PsychSessions: Conversations about Teaching N' Stuff

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Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 10: Asani's Ascension: Leaving Academia for the Private Sector Sep 17, 2022

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In this episode: Asani shares her story of leaving higher education, weight and diabetes clinic work, sustainability and work-life balance, talent, multi-faceted interests, and larger metropolitan area help this type of pivot occur (clinical training too), the importance of wrapping up commitments, props to mother (no limits), the doctorate and its versatility

E153: LaDonna Lewis: Dedicated Educator, Inspired Social Psychologist, Role Model for Us All Sep 13, 2022

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In this episode Garth interviews LaDonna Lewis from Glendale Community College in Glendale, AZ. Part of LaDonna's success comes from the determination of her parents for LaDonna to have a better life; the "ticket" out of a poor neighborhood was education for LaDonna. LaDonna's love of learning matched well with parental goals, as she loved to read as a child, including reading encyclopedias. Her interests are varied, including sociology, psychology (earning a PhD at the University of Oklahoma), and an undergraduate minor in history. Working with her wife, she does fascinating research and consulting with probation officers regarding compassion fatigue and burnout.

Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 09: The Challenge of Saying Yes or No to Opportunities Offered Sep 10, 2022

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In this episode: making academic commitments to others, that special end-of-semester time, when you choose to give away your expertise for free, the sanctity of "off-contract," saying no now can give one the power to say yes later, Maria Bamford and negotiating commencement, fun parts of the end of the semester, listening to The Kinks

Maria Bamford commencement speech: https://youtu.be/BV5qcto2IRs

The Kinks: Better Things: https://youtu.be/qs6G9tisVdU

Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 08: Keep or Toss: Faculty Record Keeping in the Digital Age Sep 03, 2022

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In this episode: spring cleaning in the (faculty) office, what to do with graduate school notebooks, reprints in the olden days, paper books and digital books, what books have lasting shelf life, what to do with old exams, Susan's weekly one-inch rule

E152: Noland White, Part 2: A Genuine Southern Gentleman, Introductory Psychology Textbook Author, Appreciates Life Aug 30, 2022

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In this episode Eric interviews Noland White (for the second time) from Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, GA. Noland is a true Southern gentleman in the best sense of the phrase; we chat about his long-term colleague Lee Gillis, a silly conversation about failing to reject peach cobbler, and the pronunciation of PEcan vs. peCAN. Eric asks a lot of questions about Noland's textbook expertise, from a vacation visit with Saundra Ciccarelli in 2022 to the role of textbook reviewers to his first splurge from a royalty check. Noland was kind enough to mention a book that Eric had recently co-authored, and we both acknowledge our friendship, our privilege, and we look forward to seeing our national colleagues in person "post"-COVID.

Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 07: Psychological Scientists and Our Interactions with the Media Aug 27, 2022

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In this episode: how do we share psychological science with the public, TV and radio interviews, journal impact factors vs. real impact, faculty fears of being misunderstood, lack of training in how to communicate science, sometimes "no" is the appropriate response when asked for expert opinion, academics fiercely fear the perception of bragging, taking risks

Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 06: Work-Life Balance with Special Guest Lorraine Trippodi Aug 20, 2022

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In this episode: teaching the Sex and Gender course at a Catholic university, adjuncting is academic gig work, Lorraine balances being an artist and an academic, professional tool sharpening, the challenges and benefits of adjuncts serving on committees, the criticality of finding the joy, faculty tips for work-life balance, Lorraine's professional work with survivors of trauma

SB15: APA's PsycLearn Aug 16, 2022

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In this PsychSessions Sidebar episode, Garth Neufeld interviews Laura Pople from APA's PsycLearn. Offering titles for Research Methods, Statistics, and Introduction to Social Psychology, PsycLearn is an all-digital textbook alternative that immerses students in multidimensional learning experiences. To learn more about PsycLearn, please visit pl.apa.org/sessions

E151: Jasmine Mena: Teacher and Learner, Multiculturism Expert (and Generous Collaborator), Insightful Researcher Aug 16, 2022

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In this episode Garth interviews Jasmine Mena from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA. Jasmine talks about growing up between Queens, NY, and the Dominican Republic, her strong role model mother (who was also a teacher), and her deep understanding of her own research field and the pioneers of multiculturalism research who have been working for decades. Jasmine reminds us all that science is impacted by the power dynamics of the time and that our decisions as scientists are influenced by positionality, privilege, and prior experiences. Her training as a clinical psychologist lead her to serve as a counselor for 3 years, but her fascination for answering research questions lead to a post-doc which lead to a faculty position, and the rest is her story.

Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 05: The Adjunctive Life with Special Guest Andrew LeBlanc Aug 13, 2022

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In this episode: the adjunct experience teaching at multiple universities, record amount of teaching -- 14 courses in one semester, plus a full-time job as a swim coach, evil policies universities have toward adjuncts and overload teaching, healthcare benefits, the benefit and cost of flexibility, how to value your adjunct colleagues

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