Author: David Hopper
-
The Academic Minute for 2024.11.25-2024.11.29
The Academic Minute from 11.25 – 11.29 Monday Matthew Powers – University of Washington Why Would Anyone Still Want to be a Journalist? Matthew Powers is associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he co-directs the Center for Journalism, Media and Democracy. With Sandra Vera-Zambrano, he is…
-
Colleen Kirk, New York Institute of Technology – Psychological Ownership and Shopping
How can companies avoid offending shoppers who are psychologically invested in their products? Colleen Kirk, assistant professor of marketing at New York Institute of Technology, examines the territorial behavior shoppers display when a product or place feels special to them. Colleen P. Kirk’s research centers around consumer behavior, especially in the areas of psychological ownership, emotions,…
-
Philip Sponenberg, Virginia Maryland Regional College of Vet Medicine – Geese & Turkeys
Dr. Phillip Sponenberg has become our resident zoology expert contributing previous pieces on domestic extinction, Choctaw hogs, and even adorable fainting goats. Today, this Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine professor of pathology will tell us all about geese and turkeys. Happy Thanksgiving! Dr. Phillip Sponenberg is a professor of pathology and genetics in the Department of…
-
The Academic Minute for 2024.08.26-2024.08.30
The Academic Minute from 8.26 – 8.30 Monday Emily Lund – Texas Christian University Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children See Different Relationships Between Words Emily Lund is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Texas Christian University (TCU). Her research focuses on language and literacy development in children…
-
This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.08.19)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.08.19 Monday Jeff Frank, professor of education at St. Lawrence University, thinks philosophically about screentime in schools. Tuesday Alexis Redding, faculty co-chair of higher education and lecturer at Harvard University, says institutions only a have a few days to make a good impression on students. Wednesday…
-
The Academic Minute for 2024.07.22-2024.07.26
The Academic Minute from 7.22 – 7.26 Monday Loren Henderson – University of Maryland Baltimore County Centering the Voices of Black Farmers Henderson’s research interests include diversity issues, stratification and inequality, health disparities, race, class, gender, and sexuality. She is the current executive officer of the Association of Black Sociologists (2021-Present). Listen to Dr. Henderson talk…
-
The Academic Minute for 2024.06.17-2024.06.21
The Academic Minute from 6.17 – 6.21 Monday Anne Melissa Campbell – University of Iowa Making Delivery Driver Parking More Efficient Ann Melissa Campbell’s research focuses on freight transportation, especially on problems related to new and emerging business models, as well as the logistics of disaster preparation and relief. She is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award and serves as an…
-
Ann Melissa Campbell, University of Iowa – Making Delivery Driver Parking More Efficient
Delivery drivers don’t have it easy when it comes to parking, so how can we improve this? Ann Melissa Campbell, Clement T. and Sylvia H. Hanson Family Chair in Manufacturing productivity and professor of business analytics at the University of Iowa, looks into it. Ann Melissa Campbell’s research focuses on freight transportation, especially on problems related to new…
-
The Academic Minute for 2024.05.27-2024.05.31
The Academic Minute from 5.27 – 5.31 Monday Ernesto Sagas – Colorado State University The Haitian Crisis and Foreign Intervention Dr. Ernesto Sagás is Professor of Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University. He has a Ph.D. in political science from University of Florida with a concentration in Latin American studies. Dr. Sagás is the author…
-
This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.02.05)
This on The Academic Minute 2024.02.05 Monday Julia Khrebtan Hörhager, associate professor of communication studies at Colorado State University, discusses the paradox of cultural othering. Tuesday Andrew Edelblum, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Dayton, explains why men face gender stereotyping on social media. Wednesday Jeremy Blackburn, associate professor of…