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Derek Richardson

@drichardsonsoc.bsky.social
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Sociology PhD candidate at Indiana University Bloomington researching health, organizations, professions, and development.

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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 25/09/2026
Book talk next week! Learn more about Reimagining Aid, published by @stanfordpress.bsky.social in our joint series, Studies of The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center: www.sup.org/books/sociol...
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A friendly reminder to my peers and colleagues to make sure you save and back up your work! (I post, as I desperately hope Apple Support can save dissertation files on a water soaked hard drive 😅😓😓) [but actually, do it right now]
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I was gonna post, “another day, another attack on higher education by the Trump administration,” but this attack is much bigger. It’s on equitable access to education itself and redefines who is worthy of opportunities for upward social mobility. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...
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Trump Moves to Strip Tax Exemption From Schools That Aid Minority Students (Gift Article)
The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Short and sweet words from @ebharrington.bsky.social with a great conclusion: Students who take sociology courses will leave having “more of what the world needs: original thinking about old problems.”
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
As I get ready to submit job apps everywhere, here’s some additional skills that don’t appear on my CV but can really benefit your department (may add to list throughout year) (please hire me) (don’t use this post against me in the search process) (fish are friends not food)
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Lots of overlapping issues addressed at once, but I liked this line: “Scholars like Dr. Estefan see a racial component in how quickly researchers are described and dismissed as ‘activists.’ One person’s ‘activism’ is another’s ‘policy recommendation,’ he said.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u...
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Is Activism Hurting Sociology? Sociologists Are Torn.
A group of sociologists broke away in protest from their colleagues over disagreements about Israel. Some worry the political stances are harming the field.
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Had to leave ASA before tomorrow’s final day of activities, but I genuinely had a great time presenting, attending sessions, and meeting up with old and new friends. And quick shoutout to the @asanews.bsky.social volunteers who are always so helpful and integral to the conference experience!
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Last stop on the conference world tour (I’m so tired)!!!! Catch me tomorrow (Saturday) at 2pm. I’m presenting a *never-before-seen* chapter from my dissertation research on health INGOs in Cambodia! 🇰🇭👨🏻‍⚕️🌏
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Stanford APARC @aparc.stanford.edu · 31/07/2026
"The ethnography is vivid, the practitioner-centered approach overdue, and the aid chain framework offers a valuable lens for understanding how norms travel and transform." 👏 Learn more about Reimagining Aid (@stanfordpress.bsky.social): www.sup.org/books/sociol...
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
This is honestly pretty devastating. The shrinking pool of money for research, especially for young scholars, due to federal level cuts is stifling the creativity, innovation, & scientific rigor needed to build better societies. Our country is playing, and currently winning, a game of self-sabotage.
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The conference world tour continues… ISTR ✔️ ASA 🔜
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Another conference in the books! I absolutely enjoyed the joint meeting of The Qualitatives (QAC) and the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI) in Niagara Falls! You ever skim through the methods section in your talks? Not here, you won’t. Lots of rich methods discussion!
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𝙼𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚗 𝙺𝚊𝚗𝚐 @mkang.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
@jessicacalarco.com hit the nail on the head in her @pnas.org editorial about why the trend towards data transparency can be complicated for qualitative research--a dilemma that came to head in our recent PNAS paper on violence. I recommend giving it a read. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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With qualitative research, the risks of data sharing can outweigh the rewards | PNAS
With qualitative research, the risks of data sharing can outweigh the rewards
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Although a spoof, something like this could become a legitimate and fruitful research agenda for someone at the intersection of med soc and STS 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Sociologists have A LOT to add to this conversation… www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/w...
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The Return of Blaming and Shaming in Public Health
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
So thrilled I was able to present at one of my favorite conferences in one of my favorite cities. The community at Migration & Organizations has always been so supportive of my work, so big thank you to the organizers and attendees for the amazing experience and constructive feedback year after year
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Dan Hirschman @asociologist.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
@cantb.bsky.social identifies three trends for public research universities: more partisan divisions, more sports & amenities, less research. A grim but compelling picture. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
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Opinion | The Future of the Public Research University
Over the next decade, three trends will shape the sector.
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to HIV Assistance. A once-robust HIV treatment and prevention system, credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives, has begun to crumble. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...
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AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance
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Tim Hallett @timhallett.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The latest publication from my research with Matthew Gougherty on professional socialization doi.org/10.1177/0891...
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Be there or be square! 😤💯 But actually, use the QR code to register and watch over Zoom!!
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Big congrats to @profince.bsky.social, incoming Visiting Scholar for the Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social!!! 🥳💯 www.russellsage.org/fellows/sear...
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Search Fellows | Russell Sage Foundation
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
To my friends here at IU, come to the IMU for the Irsay Research Symposium!! Lots of great talks are scheduled, and you can stop by my poster and hear about my dissertation research 🤓 @irsay-iu.bsky.social
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
"I don't like the idea of rural populations being treated as guinea pigs," she said. "If this is where we're testing AI in health care, there's a lot that could go wrong." I can't say I'm optimistic either... www.npr.org/2026/02/14/n...
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Dr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care. Not so fast, critics say
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is advancing a $50 billion plan to modernize rural health care.
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Navigating “Wicked” Disagreement in Public Health - By Safura Abdool Karim, Ruth Faden, Anne Barnhill, Virginia Brown, Jeff Kahn, Nancy Kass, Anna Mastroianni, Stephanie Morain, Vardit Ravitsky, and Reed Tuckson | AJPH ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2...
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Navigating “Wicked” Disagreement in Public Health | AJPH | Vol. Issue
Public health has long grappled with moral and epistemic disagreement—conflicts over values and facts that shape decisions about how best to protect population health. While these forms of disagreemen...
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
“Within this new order, Cambodians are strategically cultivating new donors to create innovative aid projects as well as trajectories for themselves and their nation. And, as they do so, they play an essential role in imagining new paths to development.” www.asianstudies.org/usaid-closur...
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USAID Closure Makes Way for an “Asian” Development Imaginary - Association for Asian Studies
By Mary-Collier Wilks In February 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would reduce foreign aid spending. By July 2025, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was officially s...
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
SO! PROUD! 🥹🥹🙌🏼🙌🏼💯💯
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Ugh. @robrankin.bsky.social was on the nose when he wrote, "The lie is no longer a denial of evidence but an instruction to distrust perception itself." www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...
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Minnesota shows what happens when governing and content creation merge
As President Trump approaches one year back in office, the policies his administration pursues — and how those policies are communicated — have been increasingly shaped by social media.
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Mary-Collier Wilks, PhD @profmarycollier.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Excited to have been interviewed about my book for the Feminist Development Newsletter and looking forward to seeing everyone at the #SocDev Conference in February!
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Thankful that our new article is available online in NVSQ! We (@matthewbaggetta.bsky.social @bradrfulton.bsky.social @renzorivaaguero.bsky.social) test US civil society orgs’ ability to convene diverse members, thereby forming a “diversity layer” of civil society journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The U.S. relies on immigrant physicians. What if they no longer want to come? : Shots - Health News : NPR www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Funding Uncertainty Is Hurting US Health Research — "The R&D ecosystem itself is fragile because uncertainty is a killer," said one policy expert. www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
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Funding Uncertainty Is Hurting U.S. Health Research
'The R&D ecosystem itself is fragile because uncertainty is a killer,' said one policy expert
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OCE Lab @ocelab.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Dr. Brad Fulton, one of OCE’s lab directors, was recently recognized for his research on philanthropy and racism. Congratulations, Dr. Fulton! www.linkedin.com/posts/observ...
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#nonprofitresearch #philanthropy #socialimpact #equityinfunding #iuresearch #leadership | Observing Civic Engagement Lab
🎉 Big congratulations to Brad R. Fulton from the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington! Brad was the recipient of the 2025 RGK‑ARNOVA President’s Award!...
