Podcast: The Academic Minute
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David Grenardo, University of St. Thomas – Compensating College Athletes for Playing
On University of St. Thomas Week: College athletes getting paid to play is inevitable, so how should it work? David Grenardo, professor of law, looks into the options. David A. Grenardo is the Associate Director of the Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions and Professor of Law at the University of St. Thomas…
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Roxanne Prichard, University of St. Thomas – Changing Students Lives Through Better Sleep
On University of St. Thomas Week: Sleep can have a big impact on college students. Roxanne Prichard, professor of psychology, explores why. Roxanne Prichard received her BA in biopsychology and women’s studies from Transylvania University and her PhD in neuroscience from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on sleep as a modifiable protective factor…
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Mahmoud Kabalan, University of St. Thomas – Microgrids
On University of St. Thomas Week: What is a microgrid? Mahmoud Kabalan, assistant professor of electrical engineering, has more. Dr. Mahmoud Kabalan is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Center for Microgrid Research (CMR) at the University of St. Thomas (UST) in St. Paul, MN. He received the National Science Foundation CAREER award…
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Chelda Smith Kondo, University of St. Thomas – Pedagogy of Humanization
On University of St. Thomas Week: Who you are influences how you teach. Chelda Smith Kondo, assistant professor of education, explores the effects. Chelda Smith Kondo, Ph.D., (she/her/hers) identifies as a cisgender, able-bodied, Americanized Haitian woman. Chelda is an Associate Professor of Education specializing in Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy at the University of St. Thomas (UST).…
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Bryana French, University of St. Thomas – Radically Healing Racial Trauma
On University of St. Thomas Week: Healing racial trauma can make a big impact. Bryana French, associate professor of psychology, determines the framework to do so. Bryana H. French, PhD, LP, is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas. Her research, teaching, and clinical practice focuses…
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Amy Froide, University of Maryland Baltimore County – The Long History of Financial Fraud
On University of Maryland Baltimore County Week: Financial fraud may be in the news, but it’s also old news. Today on The Academic Minute: Amy Froide, professor of history and chair of the department of history, examines past wrongdoings. Professor Amy Froide is Chair of the History Department at UMBC where she teaches courses in…
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Ramon Goings, University of Maryland Baltimore County – There’s No Dissertation Like a Done Dissertation
On University of Maryland Baltimore County Week: Dissertations can be tough to finish. Ramon Goings, associate professor in the language, literacy, and culture doctoral program, outlines the process to getting students across the finish line. Dr. Goings’ research interests are centered on exploring the academic and social experiences of gifted/high-achieving Black males PK-PhD, diversifying the…
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Renée Lambert-Brétière – Democratizing Access to Digital Tools in the Documentation of the Innu Language
On University of Maryland Baltimore County Week: Digital tools can help preserve languages that may otherwise become extinct. Renée Lambert-Brétière, associate professor of linguistics, looks into democratizing the process of documentation. Renée Lambert-Brétière is a linguist in the department of Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication at UMBC. She specializes in the documentation of the…
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Michael Nance, University of Maryland Baltimore County – Erhard on the Right to Revolution
On University of Maryland Baltimore County Week: Revolutions carry many inherent risks. Michael Nance, associate professor of philosophy, takes a philosophical approach to these conflicts. Michael Nance is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He has also been an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt. With James…
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Elizabeth Patton, University of Maryland Baltimore County – The Home Office and Work-Life Balance
On University of Maryland Baltimore County Week: A healthy work-life balance can be difficult no matter where you apply your trade. Today on The Academic Minute: Elizabeth Patton, associate professor of media and communication studies, examines how we portray work/life balance at home. Elizabeth Patton is media historian interested in discourses of gender, race and…