Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Local Colorado cyclists, you might like this social ride! #bikes #colorado #social #highlandsranch #littleton 010
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Join us for a Mentor of the Month session on federal funding of medical sociological research. For any questions: Reach out to Tasleem Padamsee (padamsee.1@osu.edu) or Cathy van de Ruit (cvanderuit@ursinus.edu). #ASA #MedicalSociology 012
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Session Postponed! New date will be posted soon 📢 January’s Mentor of the Month session on the current climate for federal funding of medical sociological research has been postponed. It was orginally scheduled on January 30, 2026: 3 pm (EST)/12 pm PST #ASA #ASAMedicalSociology #ASAMentalHealth 011
Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · 14/01/2026I wrote my first book manuscript this year. Here’s why I wrote it and what the experience was like compared to all these years of churning out academic articles and grants. And that’s me & my mom in the picture! It ties in. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/spencerk...open.substack.comWhat happened when this professor tried to write a trade bookI think I liked it? 010
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 15/12/2025📢 Join us: January’s Mentor of the Month sessio on: The current climate for federal funding of medical sociological research 📢 Co-hosted by ASA Medical Sociology section & Mental Health section! When: Friday January 30, 2026: 3 pm (EST)/12 pm PST #ASA #MedicalSociology #Funding #Academia 011
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Join a session on Time Management and Semester Planning 📢 Co-hosted by ASA Medical Sociology section & Mental Health section! When: Friday, December 5, 2-3pm EST / 11am-12pm PST #ASA #MedicalSociology #Timemangement #Acedemia 011
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 14/11/2025📢 Job Opportunity: Associate Professor & BSW Program Director - University of Colorado Denver Specialization: Social work. Deadline Jan 1, 2026. #ASA #MedicalSociologycareercenter.asanet.orgAssociate Professor of Social Work, Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Program Director - Denver, Colorado job with University of Colorado Denver | 1311237The Department of Sociology at the University of Colorado Denver invites applications... 012
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 13/11/2025📢 Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor – Indiana University Specialization: Sociology of medicine, health, and well-being. Due Nov 16, 2025. #MedicalSociology #HealthInequality #ASA #MedicalSociologycareercenter.asanet.orgAssistant Professor - Bloomington, Indiana job with Indiana University | 1311234Tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor in the general area of sociology of medicine, health, and/or well-being broadly defined. 012
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Are you a sociologist exploring non-academic careers? Join our session via Zoom on Nov 7 (2-3pm EST⏰) to hear from Skye Miner (RAND), Sarah Diefendorf (Intermountain Healthcare), & Dan Simon (Colorado DPH) 📍Open to members of the ASA(@asanews.bsky.social) Sections: Medical Sociology & Mental Health. 237
Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Come at 2pm to hear from editors of JHSB, SHI, and SSM talk about how to get published in medical sociology journals. Bring your questions! @jofhsb.bsky.social 020
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 10/08/2025🎉Congratulations to the 2025 ASA Section on Medical Sociology Award Winners!🎉 We are proud to honor this year's outstanding scholars for their impactful research, service, and dedication to advancing the discipline! 🥳 #ASA2025 #MedSoc #ReimaginingHealth 031
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Happy Sunday 🎉 Here is our session schedule for the day. Use #MedSoc #ASAChicago or #ReimaginingHealth to show us your conference highlights! 073
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Hey, #medsoc "Mentor of the Month" friends, don't miss this exciting presentation from one of our lovely mentors, Dr. Courtney Boen (@courtneyboen.bsky.social)! If you ask me, catching this talk is a great way to start your Monday! 😄 #ASA2025 #ReimaginingHealth 142
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerCourtney Boen @courtneyboen.bsky.social · 09/08/2025On Sunday, I have the pleasure of presiding over the session on Racialized Health Injustice (also at 8am 😅). Really looking forward to this one. Truly an amazing set of papers! Hope to see you (w all the caffeine ☕️) there! #ASA2025 162
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerEliza Brown @elizaclairebrown.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Come by my session tomorrow morning at #ASA2025 in @asamedsoc.bsky.social on what I call 'clinical outcomes governance' with some very cool looking papers! 0123
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 09/08/2025You won't want to miss our reception tonight sponsored by the Sociology of Health and Illness Foundation ✨ This location is .8 miles from the Hyatt Regency. Anyone who would like to arrange to share a ride or walk over together should meet up in the Hyatt lobby at 6pm, departing 6:15 at the latest. 031
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Good morning, ASA Medical Sociology Section! Here is the daily schedule of sessions, including the section awards ceremony and a reception you don't want to miss! Don't forget to use #MedSoc #ASAChicago or #ReimaginingHealth to show us your conference highlights! 021
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Afternoon Schedule: 2-3:30 Roundtables East Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Grand Ballroom A 4:30-5:30 Awards Ceremony and Reeder Address West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Regency D 6:30PM-8:30 Reception: Hawksmoor, 500 North LaSalle Drive 041
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 08/08/2025This social media committee LOVES celebrating the section members who make Medical Sociology the wonderful section it is! This #ASA2025, we will be sharing highlights, updates, and photos from the Annual Meeting 🥰 Keep an eye out for our account on upcoming sessions, reminders, and good news! 031
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 08/08/2025👋🏽 Gentle reminder: Join us tomorrow for the Welcome Reception hosted by the ASA sections on Medical Sociology and Mental Health, along with our wonderful sponsor, the Sociology of Health & Illness! 📆 Saturday, August 9 🕡 6:30 - 8:30 PM 📍 #ASA2025 in Chicago (Check the agenda for location details!) 062
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Have something you'd like featured on our Bluesky profile? Fill out our Google Form to share your session highlights, photos, or announcements with us, and we'll post them on our account! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #MedSoc #ASAChicago #ReimaginingHealth 011
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · 08/08/2025📢 New platform, same great section: ASA Medical Sociology is officially on Bluesky! Follow along for section activities, publications, and member highlights: @asamedsoc. We’re excited to build community in new spaces! #MedSoc #ASA2025 063
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerKaren Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · 04/08/2025The 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 032
Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · 04/08/2025The 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 032
Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · 31/07/2025As the Chair of the Medical Sociology section of ASA, I’m excited for next week’s meeting in Chicago —follow our new account for live coverage! @asamedsoc.bsky.social 0123
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerKathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 07/07/2025After sending a misleading & partisan press release to millions, Social Security issued a new release on service "improvements" under the new Commissioner, whom it lavishes w/praise. But SSA deleted most metrics last month, allowing them to cherry pick data. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comSocial Security stops reporting call wait times and other metricsThe changes are the latest sign of the agency’s struggle with website crashes, overloaded servers and long lines at field offices amid Trump cutbacks. 9336131
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 07/07/2025This is where we are, America. One of my old colleagues at the University of Arizona Cancer Center has set up a GoFundMe to help fund breast cancer research in the wake of massive cuts to NIH grants.azcentral.comWith financial support in limbo, this UA cancer lab started crowdfundingAs federal funding changes hit universities, key research initiatives are scrambling to find cash. The Schroeder Lab at UA is one of them. 24422187
Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · 24/05/2025I’m happy to share my new (100% free) Substack newsletter, “I’m Not Gaslighting You!” open.substack.com/pub/spencerk I’ll be writing about health, illness, healthcare, why our systems gaslight us, and how you can resist. 050
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerPam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 20/05/2025New meaning to the word unqualified and incompetent. 1328761
Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Happy to be talking with Cosmopolitan magazine about medical gaslighting—why it happens and how we can resist. It’s unfortunate we still need these conversations about healthcare inequality, but it’s so necessary. www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitne...cosmopolitan.comEverything You Need to Know About Medical Gaslighting Before Your Next Doctor’s AppointmentIf you’ve ever gone to the doctor with a concern and felt like they were downplaying your symptoms, you’ve probably experienced medical gaslighting. 030
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 10/05/2025“The results revealed that researchers who received renewals without a funding gap were less likely to switch research topics and investigate a wide array of subjects than were those in the control group, and they produced papers featuring newer or more unconventional combinations of ideas” 14225
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerPam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 10/05/2025As we point out in Science, the Trump proposal to convert NIH program officer jobs into political appointments (Schedule F) will mean, that instead of actual scientific experts, people like "Big Balls" will choose how to direct NIH funds. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 6330181
Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · 10/05/2025This year I’m the Chair of the ASA Medical Sociology section, and we want everyone to feel welcome—hope to see you in Chicago in August! @asamedsoc.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerTim @timmypi.bsky.social · 04/05/2025"Show me your budget and I'll tell you what you value" 24917
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 23/04/2025A great read. I'm a broken record about on the point that *companies generally love this arrangement*. It allows them to offload dreaded long-term costs (employing smart people who do basic research, which often takes years or decades to monetize) to universities and the federal government. 7562163
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerMake Money - Do Magnets @sararah.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Most work-a-day private sector scientists understand that we don't just arrive fully formed at the steps of a company that does chemistry R&D& manufacturing, ready for day 1 of the job. Training is long & involved. Why aren't CEOs and investors screaming about this? 413634
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerPam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 23/04/2025The trope that universities are "dependent" on the federal government fundamentally misunderstands how vital this partnership has been for the US. The private sector can't replace it. If we kill it, we're all worse off. From @donmoyn.bsky.social and me: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/are-univer... 171116345
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerMegan Zahneis @mzahneis.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Here's a copy of an NSF grant termination notice that went out today. "NSF is issuing this termination to protect the interests of the government pursuant...on the basis that they no longer effectuate the program goals or agency priorities." Not subject to appeal. #HigherEd #AcademicSky 710863
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerLisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale 14230681363
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Update: The House just passed the Republican voter suppression measure that threatens voting access for millions of Americans, including 69 million women whose married names don't match their birth certificates. Make sure your senators know you expect them to stand against it. 22055852515
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerMatt McDermott @mattmfm.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Madison. Richmond. Raleigh. Portland. Absolutely enormous crowd sizes at these Hands Off! protests of Trump and Musk at more than 1,500 locations across America. 318457
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerMeredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 05/04/2025I guess a whole city whose existence is pegged to functioning universities is mad! 36514
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerBen Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Hands off Madison, Wisconsin 266265134562
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerPam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 17/03/2025DOGE is trying to layer on administrative burden to prevent disabled people and older adults from accessing Social Security benefits to which they’re entitled. People in rural communities will be hit especially hard. Field offices are already overwhelmed. 21747343
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerWill Wilkinson @wlknsn.xyz · 18/02/2025Just signed an executive order declaring my mortgage paid in full. 1053440
Reposted by Karen Lutfey SpencerKenzie Mintus @kenziemintusphd.bsky.social · 13/02/2025I know there is a lot happening in the world right now, but for those of you planning to attend #ASA2025, please consider your submitting your work to our @asadisability.bsky.social sessions. We need to highlight our work & find community now more than ever. Deadline 02/26. #Sociology #Disability 0105