CA Prop 1 has lots of problems, but it passed. Whether that's for good or bad now comes down to implementation. In @latimes, I argue that simply adding $$ and beds is not a real plan. Poorly delivered care can backfire. So how do we get this right? 🧵 https://t.co/YE3mNUYvjr

What an honor to receive this award! Thanks so much to the anonymous person that nominated my paper - what a wonderful surprise! I wish I could have been there in person to receive it but was taking care of my new family member - baby Ben ❤️

Some thoughts on why sociological explanation should be the cornerstone of critical thought rather than its enemy. Open access:

I've used @Mad_In_America's thought-provoking podcasts in my Sociology of Mental Illness class, so what a pleasure to be a guest! We tackle Prop 1, homelessness, and what I call the Frankenstein's monster of civil libertarianism and austerity. thanks @justinkarterphd

So very thrilled to announce that my book Visions of Financial Order will be published in less than a month (08.13.2024)! A 🧵 on why you should read it: https://t.co/ngkW309d3N

excited to share that my article on the transnational origins of regime change in Iraq has been accepted at the American Journal of Sociology. This paper speaks to contemporary concerns about foreign policy lobbying and elite control over foreign affairs.

Today is the publication day for Speaking for Others: The Ethics of Informal Political Representation (@Harvard_Press)! Thank you to everyone who has supported this project over the years—family, advisors, mentors, colleagues, students, editors, friends. https://t.co/hT4mSBxLc9

Bay Area folks! I'll be @BooksIncStores, Alameda this Sat July 13th, to discuss "Sons, Daughters and Sidewalk Psychotics"--in conversation with Stanford psychiatric resident Amelia Dmowska. 330 pm. Hope to see you there https://t.co/ZW3lX4t1Rb

thanks @PeterMoskos for this chat on public order, harm reduction, & making our social control institutions better. Plus a plug for ethnography: nothing gets us beyond our ideological comfort zone and theoretical priors like fieldwork

My book, Speaking for Others: The Ethics of Informal Political Representation, will be released in two weeks. You can read a bit of it here, and pre-order it too!

Is involuntary psychiatric treatment the solution to the intertwined crises of untreated mental illness, homelessness, and addiction? Listen to my 🗣️w/ @avb_soc about "#Conservatorship: Inside California's System of #Coercion and #Care for #MentalIllness":

More a reminder to myself, since I meant to say when I finished reading it: "Sons, Daughters & Sidewalk Psychotics: Mental Illness & Homelessness in LA" by @NeilMGong is a _shockingly_ good book. I want to talk about it and maybe interview him.

I'm grateful that my colleagues Jesse Cordes Selbin, Sarah Macdonald, and I received this year's Scholarly Contributions to Teaching and Learning Award from the @ASAnews's section on @AsaTeaching! #ThankYou #sociology #soctwitter

The academic job market is starting up again soon and many people are spending the summer prepping their materials. Here is some advice from someone who was never a market star (not even close) but succeeded anyway… (1/7)

Thanks to Scholars Strategy Network for having me on the "No Jargon" podcast! We tackle inequality in psychiatric care, Housing First, and major developments in mental health policy like CA Prop 1.

This is the same ridiculous and disingenous reporting tactic used after homeless encampment sweeps. The solidarity encampment was clean, super organized, and provided access to university buildings. The Administration shut down these buildings and the police trashed this camp.

Please join me and @avb_soc to discuss remaking public psychiatric care in the US. With the Problem Solving Sociology folks--Friday May 3, 3pm Eastern. hope to see you there! zoom info at the link https://t.co/e4RWdl63xs

Big thanks to @KerisWithaK for having me on the podcast! I and my students have learned so much from her over the years. Check it out for a deep dive into the politics of mental health in CA, and how inequality shapes recovery.

What if we converted all those vacant, decrepit strip malls around the country into new housing? 🏠 I wrote about the idea, which is not far-fetched at all https://t.co/EsMgEZYwTO

What a wonderful surprise to have "Sons, Daughters, and Sidewalk Psychotics" reviewed in @newrepublic in dialogue with "The Unclaimed", the crucial new book by my mentor @StefanTimmerma6 and fellow UCLA alum @pamelajprickett !! grateful @ScottWStern for this sharp piece