New life, new energy, new hope!

I'm back! It has been longer than I anticipated since my last post, but I am so excited to share with you what has been happening in my life, what new adventures I have undertaken, and how we can all believe that there is hope for the future, beyond the 2020/2021 chaos I oft referred to as 'the shit show'.

I will post more soon, and begin a new blog series that I will unveil for you next week. For now, just know that I have moved to New England - Rhode Island to be specific. And I have started a new position at the University of Rhode Island (Kingston) as a full time lecturer in both the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, and the Department of Psychology. I am very excited and proud to make the University of Rhode Island my new academic home. I am already deep into my first semester here, and excited to be part of an institution that is prioritizing the health, safety, and well-being of all students, faculty and staff by listening to the science from the CDC, and by committing to an environment that is diverse, inclusive, equitable, and just. I look forward to many years here, where I may have the privilege to teach and mentor students at this great institution.

As I settle into my new position, and my new home here in Rhode Island, I am also acclimating to new weather patterns, new streets and cities, and new English dialects! Gussie (my pandemic pup) and I have found great new trails in Rhode Island and Massachusetts already!