
the agile academic
A Podcast for Women in Higher Education
Episodes
48 episodes
Carole Chabries on Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Expectations for Women
On this episode, I welcome Dr. Carole Chabries, former higher education administrator and now entrepreneur. We talk about being a woman and leader in higher education and what that move to entrepreneurship looks like.
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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32:07

Liz Norell on Staying True to Values and Finding Joy
On this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Liz Norell, teacher, educational developer, and author of The Present Professor. We chat about staying true to your values, finding joy in your work while taking care of yourself, and being a light in...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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35:15

Rosaria Meek on Executive Presence and Style
On this episode, I talk style, executive presence, and being a woman in higher education with Dr. Rosaria Meek, professor, student of leadership, and founder of the Oracle of Style.
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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39:50

Katharine Stewart on Kindness, Rigor, and Joy
On this episode, I speak with senior vice provost and professor emerita Dr. Katherine Stewart about kindness in leadership and mentoring, about career transitions, and about building a business around joy.
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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31:12

Katie Rose Guest Pryal - Of Many Minds
Welcome to this special mini-season of the agile academic where my co-editor Lee Skallerup Bessette and I introduce our edited collection, Of Many Minds: Mental Health and Neurodiversity Among Higher Education Faculty and Staff, out no...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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43:13

Jim Luke - Of Many Minds
Welcome to this special mini-season of the agile academic where my co-editor Lee Skallerup Bessette and I introduce our edited collection *Of Many Minds: Mental Health and Neurodiversity Among Higher Education Faculty and Staff* out now from Jo...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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33:23

Shannan Palma - Of Many Minds
Welcome to this special mini-season of the agile academic where my co-editor Lee Skallerup Bessette and I introduce our edited collection Of Many Minds: Mental Health and Neurodiversity Among Higher Education Faculty and Staff out now ...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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33:42

Lee Skallerup Bessette - Of Many Minds
Welcome to this special mini-season of the agile academic where my co-editor Lee Skallerup Bessette and I introduce our edited collection Of Many Minds: Mental Health and Neurodiversity Among Higher Education Faculty and Staff out now ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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37:42

Stephanie Gilbert on Loss, Grief, and Academia
In this special episode of the agile academic, Dr. Stephanie Gilbert and I discuss our grief experiences and her research on bereavement in the workplace.
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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41:08

Katie Rose Guest Pryal on Mental Health, Neurodiversity, and Being Well
On season 4 episode 6 of the agile academic, I’m joined Dr. Katie Rose Guest Pryal, law professor, speaker, and author. We talk about neurodiversity and mental health, stigma in higher ed, and being well.
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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39:20

Stephanie Cawthon on Connection and Disability Advocacy in Higher Ed
On season 4 episode 5 of the agile academic, I talk with Dr. Stephanie Cawthon, professor of education at the University of Texas Austin, leader, educator, and disability advocate. We discuss the importance of connection, disability in higher e...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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30:20

Jen Heemstra on Choices, Mentoring, and Failure
On season 4 episode 4 of the agile academic, I chat with Dr. Jen Heemstra, chair and professor of chemistry at Washington University of St. Louis. Jen and I cover culture, leadership, failure, and what it means to be a mentor.
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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46:38

Tracie Addy on Advancing Teaching, Learning, and Change
On season 4 episode 3 of the agile academic, I sit down with Dr. Tracie Addy, Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning at Lafayette College and co-author of the book What Inclusive Teachers Do. Tracie and I chat about her purpose in adv...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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37:31

Annmarie Caño on Transforming Culture in Higher Ed
On season 4 episode 2 of the agile academic, I talk with Dr. Annmarie Caño, higher ed leader, coach, and professor of psychology at Gonzaga University, about transforming culture and transformational change in higher ed.
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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44:31
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Elizabeth Wardle on Political Action and Faculty Engagement
On season 4 episode 1 of the agile academic, I chat with Dr. Elizabeth Wardle, professor and director of the Howe Center for Writing Excellence at Miami University of Ohio. Liz and I talk about the political situation in Ohio, its impact on hig...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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31:53

Unraveling Faculty Burnout Chapter 5 Connection
Chapter 5 of Unraveling Faculty Burnout looks at connection, the topic of this mini-episode.
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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7:15

Unraveling Faculty Burnout Chapter 4 Compassion
In this mini-episode I share a selection from Chapter 4 on compassion from my book, Unraveling Faculty Burnout.
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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9:17

Unraveling Faculty Burnout Chapter 3 Purpose
On this episode of the agile academic, I share an excerpt from the first of the four burnout resilience chapters in Unraveling Faculty Burnout – chapter 3 on purpose.canv
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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8:50

Unraveling Faculty Burnout Chapter 2 Academic Identity
Thanks for listening to this mini-episode of the agile academic podcast for women in higher ed based on my book Unraveling Faculty Burnout: Pathways for Reckoning and Renewal. The book is available from Johns Hopkins University Press, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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8:56

Unraveling Faculty Burnout Chapter 1 Culture
In this episode, I give you a sneak peak into Chapter 1 of Unraveling Faculty Burnout on higher ed culture.
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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8:05

RPR on Unraveling Faculty Burnout
On this episode, the last of season three, I share some of my own advocacy work related to burnout.
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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11:40

Kelly J. Baker on Careers, Authorship, and Mental Health
On this episode, Dr. Kelly J. Baker and I have an engaging conversation about taking winding career paths, being authors, and how our mental health impacts our work.
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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47:50

Buffie Longmire-Avital on Research, Mentoring, and Diversity
Rebecca Pope-Ruark: Dr. Buffie Longmire-Avital joins me on this episode. A psychologist and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging advocate, we talk about research and springs from personal experience and who gets to sit at the table. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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50:43
