Karla McGregor
Speech-language pathologist, scientist, professor emerita, lover of words, dogs, tea, and textiles.
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- Right?! This is great new.
- It is hard to convey how awful it is in the US now. We are attacked, disappeared, murdered by our own government. Our leaders have little regard for human rights, or if they do, are afraid to stand up. We are not blind to the fear and chaos we cause to those outside the US. Sending love and hope.
- Thanks so much, happy that it motivated discussion!
- Reconnecting with social media and had to share this fabulous open access article! #DevLangDis @karlamcgregor.bsky.social we loved discussing this in our doc seminar with Dr. Kamhi! pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
- I appreciate your support, @naplic.bsky.social
- great work @karlamcgregor.bsky.social (again). You are really helping to move the conversation forward.
- Great to talk w @HumanChapters about being a scientist in an equity related field in the current US. Said some things I’d been wanting to say. youtu.be/BiUfKnWd2n8?...
- Thank you, @ashajournals.bsky.social! We are thrilled to get this work out into the world.
- #JSLHR researchers explore the often-complex dilemmas of diagnosing developmental language disorder (DLD), noting the potential of #DLD as a neurodevelopmental, multidimensional spectrum. on.asha.org/47NwCGu @karlamcgregor.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social
- Thank you, Jo (and @carolinebowen.bsky.social ). Things a bit overwhelming here so I haven’t been sharing this new paper as I should. I am so happy that you find it fascinating. Made my brain hurt to get these thoughts formulated as well as we did…very smart co-authors to thank on that account!
- Yes, it does seem sadly quiet. I appreciate your posts! It’s a fascinating paper. I haven’t finished it yet because of all the threads that chime. Many partly formed thoughts, I couldn’t possibly have articulated. Helpful stepping stones! Thanks @karlamcgregor.bsky.social #DevLangDis 🦋
- In two hours, I will join friends for a 4th of July celebration. Like so many of us in the U.S., I do so out of a need to join w others who love this country deeply and, at the same time, who are horrified by the ways that our government is trampling on human rights. Have mercy.
- via A Mighty Girl: To read about Donna's story in The Guardian, visit www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... . To read about how the Trump administration is now aggressively targeting immigrants with no criminal record, visit wapo.st/44cbBU2 .
- Congrats to my friend and colleague. Her work will advance understanding of developmental language disorder! #DLD #DevLandDis
- *New Blog Post* Learn more about #IHN's #BRAICLab director, Dr. Gaelle Doucet's, recently awarded #NIH R01 grant, alongside @karlamcgregor.bsky.social and Dr. Tony Wilson instituteforhumanneuroscience.org/news/breakthro… #DLD #IHNGrants #IHNAwards #neuroscience #neuroimaging #MRI
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- Hi, still managing great humor & superb science? Harsh days. Hang in there.
- So sad, but thank you world for making opportunities for these early career scholars.
- This is repulsive
- THIS. A must view.
- Trust the historians to make sense of the present. Yes, you should be worried. Yes, you should act to halt our precipitous decline into authoritarianism. www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
- Dreamt of my beautiful Baxter last night. Bestest boy ever and so clever. Did not drive my mini (as far as I know), but could have. youtu.be/gRN_L3nTlLQ?...
- “we are up against an ideology that has given up not only on the premise and promise of liberal democracy but on the livability of our shared world – on its beauty, on its people, on our children, on other species. The forces we are up against have made peace with mass death.”
- On End Times Fascism: "We simply have not faced such a powerful apocalyptic strain in government before. The 'end of history' swagger of the post-cold war era is rapidly being supplanted by a conviction we are in the actual end of times." www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
- 🥳🥳🥳CONGRATULATIONS to #IHN's Dr. Gaelle Doucet, director of the #BRAICLabfor, for receiving her first #NIH #R01 award with @karlamcgregor.bsky.social investigating executive control network in kids with Developmental Language Disorder. #IHNGrants #neuroscience #neuroimaging #dld #fmri
- So happy to be part of this important project! Congrats Gaelle! #DevLangDis
- “The campaign for woman suffrage was long, difficult, and sometimes dramatic” www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/19th-amendment and now the Save Act will “save” millions from voting in the 21rst century. HELL HATH NO FURY…Represent your constituents @democrats.senate.gov, even those w vaginas.
