Ericka N Merriwether, PT, DPT, PhD
@emerriwether
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Assistant Professor of PT and Medicine @NYU/Biomarkers and movement behaviors in chronic pain/Mama extraordinaire/Chicago bred. Tweets are my own she/her/hers
Joined June 2009
My research and scholarship is an act of revolution. My choice to exist is an act of revolution. Like those who came before me, I will keep pressing on. But I'm going to take excellent care of myself first. I'm no longer setting myself on fire to keep y'all warm.
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.@GovParsonMO, please do not let Missouri execute @innocence @the_MIP client #MarcellusWilliams, an innocent person — where there is overwhelming evidence that his trial was constitutionally unfair — on 9/24.
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RT @AP: BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court rules colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, putting an end to affirm…
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@physiotutorium As amazing as that is, disparities in women's healthcare often predate the postpartum phase. They're also present throughout the lifespan. Addressing structural and interpersonal biases is imperative.
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@physiotutorium I'm sure when you disaggregate the data in both countries, you see confirmation health disparities at many identity intersections.
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@SanDiegoSummit Not necessarily. It can be hard for kids here to see themselves as scientists - especially when they're told or shown that 'good' science looks and sounds different from them. Today was a gift.
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