Just looked back at my initial PhD proposal to see if there was something that I could use as inspiration for the thesis introduction, and the answer is... no, there isn't 😅

Today's the day! #YorCCA

Really excited for tomorrow! It’s been a privilege to help organise the event and to have been accepted to present a paper. Still time to register - both online and in-person options are open!

🚀 The programme for the York Conference on Conversation Analysis is now live! 📅 Join us in York on 18-19 July for two days of insightful sessions. Check out the full programme and register now 👉 sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...

Sunflower season 🌻

🎯 What’s on at the main conference on 18 July? ✔️ PhD Presentations in CA ✔️ Talks from: 🔬 Paul – Applications of CA to Medical Interactions 🧩 Lorenza – Multimodal Conversation Analysis ✔️ Peer Networking 🌍 Join us: store.york.ac.uk/product-cata...

The first article from my PhD, "How students get help: Institutional identities as a resource for recruitment," has now been published! Co-authored with @kobinkendrick.bsky.social and Merran Toerien. Access it free here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lJZg1L-nh... Here is what we did and what we found:

You wanna see something really scary? open.substack.com/pub/amandagu...

Most people in academia feel like an imposter at some point. But feeling like an imposter does not mean you are an imposter. Look at the facts. @phdcomics #impostersyndrome

Last chance to submit abstracts - deadline end of day TODAY. If you're a PhD student, you should definitely submit... it's a really supportive conference and you're bound to get some excellent feedback on your research.

Cherry blossom in full bloom outside of the Department 😍

📢 Deadline Extended! Abstract submissions for the York Conference on Conversation Analysis (YorCCA) are now open until Monday 28 April. 🗓️ We welcome abstracts from currently-enrolled PhD researchers for in-person presentations or online posters! sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...

Some funky bluebells #FlowerFriday

⚠️ Final call! Abstract submissions close on 22 April. Don’t miss the chance to share your research at #YorCCA2025!

🚀 One month to go until the abstract submission deadline for @yorcca.bsky.social 2025! If you're curious about what the conference is like, check out this report by Yuhan Jing. www.conversationanalysis.org/report-on-yo...

A river of daffodils at #UniofYork

Today it's the crocuses' time to shine #FlowerFriday

The weather has been dreadful today, but at least the day finished in style.

Good morning friends! Sending you all a big hug on this Friday morning. Today I will be trying to remember that even small acts of kindness and love matter—and to do a few.

I took this course a few years ago, and it gave me a whole new perspective on phonetics in interaction. If you're interested in phonetics and conversation analysis, I highly recommend it!

Hellebore #FlowerFriday

As I wait for my daffodils to come through, here are the last of the snowdrops #FlowerFriday

Is getting a PhD like driving? After passing your test, you can drive (mostly safely), but you’re not great at it right away (I almost crashed in the first week). Now, five years later, I’m a decent driver—so, will I peak here or am I still improving? If it’s not like driving, what analogy fits?

📢 Call for Papers: YorCCA 2025 📢 📅 18–19 July 2025 📍 University of York 🎓 Abstract submission deadline: 22nd April 2025 ✏️ Aimed at PhD researchers in conversation analysis. 🔗 Check the website for submission details: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...

I've really enjoyed this week of very productive work, before Marking Hell starts next week and everything starts to fall apart again...

I have updated the Academic Workload Tracker for 2025. I strongly encourage all academics to track how long you actually work, and at what tasks. It's a crucial way to counter the deliberate wage-theft of obfuscatory university workload models. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Made me chuckle. shorturl.at/1k2zK

YorCCA 2025 is happening - with some amazing invited speakers!! Stay tuned for the call for papers coming out in January.

New paper alert: A multimodal approach to grammatical aspect. www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour... @neyrar.bsky.social et al. #interactionallinguistics