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🧵The House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research passed a motion requiring the Tri-Council to release confidential data.

Some members claim research funding is being unfairly allocated to "DEI" or "woke" research

But last year @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I debunked this.

🧵The Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research has put forward a motion to release ALL data in relation to federal research funding applications.

This motion was put forward by conservative MPs who are skeptical of funding being allocated "fairly."

University of Alberta Graduate Students:

If you have experienced a loss in coverage due to the GSA changing our benefits provider, @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social
and I have created a guide explaining how to potentially continue your coverage.

I am glad to share that I have received the Dr EW Gauk-Westfield Award!

Thank you @taprootedmonton.ca for featuring @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social , Dr. Wendy Aujla and I for our piece on the Alberta government’s response to gender-based violence.

Great to be next to @knight54.bsky.social in the Pulse!

Opinion: Alberta's gender-based violence strategy undermined by government policies If the government is serious about ending violence, they will have to start with reversing many of their own economic and social policies

The United Conservative Party claims it has adopted Canada's most comprehensive strategy to reduce gender-based violence. In the Edmonton Journal, Dr. Wendy Aujla, @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I outline the absolute hypocrisy of their plan to address violence in Alberta.

The GSA has been collectively bullying an Indigenous associate vice-president (labour) - The Gateway Recent actions by the GSA have been a clear attempt to target and exclude our only Indigenous DEO and labour representative.

@pinglamjoeip.bsky.social ‬ and I wrote a piece in @thegateway.bsky.social to call out the University of Alberta Graduate Students’ Association for targeting and bullying an Indigenous Associate Vice-President Labour.

I'm excited to share with you all that my husband, Dr. Daniel O'Brien, has taken an ENT position at the University of Manitoba where he will also serve as associate professor. Daniel specializes in complex head and neck surgery.

Manitoba, another doctor is on the way.

🧵Last year @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I extracted public data on 35,828 research projects funded by eight SSHRC programs to debunk the Alberta govt's claim that federal funding agencies favor “left-wing” or “progressive” disciplines. We now take one step further to analyze the data.

I am excited to share with you all that I have been awarded the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.

The scholarship was created with the purpose of attracting and retaining world-class doctoral students who display exceptional scholarly achievements and also leadership qualities.

Drop in drug poisoning deaths does not necessarily indicate Alberta Recovery Model is working Alberta’s controversial approach to the opioid crisis rejects harm reduction, including supervised consumption sites. Despite recent UCP claims that the program is working, more evidence is needed.

The Edmonton region has hit an all-time high in opioid related deaths. Danielle Smith claimed less than a year ago that The Alberta Recovery Model was a success

We wrote about why her statements are misleading in October 2024

People will continue to die

I am excited to share that I have received the Andrew Stewart Memorial Graduate Prize! This award recognizes students' research accomplishments while registered in a doctoral program at the University of Alberta.

Confronting linked immobility: how Chinese migrants managed family crisis during a global catastrophe Abstract. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 51 Chinese migrants who live in the US but strive to support frail parents back home, this article analyze

We live in a time where migrants' mobility can no longer be taken for granted, and my new article in Social Forces examines how mobility restrictions create "linked immobility" that affects entire transnational family networks. Here is the link (open access): academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...

I am incredibly honored to receive the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship, one of the most prestigious doctoral awards in Canada sponsored by @killamtrusts.bsky.social.

Back to YEG after presenting three research papers at the @csa-scs.bsky.social annual conference!

The Alberta Government hates to see us coming. @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social

Opinion: U of A puts up barriers to access by cutting child care We call on the U of A to make the choice to continue to support families and the larger community.

The University of Alberta made the decision to stop funding all university affiliated child care centres.

Dr. @mmaroto.bsky.social and I wrote about the consequences of this decision and how it will not only harm the university, but the Edmonton community.

The critical criminology of sport: Past, present, future - Walter S. DeKeseredy, 2025 Critical criminology has a long history of examining a legion of interpersonal violent acts committed in public and private contexts, crimes of the powerful, an...

My new article on the critical criminlogy of sport is now out.

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U of A cuts funding to university-affiliated daycares, effective January 2026 - The Gateway Beginning in January 2026, the U of A will withdraw funding to six university-affiliated daycares in and around North Campus.

The University of Alberta has slashed funding to their affiliated daycares despite the funding only making up .0154% of its operating budget.

These facilities are vital to the community and lives will be permanently changed by this callous decision.

GSA is wasting money on the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations  - The Gateway The GSA spends tens of thousands of dollars on CASA membership fees and travel expenses with little to show for it.

Opinion: GSA is wasting money on the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations

"The costs associated with joining CASA are a misplaced use of our money and do not benefit graduate students."
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GSA is wasting money on the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations  - The Gateway The GSA spends tens of thousands of dollars on CASA membership fees and travel expenses with little to show for it.

The University of Alberta Graduate Student Association
spends tens of thousands of dollars of our membership fees on travel expenses.

@pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I wrote about how there is a lack of spending transparency, and a waste of our money.

🧵The Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) at the University of Alberta has distributed a survey to ask for students’ opinions on its proposed 2025-26 budget. The budget has many controversial items, including cuts to the associate vice-president labour, who is responsible for collective bargaining.

Pierre Poilievre’s proposals on intimate partner violence will do little to stop it There is scant evidence to suggest more punitive measures will discourage violence against women. Policy-makers should instead use a balanced approach that prevents violence before it occurs.

🧵Pierre Poilievre has promised harsher punishments for intimate partner violence.

A new op-ed @dekeseredy.bsky.social , @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social, and I wrote for the Conversation Canada shows that these policies are not effective.

Yesterday West Virginia University held a held a celebration for authors who published in the @theconversation.com. An article @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social , @pdekeseredy.bsky.social and I wrote to debunk Danielle Smith's claims about Alberta's "treatment" model was featured. @ualberta.bsky.social

Nintendo Switch 2 preorders in U.S. delayed because of Trump's tariffs The fallout from the president's far-reaching tariffs trickles all the way down to video games.

As a highly educated person, I do not like using vulgar language on any public platform but please pardon me one: FUCK YOU TRUMP YOU FUCKING RACIST FASCIST MORON GO FUCK YOURSELF.
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Everyone is excited about the "win" in Wisconsin, but Wisconsin was one of the swing states that got Trump elected in the first place. If anything, this "win" only shows that some Americans are fine with having a narcissistic liar to be their leader when it doesn't hurt them.

🧵We have further information on the so-called “exemptions” in the Provincial Priorities Act (Bill 18) that will require provincial entities to seek approval from the Alberta government before signing any funding agreements with the federal government.

Our GSA fails to represent us, here is why - The Gateway The GSA is failing to represent graduate students because of its financial reliance on the U of A and a misplacement in priorities.

🧵Alberta's Laws make it impossible for Graduate Students' Associations (GSAs) in the province to protect our labour rights.

In a new op-ed, @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I show that the University of Alberta GSA is considered part of @ualberta.bsky.social, our employer.

GSA budget proposes $7,000 salary cut for AVP labour - The Gateway The GSA has proposed a $7,000 pay cut for the VPA Labour position. The position is responsible for leading the GSA union.

The University of Alberta Graduate Students' Association's proposed 2025–26 budget includes a $7,000 salary cut for the associate vice-president (labour) position. buff.ly/NpHelKT