Brandon A. Thigpen

Dad 1st. Comm, rhetoric, and overall nerd professor #FirstGen. I love ✏️📚🏍

[The PhD Place @ThePhDPlace]

Qualitative researchers when they see statistics

[Scholarship for PhD @ScholarshipfPhd]

Writing a scientific article: A step-by-step guide for beginners (1/7)

[Brandon A. Thigpen @BrandonAThigpen]

Don't be afraid to start over

[Reviewer 2 @GrumpyReviewer2]

#AcademicChatter #AcademicX

[Brandon A. Thigpen @BrandonAThigpen]

Grades are in! Time to rest.

[Brandon A. Thigpen @BrandonAThigpen]

I want to try to include some short form video content for my online students this Summer. If it works well, I'd love to incorporate it into my Fall classes. I think it'd be a new way to reach my new generation of learners.

[Brandon A. Thigpen @BrandonAThigpen]

Additions to my online classes will be a condensed slideshow with a voiceover. I'm aiming for key chapter and module content.

Relying on students to read the chapters hasn't met expectations.

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Additions to the syllabus will include no feet or shoes on the table in class. Also, no playing computer games in class.

I can't believe I have to include this.

[Sarah J Tracy 🏜 @SarahJTracy]

Need a quick guide on #qualitative data analysis software? Thank you @hagman for developing this! https://t.co/gwLbtcpT02

[Brandon A. Thigpen @BrandonAThigpen]

All nighters as a professor hit different.

[Academic Chatter™ @AcademicChatter]

It's okay to say "I don't know".

[David Velasquez, MD @davidevelasqu]

Why are med schools offering classes on structural racism, you ask?

Because of Henrietta Lacks
Because of the Tuskegee Study
Because of experimental procedures on enslaved Black women
Because of unnecessary procedures on women in ICE detention centers
Because if you are Black or Hispanic & come to a hospital with a heart attack, you are more likely to experience a worse standard of care

The reasons are endless.

[Jihyun Kim @DrJihyunKim]

‼️ cfp ‼️Great opportunity for scholars who study #ai #chatgpt #hmc @ICA_HMC

[Kelly @kellymerrilljr]

Can we all just get in the habit of sending meeting invites? If it’s not on my calendar, it’s not happening.

[Kyle Walker @kyle_e_walker]

If students tell me they want to get a PhD, I will support them and write them a letter. But I also tell them, because no one told me at age 21-22:

-- You will spend your twenties making poverty wages while your peers start getting salaries, raises, bonuses, etc.;
-- You may well get into credit card debt paying your bills as a result, especially if you are doing grad school in an expensive city;
-- If you get a faculty job, your salary will likely not be much more than what some of your peers got upon graduating undergrad;
-- You may well be 10+ years behind your peers financially, which may not seem important at age 22 but it will be at age 32

I get that people say "but it's not about the money, it's about passion!" I thought that too. But this stuff matters a ton and students need to be aware of it.

[Dr Asma Jabeen @DrasmaJabeen1]

Scientific Writing strategies by Wiley #AcademicTwitter

[Brandon A. Thigpen @BrandonAThigpen]

My paperwork also transitioned from Lecturer to Assistant Professor. That's cool

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My students were totally supportive and I think they picked up some real skills they can use in future classes.

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The other professors in my department are great resources for me. Each one was supportive in their own way and helped me hit the ground running.