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In this bonus episode, Whitney and Sarah are joined by past AcaDames guests and our current Executive Producer. Join us for a short and sweet audio compilation featuring themes of professional growth, transitions, navigating the pandemic, and more. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Theme 1: Narratives of Professional Growth Jessie Borelli (from S106: Jessie) Whitney (S103: Whitney) Sarah (S101: Sarah) Ariana Vigil (from S204: Ariana) Theme 2: Starting New Jobs Katie Grogan (from S206: Katie) Constance Lindsay (from S208: Constance) Jen Pearlstein (from S407: Jennifer) Theme 3: Navigating the Pandemic Jessie Stephanie Wheeler (from S306: Stephanie) Katie Constance Meryem Ok (Executive Producer) Theme 4: Stepping Up for Communities Jessie Whitney Stephanie Clara Lee (from S404: Clara) Theme 5: Silver Linings Kemi Doll (from S310: Kemi) Clara Jen A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: March - April, 2021 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this episode, Whitney and Sarah reflect on the past year, share life updates, and make a special announcement: AcaDames is going on hiatus at the end of the season. Sarah and Whitney discuss respite and recovery, chat about change, and look back fondly on the years of AcaDames listener feedback, collaborative teamwork, and human connection. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Esther Perel: How’s Work? (Podcast) Pentecost (event in church year that Whitney mentioned) NCFDD Post-Tenure Pathfinders program S203: Journal Club: Money "The more you know" A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: April 22, 2021 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

This episode is the third and final of a three-part series on friendship in the academy. Whitney interviews Michelle Rodrigues, Assistant Professor of Social and Cultural Sciences at Marquette University, and Kate Clancy, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois. They discuss allyship, countering gaslighting, and the curious social similarities between humans and spider monkeys. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Michelle Rodrigues Websites and Social Media Faculty Profile Teaching and Research E-Portfolio @MARspidermonkey (Twitter) Decolonize Primatology Reading List Kate Clancy Websites and Social Media Faculty Profile Kate’s Website @KateClancy (Twitter) PERIOD (Podcast) “THERE’S REALIZING, AND THEN THERE’S REALIZING”: HOW SOCIAL SUPPORT CAN COUNTER GASLIGHTING OF WOMEN OF COLOR SCIENTISTS” (PDF link, Article by Michelle Rodrigues, Ruby Mendenhall, and Kate Clancy) Tend-and-befriend (Michelle’s work on spider monkeys) Researcher Positionality - A Consideration of Its Influence and Place in Qualitative Research - A New Researcher Guide (PDF link) Reflexivity Definition Soylent Is People, and WEIRD Is White: Biological Anthropology, Whiteness, and the Limits of the WEIRD (PDF link, Article by Kate Clancy and Jenny Davis) Objectivism Definition Intersectionality Definition A comparative examination of research on why women are more underrepresented in some STEMM disciplines compared to others, with a particular focus on computer science, engineering, physics, mathematics, medicine, chemistry, and biology (PDF link, Article by Michelle Rodrigues and Kate Clancy) NIH FIRST Program Women of Color in Astronomy and Astrophysics (Dara Norman, Jedidah Isler, et al.) Gaslighting Definition Schmoozing And The Gender Gap (The Indicator from Planet Money Podcast) A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: March 3, 2021 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

This episode is the second of a three-part series on friendship in the academy. Whitney interviews Grace Kao, IBM Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Yale University. Grace shares her research on the racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender dynamics of friendship and romantic relationships among teens and young adults. Grace also discusses her research on K-pop and how it ties in to representation. #BTSARMY Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Grace Kao Faculty Bio The Company We Keep (Book co-authored by Grace Kao) Wonseok Lee (Grace’s grad student collaborator) BTS performs on the Tonight Show (K-pop Plug) The Anxiety of Being Asian American: Hate Crimes and Negative Biases During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Article by Hannah Tessler, Meera Choi, and Grace Kao) Stop AAPI Hate A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: February 4, 2021 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

This episode is the first of a three-part series on friendship in the academy. In this Journal Club, Whitney and Sarah discuss the loss of weak ties during the pandemic, close friendships among women, and navigating friendships and more distant relationships in the workplace. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Journal Club Readings: The Pandemic Has Erased Entire Categories of Friendship (The Atlantic article) In The Company of Women: The Pandemic Void Only My Girlfriends Can Fill (WBUR article) Anne Lamott: Loved and Chosen (Kate Bowler Podcast Interview) Enneagram Personality Types AcaDames S106: Jessie TEAM Advance (NSF Award at UNC) A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: March 8, 2021 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this episode, Sarah interviews Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble, psychologist, author, researcher, and host of the podcast, “Couched in Color with Dr. Alfiee.” They discuss how and why Dr. Alfiee turned her academic research lab into a successful 501(c)(3) nonprofit, AAKOMA (African American Knowledge Optimized for Mindfully Healthy Adolescents), centered around improving mental health for BIPOC communities and youth. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Dr. Alfiee’s Bio Dr. Alfiee’s Website AAKOMA Project: https://aakomaproject.org/ Couched in Color with Dr. Alfiee (Dr. Alfiee’s Podcast) Social Media: @dralfiee and @AAKOMAproject – on Twitter, IG and Facebook @couchedincolor – on Twitter and Facebook @couchedincolorpod – on Instagram Alfiee (Dr. Alfiee) Breland-Noble and The AAKOMA Project, Inc. on LinkedIn Definitions 501(c)(3) = “The portion of the US Internal Revenue Code that allows for federal tax exemption of nonprofit organizations” PCORI = Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute NIH Study Section = “[NIH Grant] Applications are reviewed in study sections (Scientific Review Group, SRG).” Ad hoc member (study section) = “Temporary or ad hoc members of study sections have a commitment to only one meeting of either a permanent study section or a Special Emphasis Panel and are not appointed by the Director, NIH.” Dr. Alfiee’s Tweet that Sarah quotes: https://twitter.com/dralfiee/status/1256622153459535876 Dr. Alfiee on CNN with Anderson Cooper, Sanjay Gupta, and Taraji P. Henson (May 2020) Dr. Alfiee on CNN with Jake Tapper (June 2020) Pivotal Ventures (Investment and incubation company founded by Melinda Gates) Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity (2001 Report from Dr. David Satcher, former surgeon general) Small Business Administration Learning Center Nikki Webber Allen: Dr. Alfiee's friend who gave her advice and encouragement when leaving academia AcaDames S312: Rena, Part 2 (Allyship episode) Crisis Text Line Dr. Shairi Turner (Chief Transformation Officer, Crisis Text Line) Dr. Alifee's 3 key points about how 2020 has changed her: “No more patience at all, whatsoever, coupled with immediate action toward things that go against who I am at my core.” “Do social media in a way that's empowering and to not use social media in a way that's disempowering or that detracts from my emotional wellbeing.” “I often find that I will go back through my own videos and listen to the strategies so that I can practice them.” (Practice what I preach) Race, Ethnicity, and NIH Research Awards (2011 Ginther et al. report on R01 success for Black researchers) A Leak in the Academic Pipeline: Identity and Health Among Postdoctoral Women (2019 Ysseldyk et al. article) A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: January 21, 2021 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this brief teaser, Whitney highlights Sarah’s guest crossover appearance on the Shiny Epi People podcast, hosted by Lisa Bodnar, released today! Visit the links below to hear this companion episode to AcaDames S504: Lisa: The Shiny Epi People Crossover. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: @lisabodnar (Twitter) Shiny Epi People: https://shinyepipeople.buzzsprout.com/ @ShinyEpiPeople (Twitter) AcaDames S504: Lisa: The Shiny Epi People Crossover: https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2021/2/25/s504-lisa-the-shiny-epi-people-crossover A full transcript of the teaser can be found here. Recorded: February 20, 2021 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this first-ever crossover episode, Whitney interviews Lisa Bodnar, Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh and host of the Shiny Epi People podcast. They discuss work boundaries, the impact of divorce on academic life, coping with pandemic isolation via podcasting, and pie

