Category: Senior Superlatives
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The Academic Minute for 2019.12.30-2020.01.03
The Academic Minute from 12.30 – 01.03 Monday, December 30th Andrew Morris – Union College – Best Political Science Segment Award Natural Disaster Aid Andrew Morris, associate professor of history at Union College. is an expert on the history of disaster relief. The recipient of a prestigious fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities,…
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Best Education Segment Award: Ashley Taylor, Colgate University – Producers of Knowledge
This is Best of Week on The Academic Minute: For the Best Education Segment Award: Ashley Taylor, assistant professor of educational studies at Colgate University, explored who can be a producer of knowledge. I am Assistant Professor of Educational Studies at Colgate University. I teach educational foundations courses in disability studies, inclusive education, and philosophy…
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Best Psychology Segment: Jennifer Harman, Colorado State University – Parental Alienation
Parental alienation can have long term consequences. Jennifer Harman, associate professor of psychology at Colorado State University, explores how greater awareness of this form of family violence can lead to better outcomes. Jennifer Jill Harman, Ph.D. received her doctorate in Social Psychology from the University of Connecticut in 2005, and specializes in the study of…
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Best History Segment Award: Peter Filkins, Bard College at Simon’s Rock – H.G. Adler
This is Best of Week on The Academic Minute: For the Best History Segment Award: Peter Filkins, professor of literature at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, discovered the life of H.G. Adler. Peter Filkins is an award-winning poet and translator. His authorized biography H.G. Adler: A Life in Many Worlds appeared in 2019 from Oxford…
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Best Health Segment Award: Gabe Neal, Texas A&M University – Paper Cuts
This is Best of Week on The Academic Minute: For the Best Health Segment Award: Gabe Neal, clinical assistant professor at Texas A&M University, explored why paper cuts are such a nuisance. I am board-certified Family Medicine physician and Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. My love for patients and students is what…
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Best Political Science Segment Award: Andrew Morris, Union College – Natural Disaster Aid
This is Best of Week on The Academic Minute: For the Best Political Science Segment Award: Andrew Morris, associate professor of history at Union College, looks at the lasting impact of late Senator Birch Bayh on natural disaster aid. Andrew Morris, associate professor of history at Union College. is an expert on the history of…
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Best-Of Week on The Academic Minute (2019.12.30)
Best Of Week on The Academic Minute 2019.12.30 Monday, December 30th Best Political Science Segment Award: Andrew Morris of Union College delves into a the late senator Birch Bayh and natural disaster aid. Tuesday, December 31st Best Health Segment Award: Gabe Neal of Texas A&M University discusses why paper cuts are such a nuisance. Wednesday,…
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Commissioner’s Choice Award: Lesley Shipley, Randolph College – Contemporary Art Reactions
This is Best of Week on The Academic Minute: For the Commissioner’s Choice Award: Lesley Shipley, assistant professor of art history at Randolph College, detailed how we react to art. My research and teaching interests are in modern and contemporary art, with an emphasis on identity, feminism, activism, and abstraction in art since 1960. Currently,…
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Most Popular Segment Award: Joseph Ferrari, DePaul University – Procrastination
This is Best of Week on The Academic Minute: For the Most Popular Segment Award: Joseph Ferrari, professor of psychology at DePaul University, discussed how everyone procrastinates, but not everyone is a procrastinator. Joseph Ferrari is a professor of psychology in DePaul University’s College of Science and Health. A procrastination researcher, Ferrari is the author…
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Best of Week – Best Political Science Segment – Jennifer LeMesurier, Colgate University – Knitting as Protest
This is Best of Week on The Academic Minute. For the Best Political Science Segment Award, Jennifer LeMesurier, professor of writing and rhetoric at Colgate University, examined using knitting as a form of protest. Jennifer Lin LeMesurier, an Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at Colgate University, received her PhD in English with a specialization…