Michelle Eilers, PhD
@meilers.bsky.social
Sociologist | Postdoc @minnpop.bsky.social | PhD, Sociology @utaustin.bsky.social | Sexual and reproductive health, Family, Gender, LGBT family desires
www.michelleeilers.com
Mom to two cats, lover of jazz, podcasts, and audiobooks.
www.michelleeilers.com
Mom to two cats, lover of jazz, podcasts, and audiobooks.
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Michelle Eilers, PhD
@meilers.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Sage Sociology: Socius - Attitudes and Behavior Feedback Loops for Young Women’s Premarital Sex
Author Michelle Eilers discusses the article, "" published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World.
sagesociology.libsyn.com
Really excited to share that I recorded a podcast! #ASAJournals interviewed me about my recent article "Attitudes and Behavior Feedback Loops for Young Women's Premarital Sex" in #SociusJournal. Check it out!
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A federal judge on Monday declared the Trump administration’s move to cut hundreds of grants issued by the National Institutes of Health illegal, accusing the government of discrimination against minorities and L.G.B.T.Q. individuals. nyti.ms/4jSIjOG
Trump’s Cuts to N.I.H. Grants Are Illegal, Federal Judge Rules
The judge accused the Trump administration of discriminating against minorities and L.G.B.T.Q. people and ordered the government to restore much of the funding.
nyti.ms
June 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A federal judge on Monday declared the Trump administration’s move to cut hundreds of grants issued by the National Institutes of Health illegal, accusing the government of discrimination against minorities and L.G.B.T.Q. individuals. nyti.ms/4jSIjOG
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Texas legislators just passed a bill that
gives politically-appointed regents control over faculty curriculum, hiring, & governance. It does what they accuse academics of doing: privileging ideas, biases, & agendas on political grounds, & silencing those that do not follow their ideology.
gives politically-appointed regents control over faculty curriculum, hiring, & governance. It does what they accuse academics of doing: privileging ideas, biases, & agendas on political grounds, & silencing those that do not follow their ideology.
Political appointees would have more control over Texas universities’ courses and hiring under bill OK’d by House
Senate Bill 37 would give more power to university regents, who are appointed by the governor, to vet and veto new curricula and administrators.
www.texastribune.org
May 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Texas legislators just passed a bill that
gives politically-appointed regents control over faculty curriculum, hiring, & governance. It does what they accuse academics of doing: privileging ideas, biases, & agendas on political grounds, & silencing those that do not follow their ideology.
gives politically-appointed regents control over faculty curriculum, hiring, & governance. It does what they accuse academics of doing: privileging ideas, biases, & agendas on political grounds, & silencing those that do not follow their ideology.
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New paper out in Socio-Economic Review on how doctors and patients talk about the price of care in fertility medicine! I find that the way they talk about money is radically different depending on both the clinic's targeted clientele and organizational structure academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...
Doctor, how much does it cost? Moral values and price talk in a stratified consumer medical market
academic.oup.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
New paper out in Socio-Economic Review on how doctors and patients talk about the price of care in fertility medicine! I find that the way they talk about money is radically different depending on both the clinic's targeted clientele and organizational structure academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...
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"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF
Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress
www.science.org
May 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
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Like this op-ed author, I’m all for giving new parents money.
But doing so when you’re cutting the programs that help feed, house, educate, and care for children over their lives is beyond insulting.
(I disagree that this admin doesn’t know about the real costs, tho. It’s that they don’t care.)
But doing so when you’re cutting the programs that help feed, house, educate, and care for children over their lives is beyond insulting.
(I disagree that this admin doesn’t know about the real costs, tho. It’s that they don’t care.)
Opinion | What Trump doesn’t know about the cost of raising kids
The administration wants to offer families $5,000 for new babies. OK, what about helping with the next twenty years of their lives?
wapo.st
April 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Like this op-ed author, I’m all for giving new parents money.
But doing so when you’re cutting the programs that help feed, house, educate, and care for children over their lives is beyond insulting.
(I disagree that this admin doesn’t know about the real costs, tho. It’s that they don’t care.)
But doing so when you’re cutting the programs that help feed, house, educate, and care for children over their lives is beyond insulting.
(I disagree that this admin doesn’t know about the real costs, tho. It’s that they don’t care.)
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Gov. Tim Walz State Address: "We have university students shoved into unmarked vans and fathers being tossed into Salvadorian gulags without a hint of due process. If you say you love freedom, but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love isn't freedom, it's privilege."
April 24, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Gov. Tim Walz State Address: "We have university students shoved into unmarked vans and fathers being tossed into Salvadorian gulags without a hint of due process. If you say you love freedom, but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love isn't freedom, it's privilege."
