Category: Senior Superlatives
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Academic Minute Best-Of for 2017!
Enjoy the best segments from September 2016 – August 2017 right here! For the Best Communications Segment Award, Christian Kiewitz, assistant professor of communication at University of Dayton, discussed how bad bosses can create a vicious cycle at work. Abusive Bosses and Defensive Silence Christian Kiewitz is a professor of management at the University…
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Best Communications Segment Award – Christian Kiewitz, University of Dayton – Abusive Bosses and Defensive Silence
This is Best of Week on The Academic Minute. For the Best Communications Segment Award, Christian Kiewitz, professor in management at the University of Dayton, discusses how a vicious cycle can damage the workplace. Christian Kiewitz is a professor of management at the University of Dayton. His publications and research interests involve workplace aggression, especially abusive…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.12.25) – BEST-OF WEEK
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.12.25 Monday, December 25th For the Best Communications Segment Award, Christian Kiewitz, professor in management at the University of Dayton, discusses how a vicious cycle can damage the workplace, discussed abusive bosses and defensive silence. Tuesday, December 26th For the President’s Choice Award, Damon Coletta, professor of political science at the…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.12.26-12.30
Academic Minute from 12.26 – 12.30 Monday, December 26th Florin Dolcos – University of Illinois Anxiety Disorders and Optimism Prof. Florin Dolcos is a Faculty Member in the Department of Psychology, a member of the Beckman Institute’s Cognitive Neuroscience group, and the Director of the Social, Cognitive, Personality, and Emotional (SCoPE) Neuroscience Laboratory at the…
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Mary Murphy, Indiana University – Discrimination of Women in STEM
Signs of discrimination can be subtle. Mary Murphy, assistant professor of psychology at Indiana University, delves into how women in STEM fields can feel marginalized. Dr. Murphy is an assistant professor in Indiana University Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and principle investigator of the Mind and Identity in Context Lab…
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Jack Gilbert, University of Chicago – Diversifying Your Microbiome
Every day you’re becoming more and more like the people who are around you. Jack Gilbert, professor in the department of surgery at the University of Chicago, details how the sharing of bacteria from person to person could make us healthier in the long run. Professor Jack A Gilbert earned his Ph.D. from Unilever and…
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Michael Kraus, Yale University – Clothing & Behavior
Do the clothes make the man? Michael Kraus, assistant professor of organizational behavior at Yale University, examines how what you wear can affect your job performance and social status. Professor Kraus’ research interest include how people perceive and explain the attainment of social status, how these status perceptions influence emotions and behavior in both cooperative and competitive settings, and…
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Andrew Stokes, Boston University – Obesity Paradox
Does being obese protect you from getting certain diseases? Andrew Stokes, assistant professor in the school of public health at Boston University, explains how this paradoxically way of thinking came to be and what his research says on this debate. Research and Teaching Interests include: Global health, demography, medical sociology, epidemiology, health disparities, obesity, chronic…
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Academic Minute Best-Of for 2016!
Enjoy some of our best segments from September 2015 – August 2016 right here! Florin Dolcos of the University of Illinois had a very popular segment last January on anxiety disorders and optimism. Anxiety Disorders and Optimism Prof. Florin Dolcos is a Faculty Member in the Department of Psychology, a member of the Beckman Institute’s…
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Florin Dolcos, University of Illinois – Anxiety Disorders and Optimism
Our country’s annual medical bill for treating anxiety is huge. Florin Dolcos, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Illinois, delves into a new discovery that may trigger a new treatment for the millions of American suffering from this affliction. Prof. Florin Dolcos is a Faculty Member in the Department of Psychology, a member…