Untenured Tracks

E92: Murder Ballads (w/ Dr. Eleanor Peters)

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 17:21:22 -0300

This week, I talk to Dr. Eleanor Peters about the link between music and crime, the Beatles and UK Drill music.

You can follow Eleanor:
@DrEleanor1

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E91: Championing Women in Horror All the Time (w/ Ali Chappell)

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 20:08:16 -0300

This week, I talk to Ali Chappell about the challenges of directing and acting in her own projects, her desire to create a romantic comedy horror film and championing women in horror.

You can follow Ali:
@thealichappell

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

Bonus episode! Panic! Attack! starring Daevon Watson, Mmachi O. Dimoriaku, Aria DeMaris, and Yolanda Davis

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 12:36:31 -0400

A special bonus episode - my first venture into audio drama, Panic! Attack!, starring Daevon Watson, Mmachi O. Dimoriaku, Aria DeMaris, and Yolanda Davis.

E90: The Armenian Genocide (w/ Dr. Pamela Steiner & Kristen Rock)

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 22:17:04 -0400

On a bonus episode, I talk to Dr. Pamela Steiner, from the Harvard School of Public Health, about the Armenian Genocide. This interview originally aired on 90.7FM WCLH in Wilkes Barre, PA. Station Manager Kristen Rock is featured in the third chair for this interview.

You can find the first issue of Untenured Tracks at untenured.space

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E89: Going Into the Lava (w/ Dania Ramos)

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 22:41:56 -0400

This week, I talk to Dania Ramos about creating audio dramas, writing for a young audience and the importance of challenging yourself as a writer.

You can follow Dania:
@DaniaDania

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E88: Curing Myself of My Instincts (w/ Aaron Poochigian)

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 21:41:00 -0400

This week, I talk to Aaron Poochigian about Verse Novels, what brought him into poetry and his process writing verse narratives.

You can follow Aaron:
@Poochigian

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E87: 50 Miles (w/ Sheryl St. Germain)

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 21:00:00 -0400

This week, I talk to Sheryl St. Germain about substance addiction, losing a loved one to substance abuse and finding new ways to inspire people.

You can find Sheryl at her website:
http://sheryl-stgermain.com

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E86: Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (w/ Tim Seibles)

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 20:04:35 -0400

This week, I talk to Tim Seibles, the Poet Laureate of Virginia, about Jimi Hendrix, avoiding monotony in his work, and writing poems in the voice of Blade the Daywalker.

You can find some of Tim's works at
Etruscan Press

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E85: There Is No Formula (w/ Donna Talarico)

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 07:00:00 -0400

This week, I talk to Donna Talarico about the real people in our lives that become characters in our work, her lack of a creative writing process, and Hippocampus, her creative non-fiction magazine and conference.

You can follow Donna:
@donnatalarico

You can check out Hippocampus at hippocampusmagazine.com

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E84: Every Project Deserves Its Own Process (w/ Nisha Sharma)

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 22:13:58 -0400

This week, I talk to Nisha Sharma about retelling works of Shakespeare, the books that unlocked her love for reading and how her approach to writing changes for each project.

You can follow Nisha:
@Nishawrites

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E83: It‘s A Mind Game (w/ Nicole Pandolfo)

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:19:38 -0400

This week, I talk to Nicole Pandolfo about the rules of screenwriting, generative writing exercises in the classroom and finding your voice as a writer.

You can follow Nicole:
@Nicole_Pandolfo

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E82: Be the Water (w/ Angelique Palmer)

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:45:00 -0400

This week, I talk to Angelique Palmer about her new book Also Dark, what sparked her path into poetry, and "what we do" vs "what we're supposed to be doing."

You can find Angelique's work at etruscanpress.org/product/also-dark-by-angelique-palmer/

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E81: On the Elsewhere (w/ Dr. Phil Brady)

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 21:28:00 -0400

This week, I talk to Dr. Phil Brady from Wilkes University about his work, the power + purpose of poetry, and awakening his aural imagination.

You can find Dr. Brady's work at etruscanpress.org

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

Also, Andy would like to note that while he is not actually friends with Trayvon Free, he welcomes the opportunity to have him on the show.

