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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Publication alert! My Social Emotional Assets Measure has been published online at Frontiers! This was the first project I tackled as an Assistant Professor, with no research funding, and it's finally out there. I'm so proud of it. www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy... #psycsky #devpsycsky

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

chatgpt is excellent at searching the web, and I specifically ask it to find academic sources on XYZ and then look up those articles at my university library. Needed to learn invariance testing for CFA in Amos, was able to teach myself in a day with chatgpt identifying key articles on it.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Alberta needs a referendum vote on whether Danielle Smith has a Grade 6 level of grammatical understanding. What the hell is this question, and how can you answer with a yes/no vote? #abpoli #cdnpoli

That question again in full: "Should Alberta remain a province of Cana or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?"

The referendum, slated for Oct. 19, will be part of a ballot that already has nine questions related to immigration and other constitutional issues.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Very valid. I address that by circulating those to the entire class. I taught intro psyc for 10 years & would spend time in the first, middle, and last lecture on resources like the success centre, accessibility, wellness centers, etc.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I just put in my syllabus that grade appeals for incorrect grading are to be submitted via the LMS within 10 business days of receiving a grade, and asking for a higher grade just because will be ignored. I advertise and prioritize the formal grade appeals. I ignore all grade grubbing messages.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I'm watching boy hockey Montreal vs Tampa & forgot that assault from behind is just minor penalty. So different from #pwhl #hockey #nhl #montreal

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

What are we signing up for now that the petition is over? What are the donations and merch sales going to? I want to unify with my community, but am wary this is a grift.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I bought myself some patriotic bling. Bracelet chain from Charm Diamond, charm and brooch from Hillberg & Berk. #teamcanada #canadasky #elbowsup #yyc

Pink bag from Hillberg & Berg with a red maple leaf brooch in a red box, and a silver bracelet with maple leaf charm on a pink bracket bag. Bracelet chain from charm Diamond.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

My lab is currently looking for survey participants! We're looking for men in Canada to complete a survey on their hobbies, interests and skills. Please forward this to any men between the ages of 18-29 that you know. They just need to email psycsealab@gmail.com to participate. #psyc #academicsky

Poster for H.I.S. study, please email psycsealab@gmail.com if you are interested in participating.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Poster for the H.I.S. Study on men's hobbies, interests, and skills. Please email psycsealab@gmail.com to participate if you are a man in Canada between the ages of 18-29.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Is this a declaration of war? Because that's how it feels. #cdnpoli #canada #canadasky

Trump's AI image showing use flags on Canada, Greenland, Venezuela.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Persian food is amazing. Family went to @persianplatecalgary and it was incredible. Photos don't communicate just how aromatic and flavourful everything was. #yyc #calgary #persianfood

Veggie kabob, saffron rice, salad with mint, lemon wedges

Olives in pomegranate molasses, and walnuts

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Canada's new friendliness with China just keeps making me think of a modified quote from 1984. "We've always been friends with EastAsia. Oceania is the enemy." #cdnpoli

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Hey Jeromy, I think you're handling the water break very well. I appreciated the communication, & the steps city workers are taking are logical & efficient. I did not like that you voted to make children pay to ride the bus, as I believe socialized public transit is the way to increase ridership.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Solidarity Seth - I didn't know you are Jewish. My family is too. Thank you for all your work.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Michigan weather is extremely similar to southern Ontario, but harsher than Vancouver & Victoria, which almost never get snow. Canadian winters aren't that bad, except in Saskatchewan & Manitoba.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Premier of Alberta's Chief of Staff makes anti-Semitic dog whistle with "globalist pals" just days after Hanukkah mass shooting. Disgusting. #abpoli #cdnpoli #alberta @bnaibrith.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social @albertandp.ca @ndpjulia.bsky.social #jewish

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Breaking: Alberta NDP leader criticizes UCP government. In other timeless news: Water is wet.

Dog bites man. Sun rises in east.

CTV, why bother? Nenshi's job is whining for his union & globalist pals. Never any solutions proposed, just endless complaints. Meanwhile, NDP fights tooth & nail to let kids get irreversible sex changes without parental say.

Protecting vulnerable children? Nah, that's 'hate' to them. Albertans see through it.

#ableg

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Alberta NDP leader says UCP government is 'largely incompetent' after fall sitting ctvnews.ca/edmonton/

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

We're steeped in such an affordability crisis that we need the NDP to be champions for the working class like they once were.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Could have done binding arbitration, could have done something with more finesse than a sledge hammer.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

I used to volunteer for the federal NDP at the federal level, from 2004-2011. I still volunteer at the provincial level. Federal NDP need to have a charismatic leader who can argue for the working class. Mulcair & Singh both couldn't connect with that base.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

If this works out that would be impressive. I've had other issues, like ordering Air Canada back to work 72 hrs into their strike. Seemed like a rookie mistake that didn't work & hurt his relation to unions.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

He was the least worst option. And I'm in a solid blue riding in Calgary.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Carney also made an appearance at Vancouver pride, which Harper would never do. I voted for liberals this election, but I'm not likely to again for a while.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Harper snuffed out the census, tied university grants to economic outputs, and wasn't friendly with the media. I think those are significant differences.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Mark Carney wrote a very long book on how he believed in climate action, but his actions as PM show that this was disingenuous. We have a conservative PM, which is better than a Reform/Wildrose PM. I really hope the NDP get their groove back. #cdnpoli

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Good luck with the weather! Halifax always get a huge storm that time of year.

