AcaDames

Here's a quick-turnaround bonus episode of Whitney reflecting on her recent conference travel. It's uncut and hot off the presses. Our co-host, Whitney, reflects on what she wore, plus-sized shopping, the power of freshly braided hair, the mental and economic load of just getting to a conference, and why she even bothered. At the end of the episode, Whitney talks about the logistical challenges of conferencing when you’re exclusively breastfeeding an infant. Also Donald Rumsfeld makes an appearance. And finally, #blackgirlmagic!

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Discussed this week:

Previous AcaDames episodes mentioned in this episode:

Bodies - re: clothes at conferences

Whitney - re: Whitney’s older son who was preterm

Malcolm Barrett analysis of #SER2019 Twitter data

What is a drop-in daycare center?

Epistemology

Myers Briggs personality framework (see INFJ personality type here)

MSP (Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport) Family Services resources, including children’s play area, support for families with children with special needs, and breastmilk feeding accommodations

Twitter hashtags referenced:

#SER2019

#EpiTwitter

#blackgirlmagic

#BlackEpiMatters at @black_epi

Retailers or business mentioned in this episode (none are paid advertisers):

Torrid, Kohl’s, Old Navy, Stitch Fix, Crocs, BabyGoGo, Ergobaby, BabyBjorn, Amazon

Recorded: June 24, 2019

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Production, editing, and admin by: Cee Cee Huffman and Tamara Huson

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

Sibling podcast: The Effort Report

And that’s a wrap for Season 1 of AcaDames! In this final bonus episode of the season, Whitney and Sarah answer some great questions we’ve received from listeners and give a sneak peek of what you can expect for Season 2. We also discuss a twitter thread from listener @kemidoll, our mental health regimens, and the pros and cons of extreme productivity.

If you’re in the Raleigh-Durham area on Tuesday, May 16 at 5:30PM, we hope you’ll join us for happy hour at Tyler’s Taproom in Carrboro. We’ll talk about Season 1, reflect on what you liked and what you didn’t like. We’ll also give some Season 2 teasers and have fun celebrating the end of a great semester. Otherwise, we’ll be back with new episodes in August 2019! 

Related readings and links:

#CiteBlackWomen: https://www.citeblackwomencollective.org

Understanding the Extent of Gender Gap in Citations: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/08/16/new-research-shows-extent-gender-gap-citations

See acadamespodcast.com/episodes for more links and references from this episode.

Recorded: May 2, 2019

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak.

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

Today Sarah and Whitney speak with Dr. Rena Pasick, a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Whitney reunites with the woman who created a training program in which she participated when she was a student. The program encouraged underrepresented people of color and LGBTQ people to pursue doctoral programs and careers in research. Rena discusses her journey from reluctant leader to trailblazer and imparts words of wisdom regarding research, mentorship, coping with stress, and more.

Related readings and links:

Dr. Rena Pasick bio: http://cancer.ucsf.edu/people/profiles/pasick_rena.3585

Minority Training Program in Cancer Control Research: http://cancer.ucsf.edu/research/training/minority-training-program-in-cancer-control-research/

See acadamespodcast.com/episodes for more links and references from this episode.

Recorded: June 14, 2018

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak.

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

In today’s journal club, Whitney and Sarah discuss the challenges of having a body as a woman in academia. Body perceptions, clothing choices, hairstyles, and general physical presence have all played a part. They discuss self-policing and how they can even use aspects of their physical presence to gain strategic advantages at work. NOTE: This episode makes a brief reference to eating disorders.

Discussed This Week:

NPR’s Fresh Air: From Upspeak To Vocal Fry: Are We 'Policing' Young Women's Voices? https://www.npr.org/2015/07/23/425608745/from-upspeak-to-vocal-fry-are-we-policing-young-womens-voices

See acadamespodcast.com/episodes for more links and references from this episode.

Recorded: July 16, 2018

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak.

