the agile academic

On this episode, Dr. Kelly J. Baker and I have an engaging conversation about taking winding career paths, being authors, and how our mental health impacts our work. 

Rebecca Pope-Ruark: Dr. Buffie Longmire-Avital joins me on this episode. A psychologist and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging advocate, we talk about research and springs from personal experience and who gets to sit at the table. 

On this episode I’m joined by Dr. Lindsay Masland, psychologist, educational developer, and rule-breaker. We talk about breath, liberation, and ease in the context of values and work.

On this episode , I speak with Dr. Viji Sathy about purpose, values, and inclusion.

In episode 3 of season 3, I speak with Dr. Cate Denial about her concept of a pedagogy of kindness and how boundaries are a kindness in and of themselves.

On episode 2 of season 3, I talk with Dr. Lauren Cagle about flexibility, academic labor, and speaking truth to power.

On this first episode of season 3, I talk with Dr. Lee Skallerup Bessette about pedagogy and technology, neurodivergence, and affective labor.

In this episode, I recruited 5 coaching friends to share their thoughts of starting off the new year win intention.

In this between-isode, Rebecca picks up the thread about values from the previous episode on vitality vs. flourishing and shares an except from her upcoming book, Unraveling Faculty Burnout (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022).

In this between-isode I share my thoughts on the concepts of vitality and flourishing in your work life and share excerpts from a blog post and from Agile Faculty on the subject.

In this episode, I lead you in a few different reflection activities to wrap up the year and think deeply about your purpose and identity going into 2022.

On this episode of the agile academic podcast, I speak with Drs. Kerry Mandulak and Amanda Stead about friendship and motherhood in academia.

On this episode, I talk about taking care of yourself and making you own way in higher education with Dr. Cynthia Ganote. 

On this episode, I talk to Dr. Caitlin Faas about side gigs, leaving academia, and the value of self-care and self-knowledge.

On this episode of the agile academic podcast, I sit down with Dr. Fatimah Williams, founder of Beyond the Tenure Track, a professional development and career-planning firm for graduate students and PhDs. We talk about life and work beyond academia, staying curious while networking, and being an entrepreneur.

On this episode of *the agile academic* podcast, professor and life coach Dr. Leslie Wang and I talk about burning out, starting a coaching journey, and finding what fills you up.

On this episode of the agile academic podcast, I talk with Dr. Bonni Stachowiak , professor, administrator, and host of the long-running podcast, Teaching in Higher Ed . We talk about podcasting, living your purpose, and balancing roles when you are a multi-hyphenate.

To kick off the second season of *the agile academic* podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Susanna Harris , science communicator, graduate student mental health advocate, and founder of PhDBalance . In this conversation, Susanna and I dig deep into the mental health and burnout, and talk about trust, support, and removing the stigma of mental health issues in higher ed. 

In this last episode of season 1 of the agile academic podcast for women in higher ed, I compile my guests' wise words of advice and look t them through the lens of my four resilience pillars: purpose, compassion, connection, and balance

On this episode of the agile academic podcast, I talk with Dr. Mary Churchill, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Community Engagement and Adjunct Professor at Boston University’s Wheelock College . And since we recorded this episode, Mary has a new role as Chief of Policy and Planning for the City of Boston. In our conversation, we talk about leadership, collaboration, and the power of...

I speak to Dr. Sarah Rose Cavanagh, associate professor of psychology and educational developer at Assumption University. We talk about writing books for academic and general audiences, women supporting women and taking care of your body, not just your mind.

On this episode of the agile academic podcast, I talked to Dr. Lisa Munro, former Peace Corps volunteer, history PhD, and study abroad facilitator. We talk about her unique path in and around higher ed, moving to Mexico and making the most out of opportunities to live the way you want to live. 

Rebecca talks to Dr. Michelle Dionne Thompson, an academic and coach who works with early career attorneys and academics, about balance, well-bring, and rest.

Rebecca and Karen talk about what it means to make higher education more humane and to be a higher educator.

Rebecca and Katie talk about following your purpose, enacting your values, and figuring out what those even are.