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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD

@jacasiegel.bsky.social

11K followers 2.6K following 2.4K posts

Research Fellow @ the Kinsey Institute • Gender, sexuality, and body image research • Perpetual optimist (derogatory) • Crossword puzzle and Mamma Mia enthusiast • She/her/hers

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 15h

This will not help me win this game

Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 1d

a man in a suit and tie is talking on a phone with the words things are not going so great written below him

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking on a phone with the words things are not going so great written below him

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 1d

Increasingly difficult with each passing day!

Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 1d

Not hard with the people we spend time with, most of whom are academics or work in public health or climate. Family, for sure, though!

Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 1d

This would bankrupt my husband, I fear 😅

Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 1d

Every time I go out with my friends, we play everyone’s favorite game: “how long can we go without talking about the rise of fascism in the United States?” Someone usually loses quickly, and we spend the rest of the evening in a state of despair.

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 2d

I think it’s time to get my millennial self off TikTok. I just watched a video of someone asking for photos of a happy couple, and all the photos were from PROM 😭

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

This is the way

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M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, we have a drag laureate because this city is a dream www.npr.org/2023/06/12/1...

Nation's first 'drag laureate' kicks off Pride in San Francisco

A nightclub owner, artist and newly elected government official is joining Pride festivities as other U.S. cities consider appointing drag laureates.

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 3d

We got to see San Francisco’s drag laureate tonight. Worth every penny (and every $1 bill) 💸

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Andrew Mountcastle @mounty.bsky.social · 3d

Ahh yes, that important part of the scientific method where you "make the proof"

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 3d

I KNOW IT’S NICE TO TRAVEL IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY!! That’s why I got married then 🥲

Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 3d

Downside of getting married in the summer is that every conference I want to go to is the weekend of my anniversary

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Nicholas Gaspelin @ngaspelin.bsky.social · 3d

I have a full course on R for Psychology and Neuroscience, which includes sample programs and lecture videos. Also has some recommended books on R programming. Perfect for beginners!
rworkshop.missouri.edu

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 3d

Are you… an angel???? THANK YOU!!!

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 4d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 4d

*looking for homes to buy in the LA area*

Me: “Oh, look. That one is only 1.25 million. That’s the most reasonable one I’ve seen.”

*reading the description*

Me: “The home is not presently habitable and there are health and safety concerns.”

Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 4d

This really was the royal wedding to me 😍😍😍😍

Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 4d

Almost every great thing in my life has come through social media: my 3 best friends, my husband, and almost every career opportunity and collaboration. I have no idea what my life would look like if not for social media because it has been so integral to my personal joy and professional success.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 5d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 4d

Predictable and disturbing new paper out in Psychology of Men and Masculinities: In a synthesis of studies, hegemonic masculinity is associated with the objectification of women and propensity to disseminate nonconsensual intimate images. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-99412-001

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 5d

Tonight, I made mushroom risotto, drank white wine, and spent the evening listening to Eleri Ward’s acoustic covers of Sondheim’s music… I do believe this is peak living.

Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 5d

The people have spoken!!!

Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you so much!

Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 5d

Hell has frozen over.