I can't put into words how it feels to see my wife's extraordinary work increasing diversity in STEM be targeted so explicitly and punitively by the most powerful forces in our country; at the same time I can see the chilling that is happening for social scientists like me who study topics that directly engage with psychological wellbeing and adversity. This is the work we both love and we are not going to give it up. We are both committed to that work benefiting our community