Becky Wai-Ling Packard

Happy #NationalMentoringMonth. Mentorship transforms lives. I have seen firsthand how guiding others creates a new generation of innovators, leading to groundbreaking discoveries. Mentors inspire future mentors, creating a powerful cycle of growth and innovation.

The 10-day countdown is on! Please consider submitting a proposal. RTs much appreciated. @DivA_EdLead @DivisionAGSC @AERADivisionK @AERA_Grads @UCEA @UCEAGSC @UCEAJSN

From LSE Few science instructors reveal concealable identities, causing undergraduates to perceive exaggerated underrepresentation from @brownell_sara doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23…

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@BerondaM @JoiMondisaPhD Very excited!

@BerondaM @JoiMondisaPhD I love how that happened!

@STEMhasSoul This means you are human - rooting for you and hope our collective energy lifts you that little bit as you fly through it.

I'm terrified to run the 400m today at the #PanAmericanMastersGames. I'm in the final, I trained for it, I know I can do it, but I still have anxiety and imposter syndrome. It took me 2 yrs to get over that feeling in the 200 and the 100. Thanks for listening. 🙂

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@travisyork Beautiful! And so many congrats!

I usually keep this account all work focused… but today, as I celebrate my first wedding anniversary, I think it’s appropriate to share a little more about my amazing husband and family: amarisphoto.com/blog/travis-ju…

Congratulations to AERA’s Director of Professional Development, George Wimberly, and 5 AERA members, Roxanne Hughes, @GeoEdResearch, @DrJLMooreIII, @BeckyPackard, and @haschweingruber, who were recently announced as fellows of @AAAS. aaas.org/fellows/2023-f…

@ambwinst @UWMadison @uwchancellor @uwsmph Huge congrats!

I'm honored to be honored with the Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship! Thank you @UWMadison @uwchancellor @uwsmph and the UW-Madison Provost Office for the recognition! On Wisconsin!

@BerondaM Congrats Beronda!

@AdriannaKezar You are a rockstar.

Thanks I am so honored to have received this award from my colleagues.

@jenheemstra @aaas @HeemstraLab Yay! Congrats Jen and I am also a Fellow this year!

Honored to be part of the 2023 Class of @aaas Fellows and grateful to the members of @HeemstraLab for the record of research and mentoring we have built! I'm so proud of what we have achieved together!! Congrats to all of the 2023 Fellows!!🎉 source.wustl.edu/2024/04/nine-w…

@BerondaM @aaas I am so grateful! Thank you!

Do you want to know how many #science faculty at research institutions are #depressed? Or #LGBTQ+? Or identify as #firstgen? This is the first study to document these hidden identities of science faculty nationally. lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/cb…

@AdriannaKezar So well deserved!

Very honored to receive this acknowledgment. Thanks to all my USC colleagues and collaborators across the country over many years! You have made the work fun and impactful.

@DanWuori This is especially important. “Hair will grow back”- it shows how young children are just figuring out what is permanent and consistent. Thanks for sharing this

Is it still daddy? Many of you have shared videos with me recently, depicting young children’s reactions to dramatic changes in their parents’ appearances. Especially in cases where fathers are heavily bearded - then unexpectedly reveal clean shaven faces (which their toddlers may literally never have seen) - the reaction is often one of dismay…which is why I’m typically reluctant to share them. This video - which isn’t nearly as startling - does a nice job of illustrating the child’s perspective here. This father had only a mustache. But you’ll note his son’s apprehensive reaction to its removal. Intellectually he recognizes what’s happened, asking whether Dad has shaved his mustache. But it’s clear that emotionally, he finds the episode a little jarring… even going so far as to ask if “it’s still daddy?” - which is really the crux of the matter in all these videos. Your face is particularly precious to your child. Beginning in infancy, it is a favorite sight. A source of both comfort and learning. And your distinguishing features are part of what make it so familiar to your child. So it’s no surprise that sudden changes in appearance can leave little ones feeling uncertain. This doesn’t mean that you can’t change your facial hair or hairstyle as a parent. But there are definitely more and less sensitive ways to do so. The wrong way, for sure (as seen in many other videos) is to shave a full beard without warning, to cover one’s face with a cloth, and then have a toddler remove it only to reveal that they are being held by (from their perspective) an unfamiliar adult they believed to be their parent. Talk about stranger danger. This dad handles the situation with considerably more tact and with a little older child, but even here there is little question our hero is apprehensive about the change. He’ll adjust quickly… but it’s still an adjustment. How might such a change be undertaken with the greatest sensitivity? First, involve your child in conversation on the front end, over a period of days. Explain why you are considering such a change (it’s hot and itchy, for example) and consider making it gradually, perhaps over the course of a weekend. A thick bushy beard might begin with a significant trim, allowing your child to acclimate in stages to your changing appearance. Better yet, involve your child in the stages of the trimming itself. The end result may still be a little jarring at first, but you’ll be surprised how much a little foreknowledge, involvement, and sense of ownership on may make a difference in their reaction. How have you handled such appearance changes in your home? Any additional tips to share? This clean shaven dad was shared to IG by therealprofessorx.

@drdre4000 You are amazing!

Greetings from the White House! Here to watch President Biden’s SOTU 2024