Questions to Ask (& Answer) When Onboarding New Faculty

Hello! I hope this finds you and yours safe and well. I am writing from the beginning of the Fall … More

Reflecting on Teaching amid a Pandemic

In February 2022, I wrote brief reflections on my second year on the tenure track. It has been 2 months … More

It’s halfway through July now, and I feel as though I’m just catching my breath. (How poignant is that colloquialism … More

Hello! Can you believe it’s February already? I just wanted to pop in with a few links to some of … More

Dear all, I hope that this message finds you safe and well. At the time of this writing, it is … More

Well, I’ve been in this role (Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management) since July 1, 2020. In a nutshell, … More

An Update: On 30 March 2020, I defended my dissertation on Zoom, whilst sitting on a stool in my kitchen. … More

The last time I wrote here, it was mid-October, and I was working on a full draft of my dissertation … More

As of today, I am officially done with the 2017-18 academic year. I’ve submitted my last term paper ever, and … More

Before I transferred to a Geography PhD program, I did not give much thought to GIS. I used it in … More

U.C. Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education | ACA repeal could cost California more than 200,000 jobs Also worth … More

Hello, I realize that it has been a while since I last wrote here. I think it’s best to … More

Hello! It’s been a while since I wrote for a public audience, and that is in part due to this … More

Jacobin Magazine – “In the Name of Love” “There’s little doubt that “do what you love” (DWYL) is now the … More

Writing is world-making, and speculative fiction and science fiction are genres of literature that are most telling of the writer’s … More