Insufferable Academics

Insufferable Academics

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Insufferable Academics episodes

  • The Nuances of Neurodiversity - Why context matters (Entry One)

    Blossoming from the term developed in the late 1980's, by Australian sociologist Judy Singer, Neurodiversity has helped to generate ideas and new research on different forms of thinking and creativity from Dyslexia and ADHD to Sensory awareness and Tourette’s. 

    In this episode of IA @drjalinbjohnson talks to subject matter experts, practitioners and parents, who know intimately well, why context and understanding of neurodiversity matters.

    Special guests:

    Dr. Tami Lincoln

    Dr. Kathryn Taylor

    35 min
  • Quantifying the landscape of a career in numbers

    In this episode of IA @drjalinbjohnson and guests explore what its like to navigate the landscape of a career in numbers.

    In this pod'versation, women of color share their experiences, discuss what advancing within the field looks like and offer insight regarding the role of guided mentorship while on the career path.

    Special Guests:

    Dr. Charmaine Felder 

    Mrs. Andrea Stoll 

    Ms. Caren Ware 

    25 min
  • 'Like Mothers & Daughters' (Entry One)

    In this first entry of the 'Like Mothers & Daughters' series, IA is celebrating mothers, daughters and their shared desire to follow career paths in education. 

    In this pod'versation @drjalinbjohnson talks with loved ones who are dedicated to service and enjoy giving back.

    Special Guests:

    Mrs. Angela Nelson Swearingen

    Ms. Nicole Swearingen


    (Series - Part One)

    21 min
  • COVID and the Higher Ed Equity Gap

    As an additional outcome, the COVID 19 pandemic has highlighted a reality that many in higher education have already witnessed; the equity gap experienced by students, faculty and their surrounding communities.

    In this pod'versation @drjalinbjohnson talks with guests who address how the disparities that have been a reality for many, are now deemed a 'newly uncovered' phenomenon for others.

    Special Guests:

    Dr. Nakisha Castillo

    Dr. Leticia Rojas

    39 min
  • 'My sister's keeper' - Examining the role of mentorship in higher education

    With another take on an older term, 'my sister's keeper' explores the role of women in higher education who lean back and lift up. 

    In this episode of IA @drjalinbjohnson asks women in the academe, how they see the journey and what role ‘sister to sister’ upliftment, has played along the way.

    Special guests:

    Dr. Natalie V. Nagthall

    Dr. Lissa Ramirez-Stapleton 

    Dr. Maleta Wilson

    41 min
  • The Doctoral Journey; Support Structures for Women of Color

    Insufferable Academics evaluates the 'mentorship to doctoral candidate' pipeline from the perspective of women who have successfully completed the journey.

    In this episode of IA @drjalinbjohnson and guests consider 'what’s accessible,' 'what’s lacking,' and 'what support structures are we creating for ourselves, that don’t already exist?'

    Special guests: 

    Dr. Nakisha Castillo

    Dr. Tamara Frazier 

    Dr. Mallanie Harris 

    1 hr 6 min
  • Supporting our k12 educators in the era of COVID

    Amid the changing instructional landscape that now includes the addition of distance learning @drjalinbjohnson engages with k12 educators as they address equity, self-care and ways of supporting one another in the era of COVID. 

     (Teacher Appreciation Week)

    Special guests:

    Ms. Ardelia Aldridge 

    Dr. Cherilynne Hollowell 

    Dr. Jocelyn Johnson


    40 min

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Insufferable Academics takes you beyond research and safe spaces and into the lived experiences behind the data.