Mason Garrison
smasongarrison.bsky.social
Mason Garrison
@smasongarrison.bsky.social
Data Scientist, Quantitative Psychologist
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Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.

A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."

Bovino was there.

www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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Happy to share this recent pub:

Non-white identities, lower income, & mistrust in research were associated with lower willingness to participate in genetic research. Increased transparency, community partnership, and equitable compensation may increase willingness

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Who is Willing to Participate in Genetic Research? Exploring Barriers and Predictors - Behavior Genetics
The lack of racial and ethnic diversity in samples used within the field of human genetics research has been well-documented. However, factors driving the under-representation of individuals who are n...
link.springer.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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I'm looking for a PhD student to do some trailblazing at the frontier of personality genomics and lifespan gene-environment transactions (start Fall 2026)! If you want to work with me: psychology.msu.edu/graduatestud...
(PS @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social is taking a student too, in moral psych/dev!)
September 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Please share! For Disability Pride Month, we are seeking neurodivergent academic faculty, instructors, & researchers at all levels to participate in a brief anonymous survey about their work experiences, coping strategies, & well-being. For info, go to: salisbury.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
July 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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More than 150 leaders of America's colleges, universities, and scholarly societies issued "A Call for Constructive Engagement" in response to the ongoing government intrusion into #highered. Read the full statement: www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
April 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Here's a copy of an NSF grant termination notice that went out today. "NSF is issuing this termination to protect the interests of the government pursuant...on the basis that they no longer effectuate the program goals or agency priorities." Not subject to appeal. #HigherEd #AcademicSky
April 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Well, I have a bluesky now... I wonder if it'll help me find the missing magic that was academic twitter
February 3, 2024 at 1:28 AM