Dr. Brittany Mistretta

Intersecting archaeology and biodiversity studies through museum collections research. Tweets my own. She/Her.

[Dr. Brittany Mistretta @BAMistretta]

@BoldlyTho 😂

[Dr. Brittany Mistretta @BAMistretta]

Graduated with my #PhD today! #archaeology #graduate 💚🐊

[Dr. Brittany Mistretta @BAMistretta]

@khooliha You okay? Message me if you need

[Alex Maile @Anoplogaster_]

I’ll throw another one into todays E for #FishABC. Inspired by @FishGuyKai’s eel I’ll throw in Echidna catenata. The chainlink eel, who like other eels, biofluoresces!

[Dr. Jonathan Huie @jmhuiee]

E is Eumicrotremis orbis, the Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker or in this case, Lumpy. They're cute. That's all you need to know.

#FishABC

[Dr. Brittany Mistretta @BAMistretta]

@NRCannarozzi Thank you!!! 💚

[Dr. Brittany Mistretta @BAMistretta]

I passed my defense today. I’ll be the first person in my family with a #PhD. The feeling is unreal.

[Dr. Brittany Mistretta @BAMistretta]

@khooliha Thank you!!! 💚

[Dr. Brittany Mistretta @BAMistretta]

@khooliha I will miss you too! I will be back to visit and you can always visit me.

[Dr. Brittany Mistretta @BAMistretta]

In 2 weeks I’m moving to NYC. It’s been my dream for a long time and I’ve been so unhappy where I’m at. I will finish this #PhD, but I will not be looking for a job in academia and I’m not sure what’s next. I just know I’m moving in the best direction for me.

[Just the Zoo of Us 🐊🐌🦬 @JusttheZooofUs]

There is something incomparably charming about a person with an intense passion for a specific kind of animal. The more obscure the better. If people ask your favorite animal & you get out your phone because it's gonna require some explanation & be a whole thing, you're my people

[Dr. Brittany Mistretta @BAMistretta]

@khooliha Eeeep! So cute!

[Sarah Liu @drsarahliu.bsky.social @DrSarahLiu]

Nothing frustrates me more than senior faculty telling PhD students to just follow their passion and things will be alright. As an already-not-so-recent PhD who was on the market for two years before securing a permanent position, I can say that this is not how it works anymore.

[Matt Davidson @md_ptbo]

Friends, if you work in #CaribbeanStudies or #DigitalHumanities, @dLoCaribbean has some upcoming workshops that you may be interested in.

Starting next month, please join us for *** Exploring the Caribbean in DH: A dLOC as Data workshop series. ***

https://t.co/piK2rbkk7h

[Dr. Brittany Mistretta @BAMistretta]

@ArianneBoileau Whaaat!? 😳 Oh my goodness that’s crazy.

[Dr. Brittany Mistretta @BAMistretta]

Anyone else have expenses not on the estimated cost of attendance that they wish they knew to budget for before starting #gradschool? I’ll start: a $650 night guard for stress biting.

[Dr. Brittany Mistretta @BAMistretta]

@cawoost 100% agree with this! Also that, if you get funding, you usually have to pay upfront.

[Dr. Brittany Mistretta @BAMistretta]

@BoldlyTho Honestly, I appreciate all the baseball episodes that people say are unnecessary.

[Dr. Brittany Mistretta @BAMistretta]

@holarosarita Billie Eilish changed her hair color and this is her new part?