Post Doctoral Research Associate at University of Pittsburgh. #DisabledInSTEM, #Spoonie ♿️💜 She/Her. Words my own. Lets talk about #Academicableism

Pittsburgh, PA
Joined August 2017
It's official, I'm a doctor! 🎓🎉 (Congratulations to my two friends, Karen and Aigbe as well!) P.S. I am moving, follow me on bluesky @zoomingbio.bsky.social
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Follow me on bsky! :) Also drop your own handle in a reply if you want. Moving on over. zoomingbio.bsky.social
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What current group(s) keep track of the peregrine falcon population in PGH? Unfortunately saw one of the adults strike a window at high speed in Shadyside.😧 @KStJBirdblog
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Elizabeth Rudzki retweeted
First ever @Mol_Ecol paper accepted in my career. Thanks to @KevinDKohl @ZoomingBio @NickAntonson and others!
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Elizabeth Rudzki retweeted
#SICB2024 goers check out our first issue of 2023 academic.oup.com/icb/issue/6… free to read including @n8ture_al & @ZoomingBio & @KevinDKohl & many more #science #biology #ecology #evolution #phd #SICB
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Apparently except GSRs. The brief hope I had to even partially offset that $4,200 bill I have coming up thanks to the insurance change has been dashed. Well that was a roller coaster of emotions.
My school (Dietrich) heard the outrage & raised stipends by an additional 6% to try and (partially) offset the horrendous damage the university did by decimating our health insurance. Yet there has been continued radio silence from the university level. Where are you @PittTweet ?
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My school (Dietrich) heard the outrage & raised stipends by an additional 6% to try and (partially) offset the horrendous damage the university did by decimating our health insurance. Yet there has been continued radio silence from the university level. Where are you @PittTweet ?
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Note for anyone else: They excluded GSRs from this... I misread the email. 🙃 Welp.
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As well as #transgender students, students with dependents, and pregnant students. All marginalized communities that deserve equity and protection from Pitt, not additional disproportionate financial barriers.
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This is just another strong example of why it shouldn't be in the power of the university to make these unilateral changes, and we shouldn't have to hope each individual school has the resources to somewhat 'save' us. This is why we need a union @PittGrads #SavePittGradHealthcare
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From the writers of “Go The Fuck To Sleep” comes the heartwarming tale of “Keep Your Fucking Cats Indoors”
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"Pitt has a long tradition of providing students who hold academic appointments with a benefits-rich individual medical insurance package at no cost" @PittTweet Remember this? These are the values you once held. As a student with #disabilities I beg you to remember your history.
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Your decision will make your university even more inaccessible to those with disabilities and health concerns. Striving towards equity can't be another value you will abandon, right? Help me understand. #AcademicTwitter #DisabledinSTEM @DisabledAcadem @chron_ac
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The surgery I need, that would have been $0, will now cost me $4,200. And you gave me barely two weeks notice, and hid it in an email with "Annual Stipend Increase" in the subject line. I reject your offer of a 4% stipend increase. Give back the plan you recruited me under.
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