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Academic Innovations highlights the scholarly and teaching accomplishments of High Point University faculty.


    • Apr 10, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Benita Van Winkle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 20:28


    This episode features an interview with Professor Benita Van Winkle, Associate Professor of Art with the David Hayworth School of Arts and Design at High Point University. In the interview, Professor Van Winkle shares her thoughts on teaching photography, provides details on her internationally-recognized work, and describes her passion for engaging students in their community and civic work as a way to not only practice good citizenship, but to blossom as artists.Professor Van Winkle's work can be viewed at  www.busybstudio.com .***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University graduate from the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Dr. Laura Alexander

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 23:44


    Dr. Laura Alexander is an Associate Professor of English with the School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences at High Point University, where she teaches courses on British literature and women writers. Dr. Alexander recently published two books, which she discusses in this episode.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University graduate from the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Dr. Robert Moses

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 33:52


    This episode features an interview with Dr. Robert Moses, Associate Professor of Religion with the School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences at High Point University. Dr. Moses is a Christian theologian and accomplished scholar who recently wrote two books, which he discusses in this episode.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University graduate from the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Dr. Rhonda Butler

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 31:27


    Dr. Rhonda Butler is an Assistant Professor of Management with the Phillips School of Business and Inaugural Director of the Strickland LIFT (Leading and Inspiring Female Trailblazers) Women's Fellowship Program. In this interview, Dr. Butler shares her professional background and her multiple contributions at HPU to prepare our burgeoning women leaders for their professional paths.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University graduate from the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Dr. Jenny Lukow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 26:31


    This episode's guest is Dr. Jennifer Lukow, Associate Professor of Sport Management and Chair of Sport, Event, and Hospitality Management with the Nido Qubein School of Communication at High Point University. In her interview, Dr. Lukow shares details about the leadership that she provides to multiple initiatives within the NQSC, describes her latest scholarly work, and illuminates the audience on the many ways in which HPU's Sport Management Program differentiates itself from other programs across the nation.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University graduate from the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Dr. Samuel Whitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 33:48


    This episode features an interview with Dr. Samuel Whitt, Associate Professor of Political Science within the School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences at High Point University. Tune in to learn more about Dr. Whitt's background, teaching interests, and recent publication in American Political Science Review, entitled “Pride Amid Prejudice: The Influence of LGBT+ Social Rights Activism in a Socially Conservative Society.”https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/abs/pride-amid-prejudice-the-influence-of-lgbt-rights-activism-in-a-socially-conservative-society/43170B1F70661158A71D420C14603F3B***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University graduate from the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Dr. Joe Blosser

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 28:52


    This episode features an interview with Dr. Joe Blosser, Executive Director of the Center for Community Engagement and Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy with the School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences at High Point University. In his interview, Dr. Blosser shares his vision for the expansion of service learning and other forms of community engagement through funding from Oak Foundation for the new Center for Community Engagement.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Dr. Tom Albritton

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 17:08


    This episode features an interview with Dr. Tom Albritton, Associate Professor of English Education and Program Coordinator for Secondary Licensure with the Stout School of Education at High Point University. In his interview, Dr. Albritton shares his thoughts on teaching and the impetus for his new book, Educational Theory in British Children's Literature.  ***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Dr. Miguel Sahagun

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 19:14


    This episode features an interview with Dr. Miguel Sahagun, Assistant Professor of Marketing with the Phillips School of Business at High Point University. In his interview, Dr. Sahagun talks about his unique career trajectory and the innovative ways in which he engages his students in the classroom as their coach and mentor.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Dr. Jane Nichols

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 18:53


    In this episode, I interview Dr. Jane Nichols, Chair and Luke Family Endowed Professor of Interior Design in the David Hayworth school of Art and Design at High Point University. In this episode, we celebrate Dr. Nichols' recent achievements, which include being recognized by the American Society of Interior Design with three separate design awards.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Dr. Nahed Eltantawy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 21:15


    Dr. Nahed Eltantawy is Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Journalism with the Nido Qubein School of Communication at High Point University. In this episode, Dr. Eltantawy reflects on her teaching and scholarship re: the ways in which the western media portrays Muslim women.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Joe Michaels

