Melissa Baese-Berk

@m2b2.bsky.social

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Linguistics. Cognitive Science. Academia. Baseball. Music. Cats. Naps. University of Chicago. Opinions (all mine).

Flyer for "Study Hall" Comedy Inspired by Lectures featuring Marshall Chin, MD, MPH of University of Chicago and Michael Yudell of Arizona State
A brass menorah with 5 lit rainbow candles sits on a counter in a kitchen.
A poster for Chicago Study Hall: Comedy inspired by lectures. Text says "Three awesome lectures. A bunch of great performers. One hilarious hour." Below this text there are three pictures of lecturers with their names: Michael Yodel, Professor and author; Melissa Baese-Berk, University of Chicago; Matthew O'Brien, Northwestern University. Below the photos is a logo for Cross Roads Comedy Theatre. 9/19 @7:30 PM. One night only! Second City Blackout Cabaret 230 W North Ave Get your tickets now at secondcity.com/shows
A black cat is lounging on brown carpet in front of a laundry basket.
A striped cat stands on her hind legs opening a dresser drawer that has small, round pulls and should not be able to be opened by a creature with our thumbs
A striped cat snuggles up with a stuffed fox, owl, and snail in a (human) baby’s crib. Human baby is not present and striped cat has usurped his throne.
A red and white placard which states “Applied Psycholinguistics welcomed Melissa Baese-Berk as the incoming editor”. There is a link to www.cambridge.org/aps. And a logo for Cambridge University Press.
A pair of cream colored baby socks with a brown chicken on each sock and the word “GIGI”
A creepy, life sized plastic Santa stares directly into your soul through the center window of three windows in a brick bungalow.
A striped cat is on top of a striped blanket on a person’s lap holding her paws in an adorable way. The background is cluttered with baby and cat toys.
A striped cat is (very) partially hidden under a colorful striped blanket.