For all things professional, please email me at my work address—social media isn’t the place for official business. Messages that arrive via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, or carrier pigeon will be left out in the cold. My email is publicly available and easy to find with a quick search.

Now, on to expectations: I’ll do my best to reply within 72 hours, but if I’m buried under an avalanche of emails, it might take a week. If you’ve waited that long and still heard nothing, it means I’m on medical leave (FYI, I don’t take sick leave if I can still read/type normally) or otherwise occupied with something really big beyond my control. Your patience is golden, and I appreciate every ounce of it.

One more thing—every week, my inbox is ambushed by requests from all over the world for help with research methods, writing and publishing tips, and sometimes even full-scale paper/proposal editing. While I’d love to be everyone’s academic fairy godmother, it’s just not possible to wave a wand via email. Also, let’s be real: if you’re asking me to basically write your paper, that’s a bit of a jerk move, don’t you think? For the sake of our mutual sanity (and a touch of dignity), let’s keep it relevant, focused, and succinct.

Meanwhile, if you’re here to ask for a letter of recommendation, please read this.