Dr. Alyssa Lynne-Joseph
@dr-alj.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Sociology studying gender-affirming healthcare | she/hers | views my own
www.alyssalynnejoseph.com
www.alyssalynnejoseph.com
I do this every semester, too. This semester I taught in a classroom with only one door and windows that didn't open.
Each semester I go in my classroom and I try to figure out what we would use to block the doors, if it would be safe to crawl out the windows, where we could hide if there was a mass shooter in campus. It’s such an indictment of this country how we have normalized these preventable tragedies.
December 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I do this every semester, too. This semester I taught in a classroom with only one door and windows that didn't open.
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
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Posted this elsewhere: Patriarchy ruins the workplace every day. No universal healthcare nor reproductive care, no affordable childcare, no paid time off for pregnancy, maternity leave nor family support, because the template for ‘employee’ is a male, unattached worker paid as little as possible.
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Posted this elsewhere: Patriarchy ruins the workplace every day. No universal healthcare nor reproductive care, no affordable childcare, no paid time off for pregnancy, maternity leave nor family support, because the template for ‘employee’ is a male, unattached worker paid as little as possible.
Hard agree 💯
As an instructor, I'd rather see your fever dream, No Doze-fueled 4AM essays written at an IHOP rather than anything generated by an LLM.
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.
October 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Hard agree 💯
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Recruiting for a new study on men’s sexual health experiences! Please share :)
September 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Recruiting for a new study on men’s sexual health experiences! Please share :)
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I doubt a Black reporter could have done this story and been "invited in."
But, apparently, the Times does not consider that this fact may bias their story? How is segregated access "objective?"
Whiteness is a credential often presented as neutrality.
But, apparently, the Times does not consider that this fact may bias their story? How is segregated access "objective?"
Whiteness is a credential often presented as neutrality.
A New York Times real estate reporter interviewed the founder of an Arkansas housing development that admits only white, heterosexual people. “I treated him like a human,” she said. “He invited me in.”
Here's a gift link to the story: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/r...
Here's a gift link to the story: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/r...
August 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I doubt a Black reporter could have done this story and been "invited in."
But, apparently, the Times does not consider that this fact may bias their story? How is segregated access "objective?"
Whiteness is a credential often presented as neutrality.
But, apparently, the Times does not consider that this fact may bias their story? How is segregated access "objective?"
Whiteness is a credential often presented as neutrality.
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We're hiring! Please share with your networks!
The Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in the field of demography of health and aging beginning in August 2026
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The Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in the field of demography of health and aging beginning in August 2026
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Assistant Professor - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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July 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We're hiring! Please share with your networks!
The Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in the field of demography of health and aging beginning in August 2026
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
The Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in the field of demography of health and aging beginning in August 2026
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
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🚨BREAKING: Cal State LA just moved classes online and let faculty work remotely, not for a storm, not for COVID, but because ICE is in the area.
Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
July 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🚨BREAKING: Cal State LA just moved classes online and let faculty work remotely, not for a storm, not for COVID, but because ICE is in the area.
Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
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the Senate's small-state ultra-bias is never more maddening than when one senator uses it to get benefits for her 740,000 constituents while openly acknowledging the bill she's supporting will harm the nation's 339 million other residents.
July 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
the Senate's small-state ultra-bias is never more maddening than when one senator uses it to get benefits for her 740,000 constituents while openly acknowledging the bill she's supporting will harm the nation's 339 million other residents.
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The "misinformation" in question here is that gender-affirming care reduces suicides among youth. It merely reduces depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicidal ideation.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
June 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The "misinformation" in question here is that gender-affirming care reduces suicides among youth. It merely reduces depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicidal ideation.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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“We’re on the precipice of now being able to deliver the greatest prevention option we’ve had in 44 years of this epidemic... And it’s as if that opportunity is being snatched out of our hands by the policies of the last five months."
BREAKING: The FDA has approved a twice-yearly injection that provided a near-perfect shield against H.I.V. infection in clinical trials. But the Trump administration has gutted the programs that might have paid for it in low-income countries
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...
