Linda and Chris discuss her career, teaching centers, and the NEFDC.

Chris and Carol discuss Carol's career and how it lead to her being the POD incoming President.

In this episode Eric interviews Amy Hunter from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ. Amy is a behavioral neuroscience who enjoys teaching a variety of courses, served as department chair for seven years, and she is quite active in the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP). After Amy very politely corrects Eric on the difference between flashbacks and reverse order, Amy shares her academic story, with an undergraduate double major in psychology and biology. Amy discusses the importance of having a functional department and how different individuals take a turn in serving as department chair. Amy is a runner, so we chatted about her running options while at the Annual Conference for Teaching in Pittsburgh in October 2022. We end on the importance of mentoring and role-modeling.

Josh and Chris discuss Josh's writing on teaching and learning and how he supports faculty at Mississippi.

Garth interviews Regan Gurung and John Dunlosky, authors of the book, "Study Like a Champ".

In this episode, Kenzie and Mona chat with Seungyeon Lee of the University of Central Arkansas. Listen as they discuss knowledge vs. perspective, playing multiple roles, increasing belongingness, and setting boundaries. Seungyeon provides insights into the difference between mentoring and teaching and how to support students who are encountering obstacles and collaboratively find solutions. She also shares her experiences being mentored and mentoring across her career including how mentors have supported her as a person, mother, and student, and the long-lasting nature of strong mentoring relationships.

In this episode, Kenzie and Mona chat with Missy Beers of Ohio State University. Listen as they discuss support networks, multidisciplinary perspectives, and why a spice rack may be the perfect analogy for mentoring. Missy shares insights about mentoring vs. supervising, the parallels of mentoring and teaching, mentoring at the institutional level across disciplines, and the need to normalize struggles while also increasing positive feedback. She also shares her experiences being mentored and advised, leaving academia, thriving in industry, and returning to academia.

In this episode, Kenzie and Mona chat with Jenn Grewe of Utah State University. Listen as they discuss mentoring, values, authenticity, and being vulnerable. Jenn shares insights into mentoring undergraduate students, graduate students, nontraditional students, and students who are parents. She also shares her experiences being a mother and academic, working with students who are facing challenges, and fostering a learner mentality.

In this episode, Kenzie and Mona chat with Eric Landrum of Boise State University. Listen as they discuss mentoring, mental health, and even the multiverse. Eric shares his experiences being mentored as an undergraduate, mentoring students on research, learning to use his privilege (e.g., his Help Helped Me Psi Chi presidential initiative), characteristics of a good mentor, the development of students being mentored, informal mentoring, and woodworking.

In this episode, Kenzie and Mona talk about how the mentoring series came about and share some of their experiences making the series.