Meredith L. Chivers, PhD, CPsych
@mlchivers.bsky.social
feminist psych scientist studying sexuality and gender/sex 🏳️🌈qsagelab.ca🏳️⚧️ sexual & erotic diversity, attraction, wellbeing, sexual response, and thinking lots about sexuality and embodiment; Professor by day 👩🏫... horse wrangler by night 🏇🏻
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@nytimes.com—women didn't ruin the workplace, but sexual harassment, lack of equal pay, pregnancy discrimination, gender bias, lack of advancement and leadership opportunities, double standards, microaggressions, unaffordable child care, & the glass ceiling certainly did
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
@nytimes.com—women didn't ruin the workplace, but sexual harassment, lack of equal pay, pregnancy discrimination, gender bias, lack of advancement and leadership opportunities, double standards, microaggressions, unaffordable child care, & the glass ceiling certainly did
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‼️Academic job alert‼️ Our dept at Queen's University (Canada!) is looking to hire a TT assistant prof in clinical psychology... Applications due end of Sept! Re-posts very much appreciated www.queensu.ca/psychology/n...
Employment Opportunities | Department of Psychology
Available Positions Position Title Position Details Posting Date Closing Date Assistant Professor - Tenure-Track Appointment in Psychology
www.queensu.ca
August 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
‼️Academic job alert‼️ Our dept at Queen's University (Canada!) is looking to hire a TT assistant prof in clinical psychology... Applications due end of Sept! Re-posts very much appreciated www.queensu.ca/psychology/n...
A very happy 30th birthday to bisexuality, born this day in 1995 🎂
July 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Thank you Canada‼️❤️
June 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Thank you Canada‼️❤️
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"The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for government review."
Come study in the land of the free 🙃
apnews.com/article/stud...
Come study in the land of the free 🙃
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US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts
The U.S. State Department says it’s restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but says all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for re...
apnews.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for government review."
Come study in the land of the free 🙃
apnews.com/article/stud...
Come study in the land of the free 🙃
apnews.com/article/stud...
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Thrilled to share how Liminal Learning is helping young people launch into adulthood. Here, I explain the rationale of our hybrid (offline/online) learning model. www.youtube.com/watch?v=47nS...
If you're interested in joining us on a Quest, get in touch here: liminal-learning.com/upcoming-que...
If you're interested in joining us on a Quest, get in touch here: liminal-learning.com/upcoming-que...
June 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Thrilled to share how Liminal Learning is helping young people launch into adulthood. Here, I explain the rationale of our hybrid (offline/online) learning model. www.youtube.com/watch?v=47nS...
If you're interested in joining us on a Quest, get in touch here: liminal-learning.com/upcoming-que...
If you're interested in joining us on a Quest, get in touch here: liminal-learning.com/upcoming-que...
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#ICYMI
The non-profit organization Liminal Learning is an educational response to the challenges faced by young people as they navigate towards adulthood, according to Kevin Bowers, co-founder and teacher at LCVI. #YouthSupport #YGK
Learn more: www.kingstonist.com/news/liminal...
The non-profit organization Liminal Learning is an educational response to the challenges faced by young people as they navigate towards adulthood, according to Kevin Bowers, co-founder and teacher at LCVI. #YouthSupport #YGK
Learn more: www.kingstonist.com/news/liminal...
Liminal Learning aims to help young people 'thrive in a world of flux' – Kingston News
(Kingston, Ontario) A new venture, based partly in Kingston, is aiming to support young adults in their journey toward independence, or “purposeful adulthood."
www.kingstonist.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#ICYMI
The non-profit organization Liminal Learning is an educational response to the challenges faced by young people as they navigate towards adulthood, according to Kevin Bowers, co-founder and teacher at LCVI. #YouthSupport #YGK
Learn more: www.kingstonist.com/news/liminal...
The non-profit organization Liminal Learning is an educational response to the challenges faced by young people as they navigate towards adulthood, according to Kevin Bowers, co-founder and teacher at LCVI. #YouthSupport #YGK
Learn more: www.kingstonist.com/news/liminal...
Just read about this neurosci wonder thru @fixthenews.com.web.brid.gy. 🤯 Know too many affected by motor neuron disease whose lives could be revolutionized by brain-computer interfaces like these. Truly awesome work 👏
June 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Just read about this neurosci wonder thru @fixthenews.com.web.brid.gy. 🤯 Know too many affected by motor neuron disease whose lives could be revolutionized by brain-computer interfaces like these. Truly awesome work 👏
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Issue 5 of #JSexResearch is now online with contributions from @drjustingarcia.bsky.social @mlchivers.bsky.social @typicaltims.bsky.social @drkristenmark.bsky.social
@kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @sexsciencesociety.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/toc/hjsr20/6...
@kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @sexsciencesociety.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/toc/hjsr20/6...
The Journal of Sex Research
Volume 62, Issue 5 of The Journal of Sex Research
www.tandfonline.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Issue 5 of #JSexResearch is now online with contributions from @drjustingarcia.bsky.social @mlchivers.bsky.social @typicaltims.bsky.social @drkristenmark.bsky.social
@kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @sexsciencesociety.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/toc/hjsr20/6...
@kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @sexsciencesociety.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/toc/hjsr20/6...
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My Phd student Noah is recruiting Trans* and Non-Binary folks to participate in a survey study on well-being (uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...). Check it out if relevant and of interest to you, and appreciate any signal boosting in your networks!
