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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Aug 7

Say hi to Benny, the newest member of my family. Auntie @drsarahgiles.bsky.social is besotted; Echo thinks that her little brother (10 months old) is coming along nicely, but needs to chill out a bit. She's right, as usual. #FosterFail

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Jun 29

Benny the foster dog knows how to select a properly fitting life jacket. What's your excuse? #BoatingSafety

Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · May 25

Triscuit the foster puppy has found his furever home and will be joining them tomorrow. Echo really gets the major of credit for teaching this little one the ways of the world and keeping him entertained. We will miss him terribly, but we are thrilled for him (and our sleep cycles...).

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · May 19

Just try to process this.

The health ministry has released a new 1,000-page document with the names, ages and other info, of 52,959 Palestinians killed in Gaza.

For the first 100 pages (over 5,000 names), the age is listed at 5 years or younger.

The first 18 pages the age is listed as 0 (under 1 year)

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · May 16

Foster puppy Triscuit haș a meet and greet with a potential new human mom and doggie brother. Echo and I are excited for him (and the prospect of sleep), but we're also pretty gutted!

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · May 5

My grad students (who are writing with me at my house) and I are using an adaptation of the Pomodoro Technique for writing. It is called the Pupodoro Technique. We let Triscuit (my foster puppy) out to pee every 30mins...

Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · May 1

Echo and Triscuit the foster puppy are getting along very well. She is such a good girl and is doing a great job of helping me to rear this little baby shark.

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Apr 29

YES.

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Apr 29

Fanjoy is my homeboy.

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Apr 14

This is one of the reasons why I, a qualitative research, reject the idea that there is no bias in quant research!

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Apr 7

Thanks so much. We are devastated. But, we are also so glad that we had the chance to love him.

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Apr 7

Last night, we had to say goodbye to the very best boy, our beloved Bubba, who became very ill very quickly. @drsarahgiles.bsky.social flew in. We had snuggles, ice cream, and shared a final great day together, surrounded by love. Rest well, BubBub. We will miss you with every breath that we take.

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Apr 3

One class more! Final class of the semester tonight! I have a the Tournament of Champions for the semester-long competition, so it's always a fun one.

Les Miserables One Day More GIF

ALT: Les Miserables One Day More GIF

media.tenor.com

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Apr 3

Hence her name...

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Apr 2

It's Echo's 8th birthday! She is smart, opinionated, and sassy. She takes her duties in the neighbourhood Squirrel Defence League very seriously. She has mastered the "duck, roll, and cuddle" move on the couch at 9pm every night. I love this little girl with all my heart!

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Philippe M. Frowd @pmfrowd.bsky.social · Apr 2

Anyone who still says 'woke' like this in 2025 is absolutely not standing up for your rights or freedoms.

‘Woke ideology’: Quebec professors denounce Poilievre’s pledge to end certain university research funding

Campaign promise is an “intrusion on university autonomy and academic freedom.”

www.montrealgazette.com

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Mar 31

I have so many questions...

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Mar 31

Retirement from sport is really hard.

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Mar 27

I'll miss cutting through it to get to the Market...

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Mar 14

A million congrats!!!

Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Mar 4

There have been many things about Trudeau and the Liberals that have disappointed me. Nevertheless, I have been very impressed with Trudeau's ability to act as statesperson and to say what needs to be said - especially today in his takedown of Trump's latest measures. Credit where credit is due.

Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Mar 4

Grateful for a great review of our edited collection! (Rich, Smith, & Giles, 2025): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Review of Participatory research in sport and physical activity

Published in Annals of Leisure Research (Ahead of Print, 2025)

www.tandfonline.com

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Mar 4

I play "name that tune" at the beginning of every class. We have a tournament of champions at the end of the semester!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Mar 1

There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Feb 28

YES!

Margaret R Roller @margaretrroller.bsky.social · Feb 20

"COREQ & Situating Research Values"-A reflection on @ginnybraun.bsky.social & @vicclarke.bsky.social (2024) who argue that COREQ serves to “normalise certain standards as universal...[threatening] #qualitative quality" rather than "situated...in relation to our wider research values" bit.ly/4cq5c8D

COREQ & Situating Research Values

Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research or COREQ (Tong et al., 2007) has been widely discussed in the literature. COREQ consists of a 32-item “checklist” which “w…

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Margaret R Roller @margaretrroller.bsky.social · Feb 20

"COREQ & Situating Research Values"-A reflection on @ginnybraun.bsky.social & @vicclarke.bsky.social (2024) who argue that COREQ serves to “normalise certain standards as universal...[threatening] #qualitative quality" rather than "situated...in relation to our wider research values" bit.ly/4cq5c8D

COREQ & Situating Research Values

Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research or COREQ (Tong et al., 2007) has been widely discussed in the literature. COREQ consists of a 32-item “checklist” which “w…

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Feb 13

I am so profoundly sorry.

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Feb 13

Happened to my grad student at the hands of another prof. Deeply problematic.

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Feb 1

Great advice!

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Audrey Giles @audreygiles.bsky.social · Feb 1

I received Premier Doug Ford's $200 bribe today (given to all residents of Ontario over 18). This $2 billion should have been put into healthcare, education, and social systems. I've thus done what Ford didn't do and donated it to orgs that support those things.

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