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 19:35


    This episode features 8 time Emmy award-winning director Joe Michaels, Artist in Residence and Assistant Professor of the Practice with the Nido Qubein School of Communication at High Point University. In this interview, Professor Michaels talks about his teaching philosophy, shares the career advice he gives to his students, and contemplates the future of journalism at a time when his profession is very much under fire.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast

    Kathryn Elliott

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 22:23


    This episode features Kathy Elliott, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship with the Phillips School of Business and Director of High Point University's Center for Entrepreneurship. Tune in to learn of the many innovative ways in which Professor Elliott is helping High Point University students to develop and launch their business ideas.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast

    Dr. Kristina Bell

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 24:59


    This episode features an interview with Dr. Kristina Bell, Assistant Professor of Game Design with the Nido Qubein School of Communication at High Point University. In this interview, Dr. Bell talks about the game design courses she teaches for undergraduates, as well as her scholarship as an intersectional feminist game design researcher.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast

    Episode 18: Mr. Larry Quinn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 30:32


    This episode features an interview with Mr. Larry Quinn, Chair of Marketing and Sales, Director of the Professional Selling Program, and Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Phillips School of Business at High Point University.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast

    Episode 17: Dr. Jason Pittman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 19:58


    Dr. Jason Pittman is an Associate Professor of Computer Science with the Webb School of Engineering at High Point University. In this interview, he shares his professional path (which includes work in the film industry and with tech start-ups before diving into academia) and describes his work to establish a world-class cybersecurity facility at HPU (known as CELF - Cybersecurity and Engineering Learning Facility). The CELF lab provides a unique “ecosystem” of sorts (which he and his colleagues refer to as a “phenomenarium”) that provides students with hands-on learning opportunities that challenge them to “think on their feet”, employing critical thinking skills to solve complex and ever-changing challenges to cybersecurity. ***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast

    Episode 16: Dr. Brad Barlow

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 24:12


    Dr. Brad Barlow is an Associate Professor of Astrophyics and Director of the Culp Planetarium at High Point University. In this episode, Dr. Barlow describes his NSF- and NASA-funded research on hot subdwarf stars, his efforts to engage the broader High Point community in astronomical research, and the unique ways in which he and others are using the Culp Planetarium to enhance student learning. ***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast

    Episode 15: Dr. Bryan Vescio

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 33:39


    Dr. Bryan Vescio is Chair and Professor of English at High Point University. In this episode, he shares his experiences in leading APIRC and our campus through the general education reform process. Additionally, he summarizes the key features of the two general education models that will be put up to faculty vote on our campus. ***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast

    Episode 14: Dr. Andrew Wommack

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 25:51


    Dr. Andrew Wommack is an Associate Professor of Chemistry in the Wanek School of Natural Sciences at High Point University. In this episode, Dr. Wommack shares with us his thoughtful and innovative approaches to teaching Organic Chemistry and describes a new honors course that he has designed. This honors course is inquiry-based, and has generated important scientific findings that his students will present at an upcoming meeting of the American Chemical Society. We also get an update on his National Science Foundation-funded research, which provides impactful training opportunities for natural sciences majors.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast

    Episode 13: Dr. Daniel Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 34:35


    Dr. Daniel Hall is Chair and Associate Professor of Economics with the Phillips School of Business at High Point University. Dr. Hall was recently named Interim Dean of the Phillips School of Business, a position that he will begin in June of 2021. In this episode, he discusses his vision for our business school, which includes a stronger emphasis on data and analytic skills within the curriculum as well as the importance of students sending “high quality signals” throughout their career and professional development.  Correction: Lindsay Scott (not Faith Cochran) is the Career and Professional Development staff member featured on the “How to Get an Analytics Job” podcast. How to Get an Analytics Job YouTube Channel & Podcast: How to Get an Analytics Job - YouTube |  ‎How to Get an Analytics Job on Apple Podcasts Selected publications by Dr. Hall include:Crowding out in public goods with a provision point technology (with William Holmes) - Law Journal Library - HeinOnline.orgAuctioning Extra Credit to Teach Economic Principles (with Peter Summers) - Microsoft Word - JEFE Proof_CH_090116 with AJ Revisions (economics-finance.org) – Go to page 22Trust with Private and Common Property: Effects of Stronger Property Right Entitlements (with James C. Cox) -Games | Free Full-Text | Trust with Private and Common Property: Effects of Stronger Property Right Entitlements (mdpi.com)The efficiency-equality tradeoff in public sector charity provision - The efficiency-equality tradeoff in public sector charity provision | Emerald Insight***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Episode 12: Veronica Segarra

