Ericka N Merriwether, PT, DPT, PhD (@emerriwether) 's Twitter Profile
Ericka N Merriwether, PT, DPT, PhD

@emerriwether

Assistant Professor of PT and Medicine @NYU/Biomarkers and movement behaviors in chronic pain/Mama extraordinaire/Chicago bred. Tweets are my own
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First of all, this is a great pic of me in my "Cite Black Women" shirt, so s/o to the photographer! Just putting something on ya mind. Paper dropping soon....😉

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Navigating the systemic institutional barriers to accessing medically vulnerable and underserved populations is exhausting. I'm tired af, but determined.

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Just gave an impromptu seminar with some 3rd year DPTs on job offer negotiation, loan repayment, and the 'hidden' costs of licensure and professional development. Many of them heard this stuff for the first time. This is why representation matters.

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My sister-friend, Shamona McDaniel, is watching her daughter, Bri, play for a chance to go to the 2023 NCAA Women's Final Four tomorrow! They're playing SC and the legendary Coach Dawn Staley. Let's get this W, Bri! #BallisLife #marchmadness2023 #NCAAWBB

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It was truly an honor to participate in the development and description of the RESTORATIVE model! Being in this multidisciplinary space with a cadre of outstanding clinician-scientists to better understand pain inequities has been invaluable to me as a PT.

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NYU Steinhardt Doctoral Convocation 2023. This is far and away one of the best parts of my job! I've had to clarify for some that I already have my Doctoral degrees, so congratulations to the Class of 2023! #representationmatters #theydidit #yepIamfaculty

NYU Steinhardt Doctoral Convocation 2023. This is far and away one of the best parts of my job! I've had to clarify for some that I already have my Doctoral degrees, so congratulations to the Class of 2023! #representationmatters #theydidit #yepIamfaculty
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The research community needs to stop associating exclusivity with 'good' science. Inclusivity of more people with unique experiences and novel perspectives IS good science.

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Today marks three years since Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. Three years since the largest series of antiracist demonstrations in history, followed by one of the most concerted racist movements to demonize and ban antiracist work in history. 📸 AFP

Today marks three years since Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. Three years since the largest series of antiracist demonstrations in history, followed by one of the most concerted racist movements to demonize and ban antiracist work in history.

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At the Loisaida Festival in NYC, there was a mobile laboratory called BioBus on site. As I was coming out, a little Black boy was coming in. I asked him if he wanted to be a scientist like me. With a big ol' smile, he just gave me a hug. I nearly lost it.🥰❤️

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BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court rules colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, putting an end to affirmative action in higher education. apne.ws/IPmvUPv

BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court rules colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, putting an end to affirmative action in higher education. apne.ws/IPmvUPv
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.@GovParsonMO, please do not let Missouri execute Innocence Project @the_MIP client #MarcellusWilliams, an innocent person — where there is overwhelming evidence that his trial was constitutionally unfair — on 9/24. shorturl.at/K7jDT

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My research and scholarship is an act of revolution. My choice to exist is an act of revolution. Like those who came before me, I will keep pressing on. But I'm going to take excellent care of myself first. I'm no longer setting myself on fire to keep y'all warm.