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Me: *tries to drive to campus* *immediately spins out and hits a curb* After two winters in Cambodia, this is gonna be brutal…
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
🤦🏻‍♂️😔😔😔
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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
NPR has aired a story about turmoil regarding Indiana University's treatment of the Indiana Daily Student newspaper, and the lawsuit its adult advisor filed after the school fired him. The story on preserving free speech for student journalists spreads. loom.ly/Q_eRgcg
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Indiana University facing lawsuit after claims it tried to censor student newspaper
Indiana University's student newspaper is at the center of a lawsuit by its former advisor who says he was fired by the administration because he stood up against censorship.
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Just me, talking about my dissertation to anyone who will listen 😅 (and enjoying the fall foliage 🍂)
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Emily Ekl @emilyekl.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
As someone who worked on student newspapers for 8+ years, I'm appalled at how IU is treating workers at the IDS. Shoutout to these students for standing up for free speech. www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
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LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU has now fully cut IDS print. What more is there to say?
The decision came hours after IU terminated Director of Student Media Jim Rodenbush.
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Mary-Collier Wilks, PhD @profmarycollier.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Later this month, I'll be giving a virtual talk on my forthcoming book, "Reimagining Aid" for the Hopkin's Center for Global Poverty's Future of Foreign Aid Series. Zoom link on the website below! sites.krieger.jhu.edu/cgp/future-o...
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Future of Foreign Aid Speaker Series | Center on Global Poverty
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Big thank you to everyone who attended yesterday and provided feedback!
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Harper’s Magazine @harpers.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
“As a medical humanist, I reject the shallow and brittle terms on which empathy is so often taught in medicine.” Rachel Pearson (@peopledoctor.bsky.social) on the place of empathy in medical education.
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Bedside Manners, by Rachel Pearson
Can empathy be taught in medicine?
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Spoiler: transnational organizational settings create ambiguous working conditions for healthcare professionals. In their efforts to negotiate order, interacting professionals find ways to reconfigure work roles and role relationships in ways that disrupt professional status hierarchies in medicine.
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Mary-Collier Wilks, PhD @profmarycollier.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Excited to be working on my book talks schedule!
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Emily Ekl @emilyekl.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
It's that time of year again-- submit to the ESS mini-conference on Health Professions Education! This year's theme is "Transforming and Repairing Health Professions Education." Deadline to submit is October 15: ess2026.exordo.com/login. See more info below 👇
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Jelani Ince @profince.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
I am glad to see this article in print! Here, we build a bridge between institutional theory and the theory of racialized organizations to draw attention to how social interactions provide a dynamic view of racialization in and by organizations. Check it out: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Reimagine Aid, Don’t Destroy It Reya Farber, @renusingh.bsky.social, @josephharrisbu.bsky.social, @aliciay.bsky.social & team link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Reimagine Aid, Don’t Destroy It - Studies in Comparative International Development
Studies in Comparative International Development -
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Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
The Medical Sociology section of ASA has a new account up & running so we can bring you live coverage of #ASA2025! Please follow and share! @asamedsoc.bsky.social
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Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
New commentary piece in Studies of Comparative International Development with social science colleagues who study global health and international development: "Reimagine Aid, Don’t Destroy It" link.springer.com/article/10.1... @josephharrisbu.bsky.social ‪@aliciay.bsky.social + others
"As social scientists with decades of experience working in the field of global health and development, we deplore the recent decision by the Trump Administration to dismantle key US aid programs. This abrupt withdrawal threatens to exacerbate existing humanitarian crises and undercut the potential of future reforms. And while the international aid system is much larger than the contributions of any single country, the contributions of the US government to international development have been incredibly significant in terms of both monetary value and impact. The US has provided the largest single contribution of any country to foreign aid and investments for decades (Herre and Arrigada 2024; OECD 2025). The recent decisions made by the Trump Administration regarding US foreign assistance are an abdication of responsibility that has taken place without careful deliberation, due process, or transparency — and are already costing lives around the world, undermining in a matter of weeks sensitive development partnerships and trust that have taken years to create."
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IU Sociology @iusociology.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Check us out!
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Derek Richardson @drichardsonsoc.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
“The bill would ‘make college less affordable,’ said Lynn Pasquerella, president of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, adding that schools could become less economically and racially diverse.”
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What the Republicans’ New Policy Bill Means for Higher Education
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