Carlos RodriguezDiaz
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Academic activist. Professor and Chair at Boston University School of Public Health. He/Him/Él. Spanglish. 🏳️🌈 🇵🇷 Views my own.
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In 2 weeks I'll be Vice-Chair of my Dept. in the largest School of Public Health. It's still sinking in. I'll be the only
#Latino
and
#queer
in academic administration. Terrifying & exciting. I want to leave the door open for others like me.
#AcademicTwitter
#AcademicTwitter
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First day of school -- as Professor and Chair of the Department of Community Health Sciences at Boston University School of Public Health
@BUSPH
#PublicHealth
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I just became part of the 3%. Yes, of the 3% of FULL PROFESSORS who are Latinx. I am elated! 🤗🍾 I am thankful to many people who have supported me and committed to continue to disrupt privilege in academia. 💪🏽✊🏽
#Professor
#Latinx
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This is happening and I get to attend w my husband. I can't describe how I feel about tomorrow's signing of the Defense of Marriage Act into law by
@POTUS
at The
@WhiteHouse
+ to be surrounded by many leaders and activist who believe in equity. I promise to share pictures mañana.
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🚨Professional Update. Starting Sept. 1, I will be the Department Chair of Community Health Sciences at Boston University School of Public Health. I am thrilled about this opportunity. More info soon!
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Good morning! 🌞 Can I get a roll call on all the
#LGBTQ
people in
#PublicHealth
?!?! I want to follow you all.
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Yes, and Happy Pride 🏳️🌈
The mustache is enjoying one of its periodic renaissances.
“It’s very masculine, but it’s also very flamboyant and quietly sort of queer-coded,” one man from Brooklyn said. “The entire gender spectrum is obsessed with my mustache, as am I.”
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Well, it's official. I am the President of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (
@Sex_Science
). Looking forward to working with brilliant colleagues and to advancing knowledge of sexuality and communicating scientifically based sex research and scholarship
#SSSS2021
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The shameless selfie of a queer Puerto Rican Latino public health scientist who just got tenured at
@GWpublichealth
#ThisIsWhatAProfessorLooksLike
#AcademicTweet
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I got notifications that 2 of our grants got funded. I'm not bragging. I am sharing because I am very honored to work with partners doing amazing work to improve
#LGBTQ
health and
#HIV
prevention. Thank you
@Coaipr
@DeptSaludPR
@Soumariem
@MeliMarz
@eddimber
@DC_CFAR
#PuertoRico
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Last night we submitted the most exciting -and largest- grant we have ever written for
@NIHFunding
It was and adventure and truly a community-led initiative.
@NIH
give is the 💲🤞🏽
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Nearly 50% of all MPX cases are among Back and Latino men. I share
@oni_blackstock
frustration about not having Black or Latino queer men supporting the national response. via
@statnews
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NEW! Fully-funded PhD training program in HIV, intersectionality, and sociostructural factors funded by
@NIMHgov
at
@GWtweets
@GWpublichealth
@GWUPsych
. For people applying to
#PublicHealth
/Sociobehavioral Sc OR
#Psychology
. Come to us!
@AcademicChatter
#AcademicTwitter
#phdlife
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Happy
#PrideMonth
Specially to my
#LGBTQ
colleagues and allies conducting research to improve our health and wellbeing. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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A moment of pride: I just cancelled a talked about HEALTH EQUITY with a private organization that after reviewing my slides didn’t want me to include a land acknowledgement or discuss colonialism. SMH I'm not the right person to talk about public health with them.
#Principles
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Today is a great day! My mother in
#PuertoRico
got her second dose of the
#COVID19
#vaccine
today. She is also helping other older adults to get vaccinated. I cannot be happier. 😁☺️
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For those of us in
#academia
and out as LGBTQ+, be visible. Our support and modeling can mean the world to our students. Today
#NationalComingOutDay
is a great day to be public, it is important to create safe spaces for 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 people all year!
@AcademicChatter
#AcademicTwitter
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TW: Suicide. I'm sad. One of my community partners for research, a trans man, died this weekend of suicide. This triggered so many feelings. This is part of our community experience, and all these fell heavy. Send love to him and his next chapter.
#RestInPower
🏳️⚧️
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Professional update: Honored to be named founding Director of the Gill-Lebovic Center for Community Health in the Caribbean and Latin America at
@GWpublichealth
. Looking forward to sustaining and building new collaborations and mentorship opportunities.
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Want to do something for
#women
in academia? Cite their work, provide mentorship, support those in leadership positions, and shut up when they are talking - today and every day.
#8M2021
#AcademicChatter
#InternationalWomensDay
@AcademicChatter
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Honored to be invited to the White House today for
#WorldAIDSDay
and the release of the National
#HIV
Strategy. Confirming my commitment to end the epidemic
@WhiteHouse
@GWpublichealth
@GWtweets
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Disgusted. Overwhelmed. Exhausted. If you are waiting for my reply to your email, completing a peer review, an update to our R&R, please don't follow-up. Not today or tomorrow. It can wait.