In this episode, Whitney and Sarah discuss professional and personal titles in response to the controversial Wall Street Journal op-ed published about Dr. Jill Biden in December 2020. They share how cultural and geographic influences have shaped their own title preferences, analyze the often gendered nature of professional titles, and reflect on the use of gender-neutral honorifics. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: AcaDames Website: https://www.acadamespodcast.com/ AcaDames Listener Engagement Survey 2021 Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-there-a-doctor-in-the-white-house-not-if-you-need-an-m-d-11607727380 Meghan Daum’s Twitter Post: https://twitter.com/meghan_daum/status/1256267018992521217 Julie Silver BMJ Article: https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4754?utm_source=etoc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tbmj&utm_content=weekly&utm_term=20201225 Theydies and Gentlethems (meme): https://images.app.goo.gl/RdxbybDjAHNiznnAA A Gender-Neutral Honorific (Mx): https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/mx-gender-neutral-title A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: January 28, 2021 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this episode, Leslie Gonzales, Associate Professor at Michigan State University, joins us for a Guest Lecture on the state of the academic job market. She discusses how different institutions have been differentially impacted by the pandemic and describes the implications for various sectors of the academic workforce. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Leslie Gonzales’s Faculty Profile: https://education.msu.edu/search/Formview.aspx?email=gonza645%40msu.edu Leslie Gonzales’s Twitter: @ldgonzales1 Unequal Higher Education: Wealth, Status, and Student Opportunity (Book by Barrett Taylor and Brendan Cantwell): https://www.amazon.com/Unequal-Higher-Education-Opportunity-American/dp/0813593492 Stories by Emma Pettit (Senior Reporter, The Chronicle of Higher Education): https://www.chronicle.com/author/emma-pettit The High Public Cost of Low Wages (Center for Labor Studies at UC Berkeley): https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/pdf/2015/the-high-public-cost-of-low-wages.pdf Metcalfe, A. S. & Slaughter, S. (2011). Gender and academic capitalism. In B. J. Bank, (Ed.), Gender and higher education, pp. 13-19. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: https://www.cbpp.org/ AcaDames’ Guest Lecture with Adrianna Kezar (mentioned this episode): https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2020/2/12/s304-is-the-growth-of-contingent-faculty-a-scam Inside the New York Times’ Heated Reckoning with Itself (Article): https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/11/inside-the-new-york-times-heated-reckoning-with-itself.html Inside the New York Times’ Heated Reckoning with Itself (Apple News): https://apple.news/nowPlaying/ApZX2lMYpT7q51sKl0wVYIg A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: January 18, 2021 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In the AcaDames Season 5 Launch, Sarah and Whitney reflect on the end of 2020, discuss #SciComm and #AcademicTwitter, and share their words of the year, 2021 edition. Join us as we get ready for an exciting Season 5 up ahead! Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Hunger (Book by Roxane Gay): https://roxanegay.com/books/hunger/ Bad Feminist (Book by Roxane Gay): https://roxanegay.com/books/bad-feminist/ Alias Grace (Book by Margaret Atwood): https://www.amazon.com/Alias-Grace-Novel-Margaret-Atwood/dp/0385490445 Shiny Epi People Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shiny-epi-people/id1526951176 Dr. Leslie McLure Bio: https://drexel.edu/dornsife/academics/faculty/Leslie%20McClure/ Dr. Leslie McClure Twitter (@StatGirlLAM): https://twitter.com/statgirllam?lang=en S410: Bonus: Sarah Job Transition: https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2020/12/17/s410-bonus-sarah-job-transition S408: Emily: https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2020/11/26/s408-emily Brené Brown interview with Emily and Amelia Nagoski: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-emily-and-amelia-nagoski-on-burnout-and-how-to-complete-the-stress-cycle/ Feminist Survival Project 2020 Podcast: https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/ Description of the Disney Movie, Soul (available on Disney+): https://movies.disney.com/soul A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: December 29, 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this bonus episode, Sarah discusses her transition to Wake Forest School of Medicine during the pandemic. From navigating grant-related issues to connecting with new colleagues, Sarah reflects on the frustrations and joys of a new start. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links AcaDames S101: Sarah: https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2019/1/29/s101-sarah AcaDames S315: Bonus: Pre-Covid Job Search & Pandemic Partings: https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2020/7/9/s315-bonus-pre-covid-job-search-amp-pandemic-partings AcaDames S401: Season 4 Launch: https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2020/8/20/s401-season-4-launch A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: August 22, 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Design

