Book deadline was yesterday, with 5 chapters left to go. <sigh> Well, onwards. Today, hiked 3+ miles in & out to this lovely spot where I wrote 8 pages of Chapter 10. Progress!

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

Finally - the rain stopped! Time for a peaceful walk in the woods with the pup before settling back into ALL THE WORK for today (i.e., 3 dissertations, the next book chapter, a couple of manuscripts, & writing by-laws for the Dept & College). That said, I think I'd rather go back to the woods.

A couple of ducks joined me this morning as I worked on the book and a manuscript. 🦆

Check out this upcoming training from Safer Society by @drapryla.bsky.social!

My son started my to-do list for me today ♥️

Off contract for the summer, so while I'll still be writing & editing, will also be very much gardening. Here, the blackberry bush has two tiny berries on it! Blueberry bushes....did not survive winter. Soon, will plant allllll the vegetables.

Finished writing another book chapter today from this lovely spot. Waters were a bit high, but weather was lovely. Bonus: met a lot of dogs.

A lovely reminder that it's time to get out and enjoy spring.

Changed today's schedule a bit to allow for extra writing time for the book. Am fortunate to live where I could write in this peaceful spot for a couple of hours.

See our call for papers for a special issue on prevention in Sexual Abuse! Letter of intent: Sept. 1, 2025; manuscript submission deadline: March 31, 2026. Full-length manuscripts & brief reports welcome! Check out the link below. www.atsa.com/callforpapers/

Amongst all the terrible news of late, I remind myself to pause and enjoy the beauty around me.

We have a new job posting! Looking for a DCT for our clinical psych PhD program, 12-month NTT clinical faculty. Admin, teaching, & clinical supervision responsibilities. Position available as early as summer 2025. Please share! #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky jobs.etsu.edu/postings/30993

2+ hrs on the phone with IT to fix a VPN & software issue on a work laptop (they couldn't fix it). My personal laptop has randomly restarted twice (no notice - nothing saved). The temperature alarm in my 11yo frig has gone off 4x in the last 3 hrs. This is how the machines win. <gaaaah>

Work from my Blue Ridge Mountains (20 years) long-form project. Callasaja River, Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina #photography #landscapephotography #landscape #northcarolina #appalachianmountains #documentaryphotography #blueskyphotographer #blueridgemountains

How writing felt today....

Happy Ides of March, all.

#PsychSky #PsychSciSky

New publication alert! Check out this manuscript co-authored with SHARK lab alum Rachel Carpenter, who received the ETSU dissertation award for her work examining individual, dyadic, & ecological contributors to IPV & IPSV. Email me for a copy if needed. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Sunrise in the mountains

I mean ... I'll probably be overly excited & weird about research. But join in! It's free! Thanks for the opportunity, @anthonyperillo.bsky.social. #PsychLaw

New open access paper out in Sexuality & Culture: A Qualitatively-Informed Approach to Examining the Construct Validity of Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence

Jerry Dickson Greer ‪@jerrydgreer.bsky.social‬ Work from my current hometown region of NE Tennessee and SW Virginia. #photography #culturallandscape #culturallandscapephotography #landscapephotography #landscape #northeasttennessee #appalachia #documentaryphotography #bluesky

My husband had a scary medical emergency yesterday. He's somewhat stable now but needs surgery asap. Grateful to be on sabbatical to write a book (which one can do from an ER triage room, turns out) & not having to manage course logistics at this time.

Not as much snow as the last storm, but a gradual snowfall throughout the afternoon.

Much more productive day today, with 2 1/2 hours of writing on the book alone. Also cleared my IRB queue and did some policy revisions that I've been neglecting. Here, my faithful assistant is on the lookout for more snow.

Today was supposed to be a day of productive writing & taking my younger teen to see Wicked (now that we're all over the many viruses from break). Instead, both of us got raging migraines overnight & spent the entire day in bed in the dark, quite miserable. 2025, I expected better of you.

