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Carrie Baldwin-SoRelle @carriehbs.bsky.social · 3d

Once I saw a paper on condom use among bear-bear* couples that was indexed under the Animal Studies heading in PSYCinfo. Always test your filters, #MedLibs friends

*It was for a review on a gender & sexuality topic, so yeah. That kind of bear.

Floor Boek @floorboek.bsky.social · 4d

Just sent an e-mail to Embase Support Centre about a very strangely indexed paper... I'm used to funny 'mistakes', but this definitely gets the cake. Any other #medlibs ever seen something like this before?

Screenshot of Embase.com results. It shows a paper titled 'Long-term effects of previous experience determine nutrient discrimination abilities in birds'. Some of the listed index terms are 'adolescent pregnancy', 'induced abortion', 'sexual education', 'sexually transmitted disease'.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 19d

Excited to get my copy of Alex's new book on housing policy and politics!!

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 19d

Unveils divergent American and German housing policies over the past century and their major impact on each country's capitalist model.

Through the Roof by Alexander Reisenbichler (@utoronto.ca), Out Now

🗺️ 🗃️ #LawSky #BookSky #PolicySky #Housing

https://cup.org/47L03JF

Cover of Through the Roof featuring a home on an increasing price arrow

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · 23d

It was extremely helpful to be able to cite their 2011 survey in my tenure and promotion materials--especially because I'm in an interdisciplinary department where people may not have a reference point for publishers/outlets.

You can help others by participating in the update!!

Nick Davis @ntd.bsky.social · 26d

colleagues in political science. the formal update to the Garand and Giles journal ranking survey is now live. many of you will receive an email momentarily inviting you to participate. in the event you do NOT receive an invitation, please see this website to self-enroll. thanks! sharing = caring!

Participating

The Evaluation of Publication in Political Research study is open to serious producers and consumers of political research, including faculty in institutions of higher education, doctoral students,…

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 26

🚨🚨Hey #polisky job market folks! My former colleagues at Lafayette are hiring two positions:

American/public law (provost.lafayette.edu/2025-26-gov-...)

IR/CP (provost.lafayette.edu/2026-27-gl-a...).

Great students, great colleagues, great department chairs for both! You should apply!

2025-26 Government and Law Department, Assistant Professor of American Politics · Provost · Lafayette College

provost.lafayette.edu

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 21

Are you a #polisky grad student/early career person going to #APSA?

Want to network but hate cold emailing strangers?

Want to talk about publishing, the job market, tenure, policy/APE, etc?

A beverage is on me for the first two who email/chat. Don't be shy (esp. women, LGBTQ+, first gen folks)!

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

Finally, I am mindful of Tony Brown's legacy as I take on the mantle of his eponymous chair. Tony is renowned for his teaching, his commitment to mentoring the next generation of leaders, and his own leadership. Now more than ever these are critical commitments, and I'll do my best to uphold them.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

As I embark on this next step, I am immensely aware of the privilege it brings and the responsibility to use that privilege—especially in this moment—to help others climb the ladder and to continue asking the types of questions about politics, power, and precarity that may not always be popular.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

And, of course, none of this would be possible without the personal and professional support from my amazing partner, @carriehbs.bsky.social, whose generosity, patience, and librarian superpowers (seriously, they know everything!) have been key to navigating the tenure process with sanity intact.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

I am also grateful to the RAs and advisees who have made my professional life immensely richer for getting to work with them. Especially Grace Beals, Kels Bowman, Allegra Fullerton, Noah Gibson, Ryana Jones, Itay Machtei, Marayna Martinez, Andrew Trexler, Adrienne Jones, and Aditya Unnikrishnan.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

None of this would be possible without an amazing community of staff. Tina Slater, Laurie Dorsey, Rebecca Stocker, Lynette Edgerton, Kiana Farrish, Emily Totherow and many others have made sure payments are processed, forms are submitted, and I haven't spent too much time locked out of my office 😳.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

Speaking of finding your people, my research would be lonelier and less productive without the incredible community of women studying credit/debt, especially @serenalaws.bsky.social, Patricia Posey, @darazed.bsky.social, @chloethurston.bsky.social, @tesswise.bsky.social, and Emily Zackin.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

Finding your people in #polisky can be hard. I've been fortunate to find a home with both @cape-team.bsky.social and #COPPR, and to learn from folks like Chris Weible, @jacobhacker.bsky.social, @awhf.bsky.social, Des King, Larry Jacobs, Kathy Cramer, and Joe Soss (to name a few).

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

I've also benefited from the wisdom and friendship of great colleagues at Lafayette and Duke--especially Mary Armstrong, Carolyn Barnes, @carnes.bsky.social, Andrew Clarke, @agpines.bsky.social, @kagoss.bsky.social, Seo-Hyun Park, Jay Pearson, Ken Rogerson, & Jenni Siegel.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

As with any profession, academia has unique challenges that only fellow travelers can fully grasp. I am especially fortunate to have four friends-first-colleagues-second in my life to help navigate those ups and downs: Tamar Malloy, Delphia Shanks, Sarah Maxey, and Angelika von Wahl.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

I'm grateful to my co-authors, particularly repeat offenders Delphia Shanks and @serenalaws.bsky.social. And @povertyscholar.bsky.social deserves a special shout out. Agreeing to tackle a book project w/me has turned into a research agenda with no end in sight (sorry Jamila, you're stuck with me).

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

I owe a debt of gratitude to my graduate mentors, especially @smettler.bsky.social & @mjonescorrea.bsky.social, who not only shepherded me through the doctoral process, but also modeled how to be successful scholars while maintaining their kindness and compassion as mentors and teachers.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

It feels strange to celebrate tenure—and the privilege of security it brings—while so many face so much precarity.

But my colleagues and friends persuaded me it's important now more than ever to share the wins. It's also important to me to publicly thank the people who made this win possible. So:

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

And while I will begin the semester with a new title, hundreds of staff at Duke—including friends and colleagues in Sanford—will not return, their positions eliminated as part of a university-wide "reduction in force" instigated in response to the financial fallout from these policies.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

While awaiting trustee approval, the first wave of research funding cuts and student visa revocations were imposed. Three days after my tenure became official, student loan and Medicaid cuts were enacted that will devastate the finances of millions of Americans as well as many university budgets.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

My tenure process unfolded alongside the current (and ongoing) effort to dismantle U.S. higher ed and the broader political economy of knowledge.

My department voted for my tenure the day after the election, and I learned that the provost approved it while streaming the inauguration from my office.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

...because it feels incongruous to celebrate professional success as thousands of talented public servants, researchers, and support staff across the country lose their jobs, and some of my own students, advisees, and colleagues have their livelihoods thrown into turmoil.

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Aug 20

I'll be returning to campus this fall as the inaugural Tony and Teddie Brown Associate Professor of Public Policy.

I am excited to have earned tenure at Duke and humbled to receive this specific endowed chair (more on that later).

I've been sitting on this news for a while now...

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Jun 14

Love to see the hometown crowd!

(Which includes my parents-both in their 70s)

Brian @sirfahrenheit.bsky.social · Jun 14

Liberal stronghold, Waco, TX

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Mallory SoRelle @profsorelle.bsky.social · Jun 3

Hey #polisky folks, new info coming soon on #COPPR26 conference!

It's a great opportunity to present your work on policy scholarship with an amazing and active community.

Follow @polprocessrsch.bsky.social to keep up to date!

Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · Mar 10

Please follow the Conference on Policy Process Research (COPPR) BlueSky account @polprocessrsch.bsky.social

We will be posting updates as we ramp up activities for #COPPR26

More information on the conference here:
policyprocessresearch.org

(I'm on the organizing committee)

Conference on Policy Process Research

policyprocessresearch.org

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apsainequality.bsky.social @apsainequality.bsky.social · Apr 29

Going to APSA in Vancouver this year and need some additional funding? Applications for the Class & Inequality section support grants are now open!

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