Dr. Nick Dowdy - NSF Post Doctoral Fellow (Milwaukee Public Museum) & Assistant Research Professor (Wake Forest University)
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' world. Nick uses a phrase 'productive procrastinator' to describe working on new / side projects, and explains how having a significant other can help with the balance, at least a little bit.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Thursday, October 24, 2019
15: Dr. Steven Alexander
Dr. Steven Alexander - University of Waterloo - Environmental Change and Governance Group
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.
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.
Thursday, October 17, 2019
14: Dr. Georgia Hart-Fredeluces
Dr. Georgia Hart-Fredeluces - Idaho State University - Dept. of Sociology
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.
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.
Thursday, October 10, 2019
13: Dr. Rob Quinlan
Dr. Rob Quinlan - Washington State University - Dept. of Anthropology
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.'
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.'
Thursday, September 26, 2019
12: Dr. Katy Prudic
Dr. Katy Prudic - University of Arizona
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.
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.
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
11: Dr. Erica Crespi
Dr. Erica Crespi - Washington State University
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.
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.
Saturday, September 7, 2019
10: Dr. Sarah Schaack
Dr. Sarah Schaack - Reed College
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.
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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