Taking a Saturday sick day (thanks, germy kiddos). Went back to bed and turned the bed heater on. The cat VERY much approves.

My daughter assures me she will never join a cult & then proceeds to detail reasonable, well-thought reasons why she would not be susceptible to cult influence. #1 - Yes, I get that our conversations are weird. Maybe we watch too much true crime together. #2 - No cults = parenting win.

Continuing the "my kids don't like holiday food" tradition, we've vetoed the Christmas lasagna this year. Instead, chicken tenders (veg nuggets for my daughter), with a Hot Ones style lineup of every sauce imaginable. Plus, mac & cheese, salad, & cheddar biscuits. Sounds easier....

Oh my. Hilarious, but so on the nose it stings a little.

Work for my Central Appalachia project, "What's Left Is What Is". Coalwood High School #2, Coalwood, McDowell County, West Virginia #photography #culturallandscape #culturallandscapephotography #landscapephotography #landscape #westvirginia #centralappalachia #appalachia #documentaryphotography

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My son's high school debate team took first place in their regional competition today. He was gone for 12+ hours & returned home to find I'd made him Cajun chicken & baked bread for dinner. He hugged me & said, "I love you, mom." Holding onto this, as he will leave for college all too soon. 😳🥺😥

“I have too many books” -judgemental -boring -implies impulse-control issues “The books... they have me.” - mysterious - occult - implies you are at the mercy of a library of books that have gained sentience and are holding you hostage #readingcommunity

2nd snowfall of the season! Thankful for a two-hour school delay and rescheduled appointments. Needed some time back to catch up.

Every pizza is a personal pizza if you believe in yourself #MondayMotivation

Completing paperwork to supervise a couple of post docs. TN Lic. Board: Here's the form. Me: It says I'm not authorized to access the form. Them: Try this one. Me: <completes & has form notarized> Them: It's the wrong form. Try this one. Me: It says I'm not authorized to access the form.

My colleague @drapryla.bsky.social, quoted in a recent article about the harms of solitary confinement in juvenile detention facilities, where many youth have histories of trauma & maltreatment that are only worsened by the harm of isolation. Check it out below!

Last 2 weeks of the semester! Let's do this 😭 #AcademicSky

Showed this to my teenagers, who are DONE with each other on day 3 of break. Elder teen called it slander & blasphemy. Younger teen solemnly nodded & indicated 🎯 💯. Grateful for being an only child.

My family vetoed traditional Thanksgiving fare this year. Instead, the agreed-upon menu includes bacon cheeseburgers (some real, some veggie), baked beans, curly fries, & zucchini-tomato casserole. Gotta admit, that's a normal meal, & SO MUCH EASIER. Thanks, fam.

Who knew a creepy little tale could make one teary? Enjoy.

Checked out the scholargoggler.com word cloud for my titles & abstracts indexed on Google Scholar. This tracks. Disturbing, but fairly accurate.

Today was snowy & cold. Everyone is tired & limping to semester's end. Instead of normal lab meeting, I told all to bring laptops & something they need to work on - paper, report, grad app, etc. Husband bought snacks for us: huge vat of Chex mix, cookies, fruit, M&Ms, & plain & flavored waters.

Tonight, my youngest furry baby, Luna, is sad and sore. We knew she had some arthritis in her hip, but limping more than usual led to a vet reveal of a tear in knee-area muscles. Rest and anti-inflammatories on tap. And my youngest human baby (teen the younger) comforts her sweet pup. ♥️

New paper out! “Associations Between State Policies and Sexual Minority Mental Health Disparities” lead by Nathan Todd in Translational Issues in Psychological Science psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...

Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now - pianist/accompanist - children's librarian - hospital administrator - police database manager - research assistant - dogsitter

Please share this, because this could help some folks with worry. For LGBT married couples, it's time to take steps to protect your marriage in case same-sex marriage is officially dissolved in the coming years. My husband and I did this when Roe V Wade was overturned, so I hope this is helpful. 👇