Oops- turns out that @vivianshaw.bsky.social is NOT the author of that particular cozy Victorian monster novel. She is, however, a badass sociologist who studies racism, and how Covid impacted the treatment of Asian Americans, Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.

Oh hahahaha that’s very kind of you to say. I do actually admire that the other Vivian Shaw writes about Victorian monsters, though. They are definitely far more profilic than I am! 🤣🤣

It is wonderful, poignant, and accessible. I am looking forward to reading my students' responses.

I don’t even use this app regularly but was so excited I had to broadcast my enthusiasm.

If I study anxiety via threat-biased attention, the word "biased" gets me flagged. You can't design a study of humans without using at least one of the terms on the banned list, which means that biomedical, brain, social science research is now on ice in the USA

The word "systemic" is on the banned list, so if I study systemic inflammation & health, flagged. If I study political science, flagged. If I study trauma, flagged. Keep in mind that the largest mental health provider in the country is the Veteran's Administration, but we can't study trauma now?

These keywords could show up in the text of ANY grant involving human participants. If you say you're going to study men and women, you get flagged. If you say you're going to control for socioeconomic status - totally standard practice - you get flagged. Disability? Flagged.

Decision tree that has been sent to Program Officers at NSF

Awww I am barely here, but maybe I’ll pop by more often after I’ve brainstormed some jokes!

First of all congrats on the JAMA publication. (Insert bad Bad Mama Jama joke.) Second, wow @ your findings.