E80: Your Story Matters (w/ Sari Botton)

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 23:57:00 -0400

This week, I talk to Sari Botton from Wilkes University about writing, loving + leaving New York, and the power of the newsletter.

You can follow Sari:
@saribotton

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E79: Exploring Strange New Worlds (w/ Dr. Ka Lok Hong)

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:07:17 -0400

This week, I talk to Dr. Ka Lok Hong from Wilkes University about his career and the process of going back to school to work on his memoir.

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E78: Publishing is a Fickle Beast...or Lover (w/ Jen McLaughlin)

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 00:02:47 -0300

This week, I talk to Jen McLaughlin, MFA from Wilkes University about writing romance.

You can follow Jen:
@DianeAlberts

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E77: The Muse Morphs Over Time (w/ Remica Bingham-Risher)

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:31:00 -0300

This week, I talk to Remica Bingham-Risher from Wilkes University about her work on poetry.

You can follow Remica @remicawriter and you can What We Ask of Flesh here.

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E76: Do Good Things Happen to People Who Cheat? (w/ Dr. Cassandra Alexopoulos)

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 07:30:00 -0300

This week, I talk to Dr. Cassandra Alexopoulos about her work on media effects related to infidelity.

You can follow Dr. Alexopoulos @bigcastastrophe

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E75: The History of Sport (w/ Dr. Johanna Mellis)

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 21:24:17 -0300

This week, I talk to Dr. Johanna Mellis about her work on the history of sports.

You can follow Dr. Mellis @JohannaMellis
and you can find her podcast The End of Sport @ theendofsport.podbean.com

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E74: The Execution of Admiral John Byng (w/ Dr. Joe Krulder)

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 23:57:49 -0300

This week, I talk to Dr. Joe Krulder about his book on the execution of Admiral John Byng.

You can follow Dr. Krulder @joekrulder

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E73: The History of Race & Policing (w/ Dr. Brandon Jett)

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 07:00:00 -0300

This week, I talk to Dr. Brandon Jett about his work on the history of race and policing.

You can follow Dr. Jett @DrBrandonJett1

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E72: Sexual Violence Services & Social Work (w/ Dr. Lane Forsman)

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 23:21:11 -0300

This week, I talk to Dr. Lane Forsman about his research on sexual violence services from a social work perspective.

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E71: The Politics of Cybersecurity (w/ Dr. Anwar Mhajne)

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 20:46:48 -0300

This week, I talk to Dr. Anwar Mhajne, Assistant Professor from Stonehill College, about her work on cybersecurity and the politics of cybersecurity.

You can follow Dr. Mhajne on Twitter @mhajneam

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E70: Immigration (w/ Dr. Justin Schon)

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 08:41:00 -0300

This week, I talk to Dr. Justin Schon from the University of Virginia about his work on immigration, immigration enforcement and climate refugees.

You can follow Dr. Schon on Twitter @goliathSchon

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E69: Playing Tuba & Making Weird Sounds (w/ Dr. Aaron Hynds)

Mon, 24 May 2021 23:51:00 -0300

This week, I talk to Dr. Aaron Hynds from the University of Kentucky about his work teaching audio engineering and his experience as a professional tubist.

You can follow Dr. Hynds on Twitter @tuba_noise

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E68: Google = Truth? (w/ Stefan Kehlenbach)

Mon, 17 May 2021 19:57:40 -0300

Season Five begins!

This week, I talk to Stefan Kehlenbach about political theory, big data and the effect technology has on society.

You can follow Stefan on Twitter @CogitoErgoDoom

As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E67: Deep Space Nine Roundtable (w/ Dr. Letisha Brown, Dr. Mike Dando, Dr. Virginia Conn & Adam Griffin)

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 03:03:00 -0400

This week, on a special episode, I have a roundtable discussion about Star Trek: Deep Space Nine with Dr. Letisha Brown, Dr. Mike Dando, Dr. Virginia Conn & Adam Griffin

You can follow today's guests on Twitter:

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E66: Normal Monday (w/ Nadirah Farah Foley & Dr. Victor Erik Ray)

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:30:06 -0400

This week, on a special episode, I have an open conversation with Nadirah Farah Foley and Dr. Victor Erik Ray.