In this episode, Whitney and Sarah reflect on AcaDames Season 4 and share life updates as we wrap up the decade-long year of 2020. They consider key takeaways from this season’s episodes and discuss everything from evolving (or not-so-evolving) taste in music, new workplace hires, COVID-19 vaccines, and chatty toddlers. We wish our listeners a safe and healthy year’s end and look forward to sharing more with you all in Season 5! Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links AcaDames S401: Season 4 Launch: https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2020/8/20/s401-season-4-launch AcaDames S408: Emily: https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2020/11/26/s408-emily Emily Nagoski Bio: https://www.emilynagoski.com/the-facts Amelia Nagoski Bio (Emily’s twin and Burnout co-author): https://www.burnoutbook.net/about-the-authors Burnout (Book): https://www.burnoutbook.net/ Sarah’s Tweet on 2020 E-mails: https://twitter.com/birkensarah/status/1329566270761656321 Emily Nagoski and the 20-second hug: https://www.npr.org/2019/05/05/720490364/to-help-women-kick-burnout-sisters-write-book-to-understanding-stress-cycle AcaDames S407: Jennifer: https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2020/11/12/s407-jennifer Alison Gopnik interview Sarah mentions on kids being cute: https://www.edge.org/conversation/alison_gopnik-a-separate-kind-of-intelligence Moderna COVID-19 vaccine press release from 11/16/2020: https://investors.modernatx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/modernas-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-meets-its-primary-efficacy Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine press release from 11/18/2020: https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-conclude-phase-3-study-covid-19-vaccine Michael Barbaro NYT Daily podcast episode on the COVID vaccine: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/podcasts/the-daily/covid-vaccine.html Brené Brown interview with the Nagoski twins: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-emily-and-amelia-nagoski-on-burnout-and-how-to-complete-the-stress-cycle/ A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: November 30, 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this episode, Sarah interviews Emily Nagoski, New York Times bestselling author of Come As You Are and Burnout. Emily shares her personal and professional journey through academia to her current full-time role as a speaker, writer, and sex educator. Sarah and Emily discuss how to combat burnout, promote healthy conversations around sex during the pandemic, and reflect on how sex positivity is an anti-fascist act. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links Emily Nagoski Bio: https://www.emilynagoski.com/the-facts Emily Nagoski Instagram: https://instagram.com/enagoski Emily Nagoski Twitter: https://twitter.com/emilynagoski Amelia Nagoski Bio (Emily’s twin and Burnout co-author): https://www.burnoutbook.net/about-the-authors Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Come-You-Are-Surprising-Transform/dp/1476762090 Seven Sisters Colleges: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sisters_(colleges) Feminist Survival Project 2020 (Emily/Amelia Nagoski’s Podcast): https://anchor.fm/fsp2020 Feminist Survival Project, Ep 21: Your Body Will Tell You: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-your-body-will-tell-you/id1485281031?i=1000467832450 Ibram X. Kendi’s How to be an Antiracist (Book): https://www.ibramxkendi.com/how-to-be-an-antiracist-1 A definition of burnout: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/burnout Burnout Is About Your Workplace, Not Your People (Harvard Business Review article): https://hbr.org/2019/12/burnout-is-about-your-workplace-not-your-people Burnout (Book): https://www.burnoutbook.net/ Kate Manne’s Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Down-Girl-Misogyny-Kate-Manne/dp/0190604980 Emily Nagoski TED Talk, How Couples Can Sustain a Strong Sexual Connection: https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_nagoski_how_couples_can_sustain_a_strong_sexual_connection_for_a_lifetime/transcript?language=en Jason Stanley’s How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them: https://www.amazon.com/How-Fascism-Works-Politics-Them/dp/0525511830 Timothy Snyder’s The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America: https://www.amazon.com/Road-Unfreedom-Russia-Europe-America/dp/0525574468 Emily Nagoski’s other works (bottom of page): https://www.emilynagoski.com/home Emily’s 2 romance books (The Belhaven Series): https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B06XHCV6GZ/ref=dp_st_1496704185 A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: September 4, 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

This episode is an interview with Jennifer Pearlstein, a first-generation PhD student in clinical psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. Jennifer shares her journey navigating academia with a disability and how her unique experiences inform her clinical philosophy and practice. Whitney and Jennifer discuss how COVID has shed a spotlight on accessibility and reflect on the importance of universal design and radical genuineness. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links Jennifer Pearlstein’s Twitter: @JenPearlstein Jennifer Pearlstein’s Blog: http://voicingvulnerability.blogspot.com/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 30th Anniversary: https://www.ada.gov/30th_anniversary/index.html Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Book by Lori Gottlieb): https://lorigottlieb.com/books/maybe-you-should-talk-to-someone/ Brené Brown Ted Talk: The Power of Vulnerability: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?language=en Amy Cuddy Ted Talk: Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are: https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_may_shape_who_you_are?language=en Hannah Fry Ted Talk: The Mathematics of Love: https://www.ted.com/talks/hannah_fry_the_mathematics_of_love?language=en Reference to S107: Journal Club: Bodies: https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2019/4/9/s107-journal-club-bodies A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: July 23, 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

