Sasha Leidman

Polar scientist studying Greenland hydrology, outdoor enthusiast, avid adventurer.

[Sasha Leidman @SashaScienceGuy]

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[Sasha Leidman @SashaScienceGuy]

In between writing my dissertation, I've been getting into publishing content for #DnD incorporating my knowledge of the #arctic to teach about the landscapes and cultures of the far north in a fantasy setting. I just released this new collection called the Angakkuq's Bestiary.

[Sasha Leidman @SashaScienceGuy]

It's a collection of stat blocks for 25 monsters from Greenlandic folklore. It's my best selling publication and getting great reviews. If you have a DnD fan in your life, consider gifting them this bestiary to spark their interest in arctic culture. It would mean a lot.

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Hey all you AGUers, come check out my talk on modeling supraglacial streams in HEC-RAS 2D on Monday 2:45-4:15pm! #AGU2022 @AGU_Cryo https://t.co/ewpFAJ8JG5 #AGU22

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Just checked, of the 59 studies published in Frontiers of Earth Science which conducted original research in Greenland, none of them included a land acknowledgement and only 2 included any acknowledgement of the help from a local community member. We need to do better.

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@alielepp This is awesome. Thanks!

[Sasha Leidman @SashaScienceGuy]

Hello Cryotwitter! I recently submitted a paper and the reviewer would not accept my submission partially do to the fact that it included a land acknowledgement. They claimed our Greenland field site was "uninhabited" and "desolate" and that I did not colonize the land. 1/9

[Sasha Leidman @SashaScienceGuy]

@Kelsey_Aho Awesome. Thanks Kelsey. Yeah my land acknowledgement was almost exactly like yours and the reviewer vetoed it.

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Hopefully we can normalize land acknowledgements and make a small step towards mending scars and broken relationships left by colonization! 9/9

[Sasha Leidman @SashaScienceGuy]

So I need your help. I'm trying to find examples of stellar land acknowledgement statements and an appropriate way to respond to this reviewer. If you know of any examples or literature, let me know. Bonus if they're from the Frontiers of Earth Science: Cryospheric Science. 8/9

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@kriverman @glacier_glasses @donovan__dennis @kmftimm @allie_balter @Michalea_King @MacKieMickey @CodyTBarnett I wish I could be there! Unfortunately I'm attending virtually from Virginia.

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@kmftimm @donovan__dennis @JuneauIcefield I wish I could be there with you awesome people!

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“Communities that need the most data are the same communities most harmed by the collection of said data.” –@lfalvarezleon

This! 👏
Happy to see that @theAGU is highlighting how scientific data collection can be harmful.
https://t.co/PXOxluyFbY

[Sasha Leidman @SashaScienceGuy]

Check out my AGU eLightning poster today about mapping supraglacial streams and sediment in Greenland! https://t.co/dsTxcMpylt