Sadie Giles, PhD

Research associate @virginia_tech working in the sociology of aging, caregiving, health disparities, and policy. Loves cats, coffee, climbing.

[Sadie Giles, PhD @sadiegiles_soc]

I couldn’t do it as a grad student, but I just deleted my work email off my phone. I’m ready to stop stressing about academic work when I’m not working on academic work. TBD if this alleviates or exacerbates academic stress 😅 what does everyone else do? #AcademicTwitter

[Sadie Giles, PhD @sadiegiles_soc]

This is the kind of emotional rollercoaster I go through reading academic papers tbh

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1.) I wish I could find and befriend these climber academics 😂 2.) 💯 good call. We are not to be trusted.

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“Old people are increasingly financially unable to retire and have the audacity to use their employee benefits” https://t.co/KAIuQy5tpe

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@thememoryworker They couldn’t print you a new one?!?

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@thememoryworker Duuude I’ve been stuck in Charlotte for hours 😩 they just had to swap out planes after waiting for a crazy thunderstorm to blow over. Fingers crossed we make it!

[Sadie Giles, PhD @sadiegiles_soc]

I took time away from twitter to focus on finishing my dissertation… (which I defended in May! 🥳) and now that I’m a whole doctor… I still don’t feel qualified to craft clever and relevant tweets. Stay tuned for uninspired commentary and retweets. #AcademicTwitter #PhDone

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@maria_scaptura You’re going to write the best prelims this department has ever SEEN!!!

[Sadie Giles, PhD @sadiegiles_soc]

Are there any downsides at all for only applying for non academic jobs? Feel free to comment:D #AcademicTwitter #Sociology #altac

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@maria_scaptura Yaaaaay the best feeling ever!!! (3 days before my exam I noticed that I had missed an *entire book* and defiantly lost that feeling🙊)

[Sadie Giles, PhD @sadiegiles_soc]

@lyla_pie My dissertation proposal was also the start of my footnote obsession.

[Sadie Giles, PhD @sadiegiles_soc]

Today my advisor agreed definitively that I will be graduating this year. I exclaimed “OMG I REALLY GET TO GRADUATE?!” to which she replied “No you don’t get to. You’ve earned it.” Y’all I almost made it through grad school without crying in front of my advisor. #AcademicTwitter

[Sadie Giles, PhD @sadiegiles_soc]

The most romantic things my partner does, ranked. 1 explains my dissertation research in amazing detail to people in his field. 2 gives me noise cancelling headphones so he can vacuum while I’m writing 3 cooks breakfast while I work on my diss #truelove

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@maria_scaptura Obviously rock climbing should be at the top of the list, but also I would recommend hiking, fishing, yoga, or knitting. 😄

[Sadie Giles, PhD @sadiegiles_soc]

@maria_scaptura Naming papers is my fave part of grad school 😂

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@maria_scaptura Real men don’t age: masculinity, control, and ageism

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@maria_scaptura Too manly to be old: masculinity as a successful aging strategy

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@T_RochaBeardall @TrahantReports Thanks I hadn’t seen this- @TrahantReports writing has been so helpful for me in understanding the relationship between Medicaid and the IHS, I learn something new every time I read his work!

[Lego Grad Student @legogradstudent]

my research is going really well april fools day throw it all in a dumpster

[Sadie Giles, PhD @sadiegiles_soc]

@__DanielleRenee Day 2 is tough no doubt, but it’s short and you’re tougher 😼💪