This episode is a Guest Lecture with Dana Kabat-Farr, Associate Professor at Dalhousie University’s Rowe School of Business in Nova Scotia, Canada. Dana Kabat-Farr defines and discusses the 3 classes of sexual harassment and the related concept of workplace incivilities. She and Sarah also discuss Title IX policy, a recent independent report about allegations of sexual harassment against a University of Michigan faculty member, and the importance of bystander training and intervention in light of the #MeToo movement. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links Dana Kabat-Farr’s faculty web page: https://www.dal.ca/faculty/management/rsb/faculty-and-staff/our-faculty/dana-kabat-farr.html Dana Kabat-Farr’s lecture recording, “Subtle Social Peril: Incivility and Gender Harassment as Impediments to Diversity and Well-being at Work,” and additional reading list: https://www.icos.umich.edu/node/744 Report of Independent Investigation: Allegations of Sexual Misconduct by Martin A. Philbert (link to PDF): https://regents.umich.edu/files/meetings/01-01/Report_of_Independent_Investigation_WilmerHale.pdf New Yorker Article on Secretary of Education DeVos’ Title IX regulations: https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/how-concerning-are-the-trump-administrations-new-title-ix-regulations Lilia Cortina’s article, “Compelled Disclosure of College Sexual Assault” (link to PDF): https://dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles/hcf2018.pdf The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2018 report on Sexual Harassment of Women in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: https://www.nap.edu/read/24994/chapter/1 Organizational Tolerance for Workplace Harassment: Development and Validation of the POT Scale (link to PDF): https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/15/4078/pdf BBC article on why sexual harassment training doesn’t work: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20171121-why-sexual-harassment-training-doesnt-work Civility, Respect, and Engagement in the Workplace (CREW): https://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/2017/03/24/using-civility-training-prevent-harassment/ Harvard Business Review article on bystander training: https://hbr.org/2018/10/to-combat-harassment-more-companies-should-try-bystander-training Australian Human Rights Commission: https://humanrights.gov.au/ Settle and colleagues, Women in STEM: Challenges and determinants of success and well-being: https://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2014/10/women-stem Christine Blasey Ford, PhD, MS, PsyM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Blasey_Ford Why people do people delay in reporting sexual assault or not report at all?: Twitter #WhyIDidntReport https://abcnews.go.com/US/women-report-sexual-assaults-survivor-speaks/story?id=57985818 A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: August 25, 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this episode, Whitney and Sarah respond to questions submitted by AcaDames Patreon patrons. They share advice and reflections about topics such as navigating the job market during COVID, using professional networks, setting boundaries, soft vs. hard money positions, and empowering AcaDames to recognize their diverse skills. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links AcaDames Podcast, Patreon sign-up: https://www.patreon.com/AcaDamesPodcast Dear Sugars (WBUR podcast advice column): https://www.wbur.org/dearsugar Dear Prudence (Slate advice column): https://slate.com/human-interest/dear-prudence Social Q’s (NYT advice column): https://www.nytimes.com/column/social-qs Modern Love (NPR podcast): https://www.npr.org/podcasts/469516571/modern-love The Ethicist (NYT column): https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-ethicist Dan Savage articles (The Stranger): https://www.thestranger.com/authors/259/dan-savage “Dear Abby” Archives: https://www.uexpress.com/dearabby/archives “The Professor is In” podcast: http://theprofessorisin.com/category/podcast/ #Dispatches: How Many Jobs In Your Field & What Will You Do?: http://theprofessorisin.com/2020/09/29/dispatches-how-many-jobs-in-your-field-what-will-you-do/ “The Professor is In” article about transferrable skills: http://theprofessorisin.com/2020/04/28/transferrable-skills-are-a-lie-postac-advice/ AcaDames S206: Katie (reference to Katie Grogan): https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2019/11/5/s206-katie AcaDames S404: Clara: https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2020/10/1/s404-clara AcaDames S202: Ruth: https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2019/9/11/s202-ruth AcaDames S101: Sarah (43:52, Sarah’s original answer to “is academia a dream, a game, or a scam?”): https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2019/1/29/s101-sarah AcaDames S309: How to make mentorship a dream: https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2020/3/26/s309-how-to-make-mentorship-a-dream Shiny Epi People (episode on Theresa Chapple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/theresa-chapple-phd/id1526951176?i=1000488878847 A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: September 30, 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this episode, Whitney interviews Dr. Clara Lee, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon and a health services researcher at the Ohio State University. Dr. Lee provides insight into her career development and job satisfaction and reflects on how training in a male-dominated environment shaped her personality (often in unexpected ways). She also describes her experience being part of a blended family and highlights the importance of shared decision-making with patients. Related readings and links Dr. Clara Lee’s faculty profile at OSU: https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/find-a-doctor/clara-lee-md-69159 3-Min Video: “Meet Clara Lee, MD, MPP, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at Ohio State”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DOkE9mqG_0 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER), cancer statistics database: https://seer.cancer.gov/ R grant - referring to "R01": https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/grant-writing-and-application-process/research-grants-r.shtml Director of Women's Academic Advancement (Clara's role in the OSU School of Medicine) https://medicine.osu.edu/recent-highlights/lee-shapes-womens-lives-at-ohio-state The movie Inception - plot summary about planting ideas in people's minds https://collider.com/inception-synopsis-christopher-nolan/ Clara's paper (JAMA surgery) on predictions of wellbeing after breast cancer reconstruction https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2671391 A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: July 25, 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this episode, co-hosts Whitney and Sarah discuss their hour-to-hour, day-to-day, week-to-week, and month-to-month experience of time in the COVID era. They chat about adapting to new work environments and daily routines, preparing for changing seasons, embracing rituals, and most importantly, being kind to ourselves. Related readings and links S205: Journal Club: Task Management: https://www.acadamespodcast.com/episodes/2019/10/22/s205-task-management Stat News video on how pandemic stress alters perceptions of time: https://www.statnews.com/2020/08/17/pandemic-stress-alters-your-perception-of-time/ RAIN Mindfulness Acronym: https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/05/11/feeling-overwhelmed-or-anxious-remember-rain_a_22078892/ A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: August 27, 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this episode, Sarah interviews Dr. Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Principal Investigator of the Social Epidemiology to Eliminate Disparities (SEED) Lab at the Ohio State University. Shawnita shares the importance of being authentic and bringing her whole self to her work in order to empower others, particularly underdogs, to do the same. Related readings and links: Dr. Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson’s OSU Page: https://cph.osu.edu/people/sjefferson Dr. Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson’s Website: https://drsealyjefferson.com/ “Double-consciousness" concept from W. E. B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folks: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/double-consciousness/ Tweet where Shawnita offers to do consultations with early-career BIPOC scholars who identify as women: https://twitter.com/Dr_S_Jefferson/status/1269690297157652481 Cash App/Venmo/PayPal info in response to consultation donation/sponsorship offers: https://twitter.com/Dr_S_Jefferson/status/1269743442978131969 Personality type systems: https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/ https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test https://www.truity.com/test/type-finder-personality-test-new https://www.123test.com/ CliftonStrengths assessment (formerly Clifton StrengthsFinder): https://store.gallup.com/p/en-us/10108/top-5-cliftonstrengths Wayne State University: https://wayne.edu/ Iyanla Vanzant website: https://iyanla.com/ A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: July 31, 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In the AcaDames Season 4 Launch, Sarah and Whitney reflect on Sarah’s job transition, campus life during the pandemic, an academic Twitter scandal, and righteous anger. Join us as we welcome an exciting lineup for Season 4! Note: When this episode was recorded, Whitney’s employer, UNC at Chapel Hill, was on Day 2 of in-person undergraduate classes. Six days later, multiple #SARSCoV2 outbreaks in undergraduate housing led the NC Board of Trustees (BOT/BOG) to move UNC undergrad classes all online. Related readings and links: “Unhappy Associate Professors,” Inside Higher Ed article: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/06/04/associate-professors-less-satisfied-those-other-ranks-survey-finds Anger: Buddhist Wisdom for Cooling the Flames (book by Thích Nhất Hạnh): https://www.amazon.com/Anger-Cooling-Thich-Nhat-Hanh/dp/1573221872/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger (book by Rebecca Traister): https://www.amazon.com/Good-Mad-Revolutionary-Power-Womens/dp/1501181793/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Julia Marcus and Jessica Gold: “Colleges Are Getting Ready to Blame Their Students” (article) https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/colleges-are-getting-ready-blame-their-students/614410/ Sarah Gollust’s Twitter thread for parents about the fall semester: https://twitter.com/sarahgollust/status/1292802739286794242 The Calm App: https://www.calm.com/ GirlTrek: https://www.girltrek.org/ “The Pandemic Work Diary of Netflix’s Queer Champion” (Fran Tirado article): https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/business/fran-tirado-netflix-lgbtq.html Sarah’s response to #medbikini inciting article: https://twitter.com/birkensarah/status/1286989751891918852 #MeTooSTEM founder and Sciencing_Bi fabricated Twitter account: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/twitter-account-embattled-metoostem-founder-suspended Report of Independent Investigation: Allegations of Sexual Misconduct by Martin A. Philbert: https://regents.umich.edu/files/meetings/01-01/Report_of_Independent_Investigation_WilmerHale.pdf A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: August 11, 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this episode, Whitney and Sarah speak with Dr. Dominique Baker, Assistant Professor of Education Policy at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. They discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Fall 2020 university reopening plans. The group discusses financial considerations and safety implications for students, faculty, and staff. Dominique explains the rationale of institutions that are shifting from in-person to online instruction, including HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), which have been at the leading edge of the shift to online education this fall. And Dominique discusses why 2020 may be a buyer’s market for universities that can recruit this year. Related readings and links: Dr. Dominque Baker’s webpage: http://www.dominiquebaker.com/ Dr. Dominique Baker’s Twitter page: @bakerdphd Interactive database of current college and university reopening plans, Davidson College’s, The College Crisis Initiative (C2i): https://collegecrisis.shinyapps.io/dashboard/ “This Will Be One Of The Worst Months In The History Of Higher Education” Chronicle of Higher Education by Robert Kelchen (Twitter @rkelchen) https://www.chronicle.com/article/this-will-be-one-of-the-worst-months-in-the-history-of-higher-education Robert Kelchen’s blog: Blog (Kelchen on Education) – Robert Kelchen The article Whitney mentions about college tuition & revenue optimization algorithms: What College Admissions Offices Really Want University of Arizona Furloughs program: Employee Furlough-Based Salary Program | Human Resources Dr. Shaun Harper, President of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Provost Professor at USC, July 2020 Congressional Testimony: Media Advisory: AERA President Shaun Harper to Testify before Congress about Covid-19 and the Racial Equity Implications of Reopening College and University Campuses Full Testimony: A MAJOR TEST: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION Testimony provided to the United States House USC Faculty Page: Shaun Harper | USC Marshall Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom joins UNC Faculty: Author, professor, and sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom joining SILS and CITAP A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: July 21, 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this episode, Sarah candidly reflects on her job search process through various “journal entries” in this audio time capsule. She guides us through why she went on the job market, how she navigated the interview process and negotiated both the verbal and written offer, and what it’s like to virtually transition into her new position at Wake Forest during a pandemic. Sarah documents her journey--including her anxieties, advice from mentors, and moments of self-advocacy and empowerment--while embracing her values of authenticity and open-mindedness. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related Readings and Links: Conversation at 8:11 refers to Episode S304: Contingent Faculty (Prof. Adrianna Kezar) Conversation at 8:22 refers to Episode S101: Sarah The Effort Report (Podcast with Professors Elizabeth Matsui and Roger Peng) The One About Collabofriends A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: January 13, 2020, through May 24, 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

