Tara Riggs
@tarariggs.bsky.social
It's my dog's PhD, I'm just borrowing it.
Employment update: there is no good update. There is a high probability of partial furlough and it's looking more and more likely that I have to give up my life in Philly and move in with family.
If anyone is searching for a researcher, survey analyst, or any policy work, please let me know!
If anyone is searching for a researcher, survey analyst, or any policy work, please let me know!
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Employment update: there is no good update. There is a high probability of partial furlough and it's looking more and more likely that I have to give up my life in Philly and move in with family.
If anyone is searching for a researcher, survey analyst, or any policy work, please let me know!
If anyone is searching for a researcher, survey analyst, or any policy work, please let me know!
Hi poli sci folks! I fear I may be riffed in December and am actively searching for roles. My key skills are in survey design and analysis but I also have program management experiences. Please share any leads! I don't have a safety net and don't know what I'm going to do. #polisci #jobsearch
October 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hi poli sci folks! I fear I may be riffed in December and am actively searching for roles. My key skills are in survey design and analysis but I also have program management experiences. Please share any leads! I don't have a safety net and don't know what I'm going to do. #polisci #jobsearch
The state of federal contracting is a trash fire so I may be on the market again. My top skills are survey instrument design, quant modeling, and data based storytelling. I've got a PhD in Political Science and enjoy research design. Have an openings or leads? Let's connect!
October 4, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The state of federal contracting is a trash fire so I may be on the market again. My top skills are survey instrument design, quant modeling, and data based storytelling. I've got a PhD in Political Science and enjoy research design. Have an openings or leads? Let's connect!
I can't say enough good things about @albugenis.bsky.social . She helped me survive classes, navigate mental health in grad school, and is honestly one of my favorite people. Callie is also the sweetest girl and Mae is obsessed with her. Please donate and share if you can! gofund.me/58b411fe
Donate to Callie's Urgent Surgery and Recovery Fund, organized by Allison Bugenis
On August 8th, after Callie spent the night vomiting and having stomac… Allison Bugenis needs your support for Callie's Urgent Surgery and Recovery Fund
gofund.me
August 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I can't say enough good things about @albugenis.bsky.social . She helped me survive classes, navigate mental health in grad school, and is honestly one of my favorite people. Callie is also the sweetest girl and Mae is obsessed with her. Please donate and share if you can! gofund.me/58b411fe
callie is @albugenis.bsky.social world and they are some of the nicest beings I've ever met. Alison helped when Mae was sick and Mae is obsessed with Callie. Please donate if you can and share this. Allison is one of the good ones. www.gofundme.com/f/callies-ur...
Donate to Callie's Urgent Surgery and Recovery Fund, organized by Allison Bugenis
On August 8th, after Callie spent the night vomiting and having stomach spas… Allison Bugenis needs your support for Callie's Urgent Surgery and Recovery Fund
www.gofundme.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
callie is @albugenis.bsky.social world and they are some of the nicest beings I've ever met. Alison helped when Mae was sick and Mae is obsessed with Callie. Please donate if you can and share this. Allison is one of the good ones. www.gofundme.com/f/callies-ur...
The best part about putting together resources is you go to the government site and it's already been taken down. Cool cool cool. Not like I need to get this report to the government.
June 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The best part about putting together resources is you go to the government site and it's already been taken down. Cool cool cool. Not like I need to get this report to the government.
I got my PhD 2 years ago and I haven't been able to use the I'll write you a drs note and damn it I keep waiting.
June 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I got my PhD 2 years ago and I haven't been able to use the I'll write you a drs note and damn it I keep waiting.
Mae can't go to the dog park, so I am borrowing my friend's dog. Instead of playing, they both decided on couch naps.
May 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Mae can't go to the dog park, so I am borrowing my friend's dog. Instead of playing, they both decided on couch naps.
