PinnedSarah G. Carpenter, Ph.D.What Ukraine Is Fighting ForFor the first time in the 12ish years I have been studying social media, the word Hero is trending.2 min read·Feb 26, 2022----
PinnedSarah G. Carpenter, Ph.D.inthe-consulting-academicUnderstanding Course Design as UI/UXLet’s get this out of the way: I reject the idea of college students (or, for that matter, any other students) as “consumers” or “paying…10 min read·Feb 13, 2022----
Sarah G. Carpenter, Ph.D.UI Matters in All Kinds of Weird WaysI just tried to pay my power bill. Well, I did pay my power bill. But then I couldn’t get logged out of the utility department’s website.5 min read·Mar 20, 2024----
Sarah G. Carpenter, Ph.D.questions people have asked me while (i was) runningIn no particular order …5 min read·Jun 22, 2023----
Sarah G. Carpenter, Ph.D.the gospel according to … foucault?There is probably an eminently reasonable explanation. You have to admit, however, that the juxtaposition is … something:1 min read·Mar 19, 2023----
Sarah G. Carpenter, Ph.D.dirty needle dystopiaSo today I drove to the Walgreens in Seven Points to get my updated Covid booster and my flu shot. I did this because I wanted Moderna…4 min read·Dec 14, 2022----
Sarah G. Carpenter, Ph.D.some of you may be needing at-home-learning support (again) kinda soonSome background for those of you who don’t know me very well:6 min read·Oct 9, 2022----
Sarah G. Carpenter, Ph.D.female in public (& in private)In case you hadn’t heard, last week Memphis police recovered the body of a woman who had been abducted a few days prior, minding her own…5 min read·Sep 12, 2022----
Sarah G. Carpenter, Ph.D.the monday after daylight saving timeFIRST OF ALL, let’s address the elephant in the room:2 min read·Mar 14, 2022----
Sarah G. Carpenter, Ph.D.the professors are not all rightA student who works a 30hr/week schedule (which is just over 1/4 of my weekly hours, but fine) begged me to accommodate a virtual chat at…2 min read·Mar 5, 2022----