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MCDuncanLab

@MCDuncanLab@mstdn.social

Associate Professor at the University of Michigan. I frequently post photos of my cat and helpful tips for running a lab.

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futurebird , to random
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Maybe we need to make some space to have conversations about the way that rigid gender expectations can hurt people. I'm not talking about trans people, exclusively (in fact the trans people I know are among the most sophisticated when it comes to processing these kinds of events and emotions)

No, where I see a lot of unprocessed trauma flailing around putting everyone in a bad way is from cis people who have unexamined psychological harm due to their failure to conform to some gender norm. 1/

MCDuncanLab ,
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@futurebird

UM has an excellent workshop called 'Creating Climates Resistant to Sexual Harassment.' Gender expectations was one of the topics we discussed. It was framed from a business/productivity viewpoint, basically the argument being that people who are at the receiving end of rigid gender expectations are constantly having to waste their valuable mental capacity on avoiding/deflecting/withstanding criticism on their non-conformity.

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@futurebird @IngaLovinde @faassen @tj

Whoa, I did not know coat/skirt guards existed! I've been living in fear of my Ortlieb panniers since I caught a strap in my wheel once. A coat guard is exactly what I need.

MCDuncanLab , to random
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Diva.

maartjeoostdijk , to AcademicChatter group
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How to respond to a reviewer who thinks using 'we' consistently throughout a manuscript (in methods and a little in discussion 'we found' etc) sounds unscientific? @academicchatter #academicchatter #academicwriting

MCDuncanLab ,
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@maartjeoostdijk @academicchatter

I think 'we' is totally appropriate in the results and discussion to keep active voice.

I prefer passive voice for the materials and methods, but I wouldn't call that out.

MCDuncanLab , to random
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We're entering peak faculty interview season in my field.

One of the most common ways a candidate is derailed during the interview is not deflecting aggressive questioning during the seminar or chalk talk.

Although this may be a sign to run, the questioner might not even be a part of the interviewing department.

To prepare, I suggest this amazing guide on how to deal with derailing questions during a talk from
UCSF.

https://career.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2771/f/ResearchersSlidesHandlingQandA.pdf

MCDuncanLab OP ,
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@ergative

Yeah-I hope that doesn't happen unless it's a friendly joust about whether the buffer HEPES is pronounced Heaps or HEEPEES (this is an inside joke from a thread earlier today).

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