Regulators Approve a Twice-Yearly Shot to Prevent H.I.V. Infection
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“We’re on the precipice of now being able to deliver the greatest prevention option we’ve had in 44 years of this epidemic... And it’s as if that opportunity is being snatched out of our hands by the policies of the last five months."
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Republicans have gotten a *lot* more regressive on gender in a very short period of time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/o...
June 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Republicans have gotten a *lot* more regressive on gender in a very short period of time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/o...
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Man it really sucks when someone just takes your government funding away out of nowhere on a whim
“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”
June 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Man it really sucks when someone just takes your government funding away out of nowhere on a whim
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June is #PrideMonth -> Read about health experiences of transgender and gender diverse people in their gender-affirming health care in Thailand and the US. @dr-alj.bsky.social explores how these experiences are shaped by imperial legacies: bit.ly/3HgqP1o
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June 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
June is #PrideMonth -> Read about health experiences of transgender and gender diverse people in their gender-affirming health care in Thailand and the US. @dr-alj.bsky.social explores how these experiences are shaped by imperial legacies: bit.ly/3HgqP1o
@SociologyWSU @asamedsoc.bsky.social
@SociologyWSU @asamedsoc.bsky.social
Ah yes, small government and free speech so evident in this and many other actions
For Fulbright Applicants, a DEI Disqualifier
The Trump administration staged an unprecedented intervention in this year’s Fulbright selection process, rejecting finalists whose research deals with race, gender or climate change. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4kg5Fii
The Trump administration staged an unprecedented intervention in this year’s Fulbright selection process, rejecting finalists whose research deals with race, gender or climate change. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4kg5Fii
Fulbright Applicants Rejected Over “DEI” Research Proposals
The Trump administration staged an unprecedented intervention in this year’s Fulbright selection process, rejecting finalists whose research deals with race, gender or climate change.
bit.ly
May 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Ah yes, small government and free speech so evident in this and many other actions
One of my students in a 300-level sociology class cited some non-existent papers, so congrats to MAHA on doing some sophomore level hijinx to get around doing actual science 🙄
May 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
One of my students in a 300-level sociology class cited some non-existent papers, so congrats to MAHA on doing some sophomore level hijinx to get around doing actual science 🙄
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Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ
May 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ
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Actually the hardest hit group would be Americans who want to live in a democracy instead of a dictatorship. The next group will be those who value our system of education; this is going to undermine everybody at Harvard & every other university in the US as well.
If the Trump administration succeeds in blocking Harvard from enrolling international students, the hardest-hit group would be students from China, who make up the school’s biggest share of current students from overseas.
In Attacks on Harvard, Chinese See Yet Another Reason to Write Off the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Actually the hardest hit group would be Americans who want to live in a democracy instead of a dictatorship. The next group will be those who value our system of education; this is going to undermine everybody at Harvard & every other university in the US as well.
I am not watching the hearings today (and did not see the full context of her remarks on TRIO) but I firmly believe I would not be where I am today without the influence of TRIO programs early in my life.
"I'm not sure that all the expenses in TRIO should be there," Linda McMahon told members of Congress this morning.
Rep. Mike Simpson, an Idaho Republican, pushed back on that strongly.
"This is the most important program for low-income people," he said. "The program is highly successful."
Rep. Mike Simpson, an Idaho Republican, pushed back on that strongly.
"This is the most important program for low-income people," he said. "The program is highly successful."
May 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I am not watching the hearings today (and did not see the full context of her remarks on TRIO) but I firmly believe I would not be where I am today without the influence of TRIO programs early in my life.
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AI is going to revolutionize the way in which things suck
September 24, 2024 at 8:04 PM
AI is going to revolutionize the way in which things suck
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say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
A must read
May 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
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Having been at AAPOR, I can tell you that this is the single least popular Trump policy out of more than 250 polled. YouGov has it at -74 net. There are STDs that are better liked.
Donald Trump cut funding for cancer research by 31% in the first three months of his term.
This is an attack on every American family who has loved someone with cancer.
This is an attack on every American family who has loved someone with cancer.
May 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Having been at AAPOR, I can tell you that this is the single least popular Trump policy out of more than 250 polled. YouGov has it at -74 net. There are STDs that are better liked.