Tune in as we chat with the Faculty of Education’s Carla Peck. In this discussion, Professor Peck shares her unexpected journey into academics and delves into research projects that explore how student and teacher identities shape the way history and citizenship are perceived.

A conversation with political scientist and philosopher Cressida Heyes about her popular podcast “Sleep is the New Sex,” a lively and compelling exploration of research across disciplines into the significance of sleep in our lives, our cultures, and the way we understand the world.

Delve into the multi-disciplinary world of sound studies with Scott Smallwood, composer, professor of music, and director of the Sound Studies Institute (SSI). Learn about rich sound environments, the value of what Smallwood refers to as “deep listening,” and discover how SSI supports and promotes sonic research at the University of Alberta.

Episode 24: Impactful Research and Compelling Stories

A conversation with Chris Andersen, dean and vice provost of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities. In this episode, Dean Andersen describes his ambition to amplify research relationships, not only between disciplines, but across departments and faculties, by enabling and supporting researchers to tell powerful stories.

A discussion with Vikas Mehrotra, Dean of the Alberta School of Business. In this episode, Dean Mehrotra shares how peeling back the layers of disciplines and borders creates transformative engagement opportunities for students and communities, while broadening the depth of research across academia. 

A conversation with Jennifer Tupper, Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. In this episode, Dean Tupper describes the research ecosystem in the Faculty of Education and how it informs public education, advances the public good and transforms lives.

A conversation with Michael O’Driscoll, KIAS Director, and Sean Luyk, Digital Curation Librarian, about the SSHRC SpokenWeb Partnership, a multi-campus project to build a literary sound archive to transcend page-based literary studies, create sonic-study methodologies and pedagogy, and preserve sound artifacts from multiple sources.

A conversation with Sarah Krotz, director of the Centre for Literatures in Canada, who talks about her love of learning and her research into how we inhabit our landscape. She details how the CLC reaches across faculties and communities through its research and its interactions with authors.

A conversation with Dominique Reill, the new director of the Faculty of Arts' Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies. In this episode, learn about the extraordinary connections between research, arts, history and cultural exchange at the Institute and in Professor Reill's own wide-ranging academic work.

A discussion with Dean Robert Wood, who is the Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta. In this episode, Dean Wood talks through the strategic directions of the Faculty of Arts, the breadth of research and creativity within the faculty, and the impact the Arts has both institutionally and on broader society.