" for the Hopkin's Center for Global Poverty's Future of Foreign Aid Series. Zoom link on the website below!
sites.krieger.jhu.edu/cgp/future-o...
sites.krieger.jhu.edu/cgp/future-o...
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91 years is a good long run for most but too short for someone like Jane Goodall. Damn.
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
91 years is a good long run for most but too short for someone like Jane Goodall. Damn.
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
Excited to be working on my book talks schedule!
September 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Excited to be working on my book talks schedule!
I'll be at UNC Chapel Hill to give a talk on my forthcoming book next week. If you're based in the research triangle, please consider joining!
September 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I'll be at UNC Chapel Hill to give a talk on my forthcoming book next week. If you're based in the research triangle, please consider joining!
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There is just no way to put everything into one article.
#Whywehaveresearcharcs....#acadsky
#Whywehaveresearcharcs....#acadsky
August 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
There is just no way to put everything into one article.
#Whywehaveresearcharcs....#acadsky
#Whywehaveresearcharcs....#acadsky
August 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Got to present with my first ever graduate student at ASA's New Directions in the Sociology of Development panel this year. I count that as a successful ASA! #asa2025
August 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Got to present with my first ever graduate student at ASA's New Directions in the Sociology of Development panel this year. I count that as a successful ASA! #asa2025
If you're going to be at ASA this weekend, come and check out the New Directions in the Sociology of Development panel on Saturday afternoon. I'm co-presenting with my first ever graduate student alongside some other great development scholars! #ASA #sociology
August 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If you're going to be at ASA this weekend, come and check out the New Directions in the Sociology of Development panel on Saturday afternoon. I'm co-presenting with my first ever graduate student alongside some other great development scholars! #ASA #sociology
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The sociology & criminology dept at gonzaga is hiring! We're searching for somebody with a focus on criminology, law, or social control (broadly conceived).
We're a liberal arts teaching university. Very collegial department. Spread the word to interested folks. I'm happy to answer questions!
We're a liberal arts teaching university. Very collegial department. Spread the word to interested folks. I'm happy to answer questions!
Assistant Professor, Sociology and Criminology - Gonzaga Main Campus, Washington, United States
Title: Assistant Professor, Sociology and Criminology
Area: College of Arts and Sciences
Department: Sociology and Criminology
Telework Availability: On-campus Position
Employee Classification: Tenure...
employment.gonzaga.edu
July 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The sociology & criminology dept at gonzaga is hiring! We're searching for somebody with a focus on criminology, law, or social control (broadly conceived).
We're a liberal arts teaching university. Very collegial department. Spread the word to interested folks. I'm happy to answer questions!
We're a liberal arts teaching university. Very collegial department. Spread the word to interested folks. I'm happy to answer questions!
I got page proofs today and I can't believe it's finally happening! Apologies in advance for all the plugging of my forthcoming book I am going to be doing at ASA this year.
Now available for pre-order:
www.amazon.com/Reimagining-...
Now available for pre-order:
www.amazon.com/Reimagining-...
July 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I got page proofs today and I can't believe it's finally happening! Apologies in advance for all the plugging of my forthcoming book I am going to be doing at ASA this year.
Now available for pre-order:
www.amazon.com/Reimagining-...
Now available for pre-order:
www.amazon.com/Reimagining-...
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I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?
June 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?