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Outstanding Graduating Senior in Psychology Research award!

Oh hey, I have a blog! Which I realize again now that finals have ended and I'm almost officially a college graduate. Whoa . This whole B.S. in Brain and Behavior situation hasn't absorbed yet. Now it's time for me to toot real quick. Last night my parents and I went to the School of Arts and Science's Student Award Ceremony, where I received the "Outstanding Graduating Senior in Psychology Research" award for my work with transphobia and the blaming of innocent victims:   It's so flattering.  And my most influential mentors wrote and read the following on-stage before presenting the award to me: Dex in Fifty Words   Brilliant, McNair Scholar, NIH post-bac fellow, DC for a year.  Articulate, passionate, wicked funny smartass!  Astonishing, creative, integrative, critical thinker.  Transgender researcher, writer, blogger, activist, educator, leader, bridge builder, visionary.  Game changer, myth buster, policy shaper, mind opener,...