Traci P DuBose
@thepopenjay.bsky.social
Ecologist and mom. Currently investigating mussel declines, job hunting, and hiking in Kentucky
John Pfeiffer, @phishbiologist.bsky.social, and I synthesized mussel occurrences from 45 museum collections to aid their use in conservation and ecology research.
In Bio Conservation: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Smithsonian press:
www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/nation...
In Bio Conservation: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Smithsonian press:
www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/nation...
March 1, 2024 at 3:20 PM
John Pfeiffer, @phishbiologist.bsky.social, and I synthesized mussel occurrences from 45 museum collections to aid their use in conservation and ecology research.
In Bio Conservation: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Smithsonian press:
www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/nation...
In Bio Conservation: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Smithsonian press:
www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/nation...
Another day, another stress cry/rant about statistics.
February 14, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Another day, another stress cry/rant about statistics.
New paper alert! 🎉
We compiled a thermal trait database for 🐸species in the SE 🇺🇸 . Thermal traits can tell us about climate change vulnerability (CCV), but only if they exist! We found that being rarer = less trait data, so maybe more uncertain CCV.
doi.org/10.1643/h202...
We compiled a thermal trait database for 🐸species in the SE 🇺🇸 . Thermal traits can tell us about climate change vulnerability (CCV), but only if they exist! We found that being rarer = less trait data, so maybe more uncertain CCV.
doi.org/10.1643/h202...
Thermal Traits of Anurans Database for the Southeastern United States (TRAD): A Database of Thermal Trait Values for 40 Anuran Species
Thermal traits, or how an animal responds to changing temperatures, impacts species persistence and thus biodiversity. Trait databases, as repositories of consolidated, measured organismal attributes,...
doi.org
February 13, 2024 at 4:49 PM
New paper alert! 🎉
We compiled a thermal trait database for 🐸species in the SE 🇺🇸 . Thermal traits can tell us about climate change vulnerability (CCV), but only if they exist! We found that being rarer = less trait data, so maybe more uncertain CCV.
doi.org/10.1643/h202...
We compiled a thermal trait database for 🐸species in the SE 🇺🇸 . Thermal traits can tell us about climate change vulnerability (CCV), but only if they exist! We found that being rarer = less trait data, so maybe more uncertain CCV.
doi.org/10.1643/h202...
I've got a full draft of my paper 🤠
January 18, 2024 at 5:33 PM
I've got a full draft of my paper 🤠
In 'Mom in December' fashion I 1) didn't realize a tech was ready to roll on something, so samples are not prepped and 2) January 1st is a holiday, so I shouldn't prep more samples then. I'm glad the husband took charge of 🎄 shopping, or we'd be in a mad dash.
December 21, 2023 at 10:30 PM
In 'Mom in December' fashion I 1) didn't realize a tech was ready to roll on something, so samples are not prepped and 2) January 1st is a holiday, so I shouldn't prep more samples then. I'm glad the husband took charge of 🎄 shopping, or we'd be in a mad dash.
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One of the truly insidious things about the post-docalyptic culture of moving every few years is that you not only never get to build a community in place, but it also deprives communities of young, talented experts who can serve on things like school boards and county commissions.
Imagine our profession was built so that you could advance your career without moving all the time. Isn't this a huge piece of the equity and access problem? Yes, it is.
Needing to move is a huge barrier to broadening representation in the sciences
Science will be more inclusive and equitable when we stop expecting people to uproot their lives every few years
open.substack.com
December 12, 2023 at 3:51 PM
One of the truly insidious things about the post-docalyptic culture of moving every few years is that you not only never get to build a community in place, but it also deprives communities of young, talented experts who can serve on things like school boards and county commissions.
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Incandescent with rage reading with this
when a bunch of kindergartners are better at keeping a cool head in a horrific situation, it really makes it clear how hollow cops' "we're so tough and brave" bullshit really is
when a bunch of kindergartners are better at keeping a cool head in a horrific situation, it really makes it clear how hollow cops' "we're so tough and brave" bullshit really is
reading this makes me tremble with rage. the uvalde police are terrible cowards and scum who didn't even have the decency to do the honorable thing after the magnitude of their cowardice became clear www.texastribune.org/2023/12/05/u...
“Someone tell me what to do”
Across the country, states require more training to prepare students and teachers for mass shootings than for those expected to protect them. The differences were clear in Uvalde, where children and �...
www.texastribune.org
December 5, 2023 at 3:52 PM
Incandescent with rage reading with this
when a bunch of kindergartners are better at keeping a cool head in a horrific situation, it really makes it clear how hollow cops' "we're so tough and brave" bullshit really is
when a bunch of kindergartners are better at keeping a cool head in a horrific situation, it really makes it clear how hollow cops' "we're so tough and brave" bullshit really is
I thought my bad mood today was related to burn out... but the better explanation is the toddler not sleeping well + the spouse being called away for a 3am flood just led to a weird morning. Weird vibes and low productivity doesn't have to lead to a bad mood.
December 5, 2023 at 12:30 AM
I thought my bad mood today was related to burn out... but the better explanation is the toddler not sleeping well + the spouse being called away for a 3am flood just led to a weird morning. Weird vibes and low productivity doesn't have to lead to a bad mood.
Three and space-buns look great on this little one. So excited for our future adventures.
December 3, 2023 at 5:38 PM
Three and space-buns look great on this little one. So excited for our future adventures.
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~1 more week until our planned 1st review of applications for a new Analytical Laboratory Manager at Virginia Tech! Please share widely & reach out if you have questions. Stream Team is an inclusive & collaborative group + Blacksburg is a lovely little mountain/college town. @careylab.bsky.social
Virginia Tech's Stream Team group (vtstreamteam.weebly.com ) is #hiring an Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Manager!
To read more about the position & apply, see careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us....
Our first review of applications will start on 8 December 2023
@careylab.bsky.social ⚒️ 🌎 🧪 👩🏽🔬
To read more about the position & apply, see careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us....
Our first review of applications will start on 8 December 2023
@careylab.bsky.social ⚒️ 🌎 🧪 👩🏽🔬
December 1, 2023 at 5:29 PM
~1 more week until our planned 1st review of applications for a new Analytical Laboratory Manager at Virginia Tech! Please share widely & reach out if you have questions. Stream Team is an inclusive & collaborative group + Blacksburg is a lovely little mountain/college town. @careylab.bsky.social
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Herbarium folks, anyone have issues with a glue in the bottle getting moldy? The glue is from herbarium supplies. This same glue also seems to be changing the colors of the leaves when dried.
November 28, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Herbarium folks, anyone have issues with a glue in the bottle getting moldy? The glue is from herbarium supplies. This same glue also seems to be changing the colors of the leaves when dried.
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speaking as a postdoc: precarity. everything is contingent on grants that increasingly don't get funded. we're expected to hang on longer and longer for a shrinking number of TT jobs in positions that only pay enough to live life on pause, and attacks on higher ed just keep shrinking the job pool.
I have questions for biosci researchers (students, postdocs, faculty) in the US: what is the biggest *threat* to our basic research ecosystem? What is the biggest *opportunity* emerging in the next decade? Thanks for thinking with me!
November 28, 2023 at 5:34 PM
speaking as a postdoc: precarity. everything is contingent on grants that increasingly don't get funded. we're expected to hang on longer and longer for a shrinking number of TT jobs in positions that only pay enough to live life on pause, and attacks on higher ed just keep shrinking the job pool.
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Tenure-track position focused on temperature stress. Come join me at VT!
careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
October 23, 2023 at 2:25 PM
Tenure-track position focused on temperature stress. Come join me at VT!
careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
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My Nonprofit Field Inclusive is happy to offer THREE $500 Research Grants for 2024! Two research grants are available for any natural science research, while one is available only for climate-focused research.
Learn more and apply: www.fieldinclusive.org/research-gra...
Plz share w/ your networks.
Learn more and apply: www.fieldinclusive.org/research-gra...
Plz share w/ your networks.
October 18, 2023 at 1:39 PM
My Nonprofit Field Inclusive is happy to offer THREE $500 Research Grants for 2024! Two research grants are available for any natural science research, while one is available only for climate-focused research.
Learn more and apply: www.fieldinclusive.org/research-gra...
Plz share w/ your networks.
Learn more and apply: www.fieldinclusive.org/research-gra...
Plz share w/ your networks.
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If you're on a search committee this year, and a colleague points out that someone got a Ph.D. in 2015, or 2011, or 2019, and maybe that time gap indicates a certain spoiling, a decline in quality, simply say...
"We're hiring a professor, not buying an egg salad sandwich."
"We're hiring a professor, not buying an egg salad sandwich."
October 16, 2023 at 11:39 AM
If you're on a search committee this year, and a colleague points out that someone got a Ph.D. in 2015, or 2011, or 2019, and maybe that time gap indicates a certain spoiling, a decline in quality, simply say...
"We're hiring a professor, not buying an egg salad sandwich."
"We're hiring a professor, not buying an egg salad sandwich."
I'm tired of the tension between making sure your research is novel, NOT applied, sufficiently covers the literature, while highlighting what we don't know, with a tiny word count.
