Robyn K. Pinilla, Ph.D.
@robynkpinilla.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education at UTEP. Spatial reasoning & early math ed. Cyclist. Runner. Meat Fighter. Former ECE teacher & administrator.
Pinned
Ironman Mayhem: R&D’s MF Funlanthropy
Help us fundraise!We are raising funds to support MEAT FIGHT and together, we can make
project-13-boulder-703-2025-34013.causevox.com
Training for Boulder 70.3 starts tomorrow!
The cool part is, I’m doing this with Meat Fight, the most bad ass funlathopists and athletes I know; we raise funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and support athletes with MS.
project-13-boulder-703-2025-34013.causevox.com/p/robyn-davi...
The cool part is, I’m doing this with Meat Fight, the most bad ass funlathopists and athletes I know; we raise funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and support athletes with MS.
project-13-boulder-703-2025-34013.causevox.com/p/robyn-davi...
My ❤️ is happy.
Visiting my colleague Song An’s math methods class and thinking of @triangleman.bsky.social’s puzzles and Nick Johnson’s current research.
This was the pick-me-up I so desperately needed.
Visiting my colleague Song An’s math methods class and thinking of @triangleman.bsky.social’s puzzles and Nick Johnson’s current research.
This was the pick-me-up I so desperately needed.
October 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My ❤️ is happy.
Visiting my colleague Song An’s math methods class and thinking of @triangleman.bsky.social’s puzzles and Nick Johnson’s current research.
This was the pick-me-up I so desperately needed.
Visiting my colleague Song An’s math methods class and thinking of @triangleman.bsky.social’s puzzles and Nick Johnson’s current research.
This was the pick-me-up I so desperately needed.
The fact that people actually have to cut their nails is wild to me.
October 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The fact that people actually have to cut their nails is wild to me.
I will not resubmit a revised Frankenpaper.
I will not resubmit a revised Frankenpaper.
I will not resubmit a revised Frankenpaper.
I will not resubmit a revised Frankenpaper.
I will not resubmit a revised Frankenpaper.
September 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I will not resubmit a revised Frankenpaper.
I will not resubmit a revised Frankenpaper.
I will not resubmit a revised Frankenpaper.
I will not resubmit a revised Frankenpaper.
I will not resubmit a revised Frankenpaper.
This is the story we need to be sharing. It’s the guns.
Three people, at least two of whom are students, were shot and critically injured at a high school outside Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday afternoon, the authorities said.
3 Are Shot and Critically Injured at Colorado High School, Authorities Say
The attack took place on the campus of Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colo., which is southwest of Denver, according to the local sheriff’s office. At least two of the victims are students.
nyti.ms
September 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
This is the story we need to be sharing. It’s the guns.
Reposted by Robyn K. Pinilla, Ph.D.
A GoFundMe for the instructor who was fired at Texas A&M!
I overlapped with the instructor, Melissa, as grad students in Notre Dame's English department. One of her former ND colleagues has started a GoFundMe for her: gofund.me/3f5b12078
Donate to Help Support Our Children's Literature Colleague, organized by Angel Matos
Recently, our colleague Melissa McCoul was fired from her position as a S… Angel Matos needs your support for Help Support Our Children's Literature Colleague
gofund.me
September 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A GoFundMe for the instructor who was fired at Texas A&M!
Reposted by Robyn K. Pinilla, Ph.D.
A NYT comment: “Humans ate organic, whole foods for millennia. They got plenty of exercise, lived without plastics. Until the mid-1800s, life expectancy at birth was 39. Food may be good medicine, but it’s not a panacea. Medical advances—like vaccines—have doubled the human lifespan, not superfoods”
There’s Money to Be Made From ‘MAHA.’ Food Companies Want In.
www.nytimes.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
A NYT comment: “Humans ate organic, whole foods for millennia. They got plenty of exercise, lived without plastics. Until the mid-1800s, life expectancy at birth was 39. Food may be good medicine, but it’s not a panacea. Medical advances—like vaccines—have doubled the human lifespan, not superfoods”
We’re waging trade war on the country that is literally known for its neutrality (and for allowing rich people to keep bank accounts).
Make it make sense.
Switzerland Is Stunned by 39% U.S. Tariff, Among the Highest in the World www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
Make it make sense.
Switzerland Is Stunned by 39% U.S. Tariff, Among the Highest in the World www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
Switzerland Is Stunned by 39% U.S. Tariff, Among the Highest in the World
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We’re waging trade war on the country that is literally known for its neutrality (and for allowing rich people to keep bank accounts).
