Changing Academic Life
Geraldine Fitzpatrick
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S8E10 Mike Levin on navigating academia as a disruptive interdisciplinary researcher (CAL145, S8,E10)
Mike Levin is a Professor of Biology at Tufts University in the US and leads the Levin Lab and pursues research across cancer, birth defects, regenerative medicine, AI, synthetic morphology, and…
S8E9 Raffael Himmelsbach on Courage, Discomfort, and Leadership in Ambiguous Academic Roles (CAL144, S8E9)
Dr Raffael Himmelsbach and I discuss his unorthodox path from a political science PhD at the University of Lausanne into science policy and research-adjacent leadership roles across multiple…
S8E8 On Identity, Meaning, and Joyful Effort (CAL143, S8E8)
Connecting to Christian van Nieuwerburgh’s idea of “joyful effort” and discussions at the University of Graz Research Culture Campus Fest about supportive, inclusive research cultures and…
S8E7 Christian van Nieuwerburgh on Bringing Back the Joy (CAL142, S8E7)
Christian van Nieuwerburgh is Professor of Coaching and Positive Psychology at the Centre for Positive Health Sciences at the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland University of Medicine and Health…
S8E6 Bethany Wilinski (Part 2) on Designing Your Intentional Sabbatical (CAL141, S8E6)
Designing Your Intentional Sabbatical: Purpose, boundaries and career sustainability.This is Part 2 of my conversation with Bethany Wilinski, an associate professor of teacher education at Michigan…
S8E5 Bethany Wilinski (Part 1) on sabbatical, burnout and choosing rest (CAL140, S8E5)
Bethany Wilinski is an associate professor of teacher education at Michigan State University and a sabbatical coach. In Part 1 of our conversation, she describes her own sabbatical experience. She…
S8E4 Academic Rebels: From Bureaucracy to Trust, Teams, and New Leadership (CAL139, S8E4)
What if a corporatisation approach could actually make academic life better? Looking across the episodes so far this year I see three themes: shifting from “I” to “we” by treating research as a team…
S8E3 Jen Heemstra on Accidental Leadership (CAL 138, S8E3)
Prof. Jen Heemstra from Washington University in St. Louis in the US shares her journey from a research-focused bimolecular engineer to accidental leader and now author of the insightful book 'Lab…
S8E2 Jayne Price on making work work better (CAL137, S8E2)
Jayne Price is all about making work work better. She is the Transformation Director and Head of Continuous Improvement at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Jayne discusses her…
S8E1 Sarah McLusky on diverse careers, purposeful events and effective communication (CAL135, S8E1)
Dr. Sarah McLusky, is an advocate and role model for research-adjacent careers. As an advocate Sarah hosts the 'Research Adjacent' podcast, which showcases career opportunities beyond traditional…
S7E8 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…
S7E7 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…
S7E6 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…
S7E5 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).…
S7E4 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…
S7E3 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…
S7E2 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…
S7E1 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…
S6E21 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…
S6E20 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…
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