Wynnie

Wesleyan MA planetary / VT’21 Geo Alum / @BSS_VT founder / Wannabe planetary geologist/astrobiologist. she/her. Simply put: I'm rooting for everybody Black.

[Wynnie @wynnieII]

Okay lemme say I was so happy and felt so supported to see so many of my friends and specifically friends of the Black community come to see my talk!! Y’all was squad deep and I loved it

[Wynnie @wynnieII]

Looking for reason to stay for the last day of #GSA2023? Why dont you come by my talk about aeolian landforms on Venus :)

[LPItoday @LPItoday]

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[Wynnie @wynnieII]

Looking for reason to stay for the last day of #GSA2023? Why dont you come by my talk about aeolian landforms on Venus :)

[Wynnie @wynnieII]

also very small pet peeve at GSA is why everyone sitting in the end seats leaving several seats in the middle, now I gotta do an awkward shuffle past someone because every row has someone sitting on the end and not the middle like y'all...

[Kris Izquierdo @kris_izquierdo]

New paper out! I led a study to use the stratigraphy of the north polar cap of Mars to find the local growth rate of the ice. It seems the upper ~500 m of ice were added very slowly in the region we studied. Is it a local anomaly? Is the cap very old? https://t.co/wwHscCsDur

[Wynnie @wynnieII]

Shameless plugs for #GSA2023 :

Join my colleagues and I's presentation on the 2072 Writing Team efforts! https://t.co/KxRjWDiG4x

Also excited to see old and new friends at the Black in Geo meetup later today!

[Mark Gabriel Little @magabritle]

Thanks to #OutdoorAfro Pittsburgh and the #GSA2023 participants, especially Sherilyn Williams-Stroud! We had a wonderful time. @geosociety

[UC Museum of Paleo @ucmpberkeley]

Congratulations to our very own Lisa White, who is accepting the Paleontological Society John and Mary Lou Pojeta Award for exceptional professional or public service in paleontology! Congrats @lisatoafault!!! @PaleoSoc #gsa2023

[JWB, Ph.D. @smileitsjoy]

Just a reminder: Black faculty can participate and uphold white supremacy in academia in pursuit of their goals. Let’s not forget what ACTUALLY happened in 2020 with this.

[Wynnie @wynnieII]

I absolutely did stop in philly on my way to Pittsburgh for GSA to get an x files themed tattoo (short course was amazing!)

[Mari Copeny @LittleMissFlint]

The last 2 weeks my fundraiser has slowed down almost to nothing. We have been STUCK at $480 until $754k for what feels like forever. Every $1 provides the equivalent of 160 bottles of wafer to a family living with toxic water. Nobody deserves toxic water.

[BlackInChem @BlackInChem]

BlackInChem wants to wish everyone a Happy Black History Month in the United Kingdom! The contributions of Black chemists in the United Kingdom does not go unnoticed! ✊

[hooks bot @hooksbot]

bell hooks: "We have to constantly critique imperialist white supremacist patriarchal culture because it is normalized by mass media and rendered unproblematic.”

[Wynnie @wynnieII]

@5quetzalcoatl yes exactly! learning how to ask the “right” question was something I learned (and still learning) over time because a lot of people are very happy to give some vague answer so they can convince you they’re doing more than what they actually are.

[akilah as in the bee @AkilahAlwan]

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[Wynnie @wynnieII]

7) What is your protocol/procedure to support a student who is experiencing hardship in their classes/degree program?

[Wynnie @wynnieII]

6) What is your protocol/procedure for handling conflicts between graduate students of a single lab that may involve discrimination/harassment/abuse?

[Wynnie @wynnieII]

5) What support exists for grad students who may have additional responsibilities outside of their program such as childcare, caretaking, or jobs?

[Wynnie @wynnieII]

3) When was the last time you participated in a course/training that specifically centered around mentorship of BIPOC and/or disabled students?
4) If you were given the opportunity to award your department a DEI award, would you? Why or why not?

[Wynnie @wynnieII]

1) What tangible resources exist for specifically BIPOC Grad students? What tangible resources exist for mentally and/or physically disabled Grad students?
2) Can you provide explicit examples of ways you foster an inclusive and equitable environment in your lab/classroom?

[Wynnie @wynnieII]

No one asked and I don't care! Heres a list of questions I think BIPOC students who are applying to grad school should ask potential advisors - likewise questions that I think advisors should be reflecting on and ready to answer. (all based off my own experiences)...a thread