In the fall I shared about one of the most painful experiences of my academic career, which was having an editor ask me to revise perceived political content in a paper that had been accepted for publication. In my last communication with the journal, I told them we would not make the changes.

An ed psych journal is refusing to publish our manuscript unless we "neutralize" "political" content. This is after the manuscript was peer-reviewed and accepted for publication. DM me for details! I'm devastated. Two years of work and revisions with four junior co-authors cast aside that easily.

Division 15 folks! Find me or Wade to get your Social Justice and Equity in Education buttons and stickers: -Ask me about decolonizing my syllabus -Decolonization is not a metaphor -Ask me about an anti-colonial ed psych -Ask me about Takin' It to the Streets -Ask me about race-reimaging ed psych

✨ Black Women in Educational Psychology Panel at #APA2025 ✨ A Space of Belonging: Connecting Black Women Scholars in Educational Psychology featuring @drbrookeedu.bsky.social @christymbyrd.bsky.social @martiniquesealy.bsky.social @drd-g.bsky.social @heytpayne.bsky.social and Dionne Cross Francis 💫

I'm at #APA2025! Join me for the Div 15 Committee on Social Justice and Equity in Education reception at the Denver Art Museum tonight 5-7pm for free food and drinks Or for Friday's critical conversation on the future of DEI in ed psych at 11:30 Or to hear about my DSMRI project at 2:30 Friday

The world is a mess, but our book is published! If you're in the Triangle area, join us for our book launch August 27. It's not just a book launch; it's a celebration of youth's stories to open hearts, challenge assumptions, and build thriving communities. RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Come to our session at 9:50! Advancing Socially Just and Antiracist Measures Through Mixed Methods: A Focus on Development and Validation Colorado Convention Center Room 107 #AERA2025

I'm at #AERA2025! Learn about our racial climate meta-analysis today at 5:25 in the session How to Create Environments of Belonging for Students: New Perspectives on School Belonging Research

Today I was asked to remove the website for our department's Diversity and Social Justice Committee. This afternoon @marugonzalez.bsky.social and I are supposed to remove any "DEI" content on our #PassTheMicYouth website, erasing six years of work on youth voice and activism. I have no words.

"How is the social context of education changing?"—the ? of these two @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Div G webinars. The first features panelists who will speak to their research shifting in the present climate and the second highlights the advocacy people have engaged in. Links to register: (1/2)

The CDC is removing data sets that researchers widely rely upon because they include information on sexual orientation and gender identity. “It feels like they’re trying to will us out of existence,” one researcher tells @theresagaff.bsky.social: www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/c...

CDC removes data on sexual orientation, gender identity from website

Data from an expansive federal survey on youth behavioral habits, including their sexual orientation and gender identity, have been removed from the website of the CDC.

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Friends, I'm hosting a call on Sunday, Feb 2nd to talk about what's happening and do something together. Join me:

Do Something Right Now (Christy Byrd) — Invitation via Google Calendar

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The USAF removed Tuskegee Airmen & Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII from basic training curriculum. For 30 years I promised these women I would not let them ever be forgotten again. We worked for decades to have them remembered. The Airmen too. Knowledge is power. 🗃️ www.msn.com/en-us/societ...

@marugonzalez.bsky.social and I had the opportunity to talk with a delegation from Turkmenistan about how we work with youth to tell social impact stories. It was great to hear their perspectives and learn about how they use social media! #PassTheMicYouth #Turkmenistan cals.ncsu.edu/news/from-ra...

From Raleigh to Turkmenistan: Amplifying Youth Voices

NC State faculty recently hosted a delegation of journalists and social media influencers from Turkmenistan to learn about #PassTheMicYouth, a multimedia program with NC State Extension that amplifies...

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Great authors, article, & podcast: “We call for a reframing of educational standards to also include outcomes that nurture and honor the whole human experience—a North Star rooted in the outcomes of rigor, love, freedom, and joy...” soundcloud.com/user-8836504... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

Akane Zusho, Revathy Kumar, & Rhonda S. Bondie

Dr. Akane Zusho, Dr. Revathy Kumar, and Dr. Rhonda S. Bondie join host Dr. Jeff Greene to discuss their recent Educational Psychologist article,

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This isn't until February but I just got IRB approval, so I'm excited to announce registration is open for Storytellers & Leaders: Games for Good, a leadership program for Black high school students who love storytelling and games. #BlackSkyGamers byrdlab.wordpress.ncsu.edu/storytellers...

If you have a book idea related to queer and trans studies in education, @sashelton.bsky.social and I would love to connect! We edit the Queer Studies in Education book series for Brill (brill.com/display/seri...), but are also happy to talk ideas and recommend paths to publication.

Queer Studies in Education

"Queer Studies in Education" published on 17 Apr 2023 by Brill.

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Incredibly excited about a special issue @chrisrozek.bsky.social and I are editing on SCHOOL BELONGING with Ed Psych Review! 🎉 The first paper is out! Once published, all papers can be found here: link.springer.com/collections/... I’ll update this thread when each article gets posted ⬇️

I haven't seen many of you since SRA or APA, so here's what I'm up to: Not much research this fall for various *reasons* but I'm excited to move into the validation stage of the Measure of African American STEM Identity with Angela White and Tanya Malloy

I've joined!