I'm so grateful that @juliamoconnor and I were awarded a grant from @CourageforAll! Our research will examine sexual violence-related betrayals and avenues for courage within culturally diverse sororities. Stay tuned for findings ✨

The Violence Prevention Center at UNC Charlotte is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow, to begin August 2024. The position will primarily report to Dr. Annelise Mennicke (Social Work), with co-mentorship provided from other VPC affiliated faculty. Feel free to DM me for questions.

Republicans are fast-tracking HB 1639, mandating all Florida health care plans cover anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy-- a dangerous and debunked practice that falsely claims to turn gay people straight and trans people cis. And it will RAISE insurance costs on ALL Floridians.

Hey Florida! Celebrate the end of DeSantis' presidential campaign by signing up to vote by mail! Remember, Florida Republicans have canceled all of our vote by mail requests so we have to renew them now per cycle! Sign Up Here:

#VawCluster GRA and PhD candidate, Shelleta Ladonice, presenting on #careoncampus study. Fantastic work!! @SSWRorg @UCFSocialWork https://t.co/ZkPAKa0o4o #SSWR2024

please don't email me back so quickly. Give me a moment to enjoy ticking something off my to-do list

FYI: Supreme Court of Florida has set abortion ballot initiative oral arguments for February 7th.

ICYMI: No State Supreme Court decision today on FL’s 15 week abortion ban. This decision is expected to come out on a Thursday at around 11:00am & our state’s 6 week abortion ban will go into effect 30 days later.

Florida Republicans have just filed a bill to provide civil liabilities to fetuses. It would even allow for people who help someone get an abortion be sued. Because a 6 week abortion ban isn’t extreme enough. Link: https://t.co/bqHejdjGFL

The SSWR Doctoral Student Travel Award Program is accepting applications for the 2024 Annual Conference, January 10-14, 2024, in Washington, DC! Applications are due November 20th by 11:59 PM EST:

SOCIOLOGY MAJORS BE AWARE! The BOG is attempting to remove sociology as a general education course in FL universities. This is 100% a political decision as it was not recommended by the committee evaluating Gen Ed courses.

The focus for many of us at today's Board of Governors (BOG) meeting was the banning of funding for DEI programs via a *very* broad and political definition of DEI, however the BOG also voted on several other alarming provisions you need to be aware of. 1/

Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness. No survivor should ever be forced to stay with an abuser to keep a roof over their head. Learn more about the connection between DV and homelessness and available resources: https://t.co/tSXbFMfR6V #Every1KnowsSome1 #DVAM

Supporting @harborhousefl Purple Door for #DVAM2023 #vawcluster @UCFSocialWork @UCFSociology @ourmedschool @UCF_CJ 💜

Are you able to communicate your research or creative scholarship in just three minutes with one PowerPoint slide, to people not in your field? Enter our upcoming 3MT competition; the best 180-second presentation wins a scholarship prize. https://t.co/gqsD0fh5KD #UCFGraduateLife

Ahh! I am so excited to launch my dissertation study on Black women’s experiences in PhD programs! To be eligible, you must identify as a Black woman, be 18 years of age or older, and be currently enrolled in a PhD program (in any discipline)! #PhD #Dissertation

Hello twitter! I'm finally dissertating! I'm examining the experiences trans and nonbinary folks have when contemplating applying for/applying for SNAP, Medicaid, and Unemployment. My goal is to survey 1000 ppl. Please share with your networks/friends.

***We’re hiring a Research Specialist to help with the new grant to understand barriers post sexual assault healthcare among people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and those living in poverty: https://t.co/H338lZ6dPV