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Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you?

@drclrichards.bsky.social

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I study ecological genomics of native and invasive plants at a large public university in Florida. Science is done in the context of social construct. We must all engage in and contribute to civil discourse.

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Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Jun 15

My favorite moment at #NoKingsDay #NoKings #NoKingsTampa #Tampa yesterday.
My awesome kids as we’re driving through the demonstration down Kennedy Blvd! 🥰🥰🥰

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Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Sep 8

Here's a summary of our work for the last 10 years in my promotion talk at @usf.edu www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yZo...

Richards promotion IB seminar 20250902 123038 Meeting Recording

YouTube video by Christina Richards

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · Jun 15

Like I said...

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-the-peo...

#TrumpParade
#NoKingsDay

We The People Are Not Afraid of You, Donald.

A Declaration of Decent Americans

johnpavlovitz.substack.com

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Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Jun 15

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Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Jun 15

Other highlights
#NoKingsDay #NoKings #NoKingsTampa

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Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Jun 15

Totally agree. More please! 🤩

Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Jun 15

My favorite moment at #NoKingsDay #NoKings #NoKingsTampa #Tampa yesterday.
My awesome kids as we’re driving through the demonstration down Kennedy Blvd! 🥰🥰🥰

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Kool Karyn @koolkaryn.bsky.social · Jun 15

So proud of my Tampa protesters!
#NoKings 🎉

The mood on this sunny afternoon remained upbeat, with homemade signs, music, & even a drum circle. Families with children in strollers & older adults were among the crowds.

It was great! 🎉💙
#StrongerTogether

www.tampabay.com/news/florida...

Tampa Bay residents gather in 1,000s at ‘No Kings’ protests across region

Protesters in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties chant and stand in solidarity for the rally tied to hundreds more happening in cities across the nation.

www.tampabay.com

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Tracy Sasser ❌👑 @tracysasser.bsky.social · Jun 14

I’m so proud of Tampa. It was so fun and twice the size of Hands Off. I had a really hard time getting shots that reflected the crowd size, but here are a few…

#NoKingsDay
#NoKings
#Tampa
@meidastouch.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jun 14

Gilead in FORT WORTH, TX

#NoKingsDay

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · Jun 15

More than 1 million in Boston!

www.wcvb.com/article/more...

More than 1M descend on Boston Common for Pride, No Kings rallies

The Boston Pride Parade and No Kings march converged Saturday in downtown Boston.

www.wcvb.com

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Jun 14

You all never going to guess where I’m at.

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Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Jun 13

More shots of our trip to Isla de Sálvora, Galicia. Thanks so much for organizing it 💖 @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social #sibecol #sibecol2025 #sibecol25 @marsobral.bsky.social @troyee.bsky.social

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Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Jun 13

Some shots of my talk on the big stage @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social thanks to dear friends @marsobral.bsky.social @cmoeller.bsky.social @vtec.bsky.social @irissammarco.bsky.social @troyee.bsky.social
Francesco De Bello
Javier Puy
#sibecol
#sibecol2025
#sibecol25
❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

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Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our trip to Isla de Sálvora, Galicia was awesome! Thanks so much for organizing it 💖

III SIBECOL & XII AEET MEETING @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social · Jun 6

🔍Ecology in the field🍃
Today we left the lecture halls and stepped into nature for our technical field trips. Mountains, coasts, culture and conservation — a perfect way to end an incredible week of science and connection.

#SIBECOLAEET2025 #Ecology #EcologyMeeting #AnotherScienceIsPossible

Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Jun 13

congrats! I still haven't published the last chapter of my dissertation 😅

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Jun 13

If you're not convinced that Donald Trump is undermining our democracy, watch the video of what happened today to Senator Alex Padilla.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · Jun 12

In my time in the Senate I've never seen a Senator treated this way. @padilla.senate.gov is carrying out his constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight and defend the people he represents. Absolutely shocking and disgusting way to handle a sitting member of Congress.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Jun 12

Wow. California Sen. Alex Padilla is wrestled and detained by federal officers after showing up to DHS Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference in LA. (video from Bill Melugin of Fox News)

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Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our latest paper on Spartina: fungal interactions!

Congrats @torrancehanley.bsky.social,
@randallhughes.bsky.social,
Catherine A. Gehring
Ronald J. Deckert
Behzad Mortazavi
🎉🎉🎉

for this huge effort to isolate and manipulate this fungal endophyte!!

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Jun 13

That's awesome!

Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Jun 5

Impressive new work from Javier Puy! 🤩 #sibecol @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social

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Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Jun 5

Cool new Fragaria work with mycorrhiza manipulations @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social from @vtec.bsky.social

Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Jun 5

Super cool transcriptimics and experimental results from @igmestre.bsky.social @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social #sibecolIII

Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Jun 4

Yes! For diversity efforts

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Charlotte Møller @cmoeller.bsky.social · Jan 22

📢 New publication!!
Recently, I finally got to publish the last chapter from my PhD 🌿
We used a reciprocal transplant along a gradient of forest management intensity to study local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity - read more below:
academic.oup.com/aobpla/artic...

Local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity in two forest understorey herbs in response to forest management intensity

This study explores how forest management, and the underlying environmental variables impacts local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity in two understorey

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Christina Richards, Ph.D. (she/her) I’m an Ally, are you? @drclrichards.bsky.social · Jun 2

This is why we need sequence data and more coverage of the full genome. There is much more going on than just methylation changes within individuals. Markers are super limited.