Make it make sense.
Switzerland Is Stunned by 39% U.S. Tariff, Among the Highest in the World www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
Make it make sense.
Switzerland Is Stunned by 39% U.S. Tariff, Among the Highest in the World www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
Reposted by Robyn K. Pinilla, Ph.D.
The double standard here is stunning. Universities are losing grants, student aid, and endowments for being "too woke." But churches (which also receive federal funds, eg, for school vouchers, food banks, and marriage promotion programs) are now allowed to openly endorse political candidates.
July 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The double standard here is stunning. Universities are losing grants, student aid, and endowments for being "too woke." But churches (which also receive federal funds, eg, for school vouchers, food banks, and marriage promotion programs) are now allowed to openly endorse political candidates.
Reposted by Robyn K. Pinilla, Ph.D.
The news is depressing, so here's a 25 second reprieve.
July 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The news is depressing, so here's a 25 second reprieve.
University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The yellow tie makes him look far worse. Or maybe they put some extra blonde colored hairspray?
June 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The yellow tie makes him look far worse. Or maybe they put some extra blonde colored hairspray?
Everybody I know is posting about conferences and summer learning and I’m just running (and riding, and swimming) away from it all.
June 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Everybody I know is posting about conferences and summer learning and I’m just running (and riding, and swimming) away from it all.
In the spirit of @howiehua.bsky.social…
I am excited to announce that I am an assistant professor of early childhood education at Colorado College!
I didn’t get a job here or anything, but I’m physically on their campus and that’s my title 🤣
Beautiful track in the Springs.
I am excited to announce that I am an assistant professor of early childhood education at Colorado College!
I didn’t get a job here or anything, but I’m physically on their campus and that’s my title 🤣
Beautiful track in the Springs.
June 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In the spirit of @howiehua.bsky.social…
I am excited to announce that I am an assistant professor of early childhood education at Colorado College!
I didn’t get a job here or anything, but I’m physically on their campus and that’s my title 🤣
Beautiful track in the Springs.
I am excited to announce that I am an assistant professor of early childhood education at Colorado College!
I didn’t get a job here or anything, but I’m physically on their campus and that’s my title 🤣
Beautiful track in the Springs.
As an athlete, I now see food as fuel.
But I didn’t always.
Growing up, Diet Coke, Snackwell cookies, and published diets listing half a grapefruit with a boiled egg and black coffee for breakfast destroyed many of us.
I still have body image issues. But fueling activity matters more.
But I didn’t always.
Growing up, Diet Coke, Snackwell cookies, and published diets listing half a grapefruit with a boiled egg and black coffee for breakfast destroyed many of us.
I still have body image issues. But fueling activity matters more.
"It’s an addiction I can’t get rid of." Some women in their 60s and 70s have struggled with anorexia since childhood or adolescence. Decades later, their lives are still governed by calories consumed, miles run, laps swum, pounds lost.
Anorexia in Middle Age and Beyond
A growing number of older women are seeking treatment for eating disorders. Many have struggled without help for decades.
trib.al
June 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
As an athlete, I now see food as fuel.
But I didn’t always.
Growing up, Diet Coke, Snackwell cookies, and published diets listing half a grapefruit with a boiled egg and black coffee for breakfast destroyed many of us.
I still have body image issues. But fueling activity matters more.
But I didn’t always.
Growing up, Diet Coke, Snackwell cookies, and published diets listing half a grapefruit with a boiled egg and black coffee for breakfast destroyed many of us.
I still have body image issues. But fueling activity matters more.
What about those of us living with high risk individuals? As a Novid,
I don’t want to get sick. But even more so, I don’t want to bring it home.
I don’t want to get sick. But even more so, I don’t want to bring it home.
BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
What about those of us living with high risk individuals? As a Novid,
I don’t want to get sick. But even more so, I don’t want to bring it home.
I don’t want to get sick. But even more so, I don’t want to bring it home.
We were pulled aside going through border patrol. No complaint. We told them CBD gummies were previously in a backpack.
They tossed our vehicle & let a large dog trample all over it. The dog damaged the interior & somehow we get yelled at by agents, blamed because of the potential trace of substance
They tossed our vehicle & let a large dog trample all over it. The dog damaged the interior & somehow we get yelled at by agents, blamed because of the potential trace of substance
May 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We were pulled aside going through border patrol. No complaint. We told them CBD gummies were previously in a backpack.
