Changing Academic Life Podcast
1) LP Replay - Reflect, Celebrate, Dream (CAL135, S7E8)
For this last episode of the year I revisit the Long Play (LP) template, inspired by vinyl records, as a way to intentionally reflect on and celebrate this past year and to be more intentional about h...Show More
2) Infertility, Career Choices, and Compassion (CAL 134, S7E7)
In this very personal solo episode, I share my journey through infertility and the impact it had on my academic and personal life. Inspired by Susan Dray's story, I decided to share our challenges of ...Show More
3) Susan Dray (Part 2) on listening, mentoring, and adversity (CAL133, S7E6)
In Part 2 of our conversation, Susan Dray continues to share deep insights about the importance of self-awareness and authenticity, empathy and listening with heart, and dealing with professional disc...Show More
4) Susan Dray (Part 1) on navigating interstices: academia, industry and global consulting (CAL132, S7E5)
The wonderful Dr Susan Dray shares her journey from obtaining a PhD in experimental and physiological psychology at UCLA to becoming a pivotal figure in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). ...Show More
5) On the art, heart and science of 1-1 meetings (CAL131, S7E4)
Building on the last episode’s topic of meetings, the focus here is on our one-on-one meetings. In his book, 'Glad We Met: The Art and Science of One-to-One Meetings,' Steven Rogelberg discusses how t...Show More
6) Steven Rogelberg on Transforming Academic Meetings (CAL130, S7E3)
Dr. Steven Rogelberg, an organisational psychologist from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, draws on his extensive research on workplace meetings to share how we might make acadmic meetings...Show More
7) Deborah Boehm-Davis on career paths, leadership, and change (CAL129, S7E2)
Professor Emeritus Deborah Boehm Davis, George Mason University in the US, is one of the pioneers of the CHI conference. Deborah discusses her varied career building from her psychology background and...Show More
8) Season 7 Kickoff: Fresh Starts and Being Intentional (CAL128 S7E1)
In the first episode of season seven, the 10th year the Changing Academic Life podcast, I invite us to reflect on the theme of being intentional about what we want for ourselves at the beginning of th...Show More
9) Season Reflections: Cultivating a Good Academic Life (CAL127, S6, E21)
In this final episode of the 2024-2025 season, I reflect on key themes emerging from the past 20 episodes of 'Changing Academic Life.' These are around creating supportive and inclusive cultures in ac...Show More
10) Creating Peer Support Groups (CAL126, S6, E20)
If you are curious about how to set up your own peer support group, inspired by what Johanna Stadlbauer shared about what Uni Graz are doing, then this episode might get you started. I walk through so...Show More