This is not a typical blog post.  This is going to be a place for me to keep track of Twitter information that I'm interested in.  I plan on updating this post frequently. Some of my Twitter threads: Patient Involvement in Medical Research Patient Interests Boundaries Legal agreements, contracts, consents, terms & conditions, etc. Sociology … Continue reading Keeping Track of Twitter Info

(Note:  I wrote this paper as part of a grad school application in November, 2016.) In their interactions with the medical and scientific research community, the traditional role of patients has been that of “passive research subject.”[1] However, a complex interplay of changing social, political, economic, and technological dynamics is fundamentally upending the process of … Continue reading Patient Involvement in Medical Research: Trends, Challenges, and Untapped Potential

Last year (November, 2016), I applied to a sociology graduate school program.  I'm going to share my personal statement, redacting just a little bit of information. The reasons that I have decided to pursue a graduate degree in sociology twenty years after obtaining my B.A. in political science are complicated.  This personal statement provides an … Continue reading My Grad School App Personal Statement

My name is Karen. I am a novice when it comes to blogging.  I created this blog to have a quiet place (my 11-year old daughter used a different adjective - "Boring") to play with ideas, to think out loud, and to share my work/writing.  Not everything that I write here will be good; there … Continue reading Welcome To My Blog – Read At Own Risk