Episodes

  • Dr. Craig Froehle :: University of Cincinnati Prof Making Business Better with AI
    Jan 10 2024

    Dr. Craig Froehle takes an engineering approach to making business better, creating modeling, and research that provides tangible answers and improvements as professor of Operations, Business Analytics and Information Systems at the University of Cincinnati. He unpacks how artificial intelligence will continue to impact us all.


    Much of Dr. Froehle’s research is online on Google Scholar. You can also follow his posts on Medium, including this one about his accidental meme. He’s also on Mastodon’s sciences.social network @cra1g.

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    38 mins
  • Dr. Jenny King :: Case Western Reserve University Prof Shares Work on Mental Health and Social Justice
    Nov 29 2023

    Dr. Jenny King is a trauma and nervous system-informed social worker, therapist, and educator determined to help us slow down, check in, and understand ourselves a bit more. In this chaotic, post-pandemic world, she shares her techniques with us all on social media and inside the Center on Trauma and Adversity at Case Western Reserve University.

    You can find out more about Dr. King and explore some of her shared resources on her website.

    She’s also on Instagram and Threads @drjennyking.

    Case Western’s Center on Trauma and Adversity is also on Instagram @centerontrauma.

    The Prof Podquest is taking a holiday break, so you can look forward to new episodes in January 2024!

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    35 mins
  • Trista L. Greider :: Kent State University Fashion Prof Brings Design to Life
    Nov 15 2023

    As a fashion designer, Trista L. Greider has sketched Wrangler jeans and costume ball gowns. Now a senior lecturer at Kent State University’s School of Fashion, Mrs. G - as she's called - focuses her courses on computer-aided design. She's also the study away coordinator. Her own international career puts her in a unique position to advise students as they study fashion across the globe.

    You can find out more about Trista L. Greider and the Jade gown in this blog post, and learn more about KSU's School of Fashion on their webpage.

    Trista is also on Instagram @mrs._g_fashion.

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    31 mins
  • Dr. Brenda Sarmiento-Quezada :: Purdue Educator Talks Family, Language, and Tacos
    Oct 25 2023

    Brenda Sarmiento-Quezada can share her love for tacos in two languages, as the Netflix-featured Purdue professor uses food and bilingual education to honor her background as a native of Mexico City who moved to the U.S. as a teen. Her focus is on creating a new generation of educators who celebrate bilingualism, impacting the lives of their students and communities.

    You can find Brenda on Instagram @doctorabrendasq. In San Antonio, Texas, be sure to check out El Pastor es Mi Senor - Dr. Brenda's parents or her brother Alex might be the ones behind the counter. Netflix features the restaurant in the San Antonio episode of the Taco Chronicles series, season 3.

    Yellowfish Sushi is also an option when you're local. You can find the restaurants on Instagram as well, @elpastor_esmisenor and @yellowfishsushi.

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    36 mins
  • Melissa Dreisbach and Heather Pollock :: University of Akron '[Un]class' Profs
    Oct 11 2023

    Today on our program, meet professors Melissa Dreisbach and Heather Pollock. These two professors, with very different backgrounds, are intent on collaboration and innovation at the University of Akron. They’re experimenting with an "[Un]class" on social justice in sports - examining how athletes shape our views - to engage students in action-oriented solutions. 


    The University of Akron is piloting several [Un]classes each semester. You can learn more on the University of Akron website. 


    You can also follow the EXL Center where the [Un]class is housed on Instagram at @uakronexlcenter. Professor Pollock is active on the History Department's Facebook page. 

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    35 mins
  • Daniel Melia :: UC Berkeley 'Jeopardy! Guy'
    Sep 20 2023

    True Jeopardy! fans might already know his name. They seem to know everything else. Professor Emeritus Daniel Melia still drives the Corvette he won as a five-time Jeopardy! champion. He was married on the set! His day job focused on Rhetoric and Celtic Studies at the University of California at Berkeley.


    Dr. Daniel Melia is enjoying retirement, but is still active with UC Berkeley. You can find him on LinkedIn. 

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    36 mins
  • Ryan Ball :: University of Michigan 'Prof Tato'
    Sep 6 2023

    On today’s show, we talk to the viral sensation known as Prof Tato. University of Michigan Ross School of Business professor Dr. Ryan T. Ball is known for his humorous and relatable teaching techniques, used to bring accounting to life.


    Follow 'Prof Tato' on Tiktok @prof.tato


    Get a taste of Ryan Ball's teaching style here:

    • "Go Blue!" or "Go Buckeyes!"?
    • Breadstick Investors
    • Income Taxes: The Fluffy Truth
    • Importance of Improv Comedy
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    34 mins
  • Liz Scala :: UT - Austin 'Swiftie Prof'
    Sep 6 2023

    Today on our program, meet Dr. Elizabeth Scala – or as most of her fans call her, 'Swiftie Prof.' The English literature expert and professor at University of Texas at Austin has dedicated a class to the lyrical stylings and songbook of Taylor Swift.


    Follow 'Swiftie Prof' on Instagram @swiftieprof


    Dr. Scala is hosting a The Taylor Swift Songbook mini course online this fall. You can learn more about it on Eventbrite.

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    31 mins