ODLI on Air

Barbie and children’s pop culture expert Dr. Emily Aguiló-Pérez discusses how she uses toys and personal experiences as topics for engaging students in learning about research and writing.

Cohosts: Jes Drass & Dr. Tom Pantazes

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Research Connection:

Aguiló-Pérez, E. R., & Hains, R. C. (2025). Barbie in the Media: The Transmedia Presence of Mattel’s Celebrity Doll. 

Hains, R. C., & Aguiló-Pérez, E. R. (Eds.). (2025). # Barbie and Social Media: Digital Discourses and Mattel's Celebrity Doll. Springer Nature. 

Wisniewski, E. (2025). Voices of High School Writers: Exploring Perceptions and Experiences in Secondary Writing Education. https://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/all_doctoral/296/  

Hains, R. C., & Mazzarella, S. R. (2019). Cultural Studies of LEGO. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. 

Show Notes:

Barbie

Lego

Dr. Jaeyong Choi, Dr. Eryn Travis and Dr. Linh Ngo discuss how AI can strengthen research and feedback for both faculty and students — without replacing the critical thinking that drives meaningful scholarship.

Hosts: Jimmy John and Dr. Tom Pantazes

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Biochemist Dr. Tom Kwiatkowski shares how he incorporates Nanome Virtual Reality and AlphaFold AI into his instructional practice.

Host: Dr. Tom Pantazes

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Research Connection:

Berkmen, M. B., Balla, M., Cavanaugh, M. T., Smith, I. N., Flores‐Artica, M. E., Thornhill, A. M., ... & Peterson, C. N. (2025). An idea to explore: Use of the virtual reality app Nanome for teaching three‐dimensional biomolecular structures. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 53(3), 321-329. 

https://iubmb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/bmb.21892?casa_token=yYxYU6oT3ecAAAAA:r_vYHLIiHoamRML5y0-1F2EKsK1yyV374kTayIxWD9e7TKnnaUvY8vtdbjoI69eJ_SRu6meAgHAlDzrb 

Calma-Roddin, N., Park, K., & Keighron, J. (2023). Exploring the Structure of Proteins and Other Biomolecules with a VR Museum: Lessons in Classroom Integration. Journal of Chemical Education, 100(7), 2574-2582. 

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c01015 

Show Notes:

Ready Player One

CHE 160. The Chemistry of Beer

Go For Launch: Mercury VR program

Nanome

AlphaFold

Students who have potential to succeed at West Chester University, but don't quite meet all admission requirements can enter the Academic Success Program. ASP faculty Dr. Paris McPherson, staff member Jake Mann, and ASP students Tymir Jones and Cass Cooper provide their perspectives on this important program.

Cohosts: Jes Drass and Dr. Tom Pantazes

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Show Notes:

Academic Success Program website

Counselors and creators of the case conceptualization framework Dr. Lynn Zubernis and Dr. Matt Snyder describe how they utilized CELT grant funding and a collaboration with theater students to create ten video cases demonstrating their method in action.

Host: Dr. Tom Pantazes

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Research Connection:

Zubernis, L., & Snyder, M. (2015). Case conceptualization and effective interventions: Assessing and treating mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Sage Publications.

First, M. B. (2024). DSM-5-TR® Handbook of Differential diagnosis. American Psychiatric Pub.

Show Notes:

Supernatural TV series

CELT Grants

Zubernis, L. S., & Snyder, M. (Eds.). (2023). Supes Ain't Always Heroes: Inside the Complex Characters and Twisted Psychology of The Boys. BenBella Books.

Two years into the tenure track, Dr. Danielle Kronmuller-Harvey and Dr. Kasey Trill reflect on the challenges and accomplishments of their first two years at West Chester University.

Hosted by Dr. Tom Pantazes and Amber Alvord

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Research Connection:

Larson, L. R., Duffy, L. N., Fernandez, M., Sturts, J., Gray, J., & Powell, G. M. (2019). Getting started on the tenure track: Challenges and strategies for success. SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 34(1), 36-51. 

Gosling, D. R., Chae, N. M., & Goshorn, J. R. (2020). The tenure-track life: Experiences of new faculty in tenure-track positions. The William & Mary Educational Review, 7(1), 4.

Show Notes:

New Tenure-Track Faculty Experience with Dr. Uehling & Dr. Severino podcast episode

TILT Higher Ed

What happens when your child attends the university where you work? In this episode, Dr. Kristen Crossney, Professor of Public Policy Administration, and her daughter Natalie, a third-year marketing and management major, share their experiences and guidelines for navigating campus life together at West Chester University. 

Host: Dr. Tom Pantazes

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Show Notes:

Roots Restaurant

Sedona Taphouse

Taco Mar

This short mindfulness practice was shared by Dr. Sujata Norman during the episode Mixing Mindfulness & Self Efficacy with Dr. Norman & Dr. Bennett.

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Wishing to address student teacher anxiety with teaching math, Dr. Tiffany Bennett and Dr. Sujata Norman combined their research interests, to investigate how contemplative practices and an intentional focus on improving self-efficacy could boost student teachers’ skills.

Cohosts: Dr. Tom Pantazes and Amber Alvord

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Show Notes:

Sarah Rose Cavanagh website

Albert Bandura

West Chester University Doctor of Education program leaders Dr. Heather Schugar & Dr. Jackie Hodes share their experiences and advice for leading an access oriented, high touch, cohort model doctoral program.

Cohosts: Dr. Tom Pantazes and Jessica Drass

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Show Notes:

WCU Ed.D. program website

WCU Educational Leadership & Higher Education Administration department website

Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate website