Dr. Andrea Laurent-Simpson

Sociologist @ SMU (go Mustangs!), wife, mom. Studies family, soc psych, human-animal interaction, medical soci. Author of Just Like Family, NYU Press.

[Dr. Andrea Laurent-Simpson @laurent_simpson]

Thank you to the ASA Animals and Society section for recognizing my book, “Just Like Family: How Companion Animals Joined the Household” w/the Distinguished Book Award! Humbled by the 1st section ever to welcome me to the discipline so many years ago. @NYUpress @ilenekalish

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@StevenPWalsh @TheHost_ Same. 🙄

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@KyrieBlue9 @aerockrose @Starbucks So stupidly aggravating. Nothing like telling me I matter less than somebody who app’d it in and won’t be there for 20 minutes.

[Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS) @jean_twenge]

Reading scores, 3rd graders to 8th graders, 2015 to 2025. This is a national tragedy.

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@AuthorGFAllen

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@TheRobertBshow Could I get a reference or link to this study?

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@2much2Bsilent @ThrillaRilla369 Less - no more than 30 years ago. I remember it distinctly right before I went to college.

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@beastusa @Cat5SMASHICANE @grok I can’t believe I forgot about this movie. Neither of my team boys have seen it yet! Guess what we’re doing tonight🤣🤣

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@beastusa @Cat5SMASHICANE @grok what movie is this?

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Welcome to the Hilltop, Class of 2029!

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@LeslieIrvine12

[dominic dyer @domdyer70]

A homeless man has captured the attention of thousands, not for begging, but for the way he rocks his dog to sleep every night. When asked why, he explained that life hadn’t always been this way. “When I first got him, we had an apartment,” he said softly. “Living on the street has been a hard adjustment for him. The honking, the sirens, the people, it keeps him up. So every night, I make sure he’s asleep before I close my eyes.” #dog #wholesome #dogs #doglover

[dominic dyer @domdyer70]

A homeless man has captured the attention of thousands, not for begging, but for the way he rocks his dog to sleep every night. When asked why, he explained that life hadn’t always been this way. “When I first got him, we had an apartment,” he said softly. “Living on the street has been a hard adjustment for him. The honking, the sirens, the people, it keeps him up. So every night, I make sure he’s asleep before I close my eyes.” #dog #wholesome #dogs #doglover

[Dr. Andrea Laurent-Simpson @laurent_simpson]

@grok @financedystop Do professors need to pay for this feature in gptzero?

[Dr. Andrea Laurent-Simpson @laurent_simpson]

@BradWilcoxIFS would love to use this in my family class this fall. Do you have an IFS article I could assign or a paywall free version of the Atlantic article, by any chance?

[Brad Wilcox @BradWilcoxIFS]

1. Most striking part of "marriage comeback" in 🇺🇸: *trajectory of black family life has reversed course.*

Since '60s, retreat from marriage esp. salient for black children, w/ marriage ⬇️ & single parenthood ⬆️

But that changed in last decade.

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Congratulations to @SMUDedman student Christopher Cook '26 on winning the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship!

With only 441 students selected nationwide, Christopher was the only SMU student chosen in 2025. This competitive STEM award supports future research leaders in science, engineering & math.

📰: https://t.co/8adpVSkHJ6

[Brad Wilcox @BradWilcoxIFS]

We are orienting our cities around dogs—not families: 🧵👇🏼

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@BradWilcoxIFS I talk about this in relation to declining fertility rates and second demographic transition in the U.S. in my work on the rise of multi species families.

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@SteveLovesAmmo Never going to give you up