Raffi

Don’t say it!!! Don’t you say it!!!

Front of exhibit

Side view of exhibit

Me with exhibit

Quantum Identities: Speculative Fiction's Role in Queer Communities Speculative fiction has always imagined worlds beyond boundaries - of time, of space, and of self. For queer communities, these imagined futures have long offered refuge, resistance, and recognition. This case brings together objects loaned by artists, fans, and creators who use sci-fi, fantasy, and fandom as tools to explore identity, belonging, and transformation. These artifacts reflect how speculative worlds help queer people see themselves - and one another - not as anomalies but as possibilities. In every brushstroke, pixel, stitch, and starship, we find new ways to imagine who we are and who we might yet become.

Quantum Identities is here!
What began as a passion project 18 months ago turned into an incredible exhibit. This case represents over 39 oral histories, 15 written histories & 25 curated objects. Honoring and preserving stories that mattered.

#PublicHistorian
#Exhibit
#LGBTQIA2+
#QueerHistory

I came here to write the same thing.

Panel graphic for The Mars Society's Red Planet Live Women In STEM panel with a red Martian surface background and headshots for Janet Ivey, Ashton Zeth, Janeya Griffin, and Amy Imhoff

Tomorrow: Women in STEM panel from The Mars Society's Red Planet Live! We're talking about the current state of women STEM fields, including that controversial Blue Origin flight.

Tune in tomorrow, May 20 at 5pm PT/8pm ET & hear from Janet Ivey, Janeya Griffin, host Ashton Zeth, & myself about...

Thank you!

Leveled up: Master’s degree unlocked.

Next Level: Ph.D

#Graduation #Gradschool

😆😆

I don’t think I’ve ever experienced academic burnout this intensely. 13 days till graduation and a really good nap.

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2025 NCMC Conference

18 months of research summed up in 3 hours. I’m so thankful for everyone who has been apart of this project, and all those who have supported and encouraged me.

Next up: Exhibit #AcademicSky #Museums #GradStudent #Trekademic #QueerHistory

Sky and Blue Shark in the older days taking a photo as a memory but Sky wants to make it clear to the historians that they didn't wear socks

Making it clear to the historians

Conference poster? Epic. My sense of calm? Missing, presumed dead. I’m running on 3 hours of sleep, 2 granola bars, imposter syndrome, and pure spite.¹

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¹This came to me in a dream after panic attack #2, a cold Sprite, and Zotero crashing.
*Full Citation still needed.*

#academicsky

I love this

"You’re about to graduate," I whisper, as I present queer identity in sci-fi to a 9am Sunday panel consisting of two grad students, a half-eaten bagel, and God. #academicsky

He’s coming for the Redwoods, isn’t he.

Overpaid, oversexed and over here, was the refrain during WW2

2025 Conference Vibes

1000%

Follow @strangenewpod.bsky.social & check out the full podcast episode celebrating #StarTrekVoyager 30th anniversary.

#StarTrek #AgathaAllAlong #Trekademia #CaptianJaneway #AgathaHarkness

Me in my Jedi costume (white cloak gold tabard) holding my hood - and then holding a gold light saber

My costume on the mannequin next to the picture of the Jedi Master Sol in The Acolyte

Day 15 of #28DaysOfBlackCosplay : High Republic Jedi Temple Garb - #StarWars The Acolyte

“Yord… put your clothes on.”

Captain Janeway broke new ground as the first female captain in #StarTrek, challenging traditional male roles in sci-fi. Her leadership & strength paved the way for strong & complex female characters, like #AgathaHarkness. Janeway showed the 🌎 women could lead & navigate complex challenges.

🚨NEW EPISODE DROP🚨

Join us & our special guests Ashlyn from @durassisterspod.bsky.social and @azaij.bsky.social for SNP’s #startrekvoyager 30th Anniversary show. Available now!

YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/FZi_cwF...

Web: www.strangenewpod.com/thirty-years...

I’m not Robbie, but I would love to chat!

🚨RED ALERT🚨

Tonight’s Voyager pod has been POSTPONED until MONDAY NIGHT. We’re also adding another guest to join @azaij.bsky.social! Ashlyn from @durassisterspod.bsky.social joins us this Monday. Alternative tonight? Check out our buddies at Trek Geeks for THURSDAY NIGHT GEEKS at 8:30 PM ET

2 years ago, I was in the ICU on a ventilator due to multiple seizures. 2 weeks earlier, I walked out of a lecture and had a seizure on campus, & 3 months before that, I broke my back in 3 places due to a seizure fall.

I’m so lucky to be alive, healthy, & loved. Blessed is an understatement

The way my little grad student heart would explode if @robertpicardo.bsky.social did

I call dibs!!

After the last two weeks, we need the laughs.

Your fav Queer Historian & Grad Student is going to be on @strangenewpod.bsky.social this Thursday!

Make sure to livestream and chat with us about all things #StarTrekVoyager 🖖🏼

#Voyager #StarTrek

Nothing says recovery quite like my fourth mini back procedure.

Rest. Pain meds. Repeat.