Bridget McGann

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Bioanthropologist & curator of #LactFacts β€’ Doing: #LactSci & #SciComm @ #THRiVELab 🀱🏾 β€’ CU Denver grad student β€’ Did: #MarchforScience
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Show threadBridget McGannJan 21

They're also calling for papers on the global antiscience sentiment. Deadline for this one is April 1st.

#Misinformation #ScienceLiteracy #SciComm #StandUpForScience

PDF: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/pb-assets/Supporting%20Documents/Antisceince_CFP_Full_Final-1766087894037.pdf
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Bridget McGannJan 21

#CallForPapers

@amjpublichealth.bsky.social is calling for papers on the relationship between politics and #publichealth. Deadline is Feb 1st.

PDF: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/pb-assets/Supporting%20Documents/AJPH%20CFP%20Political_Full_Draft%20-%20Copy%20(1).pdf

πŸ§ͺπŸ©ΊπŸ›Ÿ
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Bridget McGannDec 22

Someone from our data team made us the cutest lil "holiday R MΜΆaΜΆrΜΆkΜΆCardown" in Claude. πŸŽ„β˜ƒοΈ

https://nerdosapiens.github.io/thrive/

#ThriveLab #datascience #rstats

πŸŽ„ Merry Christmas! πŸŽ„

Show threadBridget McGannOct 12

Here’s what we’re doing about this:

https://mstdn.science/@bridgetmcgann/115332777434128471
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Bridget McGann (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image TFW you share a cool #breastmilk science factπŸ€±πŸ½πŸ”¬ on social media, and you get: ☝🏼 "But what about moms who CAN'T breastfeed?" πŸ€” β€œThis 'data-driven' economist says #breastfeeding doesn’t matter.” πŸ“± "I read that BFHI starves babies..." Talking about breastfeeding and human milk science ain't easy! But the tools of #SciComm can help! Our #HMI26 workshop will teach you to share #lactation research with empathy AND accuracy. πŸ“† March 2026 | πŸ“UC San Diego More details πŸ‘‡πŸΌπŸ§΅ 1/3

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Bridget McGannOct 12

Media bias against women doesn’t just hurt female scientists’ careers; it also biases the information that gets to the public.

For example, my field, lactation science, is likely a thing you just now learned exists.

https://www.science.org/content/article/when-women-researchers-publish-media-attention-doesn-t-always-follow

#SciComm #WomenInSci #SciMoms #breastfeeding #OB #pediatrician #MedEd
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Show threadBridget McGannOct 7

Early bird registration ends November 15th! πŸ“†

πŸ”— Register: https://tinyurl.com/hmi26r

More cool stuff:
πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸΌ https://hmi.ucsd.edu
πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ https://www.milcresearch.com
🌏 https://liminalcreations.com

#Breastfeeding #HumanMilk #NABBLM #IBCLC #PublicHealth #MaternalHealth #MCH #DOHaD #ChildHealth #InfantNutrition #PublicHealth #MedEd #pediatrician #OBGYN #Lactation #NICU

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Show threadBridget McGannOct 7

We teamed up with #SciComm pro Liz Neeley of Liminal Creations to help develop tools to:

πŸ’¬ Navigate those tricky conversations with nuance
🧐 Address #misinfo while respecting lived experiences
πŸ—ΊοΈ Make a personal plan for advancing #HealthEquity through #SciComm

Last year's workshop was super fun and well-received, so we're back again for more!

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Bridget McGannOct 7

TFW you share a cool #breastmilk science factπŸ€±πŸ½πŸ”¬ on social media, and you get:

☝🏼 "But what about moms who CAN'T breastfeed?"
πŸ€” β€œThis 'data-driven' economist says #breastfeeding doesn’t matter.”
πŸ“± "I read that BFHI starves babies..."

Talking about breastfeeding and human milk science ain't easy! But the tools of #SciComm can help! Our #HMI26 workshop will teach you to share #lactation research with empathy AND accuracy.

πŸ“† March 2026 | πŸ“UC San Diego

More details πŸ‘‡πŸΌπŸ§΅

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Show threadBridget McGannOct 3

Our π‘™π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘™π‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘žπ‘’π‘’π‘‘ πŸ’ of tools will help you:

πŸ’¬ πΆπ‘Žπ‘™π‘š π‘‘π‘œπ‘€π‘› about #breastfeeding "debates"
🧐 Compassionately π‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ π‘œπ‘“π‘“ #misinfo
😎 π‘€π‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’, your science sparkles✨ like π‘œπ‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘’πŸ’Ž
πŸ“Έ Thrive in the SciComm π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘”π‘’ π‘™π‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘π‘ 

Bridget McGannOct 3

π‘‚π‘“π‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’π‘  𝑖𝑑 π‘‘π‘œπ‘’π‘ π‘›β€™π‘‘ 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 π‘ π‘œ π‘”π‘™π‘Žπ‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘  to be a 🀱🏽 scientist. When you science in the lab 𝑖𝑑'𝑠 π‘Ž π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘π‘˜π‘œπ‘’π‘‘, but when you science in a tweet you get 𝐢𝐴𝑁𝐢𝐸𝐿𝐿𝐸𝐷!

At #HMI26 we’ll π‘€π‘’π‘™π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘‚π‘π·πΈπ‘…π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘™π‘‘ of #SciComm!