The Academic Minute

How do we help domestic violence survivors? Durant Frantzen, department chair and professor of criminology and criminal justice at Texas A&M San Antonio, has some suggestions. Durant Frantzen is a professor of criminology and criminal justice in the Department of Criminology and Political Science at Texas A&M-San Antonio. He studies issues related to domestic violence, […]

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.academicminute.org

U.S. foreign policy and military actions are usually under the microscope, but not always. Jason C. Mueller, assistant professor of sociology at Kennesaw State University, looks into a more covert “war on terror.” Jason C. Mueller is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Kennesaw State University. Mueller received his Ph.D. in the Department of Sociology […]

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.academicminute.org

Do you like the way you look when you’re on Zoom calls? Emily Hemendinger, assistant professor with the department of psychiatry at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, says if not, you’re not alone. Emily Hemendinger is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Assistant Professor with the Department of Psychiatry, and Clinical Director and Deep […]

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.academicminute.org

Rising costs are everywhere. Melissa Wasserman, Charles Tilford McCormick professor of law and Associate Dean for Research at the University of Texas School of Law, looks into a novel way to reduce them for one sector. Melissa Wasserman’s research focuses on the institutional design of innovation policy, with a particular emphasis on patent law and […]

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.academicminute.org

Can artificial intelligence run an LLC by itself? Daniel Gervais, Milton R. Underwood Chair and professor of law at Vanderbilt University, examines the laws of the land to find out. Daniel J. Gervais, PhD, is Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, where he serves as Director of the Vanderbilt Intellectual […]

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.academicminute.org

New breast cancer treatments are needed. Kideok Jin, associate professor at the department of pharmaceutical sciences at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, discusses one that could yield big benefits. Dr. Kideok Jin is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Albany, […]

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.academicminute.org

Data can help us make decisions to move society forward, but we have to make sure we’re coming to the right conclusions. Christina Yu, assistant professor of operations research and information engineering at Cornell University, examines this. Christina Lee Yu is an assistant professor at Cornell University in the School of Operations Research and Information […]

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.academicminute.org

Are you sweating right now? Ahyeon Koh, associate professor in the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science at Binghamton University, collects perspiration to track our health. Dr. Koh is currently an associate professor at the Binghamton University Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science. Her research focuses on overcoming obstacles […]

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.academicminute.org

Preventing bone loss is key for older adults. John Polk, associate professor and director of the program of human biology at the University at Albany, details the best way to avoid it. Canadian, moved to US for graduate study at Stony Brook University (focus on human anatomy and comparative primate biomechanics). Post-doc at Harvard in […]

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.academicminute.org

What’s the best way to help neurodivergent people struggling with addiction? Cailyn Green, assistant professor of addiction studies at SUNY Empire, looks into this question. Cailyn Green, MS, Ph.D., CASAC is the Assistant Professor of Addiction Studies at SUNY Empire State University. She has been a part of the SUNY academic team since 2014. She […]

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.academicminute.org