The Social Academic

The Social Academic


Latest Episodes

Professor Chinasa Elue on Grief, Trauma, and Talking About Loss Online
July 12, 2022

How do you talk about grief and loss online? Chinasa Elue, PhD opens up about the death of her mom, and the research she's doing to help leaders move forward with trauma-informed practices.

Graphical Abstracts and Animations To Share Your Science Online with Dr. Tullio Rossi
March 22, 2022

Tullio Rossi, PhD helps scientists share their research with visuals Dr. Tullio Rossi is a marine biologist turned entrepreneur helping scientists around the world share their research. Tullio found t

Your Personal Website Can Grow Over Time with Interview Guest Jane CoomberSewell
January 31, 2022

Your personal website can adapt to meet your needs as they change over time. Hear from recent PhD Jane CoomberSewell on how her website redesign is going.

RJ Thompson is a Professor and Digital Marketer in Higher Education
November 30, 2021

RJ Thompson, MFA is a digital marketer and a professor in Higher Education. Learn how to get better students and what it's like to collaborate with university communications to promote your research.

Academic YouTubers Talk About Getting Started on YouTube
July 27, 2021

Susan Heavey, Franziska Sattler, Nichole Lewis, and Erika Romero join me for a featured interview about starting the Academic YouTubers community.

Aaron Shepard Talks NASA, Robots, and Starting Company Cogito
December 22, 2020

Aaron Shepard is a robotics intern at NASA Langley. This feature interview focuses on talking about your science on video. Learn about Aaron's TEDx Talk and why he loves science communication.

Jennifer Adams Talks Being an Instagram Influencer and PhD Life
November 27, 2020

PhD student Jennifer Adams @RunwayRedLA joins me to talk about what it's like to be an Instagram influencer.

Writer Steven Dunn Talks Facebook and Community
October 30, 2020

Novelist Steven Dunn joins me to talk about writing, Facebook, and being yourself online: "Facebook is my playtime."

A Chat with Ruth C. White about YouTube and Being on TV
August 21, 2020

Ruth C. White, PhD joined YouTube with the goal of getting on TV. Her 1st YouTube video landed her on The Today Show, and she's booked recurring TV spots since. Learn how.

A 1-Page Academic Personal Website Should Include These 6 Things
August 14, 2020

The simplest website structure for academics is a 1-page personal…