LIS professional | Researcher
Recently, Clare O’Hanlon shared an article by Cat Lockmiller titled False Positive: Transphobic Regimes, Ableist Abandonment, and Evidence-Based Practice. (Thanks, Clare!). As someone who adopts evidence-based decision-making and has previously called for critical approaches within EBLIP, I was excited to see a critical perspective. While reading, I did wonder if some additional notes on EBLIP’s…
Lately, working through my inboxes feels like it’s just bookmarking a lot of links with things I’d like to read/watch. Those emails then get added to a professional development folder. Realistically, I won’t get to go through it any time soon. Emails aside, one thing I do enjoy about having a few different projects on…
Sundays are for PhD-ing. Or, at least, writing out my thoughts on PhD-ing. As I’ve started to reshuffle and rework some of my earlier PhD writing, I’ve finally related to the idea of “don’t ask how the PhD is going.” My brain is constantly swirling, rapidly sifting through everything – including what needs to be…
I had a conversation last year where someone asked me about the impact of career progression on accessibility and inclusion. Separately, I was also asked whether being open about disability and neurodivergence had left me feeling like I could be more myself. They were interesting and challenging prompts, especially since I work and research across…
One of my favourite parts of December is planning future projects and professional development. I’m not one for New Year’s Resolutions, but I will happily plan a full year of learning, study, and projects. I’ve had a rough last week (challenges during the week of IDPwD got the better of me), and so (like the…