Super excited to read this new paper examining loneliness, sense of purpose, and cognitive decline led by my wonderful advisor @gabriellepfund.bsky.social !!!
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PhD student @AuburnU | undergrad @ucdavis | interested in older adulthood, sense of purpose, and minoritized populations she/they https://linktr.ee/OliviaDuchow?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
Super excited to read this new paper examining loneliness, sense of purpose, and cognitive decline led by my wonderful advisor @gabriellepfund.bsky.social !!!
06.09.2025 23:40 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Officially moved in and ready to start my grad student journey at Auburn!
Underwent a VERY hectic (and unforgettable) 36-hour drive from California to Alabama. Also had the sweetest stop in Idaho to visit family and most importantly, my dogs. So excited to start classes next week! WAR EAGLE! ๐งก๐
The student newspaper.
This fell. To the student. Newspaper.
Email from the "PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE" to Kate Starbird asking for all emails from Jan 1 2021 through July 30 2025 with any of the following keywords: "diversity and inclusion" "DEIA" "DEI" "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging" "DEIB" "gender identity" "racial preference" "ESG" "organizational equity" "intersectionality" "anti-racism" "critical race theory" "LGBTQ+" "transgender" "cisgender" "gender ideology" "white privilege" "privilege walk" "cultural humility" "equity audit" "restorative justice" "racial equity" "implicit bias" "microaggressions" "inclusive pedagogy" "identity-based oppression" "systems of oppression" "queer" "non-binary" "sexuality" โTrumpโ โfascistโ
If anyone is curious about the current list of search terms being used by right wing activist organizations to harass university professors, here's a public records request I received today from Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. Not intimidating or meant to curtail by my speech at all, right?
06.08.2025 22:03 โ ๐ 3215 ๐ 1588 ๐ฌ 163 ๐ 167Woo hoo!!!! ๐
17.07.2025 17:48 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Had a wonderful time presenting my research project with @arielmosley.bsky.social at the UC Davis annual Center for Mind & Brain psychology conference. Next steps: submitting the manuscript!
17.05.2025 17:46 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A protest graphic titled โTRUMPโS FIRST 100 DAYSโ with bold red blocks reading โSCIENCE UNDER SIEGE.โ Black paint drips from the top, and a grayscale crowd of protestors hold signs like โSave Science,โ โKeep Your Hands Off Our Pipettes,โ and โNo Science, No Future.โ A U.S. flag waves on the right.
๐จSCIENCE UNDER SIEGE: TRUMPโS FIRST 100 DAYS ๐จ
In his first 100 days, Trump has declared war on scienceโslashing budgets, censoring facts, and meddling in research. From climate to cancer care, real lives are at risk.
Hereโs a thread on Trumpโs assault on science so farโand why it matters: (๐งต)
โ NIH ended ALL of my grants mid-project, given LGBTQ health focus ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
โ๏ธ So what am I doing? Suing RFK, Jr.
As one team member shared in this story๐: "The threats to our work donโt just make me fear for my career โ they make me fear for my safety.โ
#SaveDemocracy #SupportScience #PublicHealth
So so excited for @livduchow.bsky.social to help me turn the Purpose Functioning in Daily Life lab (PFiDL) lab from a party of one to a party of two ๐ฅณ
Keep your eyes out for some awesome purpose and aging research from her in upcoming years ๐
Super excited!! โค๏ธ
06.04.2025 18:10 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโm excited to have had the opportunity to visit Auburn University and see my home for the next five years! Iโm delighted to be an incoming graduate student in the Human Development & Family Sciences department working with the wonderful @gabriellepfund.bsky.social !
06.04.2025 02:01 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1So happy to share pictures from my presentation at North Idaho College during a Research in the Behavioral Sciences lecture. I was delighted to share my academic & research journey with students at NIC and hopefully inspire future researchers. Iโm thankful for Dr. Victor Duarte for this opportunity.
28.03.2025 20:06 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โโโWithout facts, we're really just in the dark with regard to what the consequences of our actions are ... science really gives us a way to move forward and build that prosperous future that I think we all want to see.โ โMike Wong
In today's episode, we check in on the Stand Up for Science rallies that spread to 32 cities.
Listen here ๐ง:
buff.ly/YgplAQ4
Very excited to have had the opportunity to present this research project with @arielmosley.bsky.social at #SPSP2025 this weekend!!
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