.@tinakim, PhD, @KSavin, MSW, and @DrQLWalton, PhD, LCSW write about how a family’s history of health care abuse can cast a shadow (or cloak) of doubt over health care received today in this history of medicine article: https://t.co/2hNKplfyA8
🚨Want to learn about wellness among middle-class Black women? Check out our new pub!🚨 @ppkennedy1@DrKiaSkrine@drtyreasa Dr. Joan Blakey, Jackie Coats, & Alexandra Hood
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Shout out to Dr Walton and soon to be doctors Hood and Kennedy. Love seeing mentorship in action here. Proud of you all! @gcswhearlab @UH_SocialWork #apm2023
As we consider #WorldMentalHealthDay I’m mindful of the collective grief many are facing across the globe. Please share this graphic from @APA as a reminder for us to remember the importance of self care and community care.
In case you missed this episode of the #ActionResearch Podcast, @DrQLWalton of @UH_SocialWork talks about the importance of qualitative research and positionality.
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15 bookmark-worthy tools for researchers that cost you nothing and will save you time (& nerves) when researching, writing and publishing.
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#1: Time-tracking with Toggl
https://t.co/CSjKRFoS0i
• Understand how you are spending your time
• Track how long each task is taking you so you can plan accordingly
• Be more focused on the task at hand
I use Toggl daily. ⏳
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#2: Proof-read your papers with Writefull
https://t.co/vcYBY2XFni
• AI-powered proof-reading tool specifically for scientific texts
• Integrates into Word and Overleaf
Members of my course (the Researchers' Writing Academy) love this one! [woman dance emoji red dress]
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#3: Organise your references with Zotero
https://t.co/uxBCulID5U
• Open-source program
• Saves references from your browser
• Organises them in folders and using tags
• Creates bibliographies for your manuscript
• Lets you co-create citation libraries with co-authors
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#4: Stay focused with Forest
https://t.co/tToDcNi0Vv
• Start the app when you want to tackle deep work
• A virtual tree starts growing
• When you leave the app to do something else, the tree dies
• The larger your forest, the more deep work you got done!
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#5: Discover papers (1) with Citation Gecko
https://t.co/UBg15aZCqf
• Upload 5-6 "seed papers"
• The app extracts all references in and to these seed papers
• Creates a visual citation network
• Open-source web app
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#6: Discover papers (2) with Research Rabbit
https://t.co/LsfFCoGGRr
• Alternative to Citation Gecko
• Build your own citation network
• Label network entries
• Download paper PDFs
• Get alerts for new papers
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#7: Visualise your thoughts with XMind
https://t.co/vVEhz5GIJl
• Intuitive mindmapping tool
• Embed hyperlinks, images & attachements
Excellent for organising references for review papers or brainstorming the story of your paper! [light bulb emoji]
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#8: Listen to scientific papers with Audemic
https://t.co/947nFj8RQF
• Skip sections
• Highlight text while listening
• Take notes
• Get summaries that go beyond the abstract
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#9: Record training or feedback videos with Loom
https://t.co/16fRAIIYvi
• Record your screen, webcam and/or audio
• Share the video link after recording
• 25 5-min videos included in free plan
I use this one all the time!
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#10: Project manage your papers with Trello
https://t.co/ITAn01Y2R9
• Use lists, cards & checklist to organise the tasks in each project
• Collaborate with co-authors
• Communicate via comment function
PS: We provide you with several Trello templates inside our course!
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#11: Choose your target journal (1) with SciRev
https://t.co/w4gbPzZd1g
• Compare publication speeds, peer review quality and journal statistics
• Contribute your own publishing experiences
• Made by researchers
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#12: Choose your target journal (2) with Transpose
https://t.co/brpJeR0Amw
• Compare journal policies on open peer review, co-reviewing and preprint policies
You might be surprised how vague some journals are on these topics!
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#13: Share methods on Protocols
https://t.co/iK5cC7NGzu
• Publish your chemical synthesis protocols, clinical trial descriptions or computational workflows
• Keep them updated
• Receive a DOI
• Run protocols as checklists
• Free for individuals
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#14: Cite correctly with CiteAs
https://t.co/uMYRKULRZv
• Obtain the correct citation for any preprint, software or dataset in one click
• Open-source tool
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#15: Understand your research landscape with Dimensions
https://t.co/7WZlAyGoEY
• Analyse all research-related data (grants, papers, patents, datasets, online mentions, clinical trials, policy documents)
• Identify collaborators
• Find who has cited and used your work
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TL;DR - 15 free tools for researchers you should bookmark now
#1: Toggl
#2: Writefull
#3: Zotero
#4: Forest
#5: CitationGecko
#6: ResearchRabbit
#7: XMind
#8: Audemic
#9: Loom
#10: Trello
#11: SciRev
#12: Protocols
#13: Transpose
#14: CiteAs
#15: Dimensions
It's happening! Excited to launch my #Dissertation!
Are you a Black mother? Do you have a daughter? We're launching a study to understand #Hope#Healing & Gendered Racial Experiences in Black mother-daughter relationships. 💜
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@aliciaandrz@AcademicChatter Thank you for sharing your materials. I currently have a doc student preparing their materials for the job market and your materials cannot be more timely!! Thanks a ton!
The next Grounded Theory Seminar, hosted by @AngliaRuskin GTN members in collaboration with @GroundedTheory, will focus on Getting Started with Grounded Theory: 12 October 2023 at 14:00BST. Come along & join the conversation! https://t.co/w5Z6KBaZXq #Students#ECRs#Researchers
Sometimes being a parent in academia feels like riding a bike with a flat tire - you're working as hard as you can, you're exhausted and sweaty, but people are passing you with ease.
"Tina Turner walked away from the spotlight and her volatile, abusive husband in the 1970s, remade herself as a solo artist, sold more than 100 million records, won eight Grammy Awards, and became a brighter star in her 40s and 50s than she had been in her youth."
I am happy to share that I have the amazing opportunity to be a part of @urbaninstitute & @GoldmanSachs One Million Black Women Partnership Project focused on closing the wealth gap among Black women! I’m centering MH! https://t.co/h4T5ozWCsK
New #ActionResearch from @DrQLWalton at @UH_SocialWork! This article highlights some techniques that can be effective in
individual interviews in qualitative research with Black women. Read our one-page summary here: https://t.co/bIFMAWDTaM