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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Unpaid protestor doing my democratic duty. 400-500 folks lined a main artery into Auburn, AL to catch gameday traffic. We received far more honks and waves than birds.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

An important part of our American history that must be remembered. www.facebook.com/share/p/1BBS...

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Check on your friends (students, faculty, staff) at all these universities that have had "hoax" active shooter lock downs in the past 2 weeks. Their experiences were real and they are possibly not okay.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I spent a long time appreciating the engineering feats of spiders this morning before I was able to face my hectic Wednesday workday.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Camped in a cave this weekend with my son's cubscout pack. I was a good mom and did not explain Karst processes except when asked. Also show caves are weird.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Maps! There is something about printed maps that is so much more powerful than looking at a computer screen (in my opinion).

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Messing about in streams in the rain with a very energetic group of high school students! Hopefully they know a little bit more about Geoscience, urban streams, and the fun of field research.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

On my last day as AUTeach Co-Director I taught the last class in the Science Teaching Classroom in Haley Center. It was also the first semester I had the privilege of co-teaching a new class SCMH 3010: Inquiry Experiences for Science Teachers to the first graduating class of AUTeach students.

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 19/04/2025

The same is true for NIH, btw, so when they cancel grants like mine bc they are no longer interested in promoting careers in biomedical research, they are violating their congressional mandate to diversify the field.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

AARGH! My poor postdoc who was hired and then almost not hired in January and now may be unhired again... And that is just a drop in the bucket of faculty, post docs, and students that are currently and will be impacted. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Exclusive: Trump team freezes new NSF awards — and could soon axe hundreds of grants

The National Science Foundation is the latest US agency to be disrupted by Elon Musk’s DOGE.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Teaching future science teachers is fun! Especially when you break out the bowling ball.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

My geomorphology students discovered a new wonder on our field trip to Providence Canyon... Dung Beetles. We were stopped in our tracks more than once watching these amazingly industrious creatures.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Expecting storms tonight, hoping all our trees are healthy and strong.

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Jess Hardie @jesshardie.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I am pretty tired of this argument. Journal articles and books are sometimes not widely accessible (although some are), but academics speak much more often to the public now, through the media, op eds, trade books, and public lectures, than in the past and anti-intellectualism has grown.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Today is Rare Disease Day! I love and care for someone with a rare disease, CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD). CDD is a genetic epilepsy with no cure and current treatments only manage the symptoms. Most individuals with CDD have intractable epilepsy as well as intellectual and physical disabilities.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Not going to lie, one of the few reasons I haven't just laid on the floor moaning like Tina Belcher, is teaching. SCMH 3010 students running an experiment with pocket labs.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Having trouble deciding which candle to light.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

I am an educator, a mentor, a geoscientist. I am also a caregiver and a mother. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Stephanie's Life with Isobel (age 7)

Podcast Episode · CDKL5 in Color · 02/21/2025 · 32m

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Please read, then call your legislators to demand they protect the most vulnerable in our society. Our daughter with complex medical needs (CDKL5) relies on the protections and supports provided by IDEA and Medicaid to preserve her quality of life. open.substack.com/pub/erinraff...

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Our Medicaid Story

Cuts to Medicaid will devastate poor and disabled people in America. Please call your representative THIS WEEK and tell them you oppose these cuts!

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

I am a former NPS park ranger, many of my friends work for NPS, USGS, USDA, and so many of my former students work for federal agencies. So many folks were fired without cause yesterday. Things are bad and getting worse.

A screen capture of a social media post by Alt National Park Service

A group of people standing in front of a moss covered rock face. At the right a woman in a park service uniform stands facing the group.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

EM&T are now just stealing money rather than following the rule of law.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

If you or your students rely on federal data portals, you might download what you need asap. I worry that the chaos in DC will extend to shutting down access to data. Even a short term interruption can be devastating for a student that has only semesters to complete their research.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

First Geomorphology Lab of the semester AND first field trip!

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

A lot of my work right now focuses on improving how we, as faculty, teach and mentor future scientists. We know that students struggle if they don't feel like they "belong" in science and faculty can make a huge difference if they have the right tools. doi.org/10.14434/ijd...

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The Unexpected Ethical Concerns of Developing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Review Tools: A Design Case | International Journal of Designs for Learning Indiana University Logo

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Took a quick trip over to that "other" Alabama university and got a sneak peek of the new USGS HIF.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Auburn Geosciences is Hiring. 6 days left to apply.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

In addition to my "real" job as a faculty member, I also am a caregiver. Using this tool to see what I would be paid annually if I was compensated for that time was eye opening. www.salary.com/tools/otsuka...

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Family Caregiver Projected Salary Calculator

View my projected salary and find out your own.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Auburn Geosciences is Hiring. 6 days left to apply.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 26/09/2024

The Geosciences Department at Auburn University is hiring two tenure Track positions. Hydrogeology - www.auemployment.com/postings/48897 and Human Environment Interactions - www.auemployment.com/postings/48949.

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Assistant Professor - Hydrogeology

The Department of Geosciences at Auburn University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty position in Hydrogeology, beginning fall semester 2025. We seek an outstanding in...

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

Today is D-Day. For us it is Diagnosis Day, the day we found out our daughter's seizures were caused by CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder. Currently there are no treatments or cures. June is CDKL5 Awareness month. You can directly support research here - www.justgiving.com/page/imp-cdk...

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 12/04/2024

Check out this recent paper by two of my colleagues. It is free to read/download this month. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

My 8yo was upset about missing the dinosaur fieldtrip today... I think the total eclipse made up for it.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 04/04/2024

If you are surprised you haven't been listening or watching.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 21/03/2024

The horrible law passed... this will make it even harder to recruit great students and faculty AND it will impact the work we do as well as hurt vulnerable and marginalized individuals. www.al.com/news/2024/03...

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

Anyone here have recommendations for the best instrument for laser grain size analysis. I have an almost 10 year old Malvern MS3000 that has never worked the way I hoped. It is fine for silt and clay, but sand wrecks the results and gets stuck in the tubing.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 28/02/2024

As a geoscientist that loves dance and taken all sorts of dance classes since I was a kid (tap, jazz, ballet, modern, flamenco, ballroom, hula, belly dancing), I wish I was this type of creativity. What a wonderful story about diversity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoSY...

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

Field Trip! I can't believe the perfect weather (sunny and high 60s). We accidently showed up on the same weekend as a running race on the park trails, must remember to schedule around that next year.

Group of men and women standing on a wooden platform with trees on either side.

Geology student crouched down examining a rock outcrop

Smiling women in a hat and glasses in front of white, yellow, purple, and red rock layers.

Group of people looking at yellow, red, and white rock layers.

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 23/02/2024

I am at a loss of how to fight this... I guess I will keep doing what I am doing and doing it out loud because the law makers voting for this bill want me to shut up and sit down. (it still will have to pass the state senate, but I will be surprised if it doesn't) www.al.com/educationlab...

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Stephanie L. Shepherd @stephlshep.bsky.social · 22/02/2024

I had the privilege of writing about the potential impacts of the COVID pandemic on academic women in STEM in 2020. This new report highlights these impacts and more. We must support women in STEM, especially women from historically excluded identities. www.nationalacademies.org/news/2021/03...

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