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Dr. Judith Lakamper and Dr. Erin Bell share their experiences being parents in academia and academics at home. Your co-hosts discuss life with children during and after graduate school as they highlight scholarly research regarding parenting, marriage, gender, and other pertinent topics as well as their own experiences as both mothers and scholars.
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Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Have you been labeled oversensitive? Are you drained by crowds? Do you startle easily? Then you might be an empath! In this week’s episode, the hosts continue their conversation about emotional labor by looking more closely at how being an empath might impact that labor and increase the exhaustion caused by it. They relate it to the broader notion of empathy and its relationship to social justice. The hosts end the discussion by responding to twenty empath questionnaire questions and considering the usefulness of the concept. For anyone interested, the questionnaire can be found here:
https://drjudithorloff.com/quizzes/empath-self-assessment-test/
The episode also references the following article:
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/six_habits_of_highly_empathic_people1
The opening and closing song, "Vienna Beat" by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License and shared through the Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Vienna_Beat
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Why is it that certain tasks and interactions at work and at home leave us feeling drained? One hypothesis is that some responsibilities require more emotional labor than others. In this episode, Judith and Erin explore the different ways in which the term "emotional labor" has been evoked in the l decades since sociologist Arlie Hochschild first coined the term before considering how emotional labor plays a role in their personal and professional lives.
This episode refers to the article "The Concept Creep of ‘Emotional Labor’" by Julie Beck posted at:
Judith also refers to the following book:
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Do women and men really have different leadership styles, and if so, can we change the way we frame what has been categorized as "feminine" qualities? In this episode, Judith and Erin review current research regarding female and male leadership before exploring how this plays out in higher ed. Drawing on research and personal experiences, the hosts discuss the high points and challenges of being a female leader.
The episode refers to the following articles:
Qureshi, M. I., Zaman, K., & Bhatti, M. N. (2011). The impact of culture and gender on leadership behavior: Higher education and management perspective. Management Science Letters, 1(4), 531-540. doi:10.5267/j.msl.2011.05.008
"Women in Leadership: Challenges and Recommendations" by: M. Cristina Alcalde and Mangala Subramaniam
What Are the Biggest Challenges You’ve Faced as a Female Leader?
The opening and closing song, "Vienna Beat" by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License and shared through the Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Vienna_Beat
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
If you've been on any form of social media recently, you'll have noticed a plethora of memes and gifs depicting mothers who use wine as a means for coping with their daily duties. In this episode, Judith and Erin consider how consumer products, cultural representations ranging from social media memes to television series and movies, and the pressure to drink in social situations are all expressions of the so-called "mommy wine culture." The hosts draw on their own experience and their academic backgrounds to examine the larger narratives of the mommy wine culture through a feminist lens.
Resources and References:
SAMHSA’s National Helpline (in the United States)
SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357), (also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service) or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorder.
This episode refers to
Drunk Mom: A MEMOIR
By JOWITA BYDLOWSKA
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316251/drunk-mom-by-jowita-bydlowska/
and
The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath
https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/leslie-jamison/the-recovering/9780316259620/
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
We are headed into the holiday season here in the US, and for many of us that’s going to look a bit different than in other years due to the pandemic. In this episode, Erin and Judith discuss what kinds of traditions they’re hanging on to, what they’re letting go of, and how the ebb and flow of the semester impacts their families’ experience of the season. The hosts discuss several stressors that impact the holiday season and consider how the pandemic might eliminate some and exacerbate others. Covering everything from roasting turkeys to unboxing ornaments and the elf on the shelf, this episode offers practical advice, shares meaningful experiences, and, above all, keeps it quirky.
This episode briefly refers to the following article about job loss in academia: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/11/17/higher-ed-job-loss/
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
In what ways did the Trump presidency impact our work as parents and scholars? How will the Biden/Harris presidency bring change to our dual roles? In this episode, Judith and Erin recall their reactions to the 2016 election and its aftermath before thinking forward to how the Biden presidency may shape academia and higher education. Exploring specific examples of how anti-intellectual ideologies have crept into American culture, the hosts explore why teaching critical thinking has lasting consequences in the classroom and beyond.
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
In this episode, Judith and Erin have a candid chat with Dr. Adrienne Jankens, Assistant Professor in Rhetoric and Composition at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Adrienne, the mother of four, charts her day-to-day activities as scholar and mother and notes the significant changes between working as a full-time lecturer and working as an assistant professor on the tenure track. In addition to discussing her important work with student writers and writing program administration, Adrienne offers practical advice about curating a CV that is positioned for a successful job search.
The opening and closing song, "Vienna Beat" by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License and shared through the Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Vienna_Beat
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Judith and Erin begin the episode by discussing and defining the concept of the growth mindset trait developed by American psychologist Carol Dweck. The hosts go on to consider how the cultivation of a growth mindset can be advantageous in both parenting and academic roles using examples from their own lives to contextualize the conversation.
This episode refers to the following books and articles:
HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED By Paul Tough
https://www.paultough.com/books/how-children-succeed/
The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey
https://www.jessicalahey.com/the-gift-of-failure-2
Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation by Saundra Yancy McGuire with Stephanie McGuire
Yeager, David S., et al. "A National Experiment Reveals Where a Growth Mindset Improves Achievement." Nature 573.7774 (2019): 364,2,369A-369I. ProQuest. Web. 27 Oct. 2020.
The opening and closing song, "Vienna Beat" by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License and shared through the Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Vienna_Beat
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
In this episode, Judith and Erin consider how female academics have been impacted during COVID-19. The hosts survey the three arms of the academy (publishing, teaching, and service) from a feminist perspective to see how the massive changes due to COVID are impacting women in the academy.
This episode refers to the following articles:
"The Virus Moved Female Faculty to the Brink. Will Universities Help?" By https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/science/covid-universities-women.html
"Pandemic Imperils Promotions for Women in Academia" by
Gabster, B. P., van Daalen, K., Dhatt, R., & Barry, M. (2020). Challenges for the female academic during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet (London, England), 395(10242), 1968–1970. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31412-4 posted at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7302767/