Dealing with her IMT has been expensive and now we are in a significantly worse position. Best case scenario? Cushing's. Worst case scenario? Cancer.
Please donate or share if you can. She saved my life and I am doing everything I can to save hers.
gofund.me/3475b96a
Please donate or share if you can. She saved my life and I am doing everything I can to save hers.
gofund.me/3475b96a
Donate to Mae can't catch a break, organized by tara riggs
I adopted Mae in February of 2019 and since then she has been the reason I was able to finish grad … tara riggs needs your support for Mae can't catch a break
gofund.me
May 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Dealing with her IMT has been expensive and now we are in a significantly worse position. Best case scenario? Cushing's. Worst case scenario? Cancer.
Please donate or share if you can. She saved my life and I am doing everything I can to save hers.
gofund.me/3475b96a
Please donate or share if you can. She saved my life and I am doing everything I can to save hers.
gofund.me/3475b96a
Mae goes to the vet tomorrow to see if they can spark platelet creation. The vet mentioned extensive testing and referring us out when we were there Wednesday. Let's just say the anxiety is a bit higher than normal. I can't lose her.
May 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Mae goes to the vet tomorrow to see if they can spark platelet creation. The vet mentioned extensive testing and referring us out when we were there Wednesday. Let's just say the anxiety is a bit higher than normal. I can't lose her.
Mae is in a particularly bad fare. Her meds were increased, but her platelets continue to drop. More news to come about treatment options. I will fight as long as she will.
May 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Mae is in a particularly bad fare. Her meds were increased, but her platelets continue to drop. More news to come about treatment options. I will fight as long as she will.
The best part of the Lucy dacus concert was scaring the youth when my fellow 30-something friend and I talked about feeling old and life.
Concert was amazing. Girl in front of us-s reactions, priceless. She didn't talk to us but she was invested in the conversation.
Concert was amazing. Girl in front of us-s reactions, priceless. She didn't talk to us but she was invested in the conversation.
April 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The best part of the Lucy dacus concert was scaring the youth when my fellow 30-something friend and I talked about feeling old and life.
Concert was amazing. Girl in front of us-s reactions, priceless. She didn't talk to us but she was invested in the conversation.
Concert was amazing. Girl in front of us-s reactions, priceless. She didn't talk to us but she was invested in the conversation.
Still here! Still fielding surveys and screaming into the abyss.
Still spamming everyone with photos of Mae.
Still spamming everyone with photos of Mae.
April 16, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Still here! Still fielding surveys and screaming into the abyss.
Still spamming everyone with photos of Mae.
Still spamming everyone with photos of Mae.
Consulting is so similar to grad school without the existential dread or dissertation. One minute, I am emailing candidates to set up fellowship interviews and the next I am reading a bunch of primary documents for a grant report.
Most similar because I can do it on my couch with my dog.
Most similar because I can do it on my couch with my dog.
January 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Consulting is so similar to grad school without the existential dread or dissertation. One minute, I am emailing candidates to set up fellowship interviews and the next I am reading a bunch of primary documents for a grant report.
Most similar because I can do it on my couch with my dog.
Most similar because I can do it on my couch with my dog.
I guess I've always known that the government outsources research(even lit reviews) but now that I am the one proposing SMEs to government clients and I want to say "me me me!"
November 16, 2024 at 11:16 PM
I guess I've always known that the government outsources research(even lit reviews) but now that I am the one proposing SMEs to government clients and I want to say "me me me!"
7 months of being in social science consulting means that I've been fairly detached from academia outside my little adjunct gig. I am a spite monster and I will fight people for my academic friends AND you can't get in trouble for my actions.
November 16, 2024 at 11:10 PM
7 months of being in social science consulting means that I've been fairly detached from academia outside my little adjunct gig. I am a spite monster and I will fight people for my academic friends AND you can't get in trouble for my actions.
I put it on the bad place, but I signed a contract today to become a senior analyst and work on survey instruments. It's been a long 6 months and I am really excited to get to dig in deeper to survey work!
December 11, 2023 at 11:09 PM
I put it on the bad place, but I signed a contract today to become a senior analyst and work on survey instruments. It's been a long 6 months and I am really excited to get to dig in deeper to survey work!
Hi #polisky ! I'm still searching for a job. Ideally research associate or survey analyst jobs, but I am running up to the end of my savings quickly. I appreciate any shares or recommendations!
November 14, 2023 at 8:49 PM
Hi #polisky ! I'm still searching for a job. Ideally research associate or survey analyst jobs, but I am running up to the end of my savings quickly. I appreciate any shares or recommendations!
How many papers will the treatment of Nikki Haley spur and why do I suddenly feel like going back to my dissertation?
November 9, 2023 at 1:47 AM
How many papers will the treatment of Nikki Haley spur and why do I suddenly feel like going back to my dissertation?
Hi #polisky folks! I've been interviewing but no cigar. It's going on 6 months and the panic is setting in. I'd appreciate any job leads! Open to anything but particularly looking for research associate or analyst or survey analyst jobs that could be done remotely.
November 3, 2023 at 9:19 PM
Hi #polisky folks! I've been interviewing but no cigar. It's going on 6 months and the panic is setting in. I'd appreciate any job leads! Open to anything but particularly looking for research associate or analyst or survey analyst jobs that could be done remotely.
Tomorrow is the make or break day. Mae goes to the vet at 8:30 am and might not come home. www.gofundme.com/f/mae-cant-m...
October 26, 2023 at 1:27 AM
Tomorrow is the make or break day. Mae goes to the vet at 8:30 am and might not come home. www.gofundme.com/f/mae-cant-m...
I'm officially leaving Raleigh next weekend. It's been emotionally and physically draining and I'm ready to be done. The vet that we are transferring Mae to is better equipped to deal with her condition and Mae can live out her days playing with my grandmother's dog that Mae loves to death.
October 16, 2023 at 12:58 AM
I'm officially leaving Raleigh next weekend. It's been emotionally and physically draining and I'm ready to be done. The vet that we are transferring Mae to is better equipped to deal with her condition and Mae can live out her days playing with my grandmother's dog that Mae loves to death.
gofund.me/b099bd6f
She's popping up to say "hi please share or donate so my human can stop ugly crying every time she looks at me."
In all seriousness, there aren't words to explain my gratitude for the generosity people have shown. Mae is my world. She kept me alive, now I need to keep her alive
She's popping up to say "hi please share or donate so my human can stop ugly crying every time she looks at me."
In all seriousness, there aren't words to explain my gratitude for the generosity people have shown. Mae is my world. She kept me alive, now I need to keep her alive
September 29, 2023 at 4:22 PM
gofund.me/b099bd6f
She's popping up to say "hi please share or donate so my human can stop ugly crying every time she looks at me."
In all seriousness, there aren't words to explain my gratitude for the generosity people have shown. Mae is my world. She kept me alive, now I need to keep her alive
She's popping up to say "hi please share or donate so my human can stop ugly crying every time she looks at me."
In all seriousness, there aren't words to explain my gratitude for the generosity people have shown. Mae is my world. She kept me alive, now I need to keep her alive
Mae's immune moderates thrombo cytopenia is back. Basically her immune system is at war and she has 0 platelets. I'm still actively on the job hunt. Any donations help. gofund.me/f0076760
September 26, 2023 at 10:51 PM
Mae's immune moderates thrombo cytopenia is back. Basically her immune system is at war and she has 0 platelets. I'm still actively on the job hunt. Any donations help. gofund.me/f0076760
I really miss the energy we had on the bird site. I know parts were toxic, but the academic crew was 👩🍳😘.
September 21, 2023 at 2:43 PM
I really miss the energy we had on the bird site. I know parts were toxic, but the academic crew was 👩🍳😘.