Three months into the COVID-19 era, life in the United States actually manages to get worse. Whitney leads this raw and intimate conversation with Sarah about how George Floyd’s murder and the subsequent protests and police response have profoundly shaken her. She discusses the current attention on police brutality against Black people (#BlackLivesMatter) in the context of COVID-19 health disparities. And she draws connections among recent events, the longer history of systemic racism in the U.S., and her intimate life as a mother, wife, and member of a large extended Black family.* Whitney also reflects on how this moment is changing her perspectives on how to move forward as a Black scholar studying racial equity in an overwhelmingly White environment. For all of you who are feeling grief and outrage, and for all of you who want to be a better source of support for those who are grieving and outraged -- this episode is dedicated to you. *A note: Whitney’s relative who was home with COVID-19 is doing well and seems fully recovered. The relative’s husband was discharged from the hospital and is also doing well. Another older relative of theirs remains hospitalized. Related readings and links: Rena episodes: S108: Rena and S312: Rena, Part 2 The study Whitney mentioned about NIH funding by race and topic: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/10/eaaw7238 The study Whitney mentioned on the discounting of innovation by demographically underrepresented students: https://www.pnas.org/content/117/17/9284.short?casa_token=vK3Mha8zXXQAAAAA:7SvglLpkf1jJ5HCUth4U5Nnod07fm26s1tCZ9mftqNYbZkmp33sGcc26qLVJlJwBIeRU6xa_8N6P “By analyzing data from nearly all US PhD recipients and their dissertations across three decades, this paper finds demographically underrepresented students innovate at higher rates than majority students, but their novel contributions are discounted and less likely to earn them academic positions. The discounting of minorities’ innovations may partly explain their underrepresentation in influential positions of academia.” “How to more safely protest in a pandemic”: COVID-19 harm reduction tips from Vox https://www.vox.com/2020/5/31/21276082/what-to-bring-to-a-protest-coronavirus-covid-19-risk-safety A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: June 3, 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

