Alvin P. Akibar, PhD ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬

Systems Change Director (@prepareprosper)

Former Dir. (@CSJatULTC)

▪︎ Sass, Intersectionality, Identity Dev & Health ▪︎ views: mine ▪︎ he/him

[Janelle R. Goodwill, PhD @TrustGoodwill]

✨New study:

Despite all of the pain, Black Americans have found ways to remain hopeful & experience joy during COVID-19. Few studies measure positive outcomes w/ Black samples. This gave me an opportunity to tell a different story. Here's what I found🧵
https://t.co/96yWITaTSt

[Chokely Carmichael🥋 is on 🦋 @StewartColes]

@itsafronomics Talk about having to work twice as hard to get half as much.

[Alvin P. Akibar, PhD ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬 @AlvinAkibar]

@laurenbbeach @NIH_LRP What were some of the factors you considered or found helpful in identifying your mentorship team?

[Alvin P. Akibar, PhD ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬 @AlvinAkibar]

@NIH_LRP @NIHgrants Super helpful clarification!

[Alvin P. Akibar, PhD ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬 @AlvinAkibar]

@NIH_LRP @NIHgrants To clarify, does this mean current graduate students are also eligible to apply?

[Alvin P. Akibar, PhD ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬 @AlvinAkibar]

#LRPchat What are some things to consider if your work straddles different agency areas?

Let's say, a nonprofit researcher with focus areas on health disparities in mental illness and substance use?

[Alvin P. Akibar, PhD ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬 @AlvinAkibar]

@CraigAnthonyRS THANK YOU.

[Craig Rodriguez-Seijas, PhD 🇹🇹🏳️‍🌈 (he/him) @CraigAnthonyRS]

The discussion about data being available on request often assumes some nefarious intent to hide poorly done stats or something.

TBH o feel VERY concerned about making LGBTQ+ data open access to anyone bc I've seen how ppl protect conversion therapists & their cronies still

[Alvin P. Akibar, PhD ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬 @AlvinAkibar]

@Sakiera_Hudson Hire them with enough funding to make it worth their while to their career if you can't make the environment hospitable.

[Alvin P. Akibar, PhD ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬 @AlvinAkibar]

@ElleLettMDPhD @uwsph @hspop_uw @thearchcenter Let's goooo! Congratulations, and wishes for more success along the way! 🎊

[Alvin P. Akibar, PhD ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬 @AlvinAkibar]

@PaoloAPalma Leaving academia and realizing you still have to do these things

[Alvin P. Akibar, PhD ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬 @AlvinAkibar]

@NIHendaddiction @RCloutierPhD @NIHRresearch Thank you! This is so helpful 😊

[Dr. Renee Cloutier, PhD 📈 @RCloutierPhD]

Hey #ImpScience #communityengaged researchers w NIH $

how have y'all brought on community co-investigators who may not have Era commons or institutional support to setup without funding? Or Is there a secret @NIHRresearch TA for admin setup of Era commons?

@NIHendaddiction

[Jessica Schleider, PhD @JSchleiderPhD]

JOB OPPORTUNITY: I am currently accepting applications for an Associate Director (Research Assistant Professor; non-tenure track) for the Lab for Scalable Mental Health.

Details here and below: https://t.co/ToNyhvIwa4

🧵

[Alvin P. Akibar, PhD ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬 @AlvinAkibar]

@ElleLettMDPhD I love it! Also when you're styling, don't be afraid to go BIG.

[Alvin P. Akibar, PhD ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬 @AlvinAkibar]

@Sakiera_Hudson I think mine are going to starve forever...I had 3 accounts and lost the login info (including the email) for 2 of them 😞

[Alvin P. Akibar, PhD ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬 @AlvinAkibar]

@PaoloAPalma @Sakiera_Hudson Not least of all to mention, the climate/economic impact of this norm isn't sustainable.

[Alvin P. Akibar, PhD ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬 @AlvinAkibar]

@PaoloAPalma Honestly? Most of my professional network came from conferencing. Soc media tends to up my anxiety/siphon energy, and I wouldn't have gotten on academic Twitter at all if @Sakiera_Hudson hadn't made the case to me at #SPSSI 4 yrs ago

That said, equity/access is still a problem

[Alvin P. Akibar, PhD ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬 @AlvinAkibar]

I feel this so deeply in my soul reading over past work 🫠