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Audrey Giles

@audreygiles.bsky.social
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Professor; dog lover; sister; water safety zealot; washed-up runner; frequently found in cold places; lover of the Oxford comma. she/elle/her

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Say hi to Benny, the newest member of my family. Auntie @drsarahgiles.bsky.social is besotted; Echo thinks that her little brother (10 months old) is coming along nicely, but needs to chill out a bit. She's right, as usual. #FosterFail
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Benny the foster dog knows how to select a properly fitting life jacket. What's your excuse? #BoatingSafety
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Triscuit the foster puppy has found his furever home and will be joining them tomorrow. Echo really gets the major of credit for teaching this little one the ways of the world and keeping him entertained. We will miss him terribly, but we are thrilled for him (and our sleep cycles...).
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Ornella Nzindukiyimana @orarunswild.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Part of the problem is we are not really even made to process this. It is just unfathomable. Now, imagine being a Palestinian stuck in Gaza, living it...
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Foster puppy Triscuit haș a meet and greet with a potential new human mom and doggie brother. Echo and I are excited for him (and the prospect of sleep), but we're also pretty gutted!
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
My grad students (who are writing with me at my house) and I are using an adaptation of the Pomodoro Technique for writing. It is called the Pupodoro Technique. We let Triscuit (my foster puppy) out to pee every 30mins...
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Echo and Triscuit the foster puppy are getting along very well. She is such a good girl and is doing a great job of helping me to rear this little baby shark.
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Fanjoy is my homeboy.
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Last night, we had to say goodbye to the very best boy, our beloved Bubba, who became very ill very quickly. @drsarahgiles.bsky.social flew in. We had snuggles, ice cream, and shared a final great day together, surrounded by love. Rest well, BubBub. We will miss you with every breath that we take.
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
One class more! Final class of the semester tonight! I have a the Tournament of Champions for the semester-long competition, so it's always a fun one.
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Les Miserables One Day More GIF
ALT: Les Miserables One Day More GIF
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
It's Echo's 8th birthday! She is smart, opinionated, and sassy. She takes her duties in the neighbourhood Squirrel Defence League very seriously. She has mastered the "duck, roll, and cuddle" move on the couch at 9pm every night. I love this little girl with all my heart!
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
There have been many things about Trudeau and the Liberals that have disappointed me. Nevertheless, I have been very impressed with Trudeau's ability to act as statesperson and to say what needs to be said - especially today in his takedown of Trump's latest measures. Credit where credit is due.
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Grateful for a great review of our edited collection! (Rich, Smith, & Giles, 2025): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Review of Participatory research in sport and physical activity
Published in Annals of Leisure Research (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
YES!
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
I received Premier Doug Ford's $200 bribe today (given to all residents of Ontario over 18). This $2 billion should have been put into healthcare, education, and social systems. I've thus done what Ford didn't do and donated it to orgs that support those things.
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
An enormous loss to the northern sport community. Rest well, Ian. You are so missed. cabinradio.ca/219670/news/...
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Ian Legaree, one of the North’s great organizers, passes away
Ian Legaree drove forward NWT youth sports and the Yellowknife Community Foundation with an ability and energy few others possess. He has passed away aged 65.
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
WOW! The (THE!!!) journal Nature (in its news section) included a quote from me in an article on risky play. This all stemmed from an article I wrote with two of my (now former) PhD students, Drs. Michelle Bauer and Francine Darroch. Proud of us! #CareerHighlight www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Why kids need to take more risks: science reveals the benefits of wild, free play
Studies reveal how risky play can benefit child development. But encouraging it can be a challenge for parents.
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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Happy to share that I'll be speaking at "Say Her Name: Centering Black Feminism and Black Women in Sport"! Make sure to attend it on January 16. www.linkedin.com/events/sayhe... My first book talk of 2025!
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"Say Her Name: Centering Black Feminism and Black Women in Sport" | LinkedIn
Date & Time: January 16, 2025, at 7:00 PM CST Guest Author: Dr. Letisha Brown Guest Host: Dr. Tracie Canada Don’t miss this live podcast recording featuring Dr. Letisha Brown, author of the forthco...
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Matthieu Boisgontier @matthieuboisgontier.com · 24/12/2024
If we allow trivia, fatally-flawed studies or pseudoscience to be represented as "peer-reviewed", this contaminates the research literature, with adverse consequences for everyone. deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/12/finl...
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Finland vs. Germany: the case of MDPI
It's been an odd week for the academic publisher MDPI. On 16th December, Finland's Publication Forum (known as JUFO) announced that from J...
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Ben Hildred @bhildred.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Merry Christmas to me, for finally finishing the edits on this! I would not wish the task of indexing a book on my worst enemy. 'Anthropology in Sporting Worlds: Knowledge, Collaboration and Representation in the Digital Age' will be published in 2025 by Vernon Press. #academicsky #sportanthro
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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
“We know that Māori researchers, communities, and knowledge systems stand to suffer the most from this decision.” www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2024/12/10/m...
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Marsden Fund cuts will disproportionately affect Māori researchers - Expert Reaction
With humanities and social sciences removed from the "blue-skies" research fund, many Māori-led research projects will no longer be funded. "Core" scientists have also voiced opposition to the move, d...
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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Researchers pen scathing open letter to Minister over Marsden Fund changes "I find it immensely ironic that the Minister is basing this decision on its benefit to the economy, when the study of the economy is itself classed as a social science."
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Researchers pen scathing open letter to Minister over Marsden Fund changes
Dozens of Rutherford Discovery Fellows condemned "damaging changes" to the Marsden Fund's terms of reference.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/12/2024
Trans folks held a dance party in the Capitol bathroom to protest the bathroom ban on there.
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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
It’s a dark day for research in Aotearoa New Zealand and the ramifications for the country are huge. Minister Judith Collins has just announced our blue-skies funder will no longer fund humanities & social science research and that 50% of what is funded must have economic benefit.
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Getting into bed with the Westons? This is unsavoury, to say the least. www.uottawa.ca/about-us/med...
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The University of Ottawa and Shoppers Drug Mart announce multi-year partnership, new Pharmacy Care Clinic on campus | About us
Today, Shoppers Drug Mart and the University of Ottawa announced details of a multi-year partnership, including the upcoming opening of a new Pharmacy Care Clinic integrated within the University’s St...
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing. They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays. The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k. www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/11/2024
NEW: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case we've reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all. Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
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A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
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Seth Andrews @sethandrews.com · 17/11/2024
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Great interview with a fantastic advocate dor rural healthcare and providers (and, oh yah, my twin sis, @SarahGiles10): www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
My instructor took this photo at our latest Rally Obedience class (Echo showing comfort around fences). I love this little girl so damn much.
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Echo doesn't quite get the concept of "turn taking" in doggie physio.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Each year, the trans community loses too many lives, especially trans women of color, to hate and violence. More than ever, we must stand by our trans family and support them, hold space for them, and insist the scapegoating and targeting stop. Now.
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
"I swear to dog, I was just looking at the toy and it EXPLODED! It's a miracle I wasn't injured!" ~Bubba
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
My amazing twin sister shares her experience as a rural doctor (currently the second-most read article on CBC!): www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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FIRST PERSON | As a rural ER doctor, I feel guilty cutting back my hours. But it's the only way for me to keep working | CBC News
Dr. Sarah Giles wants you to know she's sorry that patients are suffering because of staffing shortages in health care. But she's learned that working longer hours won't solve the problem. In fact, it could have led her to leave the profession altogether.
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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Happy 10th Birthday, Bubba! He loves his new jammies!
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