#AcademicTwitter
#AcademicChatter
@AcademicChatter
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We decided, that no matter what, this week we will only welcome good news. And today, we bought a house.
#homeowners
#VOTE
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It's official, today was announced my election as President-Elect of the
@Sex_Science
. I am humbled by the support of my colleagues, honored to serve our professional organization, and looking forward to continuing supporting
#SexSceince
.
#SSSS2019
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I just paid off all my student loans.😭😅 Now to dismantle systems in higher education that perpetuate inequities.
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@JCamachoQuinn
I respect your opinion but strongly disagree. People of trans experience have been competing in sport since forever. Most of them have not excelled. It is not until one does that transphobia shows.
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And then, suddenly, you get to do what you couldn’t think about. Today I welcome a phenomenal cohort of doctoral students as the new Program Director of the PhD Program in Social and Behavioral Sciences at
@GWpublichealth
.
#Fortunate
#Mentorship
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And the pics are here
This is happening and I get to attend w my husband. I can't describe how I feel about tomorrow's signing of the Defense of Marriage Act into law by
@POTUS
at The
@WhiteHouse
+ to be surrounded by many leaders and activist who believe in equity. I promise to share pictures mañana.
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🚨 Postdoc opp: I'll be very likely recruiting a postdoc fellow interested in community health (broadly defined) in Latin America and the Caribbean. Starting fall 2022. If interested or know someone, DM me.
@AcademicChatter
@OpenAcademics
#AcademicChatter
#AcademicTwitter
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Happy Friday! - a special one for me: First as President of
@Sex_Science
, running
#SSSS2022
w marvelous
@eddimber
&
@EricSchrimshaw
in 🇨🇦- and went to the gym at 7am. Please clap 🤣
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#AcademicTwitter
Do you share your salary is w your staff or mentees/graduate students? I would like to know how that's managed by others. I've always been transparent about my salary. It gives a sense of the cost of research and could also be aspirational.
@AcademicChatter
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Humbled to join a Think Thank about
#Monkeypox
and that our work at
@GWpublichealth
@DC_CFAR
is helping inform strategies, research, and collaborations.
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Today is our 2nd year wedding anniversary. We are fortunate to have each other - and we started the day with a 5K by the
#NationalMall
.
#Run
#Love
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Happy first anniversary to us! There is no one else I will rather quarantine with. Love you!
#ProudBoys
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Microaggressions in academia really take a toll. Look for your tribe and trust yourself. We are better than what these systems of oppression make us feel like. We have each other. We are going to change this.
#AcademicTwitter
#AcademicChatter
@AcademicChatter
@CouragePhD
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Quick visit to my beautiful
#PuertoRico
.😍🇵🇷 For those attending
#USCHA22
bring comfy clothes for morning runs or walks 🏃🏽♂️and an umbrella in case of evening light showers ☂️Welcome to the Caribbean!!
@NMACCommunity
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Two scholars from
#PuertoRico
taking
@BU_Tweets
by storm.
#Latinos
#RepresentationMatters
#ThisIsHowAProffesorLooksLike
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I do not want to be part of more historic events. I am tired. Gracias.
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The first week in the new job is on the books, and one of the best parts is getting to know my new colleagues. At
@BUSPH
I am starting the semester with 23 ‼️ new faculty members. Check out their amazing profiles.
@BU_Tweets
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Last Saturday I hosted a holiday party for my research team from
@GWpublichealth
. They had Puerto Rican flavors and filled our house with good energy and love. So
#proud
of working with them.
#Mentorship
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It was picture day at school. New professional pic coming soon. 😬🫣
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I am committed to work for health equity for all people of trans experience.
#TransDayOfVisibility
#TDOV
#TDOV2022
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Honored to join giants in the
#HIV
field and share our recommendations to end the epidemic among
#Latinx
sexual and gender minorities in the
#US
. "HIV in the USA", a publication by
@TheLancet
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Please join me to congratulate
@BenParchem
who just passed his dissertation defense in clinical psychology at
@GWtweets
@GWUPsych
. He presented amazing
#SexPositive
research applied to gay and bi Latino men.
#AcademicChatter
#AcademicTwitter
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It's my birthday and we ran a nice 10K to celebrate. 🏃🏽🏃🏽♂️🥳
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It's me! NGL, it is an honor and one the proudest moments in my career.
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To my colleagues educators, take note: human sexuality classes enhance women's sexual functioning. Not surprising, but here is evidence in case you need it. Teach👏🏽Sex👏🏽In👏🏽College
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🚨🚨🚨 2023 Summer Internship for undergraduate Latinos interested in
#HIV
research-- and working with me at
@GWpublichealth
! Please share! Learn more about the SHARE program and how to apply at
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If none of the decisions from the US Supreme Court affects you, consider yourself privileged. Please use that privilege to disrupt systems of oppression. ✊🏽
#SCOTUSRuling
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Check it out! Our latest editorial at the
@AMJPublicHealth
about colonialism as a social determinant of health in
#PuertoRico
and community resistance as
#PublicHealth
activism.