It’s a wrap! Join us for our Season 3 Wrap-Up as Sarah and Whitney announce the launch of the AcaDames Patreon website! We also reflect on this eventful past season, from our amazing guest speakers to our popular Shadow CV and Managing People Journal Clubs to our #CovidCampus bonus episodes. Thank you to all of our supporters for tuning in, and see you in the next episode! Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: AcaDames Patreon Link S307: Bonus: #CovidCampus Poor People’s Campaign S304: Is the Growth of Contingent Faculty a Scam? S301: Meena A Collaborative AcaDames Shadow CV Document S305: Journal Club: Managing People S306: Stephanie S309: How to make mentorship a dream S106: Jessie S312: Rena, Part 2 S107: Journal Club: Bodies Recorded: April 28, 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by: Molly Horak and Meryem Ok Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In this episode, Whitney interviews Dr. Rena Pasick, a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and a return guest from AcaDames Season 1. Rena discusses how being personal and really listening to others helps to break down barriers and create allyship which, when built on caring relationships, evolves into lasting and meaningful friendships. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Dr. Rena J. Pasick Previous Interview with Dr. Rena Pasick, AcaDames Episode 108 Death, Sex & Money Episode, Between Friends: Your Stories About Race and Friendship Brené Brown Part 2: Living with a Whole Heart (Interview on Oprah) The Anti-Oppression Network “Allyship” Definition PeerNetBC Allyship Reference A full transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: March 22, 2020 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by: Molly Horak, Meryem Ok, and Jeremiah Murphy Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

It may be the start of a new year, but it’s the end of AcaDames Season 2! In today’s wrap-up episode, Sarah and Whitney reflect on major themes from the season, the evolution of the podcast, and what listeners can expect as we move into Season 3. We end by responding to questions and feedback submitted by listeners. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: You Need a Budget Affiliate Link Twitter Conversation between Sarah and Katie Bauer Recorded: December 21, 2019 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by: Tamara Huson, Molly Horak, and Jeremiah Murphy Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs Sibling podcast: The Effort Report

In today’s journal club, Sarah and Whitney discuss self-care — a timely topic as we near the end of the semester. We reflect on the importance of taking time for yourself, the consequences of commodified self-care, and how not to feel guilty when indulging in practices intended to relax and de-stress. Sarah and Whitney end by offering their strategies to check in with themselves and prioritize their own needs during one of the busiest times of the year. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Brigid Schulte Article: A Woman’s Greatest Enemy is a Lack of Time to Herself Conversation at 1:45, 5:00, 14:35 refers to Episode 102 The Double Shift Podcast: Season 1, Episode 9: “Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby” Commodified Self Care Audre Lorde and bell hooks Conversation at 30:30 refers to Episode 101 Anne Lamott: Help, Thanks, Wow Kelly Ann Rocquemore on Sleep Call Your Girlfriend: Self Care ™ Being Well in Academia Book Recorded: October 7, 2019 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by: Tamara Huson, Molly Horak, and Jeremiah Murphy Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs Sibling podcast: The Effort Report

In today’s journal club, Sarah and Whitney discuss professional chemistry. What makes a good working relationship? How do you handle situations when you don’t get along with collaborators? We break it all down while providing strategies to develop positive relationships with mentors, mentees, and colleagues in your field. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Conversation at 27:50 refers to Episode 108 Conversation at 31:28 refers to Episode 111 The Enneagram Personality Test The Effort Report: Collabo-friend A transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: June 1, 2019 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by: Tamara Huson, Molly Horak, and Jeremiah Murphy Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs Sibling podcast: The Effort Report

Today Sarah interviews Katie Grogan, an interdisciplinary biologist working as a post-doc at Pennsylvania State University. Last year, Katie wrote an article outlining the many ways gender bias appears in academia. She discusses her experiences as a woman in STEM, the many factors that prompted her to speak out on this issue, and suggests actions everyone can take to make academia more equitable. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Katie’s article in Nature Katie’s Twitter Thread Postdoctoral Program at Emory University How Woman Can Combat Gender Bias University of Arizona Lawsuit Iris Bohnet: Gender Bias by Design A transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: December 31, 2018 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by: Tamara Huson, Molly Horak, and Jeremiah Murphy Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs Sibling podcast: The Effort Report

This journal club topic is near and dear to Sarah and Whitney’s hearts: task management. In a world where email is unavoidable, scheduling is more important than ever, and deadlines are all too real, how does one sift through the clutter to be as productive (and sane!) as possible? Whitney and Sarah share how they organize their lives, give advice on apps and programs to help function more efficiently, and commiserate over coming to realize that there aren’t simply enough hours in the day to fit everything in (and that’s probably for the best!). Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Conversation at 9:33 and 50:16 references Episode 111 Conversation at 17:19 references Episode 109 Conversation at 54:47 references Episode 100 Kelly Ann Rockquemore David Allen’s Getting Things Done Gretchen Rubin: Essential Habits Kanbanflow Trello Dropbox Adam Grant: “No, You Can’t Ignore Email. It’s Rude.” Scanner Pro A transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: July 11, 2019 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by: Tamara Huson, Molly Horak, and Jeremiah Murphy Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs Sibling podcast: The Effort Report

Today Sarah speaks with Dr. Ariana Vigil, a professor in the Women’s and Gender Studies department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ariana researches Latinx culture and literature and shares her unconventional path to becoming a professor (hint: much of it was accidental!) and what it’s like to be a Latina academic in a predominantly white institution. Ariana also shares feelings of isolation throughout her career, how she balances being a single mother with her busy workload, and how getting tenure has impacted her work habits. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Conversation at 55:05 refers to Episode 102 Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity University of Nebraska Institute for Ethnic Studies UNC Latina/o Studies Program Choosing Single Motherhood A transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: June 27, 2019 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by: Tamara Huson, Molly Horak, and Jeremiah Murphy Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs Sibling podcast: The Effort Report

