Chris Collins, PhD

“We’re taught from a young age to put our hands over our hearts and declare allegiance to a flag and that flag never declares its allegiance back to us”

Powerful.

How does one accumulate so many excess pairs of running shoes?

Our democracy is crumbling right before our eyes.

Always feels good to get a manuscript under review! Hoping for a favorable review of our article on the victimization experiences of #LGBTQ #firearm owners in the US.

Stay tuned!

#healthcare costs in the US are out of this world.

Picture it: a mostly healthy, 30-something (who, of course, looks 23) needs about 7 injections a year to manage a chronic health condition.

The insurance cost? Nearly $130,000.

The alternative? Death or poverty.

Let’s do better, America.

We’re about three weeks from moving and fall is officially in the air in #Salem! Let’s go!!

It was a privilege to be among greatness!

One step closer to making our #baby dreams come true: we’re officially on the waitlist for childcare at the YMCA!

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?”

— Mary Oliver

In the face of Medicaid and SNAP benefits being cut, I’m reminded of Victor Hugo’s quote, “the paradise of the rich is made out of the hell of the poor”

Where’s Robin Hood when you need him?

Please apply the NSFW filter next time. Also, thank me for not going so low as to make a joke about your husband’s snake…

You’re welcome. 😇

Remember: when you elect a CLOWN to office, you can’t act surprised when they throw a pie in your face

Two megalomaniacs walk into the Oval Office… what could go wrong? Seriously, nobody is surprised this bromance has gone up in flames, right?

Look at this superstar @alliebond.bsky.social who I’m fortunate enough to call my friend and colleague!

Did you know that this month is the 55th anniversary of the first #pride parade which followed the #Stonewall Riot a year earlier in 1969?

Pride won’t be erased. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

We love to see it! Hope and resistance will not be silenced. Keep up the good work. We’re stronger together, friend.

Welcome to the world, AJ Anestis! 🍎

What are y’all doing to support the #LGBTQ community, and our gay agenda, this #pride month? 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

Trains are the superior way of travel for sure!

Happy Mother’s Day to my mom, who died 19 years ago this year. We’re picking flowers for you today! #cancersucks

Cheers to the end of year 2 on the tenure track! Here’s to 30 more.

Your daily reminder, folks.

Despite being sick I had an incredible time presenting on the #suicide experience of #LGBTQ people at #SRS2025 today!

Looking forward to finalizing the forthcoming manuscripts soon and continuing this vital work.

Y’all are too damn sweet! Thank you so much. You’re both pretty swell, too!!

Keep up the good fight, Dan. We can’t all be silenced.

Today has been incredibly difficult. I’ve found myself crying, on and off, many times throughout the day.

Despite this, I’m going to bed and choosing to wake up tomorrow and continue fighting.

Hope is a sometimes distant lighthouse, but a lighthouse nonetheless. Let’s endure and fight together.

I love the “I look forward to I look forward to” in the last paragraph. If you’re going to be an asshole at least proof read your demand letter. Sheesh.

The attacks on science continue. The GVRC has been instrumental to me as a scientist and, more broadly, the field of gun violence prevention. This funding cut would significantly set back research in critical areas related to GVP.

Another senseless shooting at my beloved alma mater, #FSU. We don’t have to keep living like this. #FSUshooting

You know where I live #free #tastetester