Debbie Schildkraut
@debbiejsr.bsky.social
Professor, Tufts Political Science, American Politics, public opinion, pol psych. Just trying not to get lost.
If you're teaching political behavior, race and politics, or criminal justice in the fall, this is for you! My latest for @goodauth.bsky.social synthesizing some of the excellent literature on how carceral contact influences politics 👇 goodauthority.org/news/good-to...
Good to Know: How contact with the carceral state affects our politics
Can direct and indirect contact with police and immigration enforcement officials influence political participation?
goodauthority.org
I want to know what happened to Connie Converse: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Connie Converse was a folk-music genius. Then she vanished
She made stunning, forward-thinking songs in the 1950s, but was barely known – and aged 50, she disappeared. Now, with a new re-release of her music, she's recognised as a trailblazer.
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www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/30/m...
Activists embark on 160-mile trek across Massachusetts to change state flag, symbol - The Boston Globe
The Walk for a New Dawn is calling for a broad-based education program about Indigenous history in Massachusetts, the removal of state symbols believed to be offensive, and an end to environmentally d...
bostonglobe.com
Anyone being asked similar qs when they submit tenure/promotion letters?
Bethany Albertson@albertsonb2.bsky.social · last wk.Every time I submit a review and am asked to report that I didn't use AI to help me write the review, I think - oh god, people do that?
Anyone being asked similar qs when they submit tenure/promotion letters?
Bethany Albertson@albertsonb2.bsky.social · last wk.Every time I submit a review and am asked to report that I didn't use AI to help me write the review, I think - oh god, people do that?
Got my 33rd NH 4000 footer today! Mt. Garfield. Another gorgeous day in the higher summits. 10 mi, 7hrs, 3k elevation gain. Summit candy: Milky Way and Yankee (brought back from Faroe Islands). No thru hikers seen on the short section of the AT to the summit.
The iffy weekend forecast for the annual Seek the Peak fundraiser for the Mount Washington Observatory in NH highlights just how valuable their higher summits forecasts are! Happy to donate to this excellent resource. secure.qgiv.com/event/seekth...
Seek the Peak 2026
Hike for a cause! Seek the Peak 2026 is July 18—Mount Washington's premier hiking event. Support the nonprofit Mount Washington Observatory, score epic gear, and enjoy Food, Brews & Gear at Great Glen...
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A few years ago, @curran-holden.bsky.social came up with the idea for this paper as an undergrad in my public opinion class. Today it's in @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social! Check it out for advice on using a short battery of questions to assess masculine and feminine personality traits.
@curran-holden.bsky.social · 3w agoNew Paper! @debbiejsr.bsky.social and I have a new article shortening the Bem Sex-Role Inventory from 20 items to just 4 to allow more researchers to use it in national surveys. We demonstrate convergent and predictive validity for the 4-item battery. doi.org/10.1080/2156...
A few years ago, @curran-holden.bsky.social came up with the idea for this paper as an undergrad in my public opinion class. Today it's in @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social! Check it out for advice on using a short battery of questions to assess masculine and feminine personality traits.
@curran-holden.bsky.social · 3w agoNew Paper! @debbiejsr.bsky.social and I have a new article shortening the Bem Sex-Role Inventory from 20 items to just 4 to allow more researchers to use it in national surveys. We demonstrate convergent and predictive validity for the 4-item battery. doi.org/10.1080/2156...
Absolutely perfect day to go up Franconia Ridge and get my 32nd 4000 footer in NH: Mt. Liberty. 8mi, 3k ft elevation gain. No AT thru hikers spotted. Summit candy: 3 musketeers and snickers. I expect to be quite sore tomorrow.
Agreed. The part about the need/burden re tracking triggers, symptoms, treatments hit home.
The House of Pod@kavehmd.bsky.social · last mo.If you have migraines or love someone who does, this is probably a really good episode for you: With Dr. Andrew Charles and @jessethorn.bsky.social LINKS: tinyurl.com/yzs5n9r3
The Faroes doesn’t have a World Cup team but this place of about 50k people has some incredible community pitches
When I replicated work by @dhopkins1776.bsky.social asking people what made them proud of their state and the US, I added a category for diversity bc it came up so often academic.oup.com/psq/advance-...
State Identities and the 2024 Election
Do states matter to people? As President Trump engages in high-stakes standoffs with state governments, attempting to send National Guard and military troo
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Dara Lind@daralind.bsky.social · last mo.I was trying to make this case to folks the other night. What a gift to see every team with a diasporic rooting section.
250 years ago, Congress ran the country, but now it’s a very different story. Would the founders be shocked by today’s presidential power? Tufts political scientist Meredith McLain weighs in.
Would the Founders Be Shocked by Today’s Presidential Power?
250 years ago, Congress ran the United States, but now the executive branch that wields the most power
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I’m really curious about school AI policies/language re T&P, both what they say to external evaluators and for their internal operations. Please share examples if you know of any.
Trevon Logan@trevondlogan.bsky.social · last mo.It’s sad to see tenured letter requests asking me to refrain from using AI or reading a paper where the literature review was assisted by AI. A big part of what we do as academics is not simply processing information, but interpreting it through the filter called our minds. We can’t outsource that
I’m really curious about school AI policies/language re T&P, both what they say to external evaluators and for their internal operations. Please share examples if you know of any.
Trevon Logan@trevondlogan.bsky.social · last mo.It’s sad to see tenured letter requests asking me to refrain from using AI or reading a paper where the literature review was assisted by AI. A big part of what we do as academics is not simply processing information, but interpreting it through the filter called our minds. We can’t outsource that
Oldest inhabited wooden house in the world, apparently, and oldest parliament
that same yougov survey asked people to compare their state to others and got similar results as I did. I asked if people think their state is better than, the same as, or worse than other states. 17% said worse; the rest were divided btwn better (43 %) and the same (41 %).
Debbie Schildkraut@debbiejsr.bsky.social · last mo.related finding: in my 2023 state identity survey, I asked, "If someone asks you what state you are from, do you say [state of residence] or do you say someplace else? 81% said their current state of residence. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
related finding: in my 2023 state identity survey, I asked, "If someone asks you what state you are from, do you say [state of residence] or do you say someplace else? 81% said their current state of residence. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
How Politics Shapes State Identities in the US | State Politics & Policy Quarterly | Cambridge Core
How Politics Shapes State Identities in the US - Volume 24 Issue 3
cambridge.org
JLRay@jlray.bsky.social · last mo.Well this kind of blows my mind. Almost half of Americans have never lived outside the state they were born in. yougov.com/en-us/daily-...
that same yougov survey asked people to compare their state to others and got similar results as I did. I asked if people think their state is better than, the same as, or worse than other states. 17% said worse; the rest were divided btwn better (43 %) and the same (41 %).
Debbie Schildkraut@debbiejsr.bsky.social · last mo.related finding: in my 2023 state identity survey, I asked, "If someone asks you what state you are from, do you say [state of residence] or do you say someplace else? 81% said their current state of residence. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
related finding: in my 2023 state identity survey, I asked, "If someone asks you what state you are from, do you say [state of residence] or do you say someplace else? 81% said their current state of residence. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
How Politics Shapes State Identities in the US | State Politics & Policy Quarterly | Cambridge Core
How Politics Shapes State Identities in the US - Volume 24 Issue 3
cambridge.org
JLRay@jlray.bsky.social · last mo.Well this kind of blows my mind. Almost half of Americans have never lived outside the state they were born in. yougov.com/en-us/daily-...
One week left to apply for this PhD position in my project on citizens’ role in democracy ⬇️⬇️
Peter Luca Versteegen@versteegenluca.bsky.social · 2mo ago🚨🚨 Job: Please share 🙌 - what? PhD position in my DFG-funded project on how citizens understand their role in democracy. - when? Application deadline Jul 1, job start Sept 1 or soon thereafter - how? www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...
