ashlee, mph

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ABD in public health (pregnancy and work, work-family policies) that was a former primatologist and union steward (she/her/hers)

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ashlee, mph@avs· 9d

me to myself while i struggle to get the last 7 participants for my study

ashlee, mph@avs· 25d

poster accepted, still have my 100% acceptance rate for conference submissions baybee

Jerry Gergich from Parks and Rec in a tux with his eyes closed saying, “Oh, boy, I’m blessed.”

ashlee, mph@avs· 27d

how it feels when the vitamin D kicks in and the brain fog is clearing up enough

Mike Ditka in a stock photo sitting on a lawn chair, smoking a cigar, and blowing smoke out of his mouth as a fountain erupts behind him.

ashlee, mph@avs· Jun 29

also SF sports event food stays incredible; samosa is such a god-tier ball game food (and just food in general)

A picture of a partially eaten samosa with green and red chutneys

ashlee, mph@avs· Jun 29

at a major league cricket game and that’s the most brody i have ever seen; parents nailed naming this kid

SF Unicorns bowler Brody Couch on the screen. He looks every bit like a Brody.

ashlee, mph@avs· Jun 20

arguably the most cursed billboard in SF

A billboard in San Francisco that states “Pipeline-maxing and quota-mogging” next to an AI white woman with a subtitle that says “Hire Ava the AI BDB”

ashlee, mph@avs· Jun 6

A screenshot from Twitter of Professor Alexander Kustov saying, “Every academic puts and journal needs a clear ban on copy-paste.

You heard me right. If you cared about your readers, you would report every citation by hand instead of importing it from Google Scholar or Zotero. Otherwise how can we know you truly engaged with the work?”

ashlee, mph@avs· Jun 6

went onto stanford’s campus and saw a bunch of coyotes, here’s one on our way back

ashlee, mph@avs· May 7

did you know i am doing a dissertation on workplace leave use among full-time workers in the US who have experienced miscarriage? well now you do! and if you think you may be eligible, you can take a screener survey at go.uic.edu/leavestudy or scan the QR code. #reprosky #healthpolicy #miscarriage

An image of a pair of hands being held while a clipboard is in one person's lap. The text to the side indicates Participants Needed for a research study on miscarriage and workplace leave policy use among full-time workers. People are eligible to participate if they have experienced a miscarriage at or before 20 weeks gestation, 18+ years of age, they were working full-time at the time of loss, were living and working in the United States, can read and write in English, and have internet access.

Participation requires completion of an eligibility screener that takes roughly 5 minutes and if deemed eligible, will be sent an invitation to the full survey which should take up to 20 minutes. Participants can either scan a QR code or go to go.uic.edu/leavestudy

If people have questions or concerns about participating, they can contact Ashlee Van Schyndel (avansc6@uic.edu) or Dr. Alisa Velonis (avelonis@uic.edu)

ashlee, mph@avs· Apr 23

i know people are probably tired of seeing this but i have 45 participants with a goal of 280. if you qualify for the survey, please consider taking it! if you do not qualify, it would be very helpful to repost and boost in your networks! (also i am very happy to answer any questions)

ashlee, mph@avs· Apr 10

when a bot tries to get through my screener

A picture of a still from Inglourious Basterds where Michael Fassbender’s character holds up three fingers in a way that identifies him as non-German to a Nazi soldier.

ashlee, mph@avs· Mar 29

:) i lived in kentucky and did political organizing when beshear was running for governor the first time and he literally *ran away* from pro-abortion movement leaders on the street because he was so scared to even be seen with them

A screenshot from the linked article that says, “So what are you telling those folks in Iowa and Ohio? Number one, I stand up for all my convictions. I fight discrimination in any form. But I spend 80 percent of my time on things that matter to 100 percent of the people of Kentucky and the American people.”

ashlee, mph@avs· Mar 23

hi all! i am conducting a dissertation survey on workplace leave use following a miscarriage in full-time workers in the USA. if you are eligible to take it, you can go to (go.uic.edu/leavestudy) and it would be much appreciated if you shared with your networks!

An image of a pair of hands being held while a clipboard is on one person’s lap. The text to the side indicates participants are needed for a research study on miscarriage and workplace leave use among full time workers in the USA. People are eligible to participate if they have experienced a miscarriage at or before 20 weeks gestation, 18+ years of age, they eye working full time at the time of loss, living and working in the USA, can read and write in English, and have Internet access.