They tossed our vehicle & let a large dog trample all over it. The dog damaged the interior & somehow we get yelled at by agents, blamed because of the potential trace of substance
They tossed our vehicle & let a large dog trample all over it. The dog damaged the interior & somehow we get yelled at by agents, blamed because of the potential trace of substance
First roundtable of #aera2025 was a success!
Such good conversations around community engagement with @cawiltshire.bsky.social and our new friends!
Such good conversations around community engagement with @cawiltshire.bsky.social and our new friends!
April 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
First roundtable of #aera2025 was a success!
Such good conversations around community engagement with @cawiltshire.bsky.social and our new friends!
Such good conversations around community engagement with @cawiltshire.bsky.social and our new friends!
You know what I miss about twitter? I miss the AERA helpers. Where is the delightful help I need when the app seems *so excellent* yet again?
April 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
You know what I miss about twitter? I miss the AERA helpers. Where is the delightful help I need when the app seems *so excellent* yet again?
Reposted by Robyn K. Pinilla, Ph.D.
Another tiny, obscure corner of the Education Department is scheduled to lose funding this week. hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
A treasure trove of education reports and studies is under threat
Funding for the Education Department’s online library, ERIC, is slated to end this week
hechingerreport.org
April 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Another tiny, obscure corner of the Education Department is scheduled to lose funding this week. hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
A new view in an upside down world.
The PhD was the half-marathon.
Tenure is the full.
How many researchers are also physical endurance athletes?
Becoming a triathlete makes total sense to me. 🧠🏊♀️🚴♀️🏃♀️🧠
The PhD was the half-marathon.
Tenure is the full.
How many researchers are also physical endurance athletes?
Becoming a triathlete makes total sense to me. 🧠🏊♀️🚴♀️🏃♀️🧠
April 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
A new view in an upside down world.
The PhD was the half-marathon.
Tenure is the full.
How many researchers are also physical endurance athletes?
Becoming a triathlete makes total sense to me. 🧠🏊♀️🚴♀️🏃♀️🧠
The PhD was the half-marathon.
Tenure is the full.
How many researchers are also physical endurance athletes?
Becoming a triathlete makes total sense to me. 🧠🏊♀️🚴♀️🏃♀️🧠
This reminds me that if you stop testing for Covid, it won’t spread.
If we have no data, we can’t decline.
If we have no data, we can’t decline.
I keep hearing the question: What's the biggest impact of Trump education disruptions so far? My answer: Research. Data. Knowledge on how students are doing and how schools might improve. All of this is being decimated. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...
Are Schools Succeeding? Education Department Cuts Could Make It Hard to Know
At least 800 education department research employees and outside partners have lost jobs. The cuts will decimate research and data collection.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This reminds me that if you stop testing for Covid, it won’t spread.
If we have no data, we can’t decline.
If we have no data, we can’t decline.
Reposted by Robyn K. Pinilla, Ph.D.
“KiDs tHeSe days:
Can’t tell time
Don’t know coins”
Reminder that *adults* created the digital clocks & payments. Kids are living in the world adults created.
If they only see an analog clock and coins in math class it’s harder to learn! Not that it’s not important but let’s stop blaming the kids.
Can’t tell time
Don’t know coins”
Reminder that *adults* created the digital clocks & payments. Kids are living in the world adults created.
If they only see an analog clock and coins in math class it’s harder to learn! Not that it’s not important but let’s stop blaming the kids.
March 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“KiDs tHeSe days:
Can’t tell time
Don’t know coins”
Reminder that *adults* created the digital clocks & payments. Kids are living in the world adults created.
If they only see an analog clock and coins in math class it’s harder to learn! Not that it’s not important but let’s stop blaming the kids.
Can’t tell time
Don’t know coins”
Reminder that *adults* created the digital clocks & payments. Kids are living in the world adults created.
If they only see an analog clock and coins in math class it’s harder to learn! Not that it’s not important but let’s stop blaming the kids.
Reposted by Robyn K. Pinilla, Ph.D.
Recession brought to you by Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
The largest private employer in Baltimore just lost $800 million in federal contracts and grants. This recession is going to be a doozy.
Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts
Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts.
www.wsj.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Recession brought to you by Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
Reposted by Robyn K. Pinilla, Ph.D.
"I love the poorly educated." - Donald Trump, 2/24/2016
March 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"I love the poorly educated." - Donald Trump, 2/24/2016