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Karen Lutfey Spencer

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Medical Sociology & Health Services Research. Professor at CU Denver. Substacking “I’m Not Gaslighting You!” https://open.substack.com/pub/spencerk

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Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · Aug 4

The Medical Sociology section of ASA has a new account up & running so we can bring you live coverage of #ASA2025! Please follow and share! @asamedsoc.bsky.social

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Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · Aug 11

Come at 2pm to hear from editors of JHSB, SHI, and SSM talk about how to get published in medical sociology journals. Bring your questions! @jofhsb.bsky.social

ASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · Aug 11

Today is Workshop Day! Plus a late session on Social Determinants of Health. #MedSoc #ASAChicago #ReimaginingHealth

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ASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · Aug 10

🎉Congratulations to the 2025 ASA Section on Medical Sociology Award Winners!🎉

We are proud to honor this year's outstanding scholars for their impactful research, service, and dedication to advancing the discipline! 🥳

#ASA2025 #MedSoc #ReimaginingHealth

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ASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · Aug 10

Happy Sunday 🎉 Here is our session schedule for the day. Use #MedSoc #ASAChicago or #ReimaginingHealth to show us your conference highlights!

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ASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · Aug 9

Hey, #medsoc "Mentor of the Month" friends, don't miss this exciting presentation from one of our lovely mentors, Dr. Courtney Boen (@courtneyboen.bsky.social)! If you ask me, catching this talk is a great way to start your Monday! 😄

#ASA2025 #ReimaginingHealth

Courtney Boen @courtneyboen.bsky.social · Aug 9

Headed to Chicago for #ASA2025!

On Monday, I’ll present “Heterogeneous & Racialized Impacts of State Incarceration Policies on Birth Outcomes in the US” (w Elizabeth Bair, Hedy Lee, & Atheen Venkataramani) in the Policies, Politics, & Population Processes session at 8am (🥴).

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Courtney Boen @courtneyboen.bsky.social · Aug 9

On Sunday, I have the pleasure of presiding over the session on Racialized Health Injustice (also at 8am 😅). Really looking forward to this one. Truly an amazing set of papers!

Hope to see you (w all the caffeine ☕️) there! #ASA2025

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Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · Aug 10

I love that we’re doing this topic! Thank you for presiding!

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Eliza Brown @elizaclairebrown.bsky.social · Aug 9

Come by my session tomorrow morning at #ASA2025 in @asamedsoc.bsky.social on what I call 'clinical outcomes governance' with some very cool looking papers!

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ASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · Aug 9

You won't want to miss our reception tonight sponsored by the Sociology of Health and Illness Foundation ✨ This location is .8 miles from the Hyatt Regency. Anyone who would like to arrange to share a ride or walk over together should meet up in the Hyatt lobby at 6pm, departing 6:15 at the latest.

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ASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · Aug 9

Good morning, ASA Medical Sociology Section! Here is the daily schedule of sessions, including the section awards ceremony and a reception you don't want to miss! Don't forget to use #MedSoc #ASAChicago or #ReimaginingHealth to show us your conference highlights!

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ASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · Aug 9

Afternoon Schedule:
2-3:30 Roundtables
East Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Grand Ballroom A

4:30-5:30
Awards Ceremony and Reeder Address
West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Regency D

6:30PM-8:30
Reception: Hawksmoor, 500 North LaSalle Drive

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ASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · Aug 8

This social media committee LOVES celebrating the section members who make Medical Sociology the wonderful section it is! This #ASA2025, we will be sharing highlights, updates, and photos from the Annual Meeting 🥰 Keep an eye out for our account on upcoming sessions, reminders, and good news!

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ASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · Aug 8

👋🏽 Gentle reminder: Join us tomorrow for the Welcome Reception hosted by the ASA sections on Medical Sociology and Mental Health, along with our wonderful sponsor, the Sociology of Health & Illness!

📆 Saturday, August 9
🕡 6:30 - 8:30 PM
📍 #ASA2025 in Chicago (Check the agenda for location details!)

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ASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · Aug 8

Have something you'd like featured on our Bluesky profile? Fill out our Google Form to share your session highlights, photos, or announcements with us, and we'll post them on our account!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#MedSoc #ASAChicago #ReimaginingHealth

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ASA Medical Sociology @asamedsoc.bsky.social · Aug 8

📢 New platform, same great section: ASA Medical Sociology is officially on Bluesky! Follow along for section activities, publications, and member highlights: @asamedsoc. We’re excited to build community in new spaces! #MedSoc #ASA2025

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Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · Aug 4

The Medical Sociology section of ASA has a new account up & running so we can bring you live coverage of #ASA2025! Please follow and share! @asamedsoc.bsky.social

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Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · Aug 4

The Medical Sociology section of ASA has a new account up & running so we can bring you live coverage of #ASA2025! Please follow and share! @asamedsoc.bsky.social

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Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · Jul 31

As the Chair of the Medical Sociology section of ASA, I’m excited for next week’s meeting in Chicago —follow our new account for live coverage! @asamedsoc.bsky.social

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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · Jul 7

After sending a misleading & partisan press release to millions, Social Security issued a new release on service "improvements" under the new Commissioner, whom it lavishes w/praise.

But SSA deleted most metrics last month, allowing them to cherry pick data.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Social Security stops reporting call wait times and other metrics

The changes are the latest sign of the agency’s struggle with website crashes, overloaded servers and long lines at field offices amid Trump cutbacks.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · Jul 7

This is where we are, America. One of my old colleagues at the University of Arizona Cancer Center has set up a GoFundMe to help fund breast cancer research in the wake of massive cuts to NIH grants.

With financial support in limbo, this UA cancer lab started crowdfunding

As federal funding changes hit universities, key research initiatives are scrambling to find cash. The Schroeder Lab at UA is one of them.

www.azcentral.com

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Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · Jun 2

Congratulations!!

Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · May 26

Thanks, Matt!

Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · May 24

I’m happy to share my new (100% free) Substack newsletter, “I’m Not Gaslighting You!”

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I’ll be writing about health, illness, healthcare, why our systems gaslight us, and how you can resist.

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · May 20

New meaning to the word unqualified and incompetent.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

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Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · May 20

Stunning 😳

Karen Lutfey Spencer @klutfey.bsky.social · May 12

Happy to be talking with Cosmopolitan magazine about medical gaslighting—why it happens and how we can resist. It’s unfortunate we still need these conversations about healthcare inequality, but it’s so necessary.

www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitne...

Everything You Need to Know About Medical Gaslighting Before Your Next Doctor’s Appointment

If you’ve ever gone to the doctor with a concern and felt like they were downplaying your symptoms, you’ve probably experienced medical gaslighting.