Katie Beardall, PhD

An orange cat has his head perked up with a very inquisitive look on his face

“What was THAT?” - Charlie, about a “beep beep” noise from a trash truck #academiccats #skycats

This was the wrap up I didn’t know I needed. 11/10 good job keeping us safe despite our best efforts to explode ourselves

My cat is basically my remaining coping skill. And he causes a lot of chaos so tbh not sure he counts as coping. #catsofBluesky #academiccats

One of the best pieces of advice a senior executive gave to we juniors was never use your sick days when you're sick. Save them for days that it's sunny & beautiful outside. Always passed that on & it makes such a difference in your people's perspective

The image shows a tweet from Elon Musk that states, "We’re funding bioweapon labs in this bill!" The tweet quotes another post by "Libs of TikTok," which claims, "BREAKING: New Congressional Resolution bill includes funding for at least 12 new biolabs." A screenshot of the bill is included, displaying the text: --- SEC. 629. REGIONAL BIOCONTAINMENT RESEARCH LABORATORIES. (a) In General.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall make awards to establish or maintain, as applicable, not fewer than 12 regional biocontainment laboratories, for purposes of— (1) conducting biomedical research to support public health and medical preparedness for, and rapid response to, biological agents, including emerging infectious diseases;

The government is going to get shut down because this oligarch dipshit believes blatant lies from the dumbest person on Twitter.

I needed to see something like this today, thank you

One of the things I am most grateful for in my work life is how genuinely respectful everyone on my team is of boundaries. It’s expected that when you’re on lunch, you are on lunch and NOT responding to pings. When you’re off, you’re off, and my team models it. That should be the norm everywhere.

PALS uses horse assisted therapeutic activities for clients with physical disabilities, in substance abuse recovery, foster youth, veterans, and more. It’s a truly special place that I’ve been involved with for seven years and love witnessing the magic of human-horse connection palstherapy.org

A black horse has a lot of mud on his cheek and neck. He has a white blaze and is poking his tongue out. He is sideways in profile to the camera standing in front of a gate. His ears are perked up and slightly tilted backwards. He has a long piece of yellow hay on top of his ear hanging down his forehead and and cheek.

Scout heard about the orcas using salmon as hats and was jealous that the trend started without him. He also doesn’t know what a salmon actually IS but he is committed to fashion. So he got creative with this artful hay fascinator that may inspire a wave of copycats within equine society.

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Friends (and enemies? Not that I really have any. Other than my nemesis in Finance) HOW do you handle a cross country move? I am getting overwhelmed and will happily take any and all tips and suggestions

I know Bluesky is really here because my favorite cousin has finally joined 🤩 welcome @trochabeardall.bsky.social

Man I cannot endorse this abstract more

I broke my leg *in my doctor’s office* two hours after defending my dissertation.

(For the medical nerds, it was a medial malleolus avulsion fracture and a gnarly lateral ligament sprain)

Seeing a sea turtle GLOW after building her nest and laying her eggs remains one of the coolest things I have ever experienced. Nature is incredible

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Thank you 💕✨

An orange cat is sleeping in a heated bed on a windowsill. He is sprawled belly up with limbs all over the place

I really love how kind and engaging people are here. So many neat conversations happening. Shoutout to @drcompton.bsky.social for getting me back in this space and shoutout to the blocking features. I missed having a place to share research AND advocacy AND fun things
#sociologysky #academiccats

@annamueller.bsky.social @sethabrutyn.bsky.social @sfreedenthal.bsky.social @corbinstandley.bsky.social do suicide prevention work!

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Me please?! My sister surprised me with tickets to Indy and it was magic

If the rest of her family eats gluten then that sounds like you’ve got a great strategy! A lot of GF flours/mixes tend to be dry or bake a few minutes faster than gluten versions. Otherwise I don’t really have other helpful tips. I’m sure she appreciates the effort to include her 💛

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That is incredibly helpful thank you!!! 🤯🙌

I want the ability to bookmark posts but in the meantime I guess reposting (reskeeting?) will have to suffice

Do you know if the person you’re making it for is gluten intolerant or celiac? Unfortunately cross-contact is pretty likely for someone baking in a non GF space and depending on why they are GF they may not be able to eat it, despite the lovely impulse to be inclusive

(Source- I have celiac)

An orange cat is lying belly up on a heated cushion. His front paws are curled up by his face and it looks like he is smiling

Charlie and I would love to join the party!

If you want people to stay and do good work, then creating a culture that does not tolerate harassment needs to be prioritized. It’s not hard to see the connection between feeling safe and performing well. The challenge(s) is changing ingrained cultural norms that tacitly allow ongoing harassment

1a. I don’t know how much of my work work I can share, but I work on testing economic surveys
1b. for academic work, how higher ed honors programs essentially work as a tracking mechanism
2. the demographic cliff and how it’s (not?) impacting HE responses to Covid, Palestine, or election results

Oh I missed this! Just followed and would love to join the soc of ed friends 🙂

I’d love to be included! One of my research interests is youth mental health, particularly LGBTQ+ kids ☺️

My great-grandmother was one of the first women in her small town to work outside the home. Her husband decided to do medical school in his 40s, and to support the family she got a job at the small town post office. She supported her family on that salary while he went to school.

Thank you!! It feels somehow more officially official now 😝