Karen Hayes
@khayes12.bsky.social
Occupational therapy academic focused on achieving spatial justice for rural communities
Rural Australia is home to 28% of the population but only 15% of the PhD workforce. We mapped the Australian PhD workforce to find rural communities are missing out on the research capacity they need, while rural workforce experience even more precarious employment for lower wages than urban peers.
Distribution and work patterns of PhD-qualified professionals across urban and rural Australia: Spatial mapping using Australian census data - Karen Hayes, Susan Heaney, Michelle Kersten, 2026
Background Rural Australians experience poorer health outcomes due to complex intersecting factors. Addressing these challenges requires skilled researchers emb...
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February 15, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Rural Australia is home to 28% of the population but only 15% of the PhD workforce. We mapped the Australian PhD workforce to find rural communities are missing out on the research capacity they need, while rural workforce experience even more precarious employment for lower wages than urban peers.
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Michael Che on SNL: "I get that I.C.E. Agents are people, allegedly. And they have a job to do. But at some point, while you're pepper spraying old ladies or shooting at a nurse, do you ever stop and ask yourself, are we dicks?"
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Michael Che on SNL: "I get that I.C.E. Agents are people, allegedly. And they have a job to do. But at some point, while you're pepper spraying old ladies or shooting at a nurse, do you ever stop and ask yourself, are we dicks?"
Reposted by Karen Hayes
We all know Clarke's "sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
Well we have corollary:
Well we have corollary:
December 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
We all know Clarke's "sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
Well we have corollary:
Well we have corollary:
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There’s only one person he cares about.
September 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
There’s only one person he cares about.
We need to rethink how we approach rural healthcare to focus on #spatialjustice. #ruralhealth
Can we stop blaming rural geography for poor healthcare access please?
Features of rural geography are often noted and blamed for inequitable access to healthcare services. Time and time again people living in rural places are told they are too far, too sparse, and too e...
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January 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We need to rethink how we approach rural healthcare to focus on #spatialjustice. #ruralhealth
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November 24, 2024 at 2:09 AM