March 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
My Phd student Noah is recruiting Trans* and Non-Binary folks to participate in a survey study on well-being (uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...). Check it out if relevant and of interest to you, and appreciate any signal boosting in your networks!
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Graduate student Karla Kenny has launched a survey focusing on relationship experiences of queer and trans people. Please share to help out.
May 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Graduate student Karla Kenny has launched a survey focusing on relationship experiences of queer and trans people. Please share to help out.
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Professors at the end of this semester.
April 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Professors at the end of this semester.
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Faculty senates at Rutgers University, the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, the University of Indiana at Bloomington, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have passed resolutions calling for the creation of a mutual-defense compact. chroni.cl/4cBFrnu
These Faculty Senates Are Trying to Band Together to Stand Up to Trump
The idea of a compact among institutions is based on the idea that there’s strength in numbers, and it comes amid frustration that few presidents are speaking out against the administration’s actions ...
chroni.cl
April 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Faculty senates at Rutgers University, the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, the University of Indiana at Bloomington, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have passed resolutions calling for the creation of a mutual-defense compact. chroni.cl/4cBFrnu
Devastating losses for SGM health research, and sexuality research as a whole
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
Trump administration axes more than $125M in LGBTQ health funding, upending research field
The administration’s cancellation of hundreds of grants is dismantling the LGBTQ-focused research field, built out of nothing over a quarter-century.
www.nbcnews.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Devastating losses for SGM health research, and sexuality research as a whole
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
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ABCqueer [Mar 31] -- Australian researchers have developed what may be the first validated scale to measure 'gender euphoria' -- a common experience among trans people which occurs when one finally feels comfortable in one's own skin and is recognized as such by others. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Researchers take a more positive approach to trans identity
Australian researchers have developed a world-first scale to measure an almost universal experience for trans adolescents and adults – gender euphoria – that could have significant implications for me...
www.abc.net.au
March 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
ABCqueer [Mar 31] -- Australian researchers have developed what may be the first validated scale to measure 'gender euphoria' -- a common experience among trans people which occurs when one finally feels comfortable in one's own skin and is recognized as such by others. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
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It's Transgender Day of Visibility, and I have mixed emotions. So I wrote something about it 😊
(this is the first in a series; the next one is in a few weeks and is about disinformation campaigns)
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/my-...
(this is the first in a series; the next one is in a few weeks and is about disinformation campaigns)
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/my-...
My mixed emotions on Transgender Day of Visibility
Around the world, trans people are under attack. So, while Transgender Day of Visibility is a celebration, we need to talk about the dread as well, says a University of Melbourne expert.
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au
March 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It's Transgender Day of Visibility, and I have mixed emotions. So I wrote something about it 😊
(this is the first in a series; the next one is in a few weeks and is about disinformation campaigns)
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/my-...
(this is the first in a series; the next one is in a few weeks and is about disinformation campaigns)
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/my-...
Louise Glück on rebirth. For spring, for hope, for those returning from oblivion having found their voice
March 31, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Louise Glück on rebirth. For spring, for hope, for those returning from oblivion having found their voice
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Grateful to these sexuality and gender journal editors for this statement of support
Link is open access to Journal of Sex Research, kudos @cygraham.bsky.social @liamwignall.bsky.social and other signatories
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#AcademicSky
Link is open access to Journal of Sex Research, kudos @cygraham.bsky.social @liamwignall.bsky.social and other signatories
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#AcademicSky
March 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Grateful to these sexuality and gender journal editors for this statement of support
Link is open access to Journal of Sex Research, kudos @cygraham.bsky.social @liamwignall.bsky.social and other signatories
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#AcademicSky
Link is open access to Journal of Sex Research, kudos @cygraham.bsky.social @liamwignall.bsky.social and other signatories
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#AcademicSky
Want to know how much of your work Meta pirated in training LibGen?
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Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Want to know how much of your work Meta pirated in training LibGen?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Scientists are not allowed to pay above certain rates because it would be considered inherently coercive to those "too poor to say no".
Paying $100 to make someone sign a petition appears to fit the definition of coercion.
Paying $100 to make someone sign a petition appears to fit the definition of coercion.
World’s richest man paying Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition endorsing his political ideology
Musk's PAC offers $100 to Wisconsin voters in pitch against "activist judges"
The move reflects how Musk is throwing his considerable wealth behind Trump's priorities — including an upcoming election in Wisconsin for a crucial seat on the state's Supreme Court.
www.axios.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Scientists are not allowed to pay above certain rates because it would be considered inherently coercive to those "too poor to say no".
Paying $100 to make someone sign a petition appears to fit the definition of coercion.
Paying $100 to make someone sign a petition appears to fit the definition of coercion.
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Do narratives that prioritize women's orgasm during heterosex benefit or constrain women's sexuality? My new article in the Annual Review of Sex Research, covers research supporting...both! Thrilled to finally share this with the world! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Prioritization of Women’s Orgasms During Heterosex: A Critical Feminist Review of the Implications for Women’s Sexual Liberation
Orgasm is considered by many to be an essential part of women’s ideal sexual experiences. As a result, sexual liberation narratives have often advocated for the prioritization of women’s orgasms – ...
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January 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Do narratives that prioritize women's orgasm during heterosex benefit or constrain women's sexuality? My new article in the Annual Review of Sex Research, covers research supporting...both! Thrilled to finally share this with the world! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
March 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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@standupforscience.bsky.social rally in Boston!!
March 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
@standupforscience.bsky.social rally in Boston!!