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Conversations with Academics

A conversation with academics about what they do, how they manage their time, or what life is like as they progress through their careers

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23: Anna Zivian

Conversations with Academics ·

2022/01/16

Anna Zivian-Senior Research Fellow atOcean Conservancy. 20 December 2021.Anna and I talk about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ), ocean conservation and the Ocean Conservancy, and her journey to her current position. At the end we briefly talk about spiders and the conservation of arthropods.

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22: Kathryn McConnell

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Kathryn McConnell-Doctoral Candidate atYale School of the Environment. 4 April 2021. Katie and I talk about her research on the impacts of wildfire on human lives, how Covid has changed our own lives, and a bit about the PhD process.

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21: David Murray

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

David Murray - Entrepreneur and writer. 28 November 2020. David and I talk about his journey from through higher education, an archaeology excavation in Europe, his study of Classics, some entrepreneurial endeavors, and his latest switch to writing. David and I ramble for quite a while, but I hope some of it is useful or interesting.

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00:33:47

20: Dr. Matthew Silk

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Dr. Matthew Silk - University of Exeter. 16 October 2020. Matt and I talk about how Covid has affected us, his journey from the PhD through a couple of postdocs (along with what is next for him), his recent paper "Perils and pitfalls of mixed-effects regression models in biology" and statistics more generally, at the end Matt gives some advice about being brave and "going for it" when contacting potential advisors.

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19: Dr. Jesse Barber

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Dr. Jesse Barber - Boise State University. 23 June 2020. Jesse tells me about his academic journey, and we end by discussing publishing houses, journals, and the ethics surrounding decisions to submit to a journal.

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18: Dr. Kathryn Turner

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Dr. Kathryn Turner - Idaho State University. 17 December 2019. Kathryn tells me about her experience in the job search and what sort of things to look out for. She stresses the importance of hobbies, or taking time away from work, and she ends with the power of sleep and talking to humans - we are social creatures after all.

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17: Dr. Kristin Byrd

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Dr. Kristin Byrd - USGS (Western Geographic Science Center, Moffett Field, CA). 5 December 2019. Kristin tells me about her career trajectory, her current work, and life in a government position. She talks a bit about some skills that hiring committees might be after, and how her daily life probably isn't very different from that which would be found in a University position.

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16: Dr. Nick Dowdy

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Dr. Nick Dowdy - NSF Post Doctoral Fellow (Milwaukee Public Museum) & Assistant Research Professor (Wake Forest University). 7 November 2019. Nick tells me about not having a great work-life balance, being a self-proclaimed 'workaholic.' We discuss how work can sometimes actually be a hobby, and figuring out what is right for you. We discuss checking emails as a way to procrastinate or lose time. We discuss the difference between working all the time and productivity in a 'publish or perish'

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00:31:30

15: Dr. Steven Alexander

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Dr. Steven Alexander - University of Waterloo - Environmental Change and Governance Group. 24 October 2019. Steven tells me about his journey as an educator, and then his introduction to research. We talk a bit about decision making and having multiple threads of importance in your life. Academics can get caught up in only thinking that one thing, career progress, is important - often leaving other very important things behind.

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14: Dr. Georgia Hart-Fredeluces

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Dr. Georgia Hart-Fredeluces - Idaho State University - Dept. of Sociology. 17 October 2019. Georgia tells me about her journey into, out of, and back into academia - and how this path is never really that clear. She tells me about how she has trusted herself to know when something is not quite right, and how she made brave changes in her life in those cases.

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13: Dr. Rob Quinlan

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Dr. Rob Quinlan - Washington State University - Dept. of Anthropology. 10 October 2019. Rob and I talk about academic culture, and what might be wrong with some of it. He discusses patterns of time management in both academics and hunter gatherer societies - and how much time the later spends being 'idle.'

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12: Dr. Katy Prudic

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Dr. Katy Prudic - University of Arizona. 26 September 2019. Katy and I talk about her recent job search process, hobbies, and starting a citizen science program. She co-founded and manages a citizen science program called eButterfly.

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11: Dr. Erica Crespi

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Dr. Erica Crespi - Washington State University. 24 September 2019. Erica and I talk about the stress of academia, making unplanned decisions, and time management. Erica stresses the importance of communicating, both with yourself, and your adviser. Unfortunately, Erica's microphone cuts out a bit, so it doesn't sound as great as it could. The remote interviews are still a big work in progress, so I apologize for that.

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10: Dr. Sarah Schaack

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Dr. Sarah Schaack - Reed College. 7 September 2019. Sarah and I talk about what differs between academic positions at small liberal arts schools and large public universities. We discuss decisions, changing your mind during an academic career, and how doing what you are passionate about will more likely lead to success. She explains how going to East Africa is important to her, and how she managed to work that into her career.

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09: Aristide Kamla Takoukam

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Aristide Kamla Takoukam - University of Florida &African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization (AMMCO). 29 April 2019. Aristide and I talk about the challenges of starting a non-profit organization, while doing a PhD. Soon-to-be Dr. Takoukam, has been fighting for marine mammal conservation in his home country of Cameroon, where people hunt just about anything for sustenance. He discusses working with local fisherman, working all the hours of the day and night, and future plans. See his

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00:27:02

08: Dr. Ian Robertson

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Dr. Ian Robertson - Boise State University. 15 April 2019. Ian and I talk about how things have changed at Boise State University over the years that he has been there. We talk about saying "no," and finding "balance." The audio quality is not the best, but hopefully it isn't too bothersome. At the end I mention another podcast that listeners may be interested in - Changing Academic Life.

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00:29:28

07: Dr. Chris McClure

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Dr. Chris McClure - Director of Global Conservation Science, The Peregrine Fund. 5 December 2018. Chris gives us a brief history lesson about the Peregrine Fund, and how he has "no balance." We talk about coding, its uses, and how much we enjoy it. Chris did a postdoc in my current lab, so I knew him for a while before this interview - I think the conversation comes off a bit more naturally because of this.

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00:32:50

06: Dr. Jacinta Beehner

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Dr. Jacinta Beehner- Dept. of Psychology, University of Michigan.15 November 2018. This is the sixth episode of the academic work-life balance podcast, where I interview academics about their work-life management. Do they work and have an 'outside' life? If so, how do they keep their research program working smoothly? My intentions are for academics to realize that they aren't alone in thinking that academia can be very stressful and overwhelming sometimes, but sometimes I get off track.

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05: Dr. Helen Chmura

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Dr. Helen Chmura- University of Alaska, Fairbanks.15 November 2018. This is the fifth episode of the academic work-life balance podcast, where I interview academics about their work-life management. Do they work and have an 'outside' life? If so, how do they keep their research program working smoothly? My intentions are for academics to realize that they aren't alone in thinking that academia can be very stressful and overwhelming sometimes, but sometimes I get off track.

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00:15:14

04: Dr. Chris Templeton

Conversations with Academics ·

2021/12/24

Dr. Chris Templeton - Dept. of Biology, Pacific University Oregon.25 October 2018. This is the fourth episode of the academic work-life balance podcast, where I interview academics about their work-life management. Do they work and have an 'outside' life? If so, how do they keep their research program working smoothly? My intentions are for academics to realize that they aren't alone in thinking that academia can be very stressful and overwhelming sometimes, but sometimes I get off track.

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