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 22:50


    Dr. Veronica Segarra is an Assistant Professor and Interim Chair of Biology at High Point University. To learn more about her NSF-funded work to enhance the diversity of individuals working in STEM fields, see the following:https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/simpleSearchResult?queryText=1445076&ActiveAwards=true1.  | Scientific Societies Fostering Inclusive Scientific Environments through Travel Awards: Current Practices and Recommendations. Segarra VA, Vega LR, Primus C, Etson C, Guillory AN, Edwards A, Flores SC, Fry C, Ingram SL, Lawson M, McGee R, Paxson S, Phelan L, Suggs K, Vuong E, Hammonds-Odie L, Leibowitz MJ, Zavala M, Lujan JL, Ramirez-Alvarado M.CBE Life Sci Educ. 2020 Jun;19(2):es3. doi: 10.1187/cbe.19-11-0262.PMID: 324536762.  | Scientific societies fostering inclusivity through speaker diversity in annual meeting programming: a call to action. Segarra VA, Primus C, Unguez GA, Edwards A, Etson C, Flores SC, Fry C, Guillory AN, Ingram SL, Lawson M, McGee R, Paxson S, Phelan L, Suggs K, Vega LR, Vuong E, Havran JC, Leon A, Burton MD, Lujan JL, Ramirez-Alvarado M.Mol Biol Cell. 2020 Nov 1;31(23):2495-2501. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E20-06-0381.PMID: 331194603.  | Scientific Societies Advancing STEM Workforce Diversity: Lessons and Outcomes from the Minorities Affairs Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology.Segarra VA, Blatch S, Boyce M, Carrero-Martinez F, Aguilera RJ, Leibowitz MJ, Zavala M, Hammonds-Odie L, Edwards A.J Microbiol Biol Educ. 2020 Apr 10;21(1):21.1.8. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v21i1.1941. eCollection 2020.PMID: 32313596 Free PMC article.4.  | The Minorities Affairs Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology-Fostering the Professional Development of Scientists from Underrepresented Minority Backgrounds.Segarra VA, Carrero-Martínez F, Shugart E.CBE Life Sci Educ. 2017 Summer;16(2):le1. doi: 10.1187/cbe.16-10-0288.PMID: 28389427 Free PMC article. To learn more about HPU's Mobile Lab, visithttp://www.highpoint.edu/community/mobilelab/ .***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Episode 11: Dr. Brian Augustine, Dr. Heather Miller, and Dr. Todd Knippenberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 30:15


    This episode features an interview with Drs. Brian Augustine (Chair and Professor of Chemistry), Heather Miller (Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry) and Todd Knippenburg (Associate Professor of Chemistry)  about their recent publication (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bk-2019-1330.ch002) regarding approaches to enhance the academic outcomes of at risk students in general chemistry courses.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Episode 10: Jacob Paul

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 31:20


    Jacob Paul is the author of three novels: Last Tower to Heaven (C&R Press,2019),  A Song of Ilan (Jaded Ibis, 2015) and Sarah/Sara(Ig, 2010), which Poets & Writers named one of 2010's five best first fictions. His collaborations have led to the fine art books, Home for an Hour (Otherwise, 2014) and Feed Mayonnaise to Tuna(Otherwise, 2016). His work has also appeared or is forthcoming in Hunger Mountain, Western Humanities Review, Green Mountains Review, Massachusetts Review, Seneca Review, Mountain Gazette and USA Today's Weekend Magazine as well as on therumpus.net, fictionwritersreview.comand numerocinqmagazine.com. Learn more about Dr. Paul at jacobpaul.com.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Episode 9: Dr. Comfort Boateng

