Matt
@phdmattdp.bsky.social
Husband. Dad. PhD. Writer. Box poker. Question asker. Higher Education Assessment & Evaluation & Student Success. Perennially disappointed as a Cubs & Bears fan. Politics, sports, analytics, assessment, ridiculousness. #boilerup #gocyclones he|him
Reposted by Matt
Perhaps we should be searching for Ian Fleming's crystal ball...
December 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Perhaps we should be searching for Ian Fleming's crystal ball...
OMG. This... is... something, for sure.
My gift to you: the worst Christmas playlist, to horrify your friends and relations. Apple Music & Spotify links at shitm.as
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
OMG. This... is... something, for sure.
Reposted by Matt
This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.
December 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.
Sitting in a coffee shop in the East Village of DSM in the middle of a snowstorm for the next 4+ hours while my daughter takes the ACT. Whee.
December 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Sitting in a coffee shop in the East Village of DSM in the middle of a snowstorm for the next 4+ hours while my daughter takes the ACT. Whee.
Reposted by Matt
Who wore it better?
December 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Who wore it better?
Reposted by Matt
One of largest COVID vax studies ever (28 MILLION people) recently published.
Results:
• 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19
• 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality
• No increase in 4-year mortality
• Jabbed had lower risk of death from any cause.
[1/2]
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Results:
• 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19
• 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality
• No increase in 4-year mortality
• Jabbed had lower risk of death from any cause.
[1/2]
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
LONDON
jamanetwork.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
One of largest COVID vax studies ever (28 MILLION people) recently published.
Results:
• 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19
• 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality
• No increase in 4-year mortality
• Jabbed had lower risk of death from any cause.
[1/2]
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Results:
• 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19
• 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality
• No increase in 4-year mortality
• Jabbed had lower risk of death from any cause.
[1/2]
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Reposted by Matt
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
Reposted by Matt
Pretty sure the researchers talking about this survey live in a basement on their campus.
August 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Pretty sure the researchers talking about this survey live in a basement on their campus.
Reposted by Matt
There is a super interesting opportunity though my grad school for both mentoring and training in public scholarship.
"Your research must be in one of the following areas: AI for Public Good, Climate/weather/environment, Mental Health, Political Science, or Public Health, Education"
"Your research must be in one of the following areas: AI for Public Good, Climate/weather/environment, Mental Health, Political Science, or Public Health, Education"
August 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
There is a super interesting opportunity though my grad school for both mentoring and training in public scholarship.
"Your research must be in one of the following areas: AI for Public Good, Climate/weather/environment, Mental Health, Political Science, or Public Health, Education"
"Your research must be in one of the following areas: AI for Public Good, Climate/weather/environment, Mental Health, Political Science, or Public Health, Education"
Reposted by Matt
Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
December 17, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
Having the wonderful opportunity to hear @drkevinrmcclure.com share the process of researching _The Caring University_ this morning as part of our student affairs cabinet retreat.
August 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Having the wonderful opportunity to hear @drkevinrmcclure.com share the process of researching _The Caring University_ this morning as part of our student affairs cabinet retreat.
Reposted by Matt
Squirrel ladder installed in the recessed garden at the Amherst College science center 😂
July 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Squirrel ladder installed in the recessed garden at the Amherst College science center 😂
Reposted by Matt
Indiana Jones and The Quest For Campus Parking
July 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Indiana Jones and The Quest For Campus Parking
Reposted by Matt
It's here! The newest issue of @edpsychjournal.bsky.social asks: why aren't you including students with disabilities in your research?
Then, an amazing group of scholars demonstrate how and why they DO. I want to highlight a few aspects of the special issue in particular:
Then, an amazing group of scholars demonstrate how and why they DO. I want to highlight a few aspects of the special issue in particular:
Educational Psychologist
Toward Equity in Educational Psychology: Including Students with Disabilities in Research and Theory. Volume 60, Issue 3 of Educational Psychologist
www.tandfonline.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It's here! The newest issue of @edpsychjournal.bsky.social asks: why aren't you including students with disabilities in your research?
Then, an amazing group of scholars demonstrate how and why they DO. I want to highlight a few aspects of the special issue in particular:
Then, an amazing group of scholars demonstrate how and why they DO. I want to highlight a few aspects of the special issue in particular:
Reposted by Matt
I really like this study of the reasons college students move from one STEM major to another, particularly its focus on both the attractive aspects of the new major AND their disenchantments with their old major. Both parts are important. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
doi.org/10.1037/edu0...
doi.org/10.1037/edu0...
June 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I really like this study of the reasons college students move from one STEM major to another, particularly its focus on both the attractive aspects of the new major AND their disenchantments with their old major. Both parts are important. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
doi.org/10.1037/edu0...
doi.org/10.1037/edu0...
Reposted by Matt
Pro tip, folks: if you make a figure for a publication, don’t just hand the copyright over to the publisher. Post it on OSF first and then give yourself permission to use it in the first publication and then all future publications. That way, no permissions issues.
June 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Pro tip, folks: if you make a figure for a publication, don’t just hand the copyright over to the publisher. Post it on OSF first and then give yourself permission to use it in the first publication and then all future publications. That way, no permissions issues.
I very much feel seen here, official ADHD diagnosis or not.
A core problem for ADHD academics in revising for publication is reining in their divergent thinking so others can understand the core contribution.
And being bored with the project now because YOU know all this. You'd rather be off chasing other cool connections your brain has made.
And being bored with the project now because YOU know all this. You'd rather be off chasing other cool connections your brain has made.
April 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I very much feel seen here, official ADHD diagnosis or not.
Reposted by Matt
New research on non-exempt (e.g., hourly) staff in higher ed. www.cupahr.org/surveys/rese...
April 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
New research on non-exempt (e.g., hourly) staff in higher ed. www.cupahr.org/surveys/rese...
Reposted by Matt
Good News: We just passed the “Taylor Swift” bill, creating civil penalties to people/entities that create bots to purchase event tickets on the internet. Good win for event venues and consumers!
Busted out a cardigan in honor of it…
Busted out a cardigan in honor of it…
April 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Good News: We just passed the “Taylor Swift” bill, creating civil penalties to people/entities that create bots to purchase event tickets on the internet. Good win for event venues and consumers!
Busted out a cardigan in honor of it…
Busted out a cardigan in honor of it…
Reposted by Matt
My students in my Public Opinion course at OU have designed a survey to collect data for their final projects. Please, please, consider taking the time to complete it and share it if you are willing.
ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
ousurvey.qualtrics.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
My students in my Public Opinion course at OU have designed a survey to collect data for their final projects. Please, please, consider taking the time to complete it and share it if you are willing.
ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Reposted by Matt
Going to say this repeatedly, because I'm an historian and educator: anyone who allies with the Trump administration to fight "DEI" is on the side of segregation. 🧵 from @jrothst.bsky.social
There’s a historical aspect of the Trump administration’s attack on universities that I think has not been appreciated: Their legal theories are based on a perversion of one of the greatest legal accomplishments of the American project - school desegregation. 🧵 1/
April 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Going to say this repeatedly, because I'm an historian and educator: anyone who allies with the Trump administration to fight "DEI" is on the side of segregation. 🧵 from @jrothst.bsky.social