You can follow Dr. Ray on Twitter @victorerikray

and you can find Nadirah at her website, nadirahfarahfoley.com

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E65: Hot Tubbing: Expert Witnesses (w/ Dr. Anthony Perillo)

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:55:00 -0400

This week I talk to Dr. Anthony Perillo about his research on counselors and psychologists as expert witnesses.

You can follow Dr. Perillo on Twitter @ADPerillo

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E64: Mass Shootings (w/ Dr. Jaclyn Schildkraut)

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 22:37:55 -0400

This week I talk to Dr. Jaclyn Schildkraut about her research on mass shootings.

You can follow Dr. Schildkraut on Twitter @jschildkraut80

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E63: Family Therapy & Crime (w/ Dr. Eman Tadros)

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 19:43:00 -0400

This week I talk to Dr. Eman Tadros about her research on the intersection between family therapy and crime.

You can follow Dr. Tadros on Twitter @EmanTadros

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E62: Guns (w/ Dr. Benjamin Dowd-Arrow)

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 16:32:47 -0400

This week I talk to Dr. Benjamin Dowd-Arrow about his research on guns.

You can follow Dr. Dowd-Arrow on Twitter @dowdarrow

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E61: Black Athletes & Plantation Politics (w/ Dr. Letisha Brown)

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 07:00:00 -0400

This week I talk to Dr. Letisha Brown from Virginia Tech about her research on black athletes and Plantation Politics.

You can follow Dr. Brown on Twitter @letisha122

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E60: 16th Century Japan (w/ Dr. Elijah Bender)

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 21:44:13 -0400

This week I talk to Dr. Elijah Bender about his research on 16th century Japan.

You can follow Dr. Bender on Twitter @professor_jedi

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E59: Climate Change & Environmental Politics (w/ Devon Cantwell)

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 07:00:00 -0400

This week I talk to Devon Cantwell, graduate student from the University of Utah, about her experience with climate change and environmental politics.

You can follow Devon on Twitter @devon_cantwell

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E58: Choose Your Own Adventure (w/ Dr. Annabelle Frazier)

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:42:43 -0400

This week I talk to Dr. Annabelle Frazier about her research on defendant decision making and teaching forensic psychology.

You can follow Dr. Frazier on Twitter @Dr_AFrazier

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E57: Police Behavior (w/ Dr. Thaddeus Johnson)

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 07:00:00 -0400

This week I talk to Dr. Thaddeus Johnson from Georgia State University about his research on policing.

You can follow Dr. Johnson on Twitter @docthadjohnson

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E56: Sailing & Vicarious Trauma (w/ Nicolas Hardisty)

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 23:06:38 -0400

This week I talk to Nicolas Hardisty from Tall Ships America about his work introducing students to sailing and talking vicarious trauma.

You can follow Nicolas on Twitter @4995songs

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E55: Structural Inequality (w/ Dr. Marilyn Grell-Brisk)

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:30:00 -0400

This week I talk to Dr. Marilyn Grell-Brisk about her research on structural inequality.

You can follow Dr. Grell-Brisk on Twitter @grellmary

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E54: Political Manipulation (w/ Dr. Alex P. Smith)

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 22:30:44 -0400

This week I talk to Dr. Alex P. Smith about his research on political manipulation.

You can follow Dr. Smith on Twitter @alexpsmith2

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E53: Sexual Violence (w/ Nicole Bedera)

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:22:36 -0300

This week I talk to Nicole Bedera, PHD candidate at the University of Michigan, about sexual violence.

You can follow Nicole on Twitter @NBedera

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E52: Bio-Ethics (w/ Dr. Lisa Fuller)

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 22:16:00 -0300

This week I talk to Dr. Lisa Fuller about bio-ethics and political philosophy.

You can follow Dr. Fuller on Twitter @lfullerphil

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

Radio Free Radicals #1: The Music Industry (w/ David Arditi)

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 22:49:04 -0300

Untenured Tracks & Scatterbrain Radio present....
Radio Free Radicals!

On the first episode, Dr. Andy Wilczak talks to David Arditi. David is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Arlington where he also serves as Director of the Center for Theory. He is author of Getting Signed: Record Contracts, Musicians, and Power in Society; iTake-Over: The Recording Industry in the Streaming Era and co-editor of The Dialectic of Digital Culture. He also serves as editor of the open access journal Fast Capitalism.

