Author: Academic Minute
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Joseph Davies, Cardiff Metropolitan University – Psychological Trauma and its Impacts on Forensic Inpatient Obesity
Why are psychiatric inpatients often obese? Joseph Davies, lecturer in applied psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University, discusses his findings. Dr Joseph Davies is a psychologist and lecturer in applied psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University in South Wales, and member of the International Association for Forensic Mental Health Services. His research focuses on physical health within…
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Lisa Donovan, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts – Studying the Arts and Deep Learning
Studying the arts can lead to deep, rigorous learning. Lisa Donovan, professor of arts management at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, explores how arts can help the cause of academic rigor. Dr. Lisa Donovan is a professor in the Fine and Performing Arts Department at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Previously she served…
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Insiya Hussain, University of Texas at Austin – Social Impact Framing Can Inhibit Job Candidates from Negotiating
Can money and altruism mix? Insiya Hussain, assistant professor of management at the University of Texas at Austin, explores this in the workplace. Insiya Hussain is an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. Her research focuses on understanding how employees can overcome the challenges of speaking…
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Sarah Seymour, Chiang Mai University – Solace and Saudade
Humans are always trying to find meaning in life. Sarah Seymour, expat specialist and lecturer at Chiang Mai University, examines this through the work of a poet. Sarah Seymour is a fiction writer and essayist, and currently teaches at Chiang Mai University in Thailand. Her most recent publications include the essay “Solace and Saudade” (Aeon,…
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Marjan Ehsassi, Johns Hopkins University – Putting the Public Back in Policy
U.S. citizens don’t feel like they are being heard in politics. Marjan Ehsassi, Berggruen Future of Democracy fellow and research and assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University, details this in an international framework. Dr. Marjan H. Ehsassi is a Berggruen Future of Democracy Fellow (non-resident) and Strategic Director of the Democratic Action Fund. A former…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.10.30)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.10.30 Monday Marjan Ehsassi, Berggruen Future of Democracy fellow and research and assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University, details why U.S. citizens feel like they are not being heard in politics. Tuesday Sarah Seymour, expat specialist and lecturer at Chiang Mai University, examines how humans are always…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.10.23-2023.10.27
The Academic Minute from 10.23 – 10.27 Monday Dawn Biehler – University of Maryland Baltimore County Learning From Central Park’s History Dawn Biehler is Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, and Affiliate Faculty in Gender, Women’s, + Sexuality Studies, at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She is author of Pests in the City: Flies,…
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Chiara Camponeschi, York University – Turning Moments of Crisis into Moments of Care
A crisis can provide an avenue forward towards personal growth if managed correctly. Chiara Camponeschi, Banting postdoctoral fellow at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research at York University, examines how one group is bringing disparate groups together to chart a path ahead. Dr. Chiara Camponeschi is a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at the Dahdaleh Institute…
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Riley Post, University of Iowa – Can Little Ponds Fight Big Floods
Fighting floods is becoming a pressing issue. Riley Post, PhD candidate and graduate research fellow at the University of Iowa, determines one way to do so. Riley Post, P.E. is a PhD Candidate and Graduate Research Fellow in Civil Engineering within the Iowa Flood Center at the University of Iowa. His doctoral research centers on…
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Janet Bednarek, University of Dayton – There is No Place Like Home – at the Airport?
The airport is a place to get in and out of as quickly as possible, but what about for the unhoused? Janet Bednarek, professor of history at the University of Dayton, explores the airport as home. Dr. Janet R. Bednarek is a professor of history and former executive director of the Urban History Association. Before…