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 19:08


    Dr. Comfort Boateng is an Assistant Professor of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences with the Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy at High Point University. Dr. Boateng has received two noteworthy awards as of late for her work in developing medications for the treatment of psychostimulant abuse: the New Investigator Award from the Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and more recently, an NIH research grant totaling over $428K to fund her research.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Episode 8: Dr. Courtney Bradley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 22:25


    This episode features an interview with Dr. Courtney Bradley, Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences and Applied Laboratory Coordinator with the Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy at High Point University. Dr. Bradley is the 2020 recipient of HPU's Innovation and Creativity Award. In our interview, she discusses her unique classroom approaches to addressing both the cognitive and affective components of learning in her pharmacy students.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Episode 7: Scott Raynor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 30:36


    This week's episode of Academic Innovations features an interview with Professor Scott Raynor, Associate Professor of Art and Chair of Art and Graphic Design within High Point University's School of Art and Design. Professor Raynor is HPU's 2020 recipient of the Ruth Ridenhour Scholarly and Professional Achievement Award. In this episode, he shares with us the themes that are prevalent in his internationally recognized art; the teaching approaches he uses to tap into students‘ inner creativity; and the importance of experimentation and the risk of failure in the creative process. He even weighs in on the importance of a growth mindset in development artistic ability.To learn more about Professor Raynor's art, visit his website at https://scottmichaelraynorart.wordpress.com/. His Instagram account is @profscottraynor.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Episode 6: Dr. Kimberly Reich

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 29:18


    This episode features an interview with Dr. Kimberly Reich, Associate Professor of Exercise Science and High Point University's 2020 recipient of the Meredith Clark Slane Distinguished Teaching-Service Award. Dr. Reich discusses her evidence-based practices to enhancing student engagement and learning, including appreciative inquiry, motivational inquiry, and the use of nonviolent communication.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Episode 5: Dr. Hayden Carrón

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 25:40


    In this episode, Dr. Hayden Carrón, recent recipient of the High Point's Extraordinary Leadership Award, speaks on his well-rounded experience in teaching, scholarship and service at High Point University. As an associate professor of Spanish and the director of the spanish program, Dr. Carrón has lead the tremendous efforts in redesigning the academic programs to develop better and more effective learning experiences for students. ***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Episode 4: Dr. Allie Blosser

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 25:46


    In this episode, Dr. Allie Blosser - recent recipient of the Spirit of High Point Award - speaks on the ways in which her commitment to social justice work within the field of education manifests itself in her teaching, scholarship and service.References:Blosser, A.B. (2019). Faith, diversity, and education: An ethnography of a conservative Christian school.  Routledge.Tyson, T. B. (2004). Blood done sign my name.  Crown Publishing Group.***********************************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Episode 1: Amy Holcombe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 35:48


    Dr. Angela Bauer interviews Amy Holcombe, Interim Dean of the Stout School of Education at High Point University. Tune in to hear her insights on her newly published book and her extensive knowledge in the world of academia.The publication referenced in this podcast is:Holcombe, A.A. (2021): Strategic Talent Leadership for Educators: A Practical Toolkit. An “Eye on Education” Book by Routledge (Taylor and Francis Group), NY.***********************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Episode 2: Larry Carter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 26:55


    Dr. Angela Bauer interviews Dr. Larry Carter, Assistant Prof of Marketing and Director of the BEACON Lab at High Point University. Tune in to hear his knowledge and expertise on the world of marketing and how he uses the exceptional tools to give his students new and exciting opportunities to learn and thrive.***********************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

    Episode 3: Dr. Rosenfeld and Dr. Sayre

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 31:29


    Dr. Angela Bauer interviews Dr. Silvana Rosenfeld, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, and Dr. Matthew Sayre, Associate Professor of Anthropology, at High Point University. Tune in to hear about their experiences and adventures as active and curious anthropologists and professors of anthropology. Listen as they share their insight into the intriguing and mysterious world of the past that they have spent their lives uncovering and researching.***********************Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

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