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Toronto Sceptres @pwhlsceptres.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

TAKING THE PWHL OUT EAST 🦞 See you at @scotiabankctr.bsky.social in Halifax on December 17 for the FIRST stop of the 2025-26 DoorDash PWHL Takeover Tour presented by the Province of Nova Scotia! ➡️ thepwhl.com/en/takeover-tour

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

For sure. Sprawl is gross. I want more businesses and mixed use neighbourhoods, less bedroom communities. I'm thinking particularly in school zones. We need better transit options for middle/high schools to de-incentify parents from pick up and clogging the streets.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

I don't mind the rezoning bylaw, and am fine with densification IF we provide a quality transit experience. So many neighborhoods are too congested with narrow streets with parked cars on both sides of the street. We need to make transit appealing, efficient, and useful to more Calgarians. #calgary

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Couldn't get through on 811 or online. Local pharmacy had adult COVID shot, not pediatric ones. I'm actually taking my child to Ontario and have booked appointments there. I can't believe I need medical tourism because the ucp is so negligent.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

I really appreciate you posting on this platform. I'm looking forward to seeing how you advocate for more transit infrastructure to grow our city to 2 million.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

I like your tie and scarf. I hope you have a strong approach to advocating for the city at the provincial level.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I'm trying to be patriotic for the blue jays, but white stripes and iron man music are getting redundant. Hockey is better. #cdnpoli #teamcanada

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I didn't write this; Ryan from the Calgary Common Good did. But I think it's good. Alt text is on the first two images for all the text. #abpoli #cdnpoli #alberta @albertateachers.bsky.social @albertandp.ca @thebreakdownab.bsky.social

The decision yesterday to invoke the “notwithstanding clause” to force teachers back to work and accept an agreement that 89.5% of teachers had voted against is a gross removal of a fundamental right. Rights only exist in reality if people are willing to defend them. History has shown that when those in power violate the rights of one group, it is not long before the rights of other groups are also violated, unless people fight back.

In 2015, the Supreme Court established that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects a right to strike. “The right of employees to strike is vital to protecting the meaningful process of collective bargaining,” wrote Justice Rosailie Abella in their decision. Collective bargaining, backed up by the ability to strike, have been the essential tools that enabled the labour movement to raise wages and improve working conditions. This allows the creation of a prosperous middle class, which we have enjoyed for decades, but now see being eroded. This right is what allows most of us to prosper, and the ease with which our government has chosen to violate this right threatens this shared prosperity.

Rights, backed up by courts, are fundamental to democracy. Since the beginning of democracy, people have recognized that even the rule of a democratically elected government can become dangerous, especially to minority populations, if it is not held in check by legal protections (rights) backed up by the power of the courts. This is why the international movement of human rights grew out of the horrors of what was a democratically elected Nazi Germany. The notwithstanding clause overrides both these rights and the protection of these rights provided by the courts.

Our government did not need to use the notwithstanding clause - they could have legislated the teachers back to work, because the strike is causing “irreparable harm,” which would then bring the settlement of this strike to binding arbitration, in which both sides would have to live with the decision of an objective third party. Why did our government choose to violate fundamental rights instead? This is a question that all Canadians need to be asking.

What this means is that the teachers are not only fighting to preserve our public education system so that it can provide a quality education to our children, but they are also fighting to preserve the fundamental rights we all share. This is a fight that we all have a stake in. As a parent, I would rather have my children at home a while longer than have the rights we all rely on violated.

Our strategy team met last night. As an Alliance, our first step is to call on all of our members to write their MLA and the premier to push back against this violation of our rights. This is only an initial response. We will engage with our labour partners to decide on a medium and long-term strategy. In the meantime, we are also calling on all of our members to:

1) Write your MLAs

2) Use your networks to ask others to write as well.

3) Educate your communities about why this is important and why they need to remember what our government is doing, not just in the coming weeks, but in two years when our government faces an election.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Dear all Canadian municipal governments, please switch the blue sky.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

The Current Status in Alberta - my newest blog post on Smith and Alberta. #cdnpoli #abpoli #yyc

I left social media due to Trump. I came back due to Danielle Smith.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

I have 16 Sims I've been raising from infants without cheats that live in a dorm style building broken into 8 units. I only want to play 2 at a time, but love the rental feature where they all use shared space.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

If I have 8 units on a lot, will my save corrupt when they do this update?

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Solidarity to Alberta teachers. If you feel the same, write your MLA & tell them you support public education & funding for education. #abpoli #cdnpoli #yyc

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I know groups who help with bedding & furniture & appliances. I've known churches in past who provided sanctuary. Main things people need to bring are medications & identification & money. It's not easy, but there are people here who care.

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Kathleen Hughes, PhD @kathmhughes.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I know. But if people make it here, I will help.

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