- You definitely want to work with Aoife, wonderful scientist & person!
- A wonderful research opp looking at service inequities for girls with #DLD @radld.bsky.social with the brilliant @karlamcgregor.bsky.social & team and myself! Closes Friday!
- Looking for joy, spouse and I re-watched Saturday Night Fever. Sharing this cover of How Deep Is Your Love by our favs, The Rainbow Girls. youtu.be/tvhwcPhE2i8?...
- This is heartbreaking.
- The new setting is "Mute" and nothing could be more alarming. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- U.S. WOMEN are SYSTEMATICALLY UNDERVALUED & DISCRIMINATED against & we will ADVOCATE for ourselves and other MARGINALIZED groups.
- Time to signal distress AND extreme emergency.
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- The flood of chaos, cruelty, and insanity is a lot to swim through these days.
- This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...
- “But do not be misled: this is not just about who can compete on the athletic field, this is about whether a President can force compliance with his will, without regard for the rule of law that governs our nation. I believe he cannot.”…go Janet, you badass hero!
- Trump and Elon can’t tolerate people w black skin or vaginas in leadership roles, no matter their extreme levels of qualification and competence. Their “Friday massacres” make me want to vomit.
- Finally, some good news.
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- Fantastic
- I am celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science despite my government banning the use of the words ‘women’, ‘female’, and ‘gender’ in any research grant application.
- As a pediatric speech-language pathologist in the US, I feel this in my bones. m.facebook.com/story.php?st...
- I much appreciate OSF. Thanks for your commitment to science, @briannosek.bsky.social
- Thank goodness. Hope other institutions will not cave to the evil being spewed from the WO.
- Please keep watching. What’s happening to us is horrifying.
- This horrifying.
- Wanted: Non-U.S. family to adopt 62-y-o U.S. woman + husband & dog. Unlike kids you are currently raising, we’re responsible, quiet, tidy. Do not require chauffeurs, braces, or college tuition. We are not learning to play musical instruments. Dog is small; you’ll barely realize we’re around. TIA.
- Happy to see the American Speech Language Hearing Association respond promptly to executive orders that limit DEI. #ASHA @ashajournals.bsky.social www.facebook.com/100064514451...
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- Thank you for this. Folks w communication-related disabilities, including #devlangdis, may have difficulty understanding or applying their legal rights. Suggestions here: www.dldandme.org/all-articles...
- I am a seemingly docile, older woman who is smarter than your average bear or a trump nominee, angry as hell, passionate about science, and motivated by love. I am also savvy enough to know the power of numbers. Join me in @aclu.org ?
- Will the horrors ever cease?
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- No, but I want to read it.
- News from the U.S. is grim. If possible, keep doing your science. Advocate; stay curious; support each other; publish those data sets that have been sitting on the back burner. Don’t let the bullies win. #DLD #DevLangDis #ScienceIsReal @ashajournals.bsky.social
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View full threadOops, part 3 of 4. That’s just 1 Center. Clinical care will be compromised they close the DoE (ensures compliance w the Individuals w Disabilities Act guaranteeing school-based services to those who qualify).
- Part 4 of 4. Don’t get me started re blocking communication from the Center for Disease Control and withdrawal from the WHO. In the US, science & service are no longer just career choices, but acts of resistance. I’m all in.
- Part 1 of 3. S, the impact will be huge, I fear. We often fund trainees and post docs on supplements for under-represented groups, we assume these will evaporate; I have a five-year award to study gender equity in language service receipt that could be taken away;
- Part 2 of 3. I have two scientists in my Center whose grants were to be reviewed last week, but were not, leading to delays and gaps for projects under consideration for renewal; A third colleague received an excellent score (5th percentile) on a recent application that possibly, won’t meet pay line
- Suddenly I feel the need to buy cosmetics. Good for you, E.L.F. company, way to balance out the problem of so many dicks! www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/b...
- Yes, we do. The ‘Alt’ groups share a similar goal, most recently noticed that the CDC has an alt group. @altcdc.bsky.social
- My lord…
