So happy for my cohort member and friend, Trey. He’s on the non-academic job market and a methods wiz- check him out if you’re hiring!

Congratulations to @KellyNGrenier on a successful dissertation defense! Kelly, who'll be starting a TT job @EmoryAndHenry this Fall, was a teaching whiz at UK, earning a grad teaching & learning certificate and winning teaching awards both from the Provost & from UK Arts & Sciences

They can’t get rid of me just yet!

Graduate student Rachael Blandau successfully defended her dissertation this week. Titled “Home is Where the Heart Is," it looks at the representation of rural areas. Congrats to the future Dr. Blandau, who soon starts a new job with Reach Evaluation: reacheval.com

Social-media audiences may have figured this out already, but let's make it official! Congrats to the future Dr. @Harrell_Baylee for successfully defending her evocatively titled thesis, “Damsels in Defense," about the effect on civilians of female involvement in armed conflict.

Look, my grandma would come out of the grave and kick my ass if I crossed a picket line.

Having a husband with a real world job making actual money for our household

How do women influence violence against civilians in war? @Harrell_Baylee finds that as rebel groups’ women combatants increase, so does perpetration of violence against civilians. When rebel groups have women in outreach roles, violence decreases. bit.ly/gini-new ISA

Have I been grading Marbury v. Madison case briefs all weekend? Yes. Do I still spell “commission” wrong every time in student comments? Yes.

Please forward this flyer if you are in the Austin area. I really appreciate all of your help.

Absolutely incredible. Take a bow, Brandon Pfaadt. 👏👏👏

Want to know more about the Supreme Court's Shadow Docket and what people think about it? Check out my recently accepted article, "A Shadow’s Influence? How the Shadow Docket Influences Public Opinion" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15…

Leonard is one of the sweetest cats we have ever met. Any time someone passes his kennel he is sure to greet them with a chirping meow and outstretched paws. But, sadly, once potential adopters turn to see him, they leave the room with quiet snickers and whispers.

Oh, so we weren’t supposed to apply to only 1 program (which happened to be the closest school to you geographically.)

Passed my dissertation defense yesterday “Ruling in the Shadows: Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Use of the Shadow Docket and its Effects” Thanks so much to Justin Wedeking and to my fellow #womenwhojudicial Abbie Wood Audrey Baricovich and everyone else on the 16th floor of POT!

21 year old me accidentally signed up for a senior citizen watercolor class at my community college. It rocked. Fully endorse.

Dr. Wood’s dissertation is so interesting and I’m forever grateful we met in the 16th floor dungeon that is POT

Kentucky Proud. #WeAreUK x #RoadToOmaha