Trojans Talk Research Podcast with Barry McKnight

For the very first time on this podcast series, “The Voice of the Trojans” Barry McKnight goes to Malone Hall, one of the oldest buildings on campus and the home of the Department of Art and Design, to talk with Troy professors Will Jacks and Sara Dismukes about research within Art & Design, on the latest Trojans Talk Research Podcast.

Barry McKnight once again heads to McCall Hall on the Troy campus, where this month he talks with Dr. Brian Helms of the Department of Biological and Environmental Science. Dr. Helms is passionate about his active, hands-on research about the removal of the Elba Hydroelectric Dam’s effect upon the Pea River populations of indigenous fish and mussels, and he shares that passion (and another excitin...

The first podcast subject of 2026 is Dr. Joel Campbell of Troy’s Department of Political Science, who discussed with Barry McKnight the research and recent publication of his book ‘“Television’s Golden Age: Politics and International Relations in the Era of HBO and Streaming TV”on the latest Trojans Talk Research Podcast.

This month Barry travels to Wallace Hall to visit with one of his sports media colleagues, Dr. Hanna Cooper, a lecturer in the Hall School of Journalism and Communication, to listen to her insights into her research project: "The Role of Social Media Criticism in Shaping the Self-Perception and Professional Identity of Female Sports Journalists” on the Trojans Talk Research Podcast.

With Troy University’s advancement as a doctoral institution and heightened profile as a high-quality research institution, Barry McKnight has gone to McCall Hall to discuss the underlying factors behind the upward trajectory of Troy’s research efforts with one of its most positive, energetic academic leaders. His conversation with the Dean of the College of Science and Engineering, Dr. Govind Men...

Although Troy is in the middle of its football season, the “Voice of the Trojans”, Barry McKnight, ventures down from his broadcast booth at Veterans Memorial Stadium to the second-floor office at the Vet of Dr. Teresa Johnson,  an award-winning professor in the College of Allied Health (and its Nutrition Program Coordinator), a registered pediatric dietician, and a noted researcher. Dr. Johnson s...

Classes are in session at Troy and, on the first podcast of the Fall Term, Barry walks with the students through the Quad and stops at John R. Lewis Hall to interview Dr. Priya Menon, the director of Troy’s University Honors Global Scholars Program, who recently presented research entitled “Reel Journeys: Exploring Liminal Spaces in Kerala’s Migrant Narratives and Cinema”. It’s the latest edition...

Twice a month, host Barry McKnight spotlights exciting and impactful research being conducted on the Troy University campus, including —in this edition— research conducted and presented into several aspects of rural education, focusing on the necessity for preparing and retaining qualified schoolteachers in rural Alabama. Barry travels to Hawkins Hall to visit with Dr. Avie Medeiros of the Departm...

The circumstances, accomplishments, and opportunities in research at Troy University have never been greater than now, and Barry McKnight explores the reasons why with Dr. Kerry Palmer, the Senior Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Troy University. Why Troy University is becoming a standard-setter in research nationwide, on this edition of the “Trojans Talk Research Podcast".

This month’s podcast brings Barry —for the first time— into the brand-new Jones Hall College of Health Science Building at Troy University! Barry will update us on the cutting-edge research of Dr. Grant Mouser, an associate professor in the Dept. of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, into “Blood Flow Restriction: From The Lab To The Clinic". Dr. Mouser also shares a look inside the new facility and...

This month’s podcast brings Barry up to the third floor of John Robert Lewis Hall for a conversation with an old friend. Dr. Robert P. Mathner, a professor within Troy’s School of Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management. Dr. Mathner’s ongoing research into the subject of sports wagering has included several presentations and publications, and now includes a visit on the Trojans Talk Research Pod...

In the first podcast of 2025, Barry checks in with Monica Anderson Young and with Dr. Dee Bennett of Troy University’s College of Education. They talk about “SHORT the Squirrel”, the star of their highly-successful reading initiative, and how SHORT is making a difference in communities by inspiring young readers and fostering a love for learning.

Barry McKnight spends some time with Dr. Shannon Dadd of Troy University's College of Education's Teacher Education Department. Dr. Dadd discusses the impact of immersive STEM environments and professional development on teacher motivation and efficacy to implement STEM education, on this edition of the Trojans Talk Research podcast.

In this month’s podcast, Barry walks over to Smith Hall and visits the book-laden office of Dr. Scott Nokes, a professor within Troy’s College of Communication and Fine Arts, who has conducted extensive research into Artificial Intelligence applications in the humanities and how the humanities should inform our path forward with Al. View his presentation at youtu.be/874uKZsKi_U and find out more a...

In this month’s podcast, Barry checks in at HAL Hall and interviews Dr. Diane Orlofsky, professor emerita of Music and Music Education within Troy’s College of Communication and Fine Arts. They go in-depth into her 30-plus years of research into the life and legacy of learning theorist and psychologist, Jerome S. Bruner. View her presentation at youtu.be/QOY6ytunRIQ and listen to Dr. Orlofsky’s ex...

In this month’s podcast, Barry ventures to McCall Hall and stops at the office of Dr. Alvin Diamond, a professor within Troy’s Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences and the Director of the Arboretum. They talk about his research on cataloging and preserving Alabama's incredible diversity, as well as preview ongoing Arboretum renovations.  View Dr. Diamond's presentation at https://...

In this month’s podcast, Barry spends some time in McCall Hall at the office of cancer researcher Dr. Jacqueline Jones within Troy’s Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences, discussing her team’s critically important ongoing research. View her presentation at https://youtu.be/2UgosZIQfKU  and find out more at  http://spectrum.troy.edu/JonesLab/Lab%20Home%20page.html