You can find his new book GETTING SIGNED here: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030445867

You can also find his book iTAKE-OVER here:
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793623010/iTake-Over-The-Recording-Industry-in-the-Streaming-Era-2nd-Edition

His book THE DIALECTIC OF DIGITAL CULTURE can be found here:
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498589864/The-Dialectic-of-Digital-Culture

Finally, his journal FAST CAPITALISM can be found here:
https://fastcapitalism.journal.library.uta.edu/index.php/fastcapitalism

You can follow David on Twitter @david_arditi and, as always, you can follow Dr. Wilczak @heyDrWil

E51: Teaching and Scholarship in the Pandemic (part 4 of 4) (w/ Dr. Letisha Brown, Dr. Jaclyn Schildkraut, Dr. Benjamin Dowd-Arrow, & Dr. Cameron Herman)

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 21:01:31 -0300

To commemorate the one year anniversary of the podcast, for the next month we'll be talking to scholars about how the past several months have shaped them as we start the new semester. Several of our guests do have tenure, but these times dictate amplifying as many voices as possible. These episodes will be part of a larger project, title TBD, bringing scholars together to discuss issues facing the profession.

You can follow today's guests on Twitter...

Dr. Brown is @letisha122

Dr. Schildkraut is @jschildkraut80

Dr. Dowd-Arrow is @dowdarrow

Dr. Herman is @CK_Herman

and the show is @UntenuredTracks

E50: Teaching and Scholarship in the Pandemic (part 3 of 4) (w/ Dr. Shelly Clevenger, Dr. Katie Durante, Dr. Bree Boppre, Dr. Jordan Laney, Dr. Reveka Shteynberg & Dr. Marilyn Grell-Brisk)

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 20:41:52 -0300

You can follow today's guests on Twitter...

Dr. Clevenger is @drclevenger

Dr. Durante is @KatieD_PhD

Dr. Boppre is @bree_bop

Dr. Laney is @JordanLLaney

Dr. Shteynberg is @CJSresearcher

Dr. Grell-Brisk is @grellmary

and the show is @UntenuredTracks

E49: Teaching and Scholarship in the Pandemic (part 2 of 4) (w/ Alisha Kirchoff, Dr. Jane Palmer, Dr. Sarah Daly & Dustin Gann)

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 22:01:00 -0300

You can follow today's guests on Twitter...

Alisha is @alkirchoff

Dr. Palmer is @jane_e_palmer

Dr. Daly is @SarahDalyCJ

Dr. Gann is @ProfGann

and the show is @UntenuredTracks

E48: Teaching and Scholarship in the Pandemic (part 1 of 4) (w/ Dr. Rama Kothapalli, Dr. Matt Vogel & Dr. Breea Willingham)

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:26:28 -0300

You can follow today's guests on Twitter...

Dr. Kothapalli is @OUFYRE

Dr. Vogel is @MattVogel311

Dr. Willingham is @DrBWillingham

and the show is @UntenuredTracks

E47: Sassafrass and Human Flesh(?!) (w/ Dr. Clare Griffin)

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 01:30:00 -0300

This week I talk to Dr. Clare Griffin from Nazerbayev University about her research on and teaching of the history of science. We talk early Russo-American conflict during the colonial era and the history of European cannibalism.

You can follow Dr. Griffin on Twitter @balalaichnitsa

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E46: D&D in the Classroom (w/ Maryanne Cullinan & Matt Kuehl)

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 18:13:57 -0300

This week I talk with Maryanne Cullinan and Matt Kuehl about their experiences starting D&D groups in school and the ways they utilize the game with their students.

You can follow Maryanne on Twitter @culliope and Matt on Twitter @MattMKuehl

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E45: How Teachers Teach (w/ Dr. Kelly Lane)

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 07:30:00 -0300

This week I talk with Dr. Kelly Lane about her research on teaching STEM and biology.

You can follow Dr. Lane on Twitter @AKellyLane

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E44: Juvenile Delinquency and Phones (w/ Michelle Lyttle Storrod)

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 23:50:00 -0300

This week I talk with Michelle Lyttle Storrod, PhD candidate at Rutgers-Camden, about her research on juvenile delinquency, social media and phones.

