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Katie Beardall, PhD

@kbeardall.bsky.social
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Sociologist. Higher education, mental health, culture, organizations. I work for the Census but this is a personal account 🌈 #adhd

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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
“What was THAT?” - Charlie, about a “beep beep” noise from a trash truck #academiccats #skycats
An orange cat has his head perked up with a very inquisitive look on his face
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
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
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
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
An orange cat pokes his head around a laptop with a word doc on the screen. He has his paw on the screen and his face is upside down.
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Russ @pappyparki.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
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
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/12/2024
The government is going to get shut down because this oligarch dipshit believes blatant lies from the dumbest person on Twitter.
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:

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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;
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
I needed to see something like this today, thank you
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
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.
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
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
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
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.
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.
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
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
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two men are carrying a large cardboard box that says ' dhl ' on it
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
I know Bluesky is really here because my favorite cousin has finally joined 🤩 welcome @trochabeardall.bsky.social
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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 25/11/2024
Man I cannot endorse this abstract more
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
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)
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Thank you 💕✨
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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
An orange cat is sleeping in a heated bed on a windowsill. He is sprawled belly up with limbs all over the place
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
@annamueller.bsky.social @sethabrutyn.bsky.social @sfreedenthal.bsky.social @corbinstandley.bsky.social do suicide prevention work!
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Me please?! My sister surprised me with tickets to Indy and it was magic
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
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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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
That is incredibly helpful thank you!!! 🤯🙌
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I want the ability to bookmark posts but in the meantime I guess reposting (reskeeting?) will have to suffice
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
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)
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Charlie and I would love to join the party!
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
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
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
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
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Oh I missed this! Just followed and would love to join the soc of ed friends 🙂
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I’d love to be included! One of my research interests is youth mental health, particularly LGBTQ+ kids ☺️
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
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.
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Thank you!! It feels somehow more officially official now 😝
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Thank you! It finally feels officially official 😝
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Thank you!!
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
It’s like if they listened to sociologists things would make more sense 🙃
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
This (finally) arrived today. PhDone for real for real for reals #academicsky #sociologysky
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Do research and use my degree in my current job, though, so I’m happy my career plan shifted. Here’s a bonus Charlie. He is indeed very himbo I’m so glad to start interacting with more people over here!! Thanks for starting the introduction thread ☺️ 2/2
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Oh of course my bad! My grad program (and the reason I went there) primarily focuses on training people to be professors. I wanted to be a sociology professor. But then I didn’t get an academic job, so the “in-group” term for that is alt-ac, as I got an alternative to academia job. I still get to 1/
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Census! I get to do qual work and feel like I won a lottery to get to keep doing interviews (my diss was 116!). I work on survey review, cognitive testing, respondent feedback, and starting to learn usability. I’m moving to DC soon and the timing is… something 😬
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I went in to study once. I lasted about an hour. The lack of windows was TOO MUCH
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I’m Katie! I got my PhD in sociology and work alt-ac, but am interested in education, organizations, mental health, and inequality. More importantly, this is Charlie! He is very sweet and doesn’t really have thoughts, just occasional tumbleweeds. I’m so glad things are picking up here
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I am Sports-adjacent at best but I will be thrilled when Gritty shows up here. I am not a Philly sports team person, and I can’t claim any particular connection to the city (beyond loving it the times I’ve visited) I just really unironically love Gritty
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I didn’t land in the academic market and while I love my job and feel really lucky to have landed where I did, I miss doing the type of sociology I spent 8 years thinking I would do. I’m so glad to see this space starting to grow.
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I love this so much and am so excited to learn and engage with more sociologists! I really missed the online academic community. Thanks for working to create a new one with such beautiful and purposive intentionality
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A Tea Walks Home Alone at Night @teaberryblue.net · 13/11/2024
OKAY by special request, here comes the encore performance of How Hans Christian Andersen Was a Bisexual Disaster.
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
And to make up for that, it’s not a cute puppy but I hope this is an acceptable substitute
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I grew up on the beach and rotting sea turtle, shark, and “thing” (unidentifiable blob) are all preventively olfactorily etched in my memory 🤢
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a man wearing glasses and a black suit stands in front of a green field
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
The first time I saw sunlight hit a starling’s wings just right I was convinced I was seeing magic.
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
I love the internet sometimes
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Reposting to amplify @jessicacalarco.bsky.social ’s Field Guide is an incredibly helpful resource for students and can confirm that a @bskybymidge.bsky.social giveaway will make your day (the motivational card she sent still lives on my fridge). Sometimes the internet is a good place.
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Ohhh thank you! I’ve been looking for a soc of ed pack
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a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk with the word success in front of him .
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Katie Beardall, PhD @kbeardall.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
#proofofcat some assembly possibly required but Charlie is here to welcome all the new friends
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