Michelle Shumate

Like many #academics, I'm heading over to Mastodon. You can follow me there at @profshumate@fediscience.org. If any of my peeps are also heading to Mastodon too, shoot me a line and let me know.

The pandemic exacerbated societal inequalities, putting a strain on social services. In a new working paper, @ProfShumate and her colleagues examine care networks and compare performance before and after the emergence of COVID-19. #WorkingPaperWednesday spr.ly/6015PHZAS

@doughesm It was a team effort and like three marathons to get ti done. Thanks for going on the journey with me @doughesm

This work represents one of the largest research undertakings I’ve been a part of, & one where I learned a ton while getting to work w/ amazing scholars I would not otherwise have met! Appreciate @ProfShumate for taking a chance on me

@ginasue Eeek. Bad form.

Nothing says your boss values your hard work and insights more than a Word Doc exit interview.

For those thinking about the challenges of switching to mastodon, I encourage my academic friends to join fediScience.org. It's the server for actively publishing scientists. If you want to see who in your follower list is already there, use @debirdify <- makes a list.

@katypearce +1 Greenlight. It's super easy and encourages saving by paying yourself first.

What teen debit card systems are you all using?

@AEJMC @NU_SoC I'm happy to answer any questions about the position. My DMs are open.

Job Alert 👇 School: Northwestern University @NU_SoC Position: Pathways to the Professoriate Postdoctoral Fellowship Program aejmc.org/jobads/?p=18039 #AejmcJobs #Ad

@alexhabib28 @bobbierath @icahdq @AEJMC @NatComm Hi Ali - Apply or more information here: bit.ly/northwesternpr…

@ProfShumate @bobbierath @icahdq @AEJMC @NatComm My field is aligned with your program. Please let me know how I should apply?

My department has a great program for new scholars who want some runway before transitioning to a TT assistant professor role. I'm the search chair and would be happy to answer any questions about the program. My DMs are open @icahdq @AEJMC @NatComm #jobs #postdocposition

@icahdq @AEJMC @NatComm Apply or more information here: bit.ly/northwesternpr…

@Meghana_R @AcademicChatter Not a book, but I've assigned this blog so many times. orbitmedia.com/blog/analytics…

@JohnBesley Monthly reduces the per event time and promotion costs. Staff/faculty hours for one event (assuming rooms are available and recording is required) about 10. Promotion depends on external or internal audience but usually there’s not enough budget for anything but digitial promo.

@ProfShumate I was thinking 'per event' ... though I suppose costs could be less if they were more often and there was a structure in place? What do most places do? Monthly? Every couple of months? I am curious to see variation, too, as I'm sure some are more elaborate than others.

A #scicomm question: What does it cost to run common activities? Let's start with: How many faculty/staff hours does it take to run a basic, on-campus public lecture series with one's own faculty (i.e., no travel $); and how much $ for promotion? Would love to hear estimates.

Almost all networks face “crossroads moments.” @ProfShumate & Katherine R. Cooper explain “the prior decisions that they make influence their options and, by extension, their outcomes.” Read on for more on how networks can negotiate these moments well. ssir.org/articles/entry…

@IsabellaKahhale 20 minute student coffee chats and 30 minute research meetings are my standard. If I could only get my faculty meeting to go to 30 minutes

Has anyone in academia tried setting a meeting standard less than 60 min (eg 30, 40)? I know some industries do this and I’ve been curious about it for a while. Assuming 60 minutes as the default meeting length is just arbitrary and often a waste of time.

@ohsolanier2 We'd love to talk to them @NU_MTS . And I would be happy to talk to any students interested in using research to make a greater #socialimpact in their communities.

FYI: I'm connecting my mentees who are interested in graduate schools (journalism, communication, business, etc.) with universities over the next few weeks, so, if you're interested in my HOWL mentees, let me know, and we should talk so I can talk to them!

I always enjoy talking with @swilley_b about #NetworksforSocialImpact. He is now leading My Brother's Keeper in Chicago and demonstrating his collaborative leadership skills. He's a #socialimpact leader to watch.

Let's talk with Allen Swilley, who works at Fair Housing Agency as a Director of Organizational Effectiveness and see how he understands nonprofits for social impact as the 4th part of our project "Understanding Networks". Professional opinion ow.ly/S8l050Konjn

@ThomasJBillard Ugh. I'm so sorry to hear that.

I returned to my campus office today for the first time since summer to find two more pieces of hate mail in my office mailbox! At least this time it went through the postal service instead of being hand delivered. This is like incident number 5 or 6 this year…

Every #network for #socialimpact will face a crossroads moment. the network will either adapt or disband. This article, which I co-authored with @katercooper, describes common crossroads moments (e.g., losing major funding) and what networks can do now to prepare to face them.