Acting Like A Doctor

It's our final episode of season 1! Joining Rebekah, over zoom, is Dr. Gabrielle Daoust, who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global and International Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia. In our season finale (!), Rebekah and Gabrielle talk about the benefits and challenges of a multi- and interdisciplinary academic trajectory, the ways we can demonstrate kind...

Welcome to episode 4! Joining Rebekah and Liam, over zoom, is Dr. Philippe M. Frowd who is an Associate Professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa. In this episode, Rebekah and Phil talk about the wide variety of advice that graduate students and ECRs receive, how to support yourself through the various stages of academia, and the importance of differentiating between...

*cross-posted under part 1* Joining Rebekah and Liam, over zoom, Dr. Will Greaves shares his 'deceptively straightforward' academic journey, and the role that travel has played throughout his teaching, research and service projects. Will is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Victoria, and was elected as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Victoria in...

Joining Rebekah and Liam, over zoom, Dr. Will Greaves shares his 'deceptively straightforward' academic journey, and the role that travel has played throughout his teaching, research and service projects. Will is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Victoria, and was elected as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Victoria in April 2025. We were very for...

You  made it to episode two! Welcome!  Join Rebekah and our second guest, Dr. Veronica Kitchen from the University of Waterloo and the Balsillie School of International Affairs as they discuss what it means to be a successful mid-career scholar in academia. Topic Spotlights: embracing the chaos of teaching; the benefits of learning to play Taylor Swift on the guitar; and romance novels – for fun a...

Welcome to the very first episode of Acting Like A Doctor! In this episode, Rebekah Pullen (our host) interviews Dr. Liam Midzain-Gobin of Brock University (also, our producer) about his experiences studying International Relations in Canada and his work as an Early Career Researcher (ECR) in academia. They also introduce the goal of this podcast series, produced as a project with ISA Canada'...