Position requires completion of an online survey which should take approximately 25-35 minutes. Participants can also enter a drawing to win a $50 gift card. Participants can either scan a QR code or go to go.uic.edu/leavestudy

If people have questions or concerns about participating, they can contact Ashlee Van Schyndel (avansc6@uic.do) or Dr. Alisa Velonis (Velonis.edu). The study is approved under UIC’s IRB under STUDY2024-0976 v2.0 3/19/26

ashlee, mph@avs· Mar 23

i am not artistically inclined but someone out there who is has the opportunity to do an absolutely incredible thing with photoshop

An ad from the USDA on Twitter that is three pigs standing next to a set of luggage with a sign of a pig on a stop sign. The text above says “Pigs don’t fly. Let’s keep it that way. Food containing pork can carry disease from country to country.”

ashlee, mph@avs· Feb 23

put this on IG but might be useful here too: if you haven’t done it in a minute, today is a good day to oil and condition your cutting boards and sharpen your knives (dull knives are way more dangerous than sharp knives! and a conditioned cutting board is important for good hygiene and maintenance)

A bottle of mineral oil sits on top of a cutting board in dire need of maintenance (i.e., oiling and conditioning)

ashlee, mph@avs· Feb 12

if i gotta see this so do you all, etc etc

A screenshot from Instagram from the Bay Area Current page of an older white man in a black jacket over a Berkeley t-shirt captioned to say, “In my household, we don’t call him Jeffrey Bezos, we call him Jeff Daddy ever since Covid, because every day I’d walk to the porch and I’d say ‘let’s see what Jeff Daddy sent us today.’” - Paul, a former Uber economist

ashlee, mph@avs· Dec 4

back in IRB hell

A white cat is digitally altered to look like its eyes are watering and it has a smile on its face

ashlee, mph@avs· Nov 15

i am starting to get why so many people get into hiking in CA

A shot from Twin Peaks in San Francisco, CA overlooking the city

A shot from Twin Peaks in San Francisco, CA overlooking the city and Golden Gate Bridge

ashlee, mph@avs· Nov 3

saw a fight today while touching some grass

ashlee, mph@avs· Sep 17

i stay ready for moments like these

Danny DeVito on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia saying, “You would have to be a real lowlife piece of shit to be proud to be an American.”

ashlee, mph@avs· Sep 6

got my flu and covid shot tonight and you should schedule yours if you haven’t already! i did it because i want to keep myself, my spouse, and my community safe but also i know it pisses RFK off ❤️

ashlee, mph@avs· Sep 1

bsky yet again:

A meme of a white man in a hospital gown hooked up to a oxygen tube with a bandage over it in a hospital room while the text underneath says “I lived bitch”

ashlee, mph@avs· Aug 30

if you need all of this to get into a PhD program now, i think faculty, departments, and institutions need to be honest and admit they don’t want to teach and just want cheap, high-quality labor because learning these skills are the entire point of a PhD program

A post from LinkedIn advising all the things prospective PhD applicants should do ranging from publishing their Master’s dissertation to volunteering to assist on research projects.

ashlee, mph@avs· Aug 28

this is the second time in short order i have seen this kind of narrative pushed on why we don’t have paid family leave and it’s not even sort of true!

An infographic from LULAC on Instagram that says, “Big Formula has poured millions into loving to block paid family leave. Companies disclosed spending over $4 million in 2021 alone. After the 2022 formula shortage, lobbying spiked again. Meanwhile, industry profits hit their highest level in years.”

ashlee, mph@avs· Aug 23

i woke up still mad about this so here is another example, this time from former rep. cori bush

A screenshot from former Rep. Cori Bush’s Twitter page that says, “Every day, Black birthing people and our babies die because our doctors don’t believe our pain. My children almost became a statistic. I almost became a statistic.

I testified about my experience @OversightDems today.

Hear us. Believe us. Because for so long, nobody has.”

With a video that is paused on her looking down saying, “Zion was on the ventilator”

ashlee, mph@avs· Aug 22

that’s why ultra beasts showed up in later games i guess

ashlee, mph@avs· Aug 22

okay so we’re watching the fast and furious movies and we’re on tokyo drift and i would genuinely love to know how the casting director looked at this man and was like “hell yeah that’s a high schooler”

A screenshot of Lucas Black in Tokyo Drift.

ashlee, mph@avs· Jul 23

harvested the first few cherry tomatoes from the garden and they’re delicious

Three ripe cherry tomatoes growing on a vine in a raised garden bed

ashlee, mph@avs· Jul 13

they’re just out here selling the energy source from knives out 2

A jar of Moonshine Jelly from Garwood Farms in northwest, Indiana

ashlee, mph@avs· Jul 3

first eggplant flower in the garden baybee