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

Today Sarah chats with Jessie Borelli, an Associate Professor of Psychology and Social Behavior at the University of California, Irvine. Jessie’s research focuses on the links between close relationships, emotions, health, and development. Jessie discusses her initial insecurities and struggles to find her career path under the constraints of being a military spouse, the sacrifices along the way, and her personal evolution to embrace her ambitions and goals. 

Discussed This Week:

Invisibilia: The Personality Myth:

https://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/482836315/the-personality-myth?showDate=2016-06-24

See acadamespodcast.com/episodes for more links and references from this episode.

Recorded: March 8, 2018

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak.

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

It’s time for AcaDames’ first bonus episode! In late February, Whitney gave birth to baby August. We answer a listener question about balancing all the identities that academic women have, and share with you Whitney’s birth story.

Listener note: Whitney’s maternity leave update begins at 13:18.

Discussed This Week:

Why Women Still Can’t Have it All:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/why-women-still-cant-have-it-all/309020/

See acadamespodcast.com/episodes for more links and references from this episode.

Recorded: March 16, 2019

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak.

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

Today on AcaDames, Sarah and Whitney discuss the joys and struggles of becoming a parent while working in academia. They discuss whether tenure makes taking family leave easier, how to maintain relationships with students while gone, and utilizing childcare to make the transition back to work easier. Is academia really the holy grail of work-life balance? How does the larger cultural environment shape university leave policies? Is there a perfect time for AcaDames to have children? Tune in to hear them answer these questions and more.

See acadamespodcast.com/episodes for more links and references from this episode.

Recorded: September 11, 2018

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak.

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

This week on AcaDames, Whitney discusses what it’s like to receive tenure, why she sets boundaries between her personal and professional life, and even a mathematical formula for choosing love. She also shares her experience being the only black tenure-track woman in her department, and why a home renovation was more stressful than her high-risk pregnancy. 

Discussed this week:

Whitney's dating optimization strategy, Top Tip #2 (around 7:11) in Hannah Fry's TEDTalk: The Mathematics of Love (https://www.ted.com/talks/hannah_fry_the_mathematics_of_love/transcript?language=en)

This American Life: LaDonna (https://www.thisamericanlife.org/647/ladonna)

Whitney had major reservations about the ableist implications of how she described her first-born. Here's a corrective: “Let’s Stop Saying: ‘We Don’t Care, as Long as our Baby’s Healthy” by Sarah Sahagian (https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/sarah-sahagian/baby-healthy_b_6336822.html)

See acadamespodcast.com/episodes for more links and references from this episode.

Recorded: May 31, 2018

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak.

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

We discuss division of household and work labor as it relates to our lives as AcaDames. Jumping off from an article in Harper's Bazaar, we parse between the emotional labor associated with managing the feelings (of the men in our lives in particular) and the invisible labor associated with, for example, managing schedules of loved ones. We discuss our experiences in the context of academic institutions that were built with men in mind who have support systems comprised of women (e.g., a stay-at-home wives). We consider the implications of this conventional model of academic home-life for those who are in same-sex partnerships or single. Finally, we propose potential solutions (however problematic): outsourcing labor, changing norms around division of labor, and toeing the line between the efficiency of assuming household roles and the risks of being pigeonholed into them.

For extra reading related to this week's episode, see the AcaDames website at acadamespodcast.com. 

Recorded: November, 23, 2018

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast

E-mail: [email protected]

Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301

(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak.

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs

This week on AcaDames, it’s Sarah’s time for a little self-disclosure. Sarah tells the story behind her unconventional decision to start her academic career as a half-time assistant professor, and talks about everything from being homegrown, to withdrawing from a job search, to what it’s like to have kids in grad school. Recorded: April 2, 2018.

Website: acadamespodcast.com 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast 

E-mail: [email protected] 

Music by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com  

Creative Director: Mara Buchbinder

Production, editing, and admin by: Jonathon Young, Logan Castrodale, Tamara Huson, and Molly Horak.

Artwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs