Dr. Shaun McDonald

Statistician (Ph.D., Simon Fraser University, 2022), Winnipeg-based musician. He/him.

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

@ScottGillingham, you oughta clean house.

[Andréa (Dre) Becker @andreavbecker]

when do I stop dreaming that I’m months into a semester and about to fail a class I forgot about? I have a phd

[Is Today Ted Danson's Birthday? @TedDansonBDay]

Today is Ted Danson’s birthday.

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

@frankturner Breaking my heart not to see Winnipeg on the list of Canadian dates 😔

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

Fuck this.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Universities are partnering with sports betting companies to introduce students and fans to online gambling — and reaping millions of dollars in fees. https://t.co/DZ6WOCAfoe

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

Since Twitter might implode at any moment, it seems like a good time to make the announcement that I’ve spent the last 2 months forgetting to make on here:

I passed my defence and finished my thesis corrections in September. Decided an updated bio and display name were in order.

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

Opinion Q for academic Twitter:
Once you’ve defended your PhD thesis, done the corrections, and submitted the final version (i.e. completed *all* PhD requirements), can you call yourself “Dr.”? Or do you have to wait until the degree is officially conferred?

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

@Pain_Dimension "Beholden to my own god" immediately enters my top 5 [YOUR IRL FIRST NAME]-isms

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

@Pain_Dimension I love this loading screen so much

[Ivan Alcantara @ivancalcantara]

Grad students should be able to go trick or treating at faculty members’ houses

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

@rileydmcdonald

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

@policyfrog https://t.co/jbhcYPMvSD

Hmmm

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

@Chelsolo I AM THE ORIGIN OF THIS TWEET

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

@Chelsolo I want it on the record that I was one of two Transconians in the group chat who inspired Chelsea to do this bit

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

Academic friends: I have several REALLY old textbooks I want to get rid of. 1st/2nd-year undergrad material, definitely several editions out of date and in varying states of disrepair. Any ideas besides throwing 'em in the recycling?

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

@ChelseaParlett The “hello world” of data science

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

@shamyjean Wikipedia says he was born in Brooklyn but yeah he's had like a 40-year political career in Vermont

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

@shamyjean Does Bernie count

[Eka Bakie @EkaBakie]

Don’t forget to leave cookies out for Earth, Wind, & Fire tonight

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

@Srirachachau Peggy absolutely would've voted for Clinton because she would've thought "Pokemon Go to the polls" was the funniest shit ever

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

@kritarthjha Be honest with me: are you deliberately invoking Dr. John

[Dr. Shaun McDonald @ShaunWMcD]

Opinion Q for academic Twitter:
Once you’ve defended your PhD thesis, done the corrections, and submitted the final version (i.e. completed *all* PhD requirements), can you call yourself “Dr.”? Or do you have to wait until the degree is officially conferred?