In today’s journal club, Sarah and Whitney dive in to a topic that’s frequently seen as taboo: money. Sarah hates personal finance and rarely logs into her bank accounts; Whitney balances her checkbook for fun -- but the two agree that paying for grad school, negotiating salaries, and managing finances are important but can be difficult. They reflect on their own experiences to offer advice to AcaDames at multiple career stages. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Conversation starting at 42:56 refers to Episode 101 Call Your Girlfriend: Millennial Money Episode Refinery 29 Money Diary Article Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholarship Postdoc Why Don't Professors Make More Money? Bad with Money with Gaby Dunn Podcast Battle Tactics For Your Sexist Workplace Podcast A transcript of the episode can be found here. Recorded: August 23, 2018 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by: Tamara Huson, Molly Horak, and Jeremiah Murphy Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs Sibling podcast: The Effort Report

Today Whitney speaks with Dr. Ruth Pearce, a social researcher and feminist scholar based at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Ruth discusses her current work with the Trans Pregnancy project, why gender equity schemes are so important in academia, and offers tips for resiliency when facing online harassment and political backlash. Along the way, she shares stories of her life as a trans woman, how academic institutions in the UK differ from those in the US, and the similarities between organizing a concert and organizing a conference. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Conversation starting at 26:26 refers to Episode 108 Dr. Ruth Pearce The Trans Pregnancy Project Athena SWAN Athena SWAN and Gender Equity Schemes Trans Temporalities and Nonlinear Aging The Origins of Intersectionality Thomas Beatie Recorded: June 26, 2019 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by: Tamara Huson, Molly Horak, and Jeremiah Murphy Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs Sibling podcast: The Effort Report

In our Season 2 opener, Sarah and Whitney reflect on the events of the last three months. Whitney transitioned back from maternity leave, Sarah wrapped up research overseas and wrote her first big grant -- and Sarah shares about her vacation and Whitney shares why she needs one! We’ll also read feedback from the summer bonus episodes, answer listener questions, and give a sneak peak of what to expect later in the season. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Related readings and links: Conversation starting around 28:32 refers to Episode 108 Conversation starting around 15:10 refers to Episode 103 The Importance of Vacation to Physical and Mental Health Do Vacations Improve Your Creativity? National Science Foundation’s TEAM ADVANCE Grants Pros and Cons of the All-Inclusive Resort Vacation Solo-Parenting Vacations at All-Inclusive Resorts Happier with Gretchen Rubin: Creating a Standardized Vacation The Miscarraige Penalty Are Conferences Providing Enough Childcare? Sarah’s Tweet: Evidence-Based Approaches to Applying Rules Recorded: August 22, 2019 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by: Tamara Huson, Molly Horak, and Jeremiah Murphy Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs Sibling podcast: The Effort Report

AcaDames is back with a jam-packed second season! From task management to money, allyship to professional chemistry, co-hosts Whitney Robinson and Sarah Birken -- and a lineup of trailblazing guests! -- tackle difficult subjects through intimate conversations. This season you’ll hear from a wider range of guests, including our first AcaDame based outside the U.S., a post-doc, a humanities scholar, and a researcher working in a Think Tank. Along the way, they continue to share insider knowledge about the “hidden curriculum” for professional advancement (and potential world domination). Season Two coming August 29, 2019. Recorded: August 12, 2019 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by: Cee Cee Huffman, Tamara Huson, Molly Horak, and Jeremiah Murphy Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs Sibling podcast: The Effort Report

In this bonus episode, Sarah reflects on her international professional travel. She describes why she brought her family to Sweden, how she managed her anxiety and work in the weeks leading up to it, and offers additional tips for networking as an introvert. Discussed this week: Lexapro antidepressant Linköping University in Sweden King's College London Implementation Science Masterclass in England Recorded: July 27, 2019 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by: Cee Cee Huffman and Tamara Huson Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs Sibling podcast: The Effort Report

Here's a quick-turnaround bonus episode of Whitney reflecting on her recent conference travel. It's uncut and hot off the presses. Our co-host, Whitney, reflects on what she wore, plus-sized shopping, the power of freshly braided hair, the mental and economic load of just getting to a conference, and why she even bothered. At the end of the episode, Whitney talks about the logistical challenges of conferencing when you’re exclusively breastfeeding an infant. Also Donald Rumsfeld makes an appearance. And finally, #blackgirlmagic! [Insert podcast audio file here] Discussed this week: Previous AcaDames episodes mentioned in this episode: Bodies - re: clothes at conferences Whitney - re: Whitney’s older son who was preterm Malcolm Barrett analysis of #SER2019 Twitter data What is a drop-in daycare center? Epistemology Myers Briggs personality framework (see INFJ personality type here) MSP (Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport) Family Services resources, including children’s play area, support for families with children with special needs, and breastmilk feeding accommodations Twitter hashtags referenced: #SER2019 #EpiTwitter #blackgirlmagic #BlackEpiMatters at @black_epi Retailers or business mentioned in this episode (none are paid advertisers): Torrid, Kohl’s, Old Navy, Stitch Fix, Crocs, BabyGoGo, Ergobaby, BabyBjorn, Amazon Recorded: June 24, 2019 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by: Cee Cee Huffman and Tamara Huson Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs Sibling podcast: The Effort Report

And that’s a wrap for Season 1 of AcaDames! In this final bonus episode of the season, Whitney and Sarah answer some great questions we’ve received from listeners and give a sneak peek of what you can expect for Season 2. We also discuss a twitter thread from listener @kemidoll, our mental health regimens, and the pros and cons of extreme productivity. If you’re in the Raleigh-Durham area on Tuesday, May 16 at 5:30PM, we hope you’ll join us for happy hour at Tyler’s Taproom in Carrboro. We’ll talk about Season 1, reflect on what you liked and what you didn’t like. We’ll also give some Season 2 teasers and have fun celebrating the end of a great semester. Otherwise, we’ll be back with new episodes in August 2019!  Related readings and links: #CiteBlackWomen: https://www.citeblackwomencollective.org Understanding the Extent of Gender Gap in Citations: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/08/16/new-research-shows-extent-gender-gap-citations See acadamespodcast.com/episodes for more links and references from this episode. Recorded: May 2, 2019 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak. Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

