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Joseph Murray @drjosephmurray.bsky.social · 3d

We had our first Professor Deaf #drDeaf workshop with 22 Deaf mid/senior career academics having a dialogue across sessions on career stages, academic administration, running research centers, mentoring and more.

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Joseph Murray @drjosephmurray.bsky.social · Jun 24

The events run parallel and take place in Ål, Norway from 7-12 December 2025.

There will be joint lectures and activities between the two events, including our now infamous winter afternoon sauna and ice-bathing wellness activity!

(We pre-cut the hole in the ice, no worries! 🤣)

#drDeaf

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Joseph Murray @drjosephmurray.bsky.social · Jun 24

The Dr Deaf Winter 2025 Workshops are open! #drDeaf

👉 Phd Deaf for those in or considering a Phd. Join a cohort and make connections that will support you in your doctoral journey!
👉Writing Retreat. Write that academic paper in a deaf-centered space!

Register at forms.office.com/e/HLfrV76SXU

Microsoft Forms

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Joseph Murray @drjosephmurray.bsky.social · Jun 4

This is not a regular workshop so don’t wait until “next time”. 😀 Registration and payment details: forms.office.com/e/tj3L5XQhgi #drDeaf

Microsoft Forms

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Joseph Murray @drjosephmurray.bsky.social · Jun 4

Topics include approaching academic leadership challenges, running research projects/centers, supervision of students/faculty/researchers. This is an interactive workshop- bring your ideas and learn from others! #drDeaf

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Joseph Murray @drjosephmurray.bsky.social · Jun 4

#drDeaf has a new workshop- Professor Deaf! Join us in Oslo 2-4 October 2025. The target group are deaf academics in their mid to senior career phase. acadeafic.org/professor-de...

Professor Deaf

We’re pleased to open registration for the Professor Deaf Workshop Thursday 2 to Saturday 4 October 2025 in Oslo Registration form and payment details here: This interactive …

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Marta Morgado @martamorgado.bsky.social · May 31

Dr Deaf Spring Writing Retreat 2025 Sketchbook #DrDeaf

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Joseph Murray @drjosephmurray.bsky.social · Jun 1

We have a Professor Deaf Workshop this October and a #drDeaf Winter Writing Retreat in December. Are there enough people considering or in PhD programs who would be interested in a PhD workshop?

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Joseph Murray @drjosephmurray.bsky.social · Jun 1

#drDeaf had its 7th writing retreat (and 14th event overall) with participants from around Europe, US, Singapore, and Australia. Evaluation comments: energized, motivated, enthusiastic, sharing, refreshed. Join us at our other 2025 events!

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Maartje De Meulder 🟥 @mdemeulder.bsky.social · May 21

The #DrDeaf team is thrilled to announce the first Professor Deaf workshop! This workshop is aimed at deaf academics post-PhD, working in a university/research setting. It will be held October 2-4, 2025 in Oslo, Norway. More information will follow. For now, if you’re interested: save the date!

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Joseph Murray @drjosephmurray.bsky.social · May 2

Volunteer your time. Offer your professional expertise to organizations doing good things.

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Wyatte Hall @wyattehall.bsky.social · Mar 13

Honored to be mentioned alongside scholars I admire: @naomicaselli.bsky.social, Padden, Mayberry, Chen Pichler, and more! www.science.org/content/arti...

"Imperfect sounds: Cochlear implants give deaf kids unprecedented access to sound. But insisting they avoid using sign language may be risky."

Implants can help deaf kids hear—but many still struggle with spoken language

Some researchers worry about risks of devaluing sign language, overreliance on imperfect devices

www.science.org

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Joseph Murray @drjosephmurray.bsky.social · Mar 11

Concerned #DAC2025 has interpreters on their website. Deaf Academic Conferences are interpreter-free spaces (aside from DeafBlind interpreters) that prioritize *direct* communication in IS.

In their bid, Houston claimed to support the DAC ethos. @bevjbuchanan.bsky.social can you clarify?

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Maartje De Meulder 🟥 @mdemeulder.bsky.social · Feb 21

The core Dr Deaf team (@drjosephmurray.bsky.social and @annelieskusters.bsky.social ) are working on an academic paper about Dr Deaf. As part of this work, we are interviewing former participants and teachers about their experiences with Dr Deaf.