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Why don’t young people use prescription contraception? Our new national MyVoice study asked 14–24-year-olds directly. The top 3 reasons:
🔸 Concern about side effects
🔸 Fear of judgment
🔸 Difficulty accessing care
www.jpagonline.org/article/S108...
🔸 Concern about side effects
🔸 Fear of judgment
🔸 Difficulty accessing care
www.jpagonline.org/article/S108...
April 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Why don’t young people use prescription contraception? Our new national MyVoice study asked 14–24-year-olds directly. The top 3 reasons:
🔸 Concern about side effects
🔸 Fear of judgment
🔸 Difficulty accessing care
www.jpagonline.org/article/S108...
🔸 Concern about side effects
🔸 Fear of judgment
🔸 Difficulty accessing care
www.jpagonline.org/article/S108...
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Yesterday, we released new estimates (for 2024) of the number of people obtaining abortions in states without total bans & the number of people traveling across state lines to access care
www.guttmacher.org/report/stabi...
www.guttmacher.org/report/stabi...
Stability in the Number of Abortions from 2023 to 2024 in US States Without Total Bans Masks Major Shifts in Access
www.guttmacher.org
April 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Yesterday, we released new estimates (for 2024) of the number of people obtaining abortions in states without total bans & the number of people traveling across state lines to access care
www.guttmacher.org/report/stabi...
www.guttmacher.org/report/stabi...
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Congratulations to @meilers.bsky.social and team for their award-winning poster!! #PAA2025
Start your PAA morning by checking out @meilers.bsky.social, @clairekampdush.bsky.social,
and Hyunjae Kwon's poster, “Household Division of Labor and Fertility Desires in the United
States: Do Gender and Sexual Identity Matter?” at 10:30am in Liberty & Independence
Ballrooms! #PAA2025
and Hyunjae Kwon's poster, “Household Division of Labor and Fertility Desires in the United
States: Do Gender and Sexual Identity Matter?” at 10:30am in Liberty & Independence
Ballrooms! #PAA2025
April 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Congratulations to @meilers.bsky.social and team for their award-winning poster!! #PAA2025
Excited to share some work in progress using the @nchatstudy.bsky.social data! #PAA2025
Start your PAA morning by checking out @meilers.bsky.social, @clairekampdush.bsky.social,
and Hyunjae Kwon's poster, “Household Division of Labor and Fertility Desires in the United
States: Do Gender and Sexual Identity Matter?” at 10:30am in Liberty & Independence
Ballrooms! #PAA2025
and Hyunjae Kwon's poster, “Household Division of Labor and Fertility Desires in the United
States: Do Gender and Sexual Identity Matter?” at 10:30am in Liberty & Independence
Ballrooms! #PAA2025
April 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Excited to share some work in progress using the @nchatstudy.bsky.social data! #PAA2025
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Just to be clear, this is a faculty member reporting a recent student at his institution to a fascist regime because he disagrees with the student’s political views. Absolutely chilling and vile.
In case you missed it, the day before Mahmoud Khalil’s detention by Ice none other than Shai Davidai tweeted at Rubio demanding his deportation.
And once he was apprehended, he felt these were legit “consequences” for him protesting.
A faculty member @columbiauniversity.bsky.social the shameful.
And once he was apprehended, he felt these were legit “consequences” for him protesting.
A faculty member @columbiauniversity.bsky.social the shameful.
March 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Just to be clear, this is a faculty member reporting a recent student at his institution to a fascist regime because he disagrees with the student’s political views. Absolutely chilling and vile.
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International Women's Day has become a day I approach trepidation--waiting to see Ipsos's annual poll.
This year's results don't curb my anxieties. 53% of men globally (47% of US men) agree that efforts toward gender equality have gone so far they're hurting men. And young men agree most of all.🧵1/
This year's results don't curb my anxieties. 53% of men globally (47% of US men) agree that efforts toward gender equality have gone so far they're hurting men. And young men agree most of all.🧵1/
March 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
International Women's Day has become a day I approach trepidation--waiting to see Ipsos's annual poll.
This year's results don't curb my anxieties. 53% of men globally (47% of US men) agree that efforts toward gender equality have gone so far they're hurting men. And young men agree most of all.🧵1/
This year's results don't curb my anxieties. 53% of men globally (47% of US men) agree that efforts toward gender equality have gone so far they're hurting men. And young men agree most of all.🧵1/
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ABORTION BANS KILL PEOPLE. States with bans KNOW it—so instead of facing the facts, they just straight up refuse to track the data. www.propublica.org/article/texa...
February 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
ABORTION BANS KILL PEOPLE. States with bans KNOW it—so instead of facing the facts, they just straight up refuse to track the data. www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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We are witnessing the wholesale destruction of our public health infrastructure and monitoring systems.