Today Sarah and Whitney speak with Dr. Rena Pasick, a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Whitney reunites with the woman who created a training program in which she participated when she was a student. The program encouraged underrepresented people of color and LGBTQ people to pursue doctoral programs and careers in research. Rena discusses her journey from reluctant leader to trailblazer and imparts words of wisdom regarding research, mentorship, coping with stress, and more. Related readings and links: Dr. Rena Pasick bio: http://cancer.ucsf.edu/people/profiles/pasick_rena.3585 Minority Training Program in Cancer Control Research: http://cancer.ucsf.edu/research/training/minority-training-program-in-cancer-control-research/ See acadamespodcast.com/episodes for more links and references from this episode. Recorded: June 14, 2018 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak. Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In today’s journal club, Whitney and Sarah discuss the challenges of having a body as a woman in academia. Body perceptions, clothing choices, hairstyles, and general physical presence have all played a part. They discuss self-policing and how they can even use aspects of their physical presence to gain strategic advantages at work. NOTE: This episode makes a brief reference to eating disorders. Discussed This Week: NPR’s Fresh Air: From Upspeak To Vocal Fry: Are We 'Policing' Young Women's Voices? https://www.npr.org/2015/07/23/425608745/from-upspeak-to-vocal-fry-are-we-policing-young-womens-voices See acadamespodcast.com/episodes for more links and references from this episode. Recorded: July 16, 2018 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak. Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

Today Sarah chats with Jessie Borelli, an Associate Professor of Psychology and Social Behavior at the University of California, Irvine. Jessie’s research focuses on the links between close relationships, emotions, health, and development. Jessie discusses her initial insecurities and struggles to find her career path under the constraints of being a military spouse, the sacrifices along the way, and her personal evolution to embrace her ambitions and goals.  Discussed This Week: Invisibilia: The Personality Myth: https://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/482836315/the-personality-myth?showDate=2016-06-24 See acadamespodcast.com/episodes for more links and references from this episode. Recorded: March 8, 2018 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak. Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

It’s time for AcaDames’ first bonus episode! In late February, Whitney gave birth to baby August. We answer a listener question about balancing all the identities that academic women have, and share with you Whitney’s birth story. Listener note: Whitney’s maternity leave update begins at 13:18. Discussed This Week: Why Women Still Can’t Have it All: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/why-women-still-cant-have-it-all/309020/ See acadamespodcast.com/episodes for more links and references from this episode. Recorded: March 16, 2019 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak. Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

Today on AcaDames, Sarah and Whitney discuss the joys and struggles of becoming a parent while working in academia. They discuss whether tenure makes taking family leave easier, how to maintain relationships with students while gone, and utilizing childcare to make the transition back to work easier. Is academia really the holy grail of work-life balance? How does the larger cultural environment shape university leave policies? Is there a perfect time for AcaDames to have children? Tune in to hear them answer these questions and more. See acadamespodcast.com/episodes for more links and references from this episode. Recorded: September 11, 2018 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak. Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

This week on AcaDames, Whitney discusses what it’s like to receive tenure, why she sets boundaries between her personal and professional life, and even a mathematical formula for choosing love. She also shares her experience being the only black tenure-track woman in her department, and why a home renovation was more stressful than her high-risk pregnancy.  Discussed this week: Whitney's dating optimization strategy, Top Tip #2 (around 7:11) in Hannah Fry's TEDTalk: The Mathematics of Love (https://www.ted.com/talks/hannah_fry_the_mathematics_of_love/transcript?language=en) This American Life: LaDonna (https://www.thisamericanlife.org/647/ladonna) Whitney had major reservations about the ableist implications of how she described her first-born. Here's a corrective: “Let’s Stop Saying: ‘We Don’t Care, as Long as our Baby’s Healthy” by Sarah Sahagian (https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/sarah-sahagian/baby-healthy_b_6336822.html) See acadamespodcast.com/episodes for more links and references from this episode. Recorded: May 31, 2018 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak. Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

We discuss division of household and work labor as it relates to our lives as AcaDames. Jumping off from an article in Harper's Bazaar, we parse between the emotional labor associated with managing the feelings (of the men in our lives in particular) and the invisible labor associated with, for example, managing schedules of loved ones. We discuss our experiences in the context of academic institutions that were built with men in mind who have support systems comprised of women (e.g., a stay-at-home wives). We consider the implications of this conventional model of academic home-life for those who are in same-sex partnerships or single. Finally, we propose potential solutions (however problematic): outsourcing labor, changing norms around division of labor, and toeing the line between the efficiency of assuming household roles and the risks of being pigeonholed into them. For extra reading related to this week's episode, see the AcaDames website at acadamespodcast.com.  Recorded: November, 23, 2018 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301 (Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!) Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak. Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

This week on AcaDames, it’s Sarah’s time for a little self-disclosure. Sarah tells the story behind her unconventional decision to start her academic career as a half-time assistant professor, and talks about everything from being homegrown, to withdrawing from a job search, to what it’s like to have kids in grad school. Recorded: April 2, 2018. Website: acadamespodcast.com  Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast  E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com  Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com   Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak. Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs 

In Episode 0, we’re giving you a raw, behind-the-scenes look at what AcaDames is and who we are. These voice memos left between AcaDames Sarah and Whitney give you a peek at how our podcast dreams came to fruition. Episode 1 coming Thursday, January 31.  Website: acadamespodcast.com  Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast  E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com  Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com   Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, and Tamara Huson.

AcaDames is a biweekly podcast that explores whether being a woman in academia a dream, game, or scam through interviews with a diverse range of women. Discussions cover career trajectories, finances, childbearing decisions, spirituality, the ever-present patriarchy, and everything in between. Co-hosts Whitney Robinson and Sarah Birken open up to each other and their guests in intimate, frank, and often funny conversations.  Along the way, they share insider knowledge about the “hidden curriculum” for professional advancement (and potential world domination). Season 1 coming Thursday, January 17. Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast  E-mail: acadamespodcast@gmail.com  Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com   Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, and Tamara Huson.