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Joseph Murray @drjosephmurray.bsky.social · Mar 5

DAC is an amazing conference.

I can't make it in person this year, but those of you who can go, should!

Bev Buchanan @bevjbuchanan.bsky.social · Mar 5

One of our spotlight presenters at upcoming DAC Conference in Houston.
www.dac2025hou.com
Come and register! Hope to see you in Houston!

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Bev Buchanan @bevjbuchanan.bsky.social · Mar 5

One of our spotlight presenters at upcoming DAC Conference in Houston.
www.dac2025hou.com
Come and register! Hope to see you in Houston!

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Maartje De Meulder 🟥 @mdemeulder.bsky.social · Mar 3

Are you working on an academic writing project - your PhD, MA thesis, article/book chapter, grant application, ... ? Do you want to write with other deaf academics? Join us at the #DrDeaf Spring Writing Retreat 25-30 May. Registration deadline 7 April. www.al.fhs.no/en/dr-deaf/?...

Dr Deaf Workshop

Join the Dr Deaf PhD Deaf workshop for a week-long immersion in doctoral work for deaf students in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

www.al.fhs.no

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Maartje De Meulder 🟥 @mdemeulder.bsky.social · Feb 26

Want a more secure digital location for your old Twitter (X) thread? Acadeafic is inviting you to rework and preserve your best Twitter threads (including GIFs!). Interested? Drop us a message or visit Acadeafic to get started.

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Acadeafic

Academic vlogs and blogs about sign language and Deaf Studies research

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Joseph Murray @drjosephmurray.bsky.social · Feb 20

At @unesco.org for #IDML National sign languages are the mother languages of both deaf and hearing people around the globe

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Bev Buchanan @bevjbuchanan.bsky.social · Feb 3

Deaf Academic Conference
Houston, Texas
June 4-8, 2025

Gentle Reminder about Early Bird Registration
120 days left to the conference!
Come one, Come all!
www.dac2025hou.com

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Joseph Murray @drjosephmurray.bsky.social · Jan 27

👍🏼 Deaf-led research on AI.

Maartje De Meulder 🟥 @mdemeulder.bsky.social · Jan 27

@robinxtech.bsky.social @katta.bsky.social @ninakt.bsky.social and I are investigating the experiences of deaf users in Europe interacting with ChatGPT. If you’re deaf, live in Europe, and are using ChatGPT, please fill in our survey, and share! 🙏🏻 tuwien193.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Maartje De Meulder 🟥 @mdemeulder.bsky.social · Jan 27

@robinxtech.bsky.social @katta.bsky.social @ninakt.bsky.social and I are investigating the experiences of deaf users in Europe interacting with ChatGPT. If you’re deaf, live in Europe, and are using ChatGPT, please fill in our survey, and share! 🙏🏻 tuwien193.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Joseph Murray @drjosephmurray.bsky.social · Jan 22

#DrDeaf Spring Writing Retreat from 25-30 May 2025!

Join me @mdemeulder.bsky.social + @annelieskusters.bsky.social for a week in Ål, Norway with writing, workshops, + wellness activities!

New in 2025: visual research presentations, AI, and co-authoring.

Info 👉 www.al.fhs.no/dr-deaf/

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Joseph Murray @drjosephmurray.bsky.social · Jan 20

I love this quote: " Your life's project should be longer and larger than your lifespan."

What are you doing today, or this year, that will outlive you?

#DeafStrong #HumanRights #NothingWithoutUs

NPR @npr.org · Jan 20

Sen. Raphael Warnock holds the same pulpit Martin Luther King Jr. once preached from. He told Morning Edition that "your life's project should be longer and larger than your lifespan."

Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock reflects on MLK Jr.'s teachings, legacy

Sen. Raphael Warnock holds the same pulpit Martin Luther King Jr. once preached from. He told Morning Edition that "your life's project should be longer and larger than your lifespan."

www.npr.org

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Adam Schembri (ˈʃɛmbɹi/ˈʃkɛmbri) @adamcschembri.bsky.social · Jan 14

Oh and hey, these are were all talks by deaf academics - they were all very different, but all breaking new ground. Just like the great poster on grammatical description by Péter Romanek - proposing deaf community-led/collaborative reference grammar writing. I wish I was starting my career again.

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