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Austin Thompson
@slpaustin.bsky.social
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SLP & Assistant Prof at UH. I study speech acoustics, kinematics, & motor speech disorders like #dysarthria. I’m also interested in #OpenScience, #MetaSci, & research methods. Scary movie enthusiast. he/they
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csdisseminate.bsky.social
We’ve got some exciting news: OpenCSD and CSDisseminate are joining forces and becoming 1 working group! Our mission is still the same: to spread the word about #OpenScience in communication sciences and disorders. But now we’re doing it together.
www.csdisseminate.com/Announcement...
#SLP #AuD #CSD
April 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
slpaustin.bsky.social
I’m currently being terrorized by a blank event on my calendar for today at noon. Did I mistakenly create this event? Is this an important event that I forgot to add a title/details to?

Only time will tell.🙃
A view of my calendar with an event scheduled today at noon, titled “New Event”.
February 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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paolopalma.bsky.social
this is why my research projects are always better after 2 years of not doing anything on it
roger-beaty.bsky.social Roger Beaty @roger-beaty.bsky.social · Dec 19
Meta-analysis (n=52 studies, 195 effect sizes) confirms the incubation effect: taking breaks away from a problem leads to more creative solutions (d=0.39)
APA PsycNet
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December 19, 2024 at 3:59 PM
slpaustin.bsky.social
My preferred method of procrastinating on grading finals involves reading extensively about the #ungrading movement. 😅
December 13, 2024 at 1:30 AM
slpaustin.bsky.social
Writing is so much easier when you have a writing coach assisting you.

10/10 would recommend to all.
A workspace setup featuring a laptop with a document open and highlighted text on the screen, placed on a gray desk. To the right of the laptop, a white and gray tabby cat named Kitty lounges comfortably on a beige blanket. Nearby are a green water bottle, a mouse, AirPods, and a container filled with pens and pencils, with a white lamp in the background.
November 27, 2024 at 7:19 PM
slpaustin.bsky.social
Wooo! @ashajournals.bsky.social is here!
November 27, 2024 at 3:51 AM
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neurograce.bsky.social
When I will respond to your email
Histogram peaked at 3 minutes and 2 weeks since sent
November 20, 2024 at 6:38 PM
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camillewynn.bsky.social
We are recruiting! If you know any autistic teenagers in the Houston area who may be interested or if you have connections to groups or people who would be willing to spread the word, please let us know!
A flyer for a study recruiting autistic teenagers at the University of Houston. Participants must be between 9-17, fluent in English and have an official autism diagnosis. There is a QR code for people interested in participating in the study.
November 20, 2024 at 9:52 PM
slpaustin.bsky.social
This was an absolutely wild read. I have so many thoughts. One of them being, do people not look at their data??
The Business-School Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Bigger
The rot runs deeper than almost anyone has guessed.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:59 AM
slpaustin.bsky.social
Are you an associate or full professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) in the U.S.? We invite you to participate in a 1-hour virtual focus group to discuss #OpenScience practices in CSD. If interested, please fill out the screening form here: tinyurl.com/OS-screening
A flyer from Old Dominion University invites associate and full professors in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) to participate in a virtual focus group about open science practices. The flyer highlights no prior knowledge of open science is needed, and focus groups aim to enhance recommendations for open science use in CSD. Participation includes completing a consent form and a one-hour Zoom focus group. Eligible participants must be U.S.-based researchers in CSD. Contact information for Dr. Danika Pfeiffer and a QR code, alongside a link (https://tinyurl.com/OS-screening), are provided for sign-up. The design includes colorful geometric patterns on the left.
November 19, 2024 at 6:01 PM
slpaustin.bsky.social
If you see this, please repost with a favorite photo of the sky that you’ve taken recently
A view of Whiteoak Bayou in Houston, Texas, during sunset. The scene features a winding concrete path beside a bayou, bordered by greenery, with a highway overpass and buildings in the distance under a pastel-colored sky with pink and orange hues. A grassy field near White Oak Bayou in Houston, Texas, captured during a vibrant sunset. The landscape includes scattered trees and open space with a dramatic sky illuminated by soft golden and pink tones, framed by distant urban structures and a bridge to the right.
November 16, 2024 at 4:35 AM
slpaustin.bsky.social
I had a wonderful time at the Houston Area Parkinson’s Society (HAPS) caregiver conference today.

