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On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Margy Thomas, the founder of ScholarShape and the creator of the Build Your Story-Argument program. Margy founded ScholarShape in 2013 as an academic editing and writing consultation service, and through her years of helping hundreds of scholars develop their book and article manuscripts, she synthesized a unique framework for manuscript construction that is now the basis of the Build Your Story-Argument program where scholars hone their own Story-Argument models: flexible mental frameworks for navigating the process of writing and creating new knowledge in whatever forms and genres are relevant to the individual. The mission of the Build Your Story-Argument program is to put the benefits of developmental editing in scholars' own hands, in an accessible and self-directed form. Margy lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her son and their several imaginary pets.

Segment 1: Developmental Editing [00:00-11:45]

In this first segment, Margy shares about her work as a developmental editor.

Segment 2: Building a Story-Argument [11:46-23:07]

In segment two, Margy describes the elements of creating a story-argument.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• Margy's website
• Margy's Build Your Story-Argument program

Segment 3: Bringing Powerful Scholarship into Being [23:08-34:37]

In segment three, Margy shares some of her broader philosophies of developmental editing and scholarly creation.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

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On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Sharla Berry, an Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Education at California Lutheran University. Her research explores education technology in K-20 contexts. She has published several peer-reviewed articles exploring how students and faculty cultivate learning communities in online programs. Dr. Berry also does research on the relationship between technology and college access. She is the author of Degree for Free: How to Save Time and Money on Your College Education.

Segment 1: Cultivating Community Online [00:00-11:44]

In this first segment, Sharla discusses some of her research on cultivating community online.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• Some of Sharla's research on cultivating community online:
  • Berry, S. (2019). The Offline Nature of Online Community: Exploring Distance Learners' Extracurricular Interactions. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning.
  • Berry, S. (2019). Teaching to Connect: Community-Building Strategies for the Virtual Classroom. Online Learning Journal.
  • Berry, S. (2018). Building Community in an Online Graduate Program: Exploring the Role of an In-Person Orientation. The Qualitative Report.
  • Berry, S. (2017). Student support networks in online doctoral programs: Exploring nested communities. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 12, 33-48.
  • Berry, S. (2017). Building Community in Online Doctoral Classrooms: Instructor Practices that Support Community. Online Learning Journal.
  • Sundt, M., Berry, S., Ortiz, A. (2017). Using Data to Support Online Student Communities. New Directions for Student Services.

Segment 2: College Access [11:45-23:15]

In segment two, Sharla shares about her work on college access.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• Degree for Free: How to Save Time and Money on Your College Education
• The Four-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss

Segment 3: Taking a Critical Perspective on Technology [23:16-35:12]

In segment three, Sharla discusses the importance of having a critical perspective on technology.

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On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Emily Contois is Assistant Professor of Media Studies at The University of Tulsa. Her book, Diners, Dudes, and Diets: Gender and Power in U.S. Food Culture and Media, will be published with The University of North Carolina Press in 2020. It explores how the food, advertising, and media industries used the dude as a gender discourse to create male consumers for products socially perceived as feminine, such as cookbooks, diet sodas, and dieting programs. She is also co-editing a volume on food and Instagram with Dr. Zenia Kish. Dr. Contois completed her PhD in American Studies at Brown University with a Doctoral Certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies. She also holds three master's degrees: an MA in American Studies from Brown, an MLA in Gastronomy from Boston University and an MPH focused in Public Health Nutrition from UC Berkeley. She is the author of more than twenty-five peer-reviewed articles, chapters, reference entries, and reviews. She is the Book Reviews Editor for Food, Culture, and Society and serves on the boards of the Association for the Study of Food and Society and H-Nutrition. She also writes for Nursing Clio, blogs at emilycontois.com, and is active on social media at @emilycontois.

Segment 1: Food Studies [00:00-13:27]

In this first segment, Emily talks about her research in food studies.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• You Are What You Post: Food and Instagram

Segment 2: Public Scholarship [13:28-24:38]

In segment two, Emily discusses her work as a public scholar.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• Emily's blog
• Emily's Instagram account
• Emily's public writing

Segment 3: Engaging the Visual in the Classroom [24:39-34:47]

In segment three, Emily shares about some of her unique classroom projects.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• Food Media syllabus
• Emily's unessay project debrief
• Emily on Twitter

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Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-04:49]: Stephania's Educational Background and Professional Pathway

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The views expressed by guests on the Research in Action podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Oregon State University Ecampus or Oregon State University.

On this episode, guest host Dr. Mary Ellen Dello Stritto is joined by Stephania Fregosi, Sustainability Analyst at Portland Community College. In her role, Stephania completes greenhouse gas inventories, the Sustainability, Tracking, and Rating system report, does research, and provides other support for the college. She earned her Master's Degree in Environmental Law from the Vermont Law School and her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from Oberlin College. Stephania has worked in a variety of sustainability roles including sustainability coordination, project management, environmental assessment, community development, and environmental education. She has a passion for social justice, equity, and inclusion and recently served on the Diversity & Inclusion Committee as part of the advisory board of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

Segment 1: Data use and Methods in Sustainability [00:00-16:47]

In this first segment, Stephania discusses what data and methods she uses in her role as a sustainability analyst.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS)
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
• Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment

Segment 2: Analysis and Decision Making [16:48-35:38]

In segment two, Stephania discusses data analysis and the role of data in her work.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• State Renewable Portfolio Standards
• Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment
• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Second Nature Climate Council
• Greenhouse Gas Protocol
• Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council

Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-04:49]: Stephania's Educational Background and Professional Pathway

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Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-04:34]: Writing Collaboratively

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On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Nicola Ulibarri, an assistant professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the University of California, Irvine, where she leads an interdisciplinary research group that studies water and infrastructure management. Her group combines approaches from environmental planning, public administration, and water resource engineering to improve the interactions between people, infrastructure, and the environment. In 2010, while doing her PhD at Stanford, Nicola collaboratively developed a workshop curriculum to enhance busy researchers' creativity with design thinking, a human-centered approach to innovation. That team recently turned the curriculum into a book, Creativity in Research: Cultivate Clarity, Be Innovative, and Make Progress in your Research Journey (Cambridge University Press, 2019). The book presents key abilities that underlie creative research practice through a combination of scientific literature, vignettes, experiential exercises, and guided reflection.

Segment 1: Benefits of Creativity in Research [00:00-18:59]

In this first segment, Nicola shares about her recent book project on creativity and research.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• Ulibarri, N., Cravens, A. E., Nabergoj, A. S., Kernbach, S., & Royalty, A. (2019). Creativity in research: Cultivate clarity, be innovative, and make progress in your research journey. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
• Creativity in Research website
• Getting Started with Design Thinking from the d.school at Stanford University
• Linder, K. (2016). The blended course design workbook: A practical guide. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
• "Research in Action" episodes related to creativity and research:
  • RIA # 90: Dr. Ben Hatton on Creativity and Research
  • RIA # 147: Christopher Plummer on Research and Creative Expression
• Other "Research in Action" episodes mentioned in this episode:
  • RIA # 1: Dr. Wendy Belcher on Writing Productivity
  • RIA # 100: Dr. Wendy Belcher Returns to Celebrate 100 Episodes!

Segment 2: Empirically-based Tools for Creativity [19:00-37:48]

In segment two, Nicola discusses some of her favorite tools for strengthening creativity.

Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-04:34]: Writing Collaboratively

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On this episode, Dr. Katie Linder, Director of Research for Oregon State University Ecampus, is joined by the Ecampus Research Unit team to discuss logistics and tools used to conduct team-based research projects.

Segment 1: The Logistics of Team-based Research [00:00-19:18]

In this first segment, the ECRU team shares about their approaches to team-based research.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• The Ecampus research unit team
• RIA episodes with guest host, Dr. Mary Ellen Dello Stritto:
  • RIA # 75: Dr. Mary Ellen Dello Stritto & Something New for RIA
  • RIA # 91: Dr. Mary Ellen Dello Stritto and Dr. William D. Marelich on the Applied Quantitative Perspective
  • RIA # 109: Dr. Mary Ellen Dello Stritto & Patrick Aldrich on Non-parametric Statistics
  • RIA # 116: Dr. Mary Ellen Dello Stritto & Dr. Mary Kite on Validity, Sampling, and Meta-analysis
  • RIA # 133: Dr. Mary Ellen Dello Stritto and Dr. M. Brooke Robertshaw on Effect Sizes
  • RIA # 145: Dr. Mary Ellen Dello Stritto and Dr. Mimi Recker on Learning Analytics and Big Data
  • RIA # 160: Dr. Mary Ellen Dello Stritto and Dr. Stephen Jenkins on Academic Advising Online

• RIA episode featuring the research unit's postdoctoral scholar, Dr. Rebecca Thomas:
  • RIA # 136: Dr. Rebecca Thomas on Dissertation Writing

• Additional RIA episodes mentioned in this segment:
  • RIA # 106: Ali Duerfeldt on Research Dissemination Plans

Segment 2: Developing Systems for Team-based Research [19:19-38:47]

In segment two, the ERCU team shares about some of their favorite tools and systems for conducting collaborative research.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• Airtable
• Google Docs
• 1Password
• Ecampus Research Unit
  • Online Teaching and Learning Research Seminars
  • Current Projects

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On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Larry Rosen, Professor Emeritus and past chair of the psychology department at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is a research psychologist recognized as an international expert in the "Psychology of Technology." Over the past 30-plus years, Dr. Rosen and his colleagues have examined reactions to technology among more than 100,000 people in the United States and in 22 other countries. His latest book, The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World (MIT Press, 2016), won the PROSE Award for neuroscience. Dr. Rosen has been featured extensively in television, print, and radio media and has been a commentator on 60 Minutes, The Daily Show, Good Morning America, NPR, and CNN. Dr. Rosen has four children including one in the iGeneration, one in the Net Generation and two in Generation X and four grandchildren to watch growing up with technology. For fun he creates works of art from old computer technology, clocks and early rock and roll music. In his free time he enjoys reading international intrigue novels, fiddling with his newest geek toy, going to independent films, and trying to find ways to keep his Humanware safe from the technology vying for his attention. His website is DrLarryRosen.com

Segment 1: Technology and the Brain [00:00-18:53]

In this first segment, Larry describes some of his research on the effect of technology on the brain.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• Gazzaley, A., & Rosen, L. (2016). The distracted mind: Ancient brains in a high-tech world. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
• Learn more about Dr. Larry Rosen on his website: DrLarryRosen.com
• Weil, M. M., & Rosen, L. D. (1997). TechnoStress: Coping with technology @Work @Home @Play. New Jersey: Wiley.

Segment 2: Multitasking in the Classroom [18:54-37:11]

In segment two, Larry shares about his research study on multitasking in the classroom.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• Disconnected: A Documentary
• National Sleep Foundation
• Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
• Children and Screens
• Psychology of Technology Institute

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