Most of this research is either at global scales or few species. But regional scale & multispecies = too narrow scope
Most of this research is either at global scales or few species. But regional scale & multispecies = too narrow scope
October 12, 2023 at 3:08 PM
I'm tired of the tension between making sure your research is novel, NOT applied, sufficiently covers the literature, while highlighting what we don't know, with a tiny word count.
Most of this research is either at global scales or few species. But regional scale & multispecies = too narrow scope
Most of this research is either at global scales or few species. But regional scale & multispecies = too narrow scope
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oh is it monday
October 9, 2023 at 1:45 PM
oh is it monday
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I'm thrilled someone quantified this!!
I've long suspected that women & other under-represented groups have to fight harder past reviewers and often shoot for lower-tier journals as a result.
If true, their articles would "overperform" for a given tier journal in terms of citations (🧵...)
I've long suspected that women & other under-represented groups have to fight harder past reviewers and often shoot for lower-tier journals as a result.
If true, their articles would "overperform" for a given tier journal in terms of citations (🧵...)
October 7, 2023 at 1:24 PM
I'm thrilled someone quantified this!!
I've long suspected that women & other under-represented groups have to fight harder past reviewers and often shoot for lower-tier journals as a result.
If true, their articles would "overperform" for a given tier journal in terms of citations (🧵...)
I've long suspected that women & other under-represented groups have to fight harder past reviewers and often shoot for lower-tier journals as a result.
If true, their articles would "overperform" for a given tier journal in terms of citations (🧵...)
Do cover letters count for my daily writing goal? Or am I just procrastinating on writing because I don't have full datasets yet?
October 5, 2023 at 4:43 PM
Do cover letters count for my daily writing goal? Or am I just procrastinating on writing because I don't have full datasets yet?
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Looks like someone left the door open for most of my #geography and freshwater sci friends/heroes to join here, so its a good time to ask one of my favorite questions: Who wants to be a part of an interdisciplinary/social sci session at #2024SFS? All backgrounds/career stages welcome to join the fun
The Society for #Freshwater #Science annual meeting (#2024SFS) website & call for special sessions is live: sfsannualmeeting.org!
I'm looking forward to re-connecting with & meeting new folks in Philadelphia (2-6 June 2024)!
I'm looking forward to re-connecting with & meeting new folks in Philadelphia (2-6 June 2024)!
September 27, 2023 at 7:18 PM
Looks like someone left the door open for most of my #geography and freshwater sci friends/heroes to join here, so its a good time to ask one of my favorite questions: Who wants to be a part of an interdisciplinary/social sci session at #2024SFS? All backgrounds/career stages welcome to join the fun
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Writing is among the most underemphasized/under-appreciated aspect of doing science. Reading and thinking are too too far behind.
September 24, 2023 at 3:39 AM
Writing is among the most underemphasized/under-appreciated aspect of doing science. Reading and thinking are too too far behind.
Baking with the 2.5 yo means my kitchen, my kid, and now my couch are covered in flour and my kolaches were not 'lightly' floured. 😂
It was a nice moment and the kolaches will be great.
It was a nice moment and the kolaches will be great.
September 24, 2023 at 8:27 PM
Baking with the 2.5 yo means my kitchen, my kid, and now my couch are covered in flour and my kolaches were not 'lightly' floured. 😂
It was a nice moment and the kolaches will be great.
It was a nice moment and the kolaches will be great.
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Last week NSF / BIO / IOS held its first ever virtual colloquium geared towards post-docs, titled "From Postdoc to Principal Investigator"
Now there is an awesome blog post that includes MANY OF THE RESOURCES discussed. Check it out!
iosblog.nsfbio.com/2023/09/20/t...
Now there is an awesome blog post that includes MANY OF THE RESOURCES discussed. Check it out!
iosblog.nsfbio.com/2023/09/20/t...
September 22, 2023 at 6:24 PM
Last week NSF / BIO / IOS held its first ever virtual colloquium geared towards post-docs, titled "From Postdoc to Principal Investigator"
Now there is an awesome blog post that includes MANY OF THE RESOURCES discussed. Check it out!
iosblog.nsfbio.com/2023/09/20/t...
Now there is an awesome blog post that includes MANY OF THE RESOURCES discussed. Check it out!
iosblog.nsfbio.com/2023/09/20/t...
Look at these gems from Missouri! They grew from 3mm to about an inch long after only 1 summer.
September 20, 2023 at 6:38 PM
Look at these gems from Missouri! They grew from 3mm to about an inch long after only 1 summer.
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Bayes theorem be like
September 19, 2023 at 7:19 PM
Bayes theorem be like