Cindy Veldhuis, PhD
@cbv.bsky.social
NIH-funded LGBTQIA+ health researcher. Asst Prof
@ISGMH @MSSatNU @NorthwesternU. Pronounced "Veld-hice." Views my own. http://soqir.org 🌈
@ISGMH @MSSatNU @NorthwesternU. Pronounced "Veld-hice." Views my own. http://soqir.org 🌈
My lab hosted a Halloween crafting party for our research institute @impactinstitute.bsky.social yesterday. So much fun. Grateful to my team for making this happen and for everyone who showed up!!
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
My lab hosted a Halloween crafting party for our research institute @impactinstitute.bsky.social yesterday. So much fun. Grateful to my team for making this happen and for everyone who showed up!!
Writing grants is so exhausting.
August 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Writing grants is so exhausting.
Just got an email that the NIH Early Independence award is "not going forward." This was an award that catapulted promising PhD students into faculty positions and is part of the High-Risk High-Reward grant program in the NIH Office of the Director. Deadline was 9.6.25!
August 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Just got an email that the NIH Early Independence award is "not going forward." This was an award that catapulted promising PhD students into faculty positions and is part of the High-Risk High-Reward grant program in the NIH Office of the Director. Deadline was 9.6.25!
📣 Big Announcement! 📣
🚨 It’s here! Agenda's up & registration's open for our Data Design Workshop!
Join us for a hands-on workshop that will transform how you design charts, posters, and presentations.
🗓️ Sept 8 & 22 & Oct 8 & 15, 2025
📍 Virtual
REGISTER: bit.ly/4k7JgTH
AGENDA: bit.ly/4eykTNR
🚨 It’s here! Agenda's up & registration's open for our Data Design Workshop!
Join us for a hands-on workshop that will transform how you design charts, posters, and presentations.
🗓️ Sept 8 & 22 & Oct 8 & 15, 2025
📍 Virtual
REGISTER: bit.ly/4k7JgTH
AGENDA: bit.ly/4eykTNR
July 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
📣 Big Announcement! 📣
🚨 It’s here! Agenda's up & registration's open for our Data Design Workshop!
Join us for a hands-on workshop that will transform how you design charts, posters, and presentations.
🗓️ Sept 8 & 22 & Oct 8 & 15, 2025
📍 Virtual
REGISTER: bit.ly/4k7JgTH
AGENDA: bit.ly/4eykTNR
🚨 It’s here! Agenda's up & registration's open for our Data Design Workshop!
Join us for a hands-on workshop that will transform how you design charts, posters, and presentations.
🗓️ Sept 8 & 22 & Oct 8 & 15, 2025
📍 Virtual
REGISTER: bit.ly/4k7JgTH
AGENDA: bit.ly/4eykTNR
I bought the cabinet that came in this box on December 30, 2024. So much has happened since then. Should I contact them and see if they can fix ALL THE THINGS???
June 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I bought the cabinet that came in this box on December 30, 2024. So much has happened since then. Should I contact them and see if they can fix ALL THE THINGS???
🎨 Calling all health researchers!
Tired of confusing graphs, chaotic slides, and posters no one reads? 📊📈📉
💡Join us for “Visualizing Health Research” — a hands-on workshop that will give you a toolbox 🧰 to level up your design game. 🧵👇
🧠 Email [email protected] to get on email list.
Tired of confusing graphs, chaotic slides, and posters no one reads? 📊📈📉
💡Join us for “Visualizing Health Research” — a hands-on workshop that will give you a toolbox 🧰 to level up your design game. 🧵👇
🧠 Email [email protected] to get on email list.
June 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🎨 Calling all health researchers!
Tired of confusing graphs, chaotic slides, and posters no one reads? 📊📈📉
💡Join us for “Visualizing Health Research” — a hands-on workshop that will give you a toolbox 🧰 to level up your design game. 🧵👇
🧠 Email [email protected] to get on email list.
Tired of confusing graphs, chaotic slides, and posters no one reads? 📊📈📉
💡Join us for “Visualizing Health Research” — a hands-on workshop that will give you a toolbox 🧰 to level up your design game. 🧵👇
🧠 Email [email protected] to get on email list.
Learning how to seem rich.
April 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Learning how to seem rich.
In the end, it’s not just about saving their research—it’s about saving each other. They learn that chosen family is the strongest force in the universe… stronger than tenure, funding, or even El*n M#sk's ego.
April 9, 2025 at 1:56 AM
In the end, it’s not just about saving their research—it’s about saving each other. They learn that chosen family is the strongest force in the universe… stronger than tenure, funding, or even El*n M#sk's ego.
But against all odds—and due to a surprising number of deaths in Chicago’s ultra-elite consulting world—they land their first gig. And weirdly? They’re... kind of good at it.
April 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
But against all odds—and due to a surprising number of deaths in Chicago’s ultra-elite consulting world—they land their first gig. And weirdly? They’re... kind of good at it.
Dr. Alex Vega (they/them), a trauma psychologist with a sleeve of tattoos and crippling anxiety, half-jokes, “We could just rob a bank.”
April 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Dr. Alex Vega (they/them), a trauma psychologist with a sleeve of tattoos and crippling anxiety, half-jokes, “We could just rob a bank.”
Does anyone else find notes to themselves that are completely incomprehensible? Exhibit a.
What the? Who are Gabby 1, Gabby 2, Bartholomew, and Togmasss(?!!!!????)????
What the? Who are Gabby 1, Gabby 2, Bartholomew, and Togmasss(?!!!!????)????
April 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Does anyone else find notes to themselves that are completely incomprehensible? Exhibit a.
What the? Who are Gabby 1, Gabby 2, Bartholomew, and Togmasss(?!!!!????)????
What the? Who are Gabby 1, Gabby 2, Bartholomew, and Togmasss(?!!!!????)????
Best spam text ever (or wrong number text!).
March 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Best spam text ever (or wrong number text!).
I saw One Party Consent today at The Den. It was well done and intense. Today is the last day, otherwise I’d urge all Chicagoans to go see it - especially academics. It’s about a dept chair and a student and power and racism…so good.
March 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I saw One Party Consent today at The Den. It was well done and intense. Today is the last day, otherwise I’d urge all Chicagoans to go see it - especially academics. It’s about a dept chair and a student and power and racism…so good.
The lunar eclipse the other night. So hard to convince myself to leave my warm cozy bed but it think the photos are worth it.
March 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The lunar eclipse the other night. So hard to convince myself to leave my warm cozy bed but it think the photos are worth it.