You can follow Michelle on Twitter @LyttleStorrod

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E43: Infidelity and Gender (w/ Dr. Alicia Walker)

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 21:03:00 -0300

This week I talk with Dr. Alicia Walker about her research on gender differences in infidelity.

You can buy Alicia's first book at http://shorturl.at/acdP4 and you can follow her on Twitter @AliciaMWalker1

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E42: Back to Comics School (w/ Dr. Krista Gehring) (feat. Dr. Mike Dando)

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 18:48:03 -0300

We go back to Comics School this week with a special crossover episode featuring Dr. Krista Gehring from the University of Houston-Downtown and special co-host Dr. Mike Dando to talk about Krista's work creating CrimComics.

You can follow Krista on Twitter @kristasgehring
and Mike on Twitter @mbdando

Check out Krista's CrimComics at https://global.oup.com/ushe/product/crimcomics-issue-1-9780190207144?cc=us&lang=en

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E41: Discipline and Punish (w/ Thomas Owen Baker)

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 17:01:03 -0300

This week I talk to Thomas Owen Baker, Criminology Ph.D. student at the University of Missouri-St. Louis about his research on policing and his experiences in law enforcement and the military.

You can follow Thomas on Twitter @thomasowenbaker and check out his podcast at http://disciplineandpunish.buzzsprout.com/

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E40: Death, Tulips, and The Farmers Market (w/ Dr. Michael O. Johnston)

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:18:35 -0300

This week, I talk with Dr. Michael O. Johnston from William Penn University about his wide variety of research projects, all using content analysis to learn more about identity.

You can follow Dr. Johnston on Twitter @ProfessorJohnst and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E39: Transitional and Environmental Justice (w/ Dr. Andreea Maierean)

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 23:38:00 -0300

This week, I speak to Dr. Andreea Maierean, Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Wilkes University, about her research on transitional justice and the politics of fracking in Eastern Europe.

You can follow Dr. Maierean on Twitter @Ralucashu and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E38: Applied Gaming and Gaming as Therapy (w/ Dr. Megan Connell, Amelia Herbst, Peter Jung & Jamie Flecknoe)

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:32:02 -0300

This week, I talk to Dr. Megan Connell (Geeks Like Us), Amelia Herbst (Geeks Like Us), Peter Jung (Roll for Kindness), and Jamie Flecknoe (Roll Play Lead) about their experiences using video games and Dungeon & Dragons in their therapeutic, counseling, skills development, and leadership work with adolescents.

You can follow Dr. Connell on Twitter @MeganPsyD and on the web at MeganPsyD.com

You can follow Amelia on Twitter @wanderingshrink

You can hear both of their work on the Brain Noodles podcast & on Geeks Like Us at twitch.tv/g33kslikeus

You can follow Jamie on Twitter @Rosey_Games and on the web at rollplaylead.org

You can follow Peter on Twitter @RollForKindness and on the web at rollforkindness.com

As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E37: Comic Books & Afrofuturism (w/ Dr. Mike Dando)

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 15:09:50 -0300

This week, I talk with Dr. Mike Dando, Assistant Professor from St. Cloud State University, about comic books, afrofuturism and his experiences teaching on these subjects.

You can follow Dr. Dando on Twitter @mbdando and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E36: Emotional Responses to Racial Discrimination (w/ Malissa Alinor)

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 12:22:23 -0300

This week, I talk with Malissa Alinor from the University of Georgia about her work on the ways experiencing racial discrimination affects us emotionally.

You can follow Malissa on Twitter @malissa_ka and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E35: Social Work, Entrepreneurship, and the Storied Career of Dr. Carey Yazeed (w/ Dr. Carey Yazeed)

Mon, 25 May 2020 11:35:35 -0300

This week I talk with Dr. Carey Yazeed from Indiana Wesleyan University about her 20 year career as an entrepreneur and social worker.

You can follow Dr. Yazeed on Twitter @DrCareyYazeed and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

You can also check out her site at https://www.thebeautybrainsandbusiness.com

E34: Leadership (w/ Dr. Brooke Gazdag)

Mon, 18 May 2020 15:03:49 -0300

This week, I talk with Dr. Brooke Gazdag about leadership. Brooke is an Organizational Psychologist and since March 2020 an Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam. Brooke got her PhD in Organizational Behavior from the University at Buffalo and has since worked as Post Doc at the Technical University of Munich and then as an Assistant Professor at the University of Munich in Germany. Her research areas include leadership, negotiations and diversity.

You can follow Dr. Gazdag on Twitter @BrookeGazdag and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

E33: Eryn O'Neal Has A Posse (Sexual Assault Case Processing) (w/ Dr. Eryn O'Neal, Brittany Acquaviva, Shamika Kelly, Jessica Fleming, and Katherine Meeker)

Mon, 11 May 2020 12:36:13 -0300

This week, I talk with returning guest Dr. Eryn O'Neal (episode 30) and her research team from the doctoral program in Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University about their combined scholarship in sexual assault case processing.

You can follow Dr. O'Neal on Twitter @erynnicoleoneal, Brittany Acquaviva at @BrittanyLAcqua1, Shamika Kelly at @KelleyShamika_, Jessica Fleming at @JessicaCFleming, and Katherine Meeker at @kat_meeker, and as always you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks

We also have a youtube page now to house guest lectures for people to use during the move to online teaching. Search 'untenured tracks' on YouTube for our channel.

E32: Hire Helana Darwin! (w/ Helana Darwin)

Mon, 04 May 2020 22:40:33 -0300

This week, I talk with Helana Darwin, an advanced doctoral student (ABD, on the market) in the Sociology Department at Stony Brook University. Her research broadly focuses on social inequality and gender inequality. She has studied issues pertaining to gender inequality within Body Positivity, craft beer culture, Jewish culture, and the transgender community.

You can follow Helana on Twitter @HelanaDarwin and the show at @UntenuredTracks

We also have a youtube page now to house guest lectures for people to use during the move to online teaching. Search 'untenured tracks' on YouTube for our channel.

E31: Parental Incarceration (w/ Dr. Breanna Boppre)

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 07:00:00 -0300

This week, I talk to Dr. Breanna Boppre about her work on parental incarceration and her family's experience with this subject. Dr. Boppre is an assistant professor of criminal justice at Wichita State University.

You can follow Dr. Boppre on Twitter @bree_bop and the show at @UntenuredTracks

We also have a youtube page now to house guest lectures for people to use during the move to online teaching. Search 'untenured tracks' on YouTube for our channel.

E30: Sexual Assault Case Processing (w/ Dr. Eryn O'Neal)

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 11:04:26 -0300

This week, I talk with Dr. Eryn Nicole O'Neal (she/her/hers), assistant professor from the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Sam Houston State University about sexual assault case processing.

Her research has appeared in a variety of well-respected mainstream and specialty journals including Justice Quarterly, Violence Against Women, and Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Eryn was recently elected as an executive counselor for the American Society of Criminology Division on Women and Crime. Eryn has also published creative works in various literary magazines; her recent work appears in High Shelf, Glass Mountain Magazine, and DUM DUM. She was the 2019 recipient of the Lillie Robertson Prize for her work of creative nonfiction "Rape Cris-ish," a satirical piece that highlights problematic societal and institutional responses to sexual violence.

You can follow Dr. O'Neal on Twitter @erynnicoleoneal and the show at @UntenuredTracks

Her bookette, “Essential Oils to Destroy the Patriarchy: Remedies Formulated for Modern Women (& 1000-Year-Old Witches) was published in 2020 by Microcosm Publishing and is now available for purchase here: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/11450

We also have a youtube page now to house guest lectures for people to use during the move to online teaching. Search 'untenured tracks' on YouTube for our channel.

E29: Pirates! (w/ Dr. Jamie Goodall)

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:01:10 -0300

This week, I talk with Dr. Jamie Goodall from the US Army Center for Military History about her recent book, Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay.

You can follow Dr. Goodall on Twitter @L_Historienne and the show at @UntenuredTracks

Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay is available for purchase at:
https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467141161

We also have a youtube page now to house guest lectures for people to use during the move to online teaching. Search 'untenured tracks' on YouTube for our channel.

E28: Gender and Violence (w/ Dr. