Ashley Dayer

@spokenbird.bsky.social

Associate Professor at Virginia Tech Dept of Fish and Wildlife Conservation. Conservation Social Scientist. Human Dimensions. Academic mama. Yogi. Skier. Nature Enthusiast. (she/her) *just getting with it on BlueSky* 🦤🌎🧪

Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce. Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

To all of the federal employees who have done amazing work to support underserved and marginalized populations, I see you. I appreciate you. And I value your efforts even if the current administration doesn’t.