Academic Innovations

This episode features 8 time Emmy award-winning director Joe Michaels, Artist in Residence and Assistant Professor of the Practice with the Nido Qubein School of Communication at High Point University. In this interview, Professor Michaels talks about his teaching philosophy, shares the career advice he gives to his students, and contemplates the future of journalism at a time when his profession is very much under fire.

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast

This episode features Kathy Elliott, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship with the Phillips School of Business and Director of High Point University’s Center for Entrepreneurship. Tune in to learn of the many innovative ways in which Professor Elliott is helping High Point University students to develop and launch their business ideas.

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast

This episode features an interview with Dr. Kristina Bell, Assistant Professor of Game Design with the Nido Qubein School of Communication at High Point University. In this interview, Dr. Bell talks about the game design courses she teaches for undergraduates, as well as her scholarship as an intersectional feminist game design researcher.

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast

This episode features an interview with Mr. Larry Quinn, Chair of Marketing and Sales, Director of the Professional Selling Program, and Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Phillips School of Business at High Point University.

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast

Dr. Jason Pittman is an Associate Professor of Computer Science with the Webb School of Engineering at High Point University. In this interview, he shares his professional path (which includes work in the film industry and with tech start-ups before diving into academia) and describes his work to establish a world-class cybersecurity facility at HPU (known as CELF - Cybersecurity and Engineering Learning Facility). The CELF lab provides a unique “ecosystem” of sorts (which he and his colleagues refer to as a “phenomenarium”) that provides students with hands-on learning opportunities that challenge them to “think on their feet”, employing critical thinking skills to solve complex and ever-changing challenges to cybersecurity. 

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast

Dr. Brad Barlow is an Associate Professor of Astrophyics and Director of the Culp Planetarium at High Point University. In this episode, Dr. Barlow describes his NSF- and NASA-funded research on hot subdwarf stars, his efforts to engage the broader High Point community in astronomical research, and the unique ways in which he and others are using the Culp Planetarium to enhance student learning. 

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast

Dr. Bryan Vescio is Chair and Professor of English at High Point University. In this episode, he shares his experiences in leading APIRC and our campus through the general education reform process. Additionally, he summarizes the key features of the two general education models that will be put up to faculty vote on our campus. 

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast

Dr. Andrew Wommack is an Associate Professor of Chemistry in the Wanek School of Natural Sciences at High Point University. In this episode, Dr. Wommack shares with us his thoughtful and innovative approaches to teaching Organic Chemistry and describes a new honors course that he has designed. This honors course is inquiry-based, and has generated important scientific findings that his students will present at an upcoming meeting of the American Chemical Society. We also get an update on his National Science Foundation-funded research, which provides impactful training opportunities for natural sciences majors.

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast

Dr. Daniel Hall is Chair and Associate Professor of Economics with the Phillips School of Business at High Point University. Dr. Hall was recently named Interim Dean of the Phillips School of Business, a position that he will begin in June of 2021. In this episode, he discusses his vision for our business school, which includes a stronger emphasis on data and analytic skills within the curriculum as well as the importance of students sending “high quality signals” throughout their career and professional development.  

Correction: Lindsay Scott (not Faith Cochran) is the Career and Professional Development staff member featured on the “How to Get an Analytics Job” podcast.

 How to Get an Analytics Job YouTube Channel & Podcast: How to Get an Analytics Job - YouTube |  ‎How to Get an Analytics Job on Apple Podcasts 

Selected publications by Dr. Hall include:

Crowding out in public goods with a provision point technology (with William Holmes) - Law Journal Library - HeinOnline.org

Auctioning Extra Credit to Teach Economic Principles (with Peter Summers) - Microsoft Word - JEFE Proof_CH_090116 with AJ Revisions (economics-finance.org) – Go to page 22

Trust with Private and Common Property: Effects of Stronger Property Right Entitlements (with James C. Cox) -Games | Free Full-Text | Trust with Private and Common Property: Effects of Stronger Property Right Entitlements (mdpi.com)

The efficiency-equality tradeoff in public sector charity provision - The efficiency-equality tradeoff in public sector charity provision | Emerald Insight

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

Dr. Veronica Segarra is an Assistant Professor and Interim Chair of Biology at High Point University. To learn more about her NSF-funded work to enhance the diversity of individuals working in STEM fields, see the following:

https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/simpleSearchResult?queryText=1445076&ActiveAwards=true

1.  | Scientific Societies Fostering Inclusive Scientific Environments through Travel Awards: Current Practices and Recommendations. Segarra VA, Vega LR, Primus C, Etson C, Guillory AN, Edwards A, Flores SC, Fry C, Ingram SL, Lawson M, McGee R, Paxson S, Phelan L, Suggs K, Vuong E, Hammonds-Odie L, Leibowitz MJ, Zavala M, Lujan JL, Ramirez-Alvarado M.CBE Life Sci Educ. 2020 Jun;19(2):es3. doi: 10.1187/cbe.19-11-0262.PMID: 32453676
2.  | Scientific societies fostering inclusivity through speaker diversity in annual meeting programming: a call to action. Segarra VA, Primus C, Unguez GA, Edwards A, Etson C, Flores SC, Fry C, Guillory AN, Ingram SL, Lawson M, McGee R, Paxson S, Phelan L, Suggs K, Vega LR, Vuong E, Havran JC, Leon A, Burton MD, Lujan JL, Ramirez-Alvarado M.Mol Biol Cell. 2020 Nov 1;31(23):2495-2501. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E20-06-0381.PMID: 33119460
3.  | Scientific Societies Advancing STEM Workforce Diversity: Lessons and Outcomes from the Minorities Affairs Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology.Segarra VA, Blatch S, Boyce M, Carrero-Martinez F, Aguilera RJ, Leibowitz MJ, Zavala M, Hammonds-Odie L, Edwards A.J Microbiol Biol Educ. 2020 Apr 10;21(1):21.1.8. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v21i1.1941. eCollection 2020.PMID: 32313596 Free PMC article.
4.  | The Minorities Affairs Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology-Fostering the Professional Development of Scientists from Underrepresented Minority Backgrounds.Segarra VA, Carrero-Martínez F, Shugart E.CBE Life Sci Educ. 2017 Summer;16(2):le1. doi: 10.1187/cbe.16-10-0288.PMID: 28389427 Free PMC article.

To learn more about HPU’s Mobile Lab, visithttp://www.highpoint.edu/community/mobilelab/ .

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.