It was so insightful to talk directly with caregivers and hear their perspectives on communication challenges with loved ones. I’m grateful for the chance to connect and learn from their experiences.
A group of four people—Deeya Daniel, Christina Quinn, Heather Dial, and Austin Thompson—stand behind a table representing the University of Houston’s Communication Sciences and Disorders department. The table is covered with a red cloth displaying the UH logo and the text “College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences,” along with informational materials. A close-up image of a spiral-bound program booklet for the “Thrive Caregiver Conference” held on Saturday, November 9, 2024, organized by the Houston Area Parkinson Society. The cover features a blue and gold paisley design, adding a decorative element beneath the event details. A wide-angle shot of the Thrive Caregiver Conference, showing attendees seated at round tables in a large banquet room with chandeliers overhead. The audience faces a speaker at a podium labeled “thrive,” with two large screens displaying the presentation title “Prepare to Care - legal resources.”
November 9, 2024 at 9:50 PM
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hollysully.bsky.social
I have a joke about academic reimbursements but it will take a couple months to get it
drbarner.bsky.social David Barner @drbarner.bsky.social · Oct 25
I have a joke about infant research but it’s not fully developed yet
marcscully.bsky.social Marc Scully @marcscully.bsky.social · Oct 24
I have a joke about experimental social psychology, but it doesn’t work if you repeat it.
October 26, 2024 at 4:08 AM
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jeremy-data.bsky.social
I made an #RSats starter pack. Includes a touch of Linux, Python, and dataviz but mostly R. go.bsky.app/Ki7PjpS
October 20, 2024 at 1:16 PM
slpaustin.bsky.social
1/ Excited to share our new study in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (JSLHR) on predictors of speech intelligibility and articulatory precision in #Parkinsons Disease (PD). Here's what we found. 🧵

Journal DOI: doi.org/10.1044/2024...
Free Version (Post-Print) DOI: osf.io/9wpsr
Research article titled 'Acoustic and Kinematic Predictors of Intelligibility and Articulatory Precision in Parkinson’s Disease' by Austin Thompson and Yunjung Kim. Published in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (JSLHR). The abstract outlines the study's purpose, methods, results, and conclusions on the relationships between perceptual, acoustic, and kinematic measures in Parkinson's disease, focusing on intelligibility and articulatory precision.
October 23, 2024 at 5:29 PM
slpaustin.bsky.social
Woo!
October 22, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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emilymyers.bsky.social
This is a huge labor of love from our lab: grad students mentor the undergrads to write about language science topics & we release it as an accessible sci comm product. @hannahmech.bsky.social has put crazy amounts of thought into how to do this well. It is SLICK if I do say so. Share widely!
hannahmech.bsky.social Hannah Mechtenberg @hannahmech.bsky.social · Oct 17
I am so proud to release the 2024 issue of The Spoken Word! Our magazine features articles written by undergraduate research students that tackle big issues in #aphasia, #languagescience, #representation, and more! Read the full issue here: myerslab.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/u...
The front cover of the 2024 issue of The Spoken Word research magazine. It has 6 brains, each a different color (red, yellow, orange, green, blue, and pink) with a styalized speech waveform in the background.
October 22, 2024 at 1:34 PM
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jamescborders.bsky.social
Excited to share a new preprint with @slpaustin.bsky.social & Elaine Kearney where we examine how synthetic data can be used to share sensitive data in CSD while maintaining participant confidentiality & statistical properties of the dataset.

A brief 🧵...

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October 22, 2024 at 3:38 PM
slpaustin.bsky.social
1/ I teach a graduate course in Speech-Language Pathology, focused on research and critical thinking. The goal is to help future clinicians read and critically evaluate research.
jofrhwld.bsky.social Josef Fruehwald @jofrhwld.bsky.social · Oct 21
pray for us, we'll be doing interactions soon.
October 22, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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joshcompton.bsky.social
Happy International Stuttering Awareness Day!
October 22, 2024 at 11:27 AM
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katelynknox.bsky.social
I've experimented with various writing schedules & productivity strategies, always wondering what variables really matter in publishing more academic writing.

Read what I discovered in my blog post:
katelynknox.com/academic-wri...
#academicpublishing #academicsuccess #academicsky
The 2 Biggest Factors of my Most Successful Writing Semesters (drawn from 4 years of writing session data!)
Over the years, my schedule and responsibilities have led me to experiment with various writing schedules and productivity strategies. I’ve always wondered what variables really matter in publishing m...
katelynknox.com
October 21, 2024 at 6:19 PM
slpaustin.bsky.social
Okay, I’m giving Bluesky another try after my friend and colleague @langforlearning.bsky.social reminded me about it!! Hello!
October 21, 2024 at 3:07 AM
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camillewynn.bsky.social
@slpaustin.bsky.social tells me that Bluesky is the place to be these days. Hoping you all can prove him right.
September 15, 2023 at 12:00 AM
slpaustin.bsky.social
Here is a link to the #RStats feed, for anyone who may be interested!
September 11, 2023 at 2:26 AM
slpaustin.bsky.social
Is.. is this thing on? #slpeeps
September 11, 2023 at 2:20 AM