Pandemic Professors

This week, we chat with Dr. Anne Johnston the recently-retired Parker Distinguished Professor at UNC, now professor emeritus and co-founder of The Irina Project. We discuss what it's like to retire during a pandemic, how to stay involved in research post-retirement as an activist, and whether or not Carol and Anne should go glamping across the country in an RV. As always, reality is discussed and laughter is encouraged on the Pandemic Professors!

This week, we chat with Dr. Holly Overton about her academic pandemic experiences including winning a superlative award for keeping a poker face while her daughter doused her with ketchup, the nostalgia of childhood snacks during a pandemic, and how alien encounters relate to teaching this semester. As usual, reality is discussed and laughter is encouraged on the Pandemic Professors!

In this week's episode, we chat with two very brave (and fantastic) students about what life is like on campus for students during COVID. Both are seniors, graduating in December, and they discuss life on and off of campus as students, athletes, and roommates in the age of COVID. We also end up discussing wine and mayonnaise, of course. As always, laughter is encouraged and reality is discussed on the Pandemic Professors!

This week we chat about our experiences being back on campus for the first time since March, going back in the classroom, visiting the library, and campus procedures for testing and managing outbreaks. Of course, we also laugh because....reality is discussed and laughter is encouraged on the Pandemic Professors!

In this week's episode, we talk to Denetra Walker about being a doctoral student and teaching a large lecture class during a global pandemic. As a prior television news producer, Denetra researches how journalists cover topics pertaining to race and violence, so we also discuss how to make your research stand out when it becomes a "trendy" topic. As always, laughter is encouraged and reality is discussed on the Pandemic Professors!

This week, we were joined once again by Chris Boling (Kelli's husband) to discuss traveling during a pandemic and what it's like being married to an academic who is attending a conference virtually. As always, laughter is encouraged and reality is discussed on the Pandemic Professors!

This week on the podcast, we were joined by Kelli's husband, Chris, to discuss what it's like being married to an academic during a global pandemic, the excellent selection of plumbing options at The Home Depot, and, of course, Disney! Reality is discussed, and laughter is encouraged on the Pandemic Professors.

This week we take a break from interrogating guests and check-in with each other on the upcoming AEJMC conference, plans for the fall, Rome, plumbing, and the Panama Canal! As always - reality is discussed and laughter is encouraged!

This week we chatted with Kelly Davis, the Public Relations sequence head at the University of South Carolina as she prepares for teaching the PR Capstone course virtually in the fall. Somehow, as usual, we also managed to discuss The West Wing, hand bells, and the ukulele. Laughter is encouraged, reality is discussed on the Pandemic Professors!

This week, we chat with Dr. Kim Bissell from the University of Alabama as she prepares to send her youngest daughter off to college as a freshman, how the pandemic has impacted her research agenda, and whether cake and wine are acceptable during a virtual marathon. Laugher is encouraged and reality is discussed on the Pandemic Professors!