@AlfredoMorabia
@PublicHealth
#SDOH
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Honored to share my story of becoming a
#PublicHealth
scientist in
#PuertoRico
, my experience at
@GWpublichealth
, the community work on
#VIH
and
#COVID19
, and my advice for students and mentees.
#PayItForward
#SexScience
GW's
@carlosex
Dr. Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz, Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Prevention and Community Health
@GWpublichealth
:
"Aim for What You’re Passionate About"
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This weekend I had the privilege to participate in a writing retreat in my beautiful
#PuertoRico
with a group of great scholars. I am grateful for this opportunity. Latinxs and other minoritized groups in academia need more spaces like this. Thank u
@gwglcla
&
@LatinostudiesUT
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My debut on
@CNN
with
@leylasantiago
contributing to the discussion of
#COVID19
disparities in
#Latino
populations.
@GWpublichealth
@GWtweets
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Coquito >>Egg nog. Don't even try to fight me. If you don't know coquito, I can help you find the light.
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My father was a special man. Brilliant. Ahead of his time. He always believed in the authentic me - before I was confident enough to embrace everything I am. We always loved each other. He lives in me. ¡Feliz Día, papá!
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what an honor to be a speaker at the opening plenary at
#USCHA2022
- and in
#PuertoRico
!! 🇵🇷 It was amazing to feel the energy of over 2,000 people committed to address
#HIV
inequities. Thank you
@NMACCommunity
and the local planning committee.
@GWpublichealth
@SexTEAM_UPR
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Went for a Sunday morning run and I didn't die. Please clap! 😅😬
#RunningUpThatHill
#NationalMall
#SundayMorning
#SundayFunday
#SundayVibes
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"Sex work is beautiful" - an amazing conversation about sex work organized by
@mpactglobal
as part of
@AIDS_conference
#FFSS
#AIDS2022
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Proud to be part of
#LGBT
visibility in
#STEM
. Note to my 16yo self, you are not alone! Thank you
@500QueerSci
#Latino
#PuertoRico
#PublicHealth
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@FelixJBerrios
¡Hola! My name is Carlos (He/El). I'm a public health scholar studying social factors that influence health outcomes and developing culturally congruent interventions for sexual and gender minorities. I love 🪴& 📚 and I am a good dancer.
#HappyPride
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It’s Monday. Grants are not getting funded, but I am happy. The work is getting done. We are publishing. Communities are engaged. I have great colleagues and a loving family. Count the good things. A good mindset is helpful. Nobody can take our happiness away.
#MentalHealthMonday
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Working with community partners for
#ImplementationScience
to end the
#HIV
epidemic in
#PuertoRico
Juntos trabajando en comunidad para responder a la epidemia del
#VIH
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I cannot tell how excited I am to travel today to
#PuertoRico
to attend my first post pandemic academic conference! And of course, I'm going to
#SSSS2021
. See you soon
@Sex_Science
family!
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Honored to be included in this list with so many colleagues and friends. Congratulations, and thanks for your work!
#Latino
#HIV
#POZ100
@gchacon11
@CarlosdelRio7
@AriannaLint
@joeypons
@YoSoyLABamby
@JoseM_Zuniga
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So exciting! Going back to
#PuertoRico
to present in a plenary session 😳 about sex research in Puerto Rico during the annual meeting of
@Sex_Science
. Come and join me!!
#SSSS2021
@Soumariem
@Coaipr
@PonceHealthSU
@SexTEAM_UPR
@rcmupr
@GWtweets
@GWpublichealth
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Honored to present the
@Sex_Science
Social Justice Award to my mentor and friend,
@DrMadelineMD
. A fantastic scientist and clinician. Thank you and congratulations 👏🏽❤️🔥
#SSSS2022
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Today is
#AIDSAwareness
Day. Join me today at noon EST for a talk about
#HIV
among Latinx populations and in the Caribbean region.
#HIVAids
#AIDS
@GWpublichealth
@SexTEAM_UPR
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Saying NO or CAN'T + prioritizing family and self care is very hard to do. It's an important skill/attitude that we need to learn and respect in academia. I just did it feel like I've made an important and right decision. The nice feeling shouldn't come w guilt.
#AcademicChatter
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The privilege of having mom at home for the holidays.
#Fortunate
El privilegio de tener a mamá en casa. ¡Felices fiestas!
#HappyHolidays
#MerryChristmas
🎄
#FelizNavidad
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Today I had my first media interview about
#monkeypox
. I really didn’t want to join the conversation, but our public health officials are dragging their feet. We need a comprehensive response before it gets worse. Otherwise, it will get ugly and dangerous.
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