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Academia has a problem…

By: jé judson April 14, 2025August 27, 2025

Liberateacademia, exploitation, phd, research, structural racism, work politics6 Comments

…Rachel R. Hardeman is but one manifestation of that problem. I started writing this last December after back to back articles centering her were published. I was sick of it. She wreaked havoc on my mental and financial health, along with many others, yet there she was smiling and being praised for her “work.” I…

Protected: Another Doctor in the House

By: jé judson August 11, 2022April 16, 2025

Createacademia, academic violence, climate and environment, education, milestones, phd journey, police violence, relationships, research, thrive

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The Impact of Police Violence is Far Reaching and Long Lasting

By: jé judson January 7, 2018January 30, 2025

LiberateAmerican Society, essay, police violence, public health, racial politics, racial terrorism, research, traumaLeave a Comment

Last week I, as many others, looked for every update that could be found about Erica Garner. Horrified at the possibility of police violence claiming yet another victim. Hopeful that she would pull through. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. At 27, a woman who had to watch her father get choked to death on TV…

Two Week Notice

By: jé judson August 6, 2012December 25, 2019

Wandermother nature, public health, research, South Africa, travel, use your sensesLeave a Comment

This summer (winter) has gone by unbelievably fast. I’m down to my last two weeks in Cape Town. While I’m excited to go home and be in warm weather, have my car back, have my own place again, and eat myself to death with new orleans food–I’m undoubtedly sad that I will be leaving this…