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Sociologist. Assistant Professor at Vassar. Works on: Medical sociology, SKAT, social movements, qualitative methods.
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First day of "Intro to Soc"! Before we get into Durkheim, Du Bois, Fanon, Marx, Weber, etc. I wanted to show them what sociologists look like today. This is definitely my favorite slide...
Spring semester syllabi sneak peeks for "Introduction to Sociology" & "Medical Sociology" are now on my website under "Teaching."
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The restroom stall graffiti in the Vassar main library is so wholesome. It includes: a Mary Oliver quote, students sharing their life goals, and encouragement to poop.
Taking ChatGPT for a test drive (entering in all my essay prompts) as I prep for the new semester. Here is what I have learned so far... and it could be a good thing for early career scholars.
While ChatGPT can write a passable paper discussing the works of major theorists & scholars. It is bad at engaging with newer and/or less popular works. Maybe this will incentivize more of us to assign articles & books by early career scholars?
It really pisses me off when grad programs & fellowships want diversity statements from my students, asking how their minoritized status will “contribute” to the program. UH, better question, what are you going to do for my students?
Coming Fall 2023 Vassar…
SOCI 3XX: Birth & Death.
Big thanks to everyone who sent me reading recommendations!
As a reviewer, in addition to substantive comments and suggestions, I also include light copyediting. But sometimes a paper is so poorly written it becomes a challenge to evaluate the research. It seems unfair to outright reject... but I need it re-written. What would do you do?
Before ever semester, I revamp my syllabi with inexplicable confidence in future me and her time management skills.
I am questioning whether I should continue paying for transcription services like Rev (vs. a program/software). I am seeing so many errors that reveal the text was not generated by a person--or that the text was not at least checked by a person.
Any recommendations for reliable/accurate transcription programs?