This administration is profoundly and deliberately anti-life.
This administration is profoundly and deliberately anti-life.
For 38 years, PRAMS has collected critical data on maternal-child health with the goal to reduce infant morbidity and mortality. CDC has officially halted the 2024 PRAMS data collection for the participating 46 states and the future is uncertain.
PRAMS
Surveillance project of CDC and health departments used to improve maternal and infant health.
www.cdc.gov
February 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
We are witnessing the wholesale destruction of our public health infrastructure and monitoring systems.
This administration is profoundly and deliberately anti-life.
This administration is profoundly and deliberately anti-life.
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Since 1972, the General Social Survey has been asking, "What do you think is the ideal number of children for family to have?" It was a great question. Unfortunately, it's broken now and needs to be fixed or retired. I'll explain familyinequality.wordpress.com/2025/02/15/i...
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It might be time to retire the GSS measure of ideal number of children
This seems very nerdy and technical, but it’s about topics lots of people care about — birth rates and political polarization.
familyinequality.wordpress.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Since 1972, the General Social Survey has been asking, "What do you think is the ideal number of children for family to have?" It was a great question. Unfortunately, it's broken now and needs to be fixed or retired. I'll explain familyinequality.wordpress.com/2025/02/15/i...
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For 20 years I have used data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey to educate many thousands of students about trends in teen sexual behavior. Now, because Trump and MAGA are afraid of knowledge and education, access to this information -- vital knowledge -- is denied the public. (From my textbook:
February 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
For 20 years I have used data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey to educate many thousands of students about trends in teen sexual behavior. Now, because Trump and MAGA are afraid of knowledge and education, access to this information -- vital knowledge -- is denied the public. (From my textbook:
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NEW: Yesterday, the Department of Transportation issued a memo that says DOT and DOT-supported programs should "give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average." www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.go...
www.transportation.gov
January 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
NEW: Yesterday, the Department of Transportation issued a memo that says DOT and DOT-supported programs should "give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average." www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.go...
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When I teach Social Problems, I typically use plane crashes to talk about how the availability heuristic--the human tendency to overestimate the frequency of things we hear a lot about--drives "irrational" fear of extremely low-risk things like flying.
But that fear doesn't seem so irrational now.
But that fear doesn't seem so irrational now.
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
When I teach Social Problems, I typically use plane crashes to talk about how the availability heuristic--the human tendency to overestimate the frequency of things we hear a lot about--drives "irrational" fear of extremely low-risk things like flying.
But that fear doesn't seem so irrational now.
But that fear doesn't seem so irrational now.
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psychotic
NEW: Yesterday, the Department of Transportation issued a memo that says DOT and DOT-supported programs should "give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average." www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.go...
www.transportation.gov
January 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
psychotic
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Are People Fleeing States With Abortion Bans?
Yes, according to our analysis of change-of-address data from the USPS. For more details, see our NBER WP or abstract below:
www.nber.org/papers/w33328
#EconSky
Joint work w/: @danieldench1.bsky.social + Kelly Lifchez + @econling.bsky.social
Yes, according to our analysis of change-of-address data from the USPS. For more details, see our NBER WP or abstract below:
www.nber.org/papers/w33328
#EconSky
Joint work w/: @danieldench1.bsky.social + Kelly Lifchez + @econling.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Are People Fleeing States With Abortion Bans?
Yes, according to our analysis of change-of-address data from the USPS. For more details, see our NBER WP or abstract below:
www.nber.org/papers/w33328
#EconSky
Joint work w/: @danieldench1.bsky.social + Kelly Lifchez + @econling.bsky.social
Yes, according to our analysis of change-of-address data from the USPS. For more details, see our NBER WP or abstract below:
www.nber.org/papers/w33328
#EconSky
Joint work w/: @danieldench1.bsky.social + Kelly Lifchez + @econling.bsky.social
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Created a new starter pack on SOGI things, queer demography, and folks interested in surveying sex and sex surveys--very loosely some quantitative sexualities. Let me know if you want to be added, its just a starter and I drew from my head of who was currently here:
January 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Created a new starter pack on SOGI things, queer demography, and folks interested in surveying sex and sex surveys--very loosely some quantitative sexualities. Let me know if you want to be added, its just a starter and I drew from my head of who was currently here:
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"A study of federally funded research projects in the United States estimated that principal investigators spend on average about 45% of their time on administrative activities related to applying for and managing projects rather than conducting active research"
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
January 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"A study of federally funded research projects in the United States estimated that principal investigators spend on average about 45% of their time on administrative activities related to applying for and managing projects rather than conducting active research"
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...