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In this episode, Katie is joined by Heather Roberts, Coordinator for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in College of Forestry and Information Manager for Landscape Ecology, Modeling, Mapping and Analysis (LEMMA) collaborative research group at Oregon State University. Heather Roberts has worked as a database administrator, GIS analyst and programmer at OSU on the Landscape Ecology, Modeling, Mapping and Analysis team since 2006. She performs a variety of tasks related to developing highly detailed models of forest vegetation across large multi-ownership landscapes. She completed her Bachelor's degree at the University of Oregon, majoring in Computer and Information Science and Environmental Studies. Prior to OSU, Heather worked as a database administrator and field technician at Dorena Genetic Resource Center, a Forest Service research station that specializes in breeding tree populations with natural resistance to invasive pathogens. In 2016, Heather coordinated the planning process to develop a strategic plan to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion in the College of Forestry (CoF). She was appointed as the College's first Coordinator for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in July 2017. Her Coordinator duties include organizing efforts for implementing strategies in the DEI plan across CoF departments and units, chairing the College's new DEI standing committee, and serving as liaison with others on campus engaged in DEI initiatives.

Segment 1: Researching Without a PhD [00:00-12:27]

In this first segment, Heather shares her pathway to a research position without earning a PhD.

Segment 2: Data Documentation and Database Administration [12:28-22:37]

In segment two, Heather shares some best practices of database administration.

Segment 3: Heather's Pathway to a Leadership Role [22:38-34:23]

In segment three, Heather shares about her most recent career shift into leading a diversity and inclusion initiative.

Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-04:13]: Heather Roberts's Favorite Books for Professional Development

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Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-05:03]: The Relationship Between Language and Race

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On this episode, Katie is joined by Asao B. Inoue, Professor of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Director of University Writing and the Writing Center at the University of Washington Tacoma, a member of the Executive Board of Council of Writing Program Administrators, and the Program Chair of the 2018 Conference on College Composition and Communication. Among his many articles and chapters on writing assessment and race and racism, his article, "Theorizing Failure in U.S. Writing Assessments" in RTE, won the 2014 CWPA Outstanding Scholarship Award. His co-edited collection, Race and Writing Assessment (2012), won the 2014 NCTE/CCCC Outstanding Book Award for an edited collection. His book, Antiracist Writing Assessment Ecologies: Teaching and Assessing for a Socially Just Future (2015) won the 2017 NCTE/CCCC Outstanding Book Award for a monograph and the 2015 CWPA Outstanding Book Award. In November of 2016, he guested co-edited a special issue of College English on writing assessment as social justice, and is currently finishing a co-edited collection on the same topic, as well as a book on labor-based grading contracts as socially just writing assessment.

Segment 1: Alternative Modes of Writing Assessment [00:00-14:17]

In this first segment, Asao shares about his research and experience with grade-less writing and grading contracts.

Segment 2: Writing Assessment as Anti-racist Practice [14:18-32:31]

In segment two, Asao discusses his research on writing assessment as anti-racist practice.

Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-05:03]: The Relationship Between Language and Race

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Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-04:01]: Pathways to Working with Foundations

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On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Stuart Buck. As the Vice President of Research at the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Stuart works to ensure that research funded by the Foundation is as rigorous as possible, and that the Foundation's major investments are evaluated by independent experts. An attorney and research expert with a background in education policy, Stuart has written and co-written numerous scholarly articles that have appeared in journals such as Science, Harvard Law Review, Education Economics, Education Next, Phi Delta Kappan, and Review of Public Personnel Administration.

Stuart has testified before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and has been a panelist at major academic conferences, including the Association for Education Finance and Policy, the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, and the Harvard Program on Education Policy and Governance. He is the author of a Yale University Press book on education in the African-American community, Acting White.

Stuart holds a Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Arkansas, where he studied econometrics, statistics, and program evaluation; a J.D. with honors from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review; and bachelor's and master's degrees in music performance from the University of Georgia.

Segment 1: Working at a Foundation [00:00-10:12]

In this first segment, Stuart describes about his research work at the Arnold Foundation.

Segment 2: Promoting Research Integrity [10:13-23:48]

In segment two, Stuart shares about how he works to promote research integrity at the Arnold Foundation.

Segment 3: Increasing the Use of Data in the Criminal Justice System [23:49-36:59]

In segment three, Stuart describes some of the recent work of the Arnold Foundation to impact the criminal justice system.

Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-04:01]: Pathways to Working with Foundations

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On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Laura Gogia. Laura Gogia, MD, PhD is an educational consultant, researcher, and designer specializing in program evaluation, digital learning, and higher education. She is the principal for Bandwidth Strategies, where she offers organizational development and creative support for institutions of higher and continuing education. She was formerly the associate director of the Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and liaison for the Virginia Longitudinal Data System at the State Council for the Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV). Gogia earned her doctorate (PhD) in Education Research and Evaluation and her Medical Degree (MD), both at VCU.

Segment 1: Researching the Student Experience [00:00-09:30]

In this first segment, Laura discusses some of the variable for researching student experience.

Segment 2: Sensemaker as a Research Tool [09:31-19:32]

In segment two, Laura describes uses of SenseMaker in research on student experience.

Segment 3: Connected Learning and Learning Design [19:33-35:37]

In segment three, Laura shares about her most recent research interests.

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Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-08:12]: Alexithymia

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On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Colin Hesse. Dr. Hesse, Assistant Professor, joined the Department of Speech Communication at Oregon State University in September 2013. Colin completed his Ph.D. At Arizona State University in 2009. His research focuses on the links between interpersonal communication and both psychological and physiological health. Specific communication processes of interest include the communication of affection, alexithymia, and family communication.

Segment 1: Interpersonal Communication Research [00:00-11:13]

In this first segment, Colin shares about his research on interpersonal communication.

Segment 2: Affectionate Communication [11:13-21:18]

In segment two, Colin discusses some of his research findings on affectionate communication.

Segment 3: Affection Deprivation [21:18-33:13]

In segment three, Colin shares about his work on affection deprivation.

Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-08:12]: Dr. Hesse's Research on Alexithymia

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Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-04:30]: Ali Requests Feedback for a 2018 Conference Project

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