Associate Prof @WakeForest | Quantitative Psychology @VanderbiltU PhD | #rstats, behavior genetics, pedigrees | queer #DisabledInSTEM

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Joined March 2011
Prof. Mason Garrison πŸŒˆπŸ’«βœ¨ retweeted
New job opening: Wake Forest University is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Psychology, with a focus on Analysis & Measurement. Applications due October 1. bga.org/content.aspx?page_id…
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Enjoy my worst graph of the moment. Wrong answers only #ggplot2 πŸ˜…
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July is Disability Pride Month. This month, all I want is for non-disabled people to care about us. I want them to not only know this month exists, but to want us in society. Disabled people have been begging to be included in the world since the beginning. Please listen to us.
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Prof. Mason Garrison πŸŒˆπŸ’«βœ¨ retweeted
πŸ’« These junior-career researchers blew it out of the park yesterday morning during the presidential symposium! Curious what they presented on? Check out the full conference program: bga.org/content.aspx?page_id… - abstracts will be shared in an upcoming edition of BG!
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Prof. Mason Garrison πŸŒˆπŸ’«βœ¨ retweeted
The AI-GENIE package for automatic item generation and structural validation using LLMs and Exploratory Graph Analysis methods is now updated on GitHub! Link below!
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Prof. Mason Garrison πŸŒˆπŸ’«βœ¨ retweeted
✏️ Registration for BGA 2026 has officially opened! You can register using the following link: 174286.aanmelder.nl/registra… If you submitted an abstract, you should have received an e-mail on this last week. If this is not the case, please let us know.
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Prof. Mason Garrison πŸŒˆπŸ’«βœ¨ retweeted
I'm hiring! Do a postdoc in Oslo on gene-environment interplay in mental health and inequality. You'll be in a consortium with @uppsalauni and Amsterdam MC. Apply by May 4th. Please share! πŸ“’ tinyurl.com/uiolifepaths @dr_appie @BehaviorGenetic @PGCgenetics @ESSGNetwork
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Prof. Mason Garrison πŸŒˆπŸ’«βœ¨ retweeted
πŸ’Ό Three postdoc positions: Genomics and life paths (Uppsala, Amsterdam and Oslo) bga.org/content.aspx?page_id…
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Prof. Mason Garrison πŸŒˆπŸ’«βœ¨ retweeted
πŸ’ΌMany new job listings on our website for PhD positions and post-docs: bga.org/content.aspx?page_id…
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I just signed a @theactionnet petition calling on the UNC Board of Governors to Protect Academic Freedom, Vote No to Revising the UNC System Code. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
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Happy New Year! All the best to you, your friends and family!
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Prof. Mason Garrison πŸŒˆπŸ’«βœ¨ retweeted
Abstract submission for the #BGA2026 in Amsterdam (NL), is now open! Oral and Poster Abstract submission: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stag…. Symposia abstract submission (symposium chairs only): app.oxfordabstracts.com/even….
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Prof. Mason Garrison πŸŒˆπŸ’«βœ¨ retweeted
Over a decade ago, @FiveThirtyEight published a clever methodology for estimating someone's age based on their first name. I turned it into an interactive tool, the Name Age Calculator. Type in "Jennifer" and discover when that name peaked in 140+ years of Social Security data (spoiler: 1970s babies). It went semi-viral and got picked up by major outlets. I've kept it running all these years because people genuinely enjoy it. It's one of those simple projects that reminds me why I love building things: when data tells an interesting story, people want to engage with it. Try it out: name-age-calculator.randalol… Drop a comment with the most surprising name age you discover. I'm curious what you'll find. #DataScience #dataviz #DataAnalysis
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Prof. Mason Garrison πŸŒˆπŸ’«βœ¨ retweeted
β€œBiggest MAHA wins?” 1. Measles returned after 25 yrs 2. Pertussis is back 3. National pandemic preparedness cancelled along with mRNA technology 4. American’s children now at risk for chronic hepatitis/liver cancer 5. A swing and a miss on autism 6. CDC in tatters
View our biggest MAHA WINS this year! πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ hhs.gov/one-year-of-maha/ind…
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Prof. Mason Garrison πŸŒˆπŸ’«βœ¨ retweeted
Why do you think you've never had smallpox? And you don't even know anyone who has had it? I'll give you a clue : it's because of vaccines
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Prof. Mason Garrison πŸŒˆπŸ’«βœ¨ retweeted
Vaccines are safer than the diseases they prevent That's the whole point
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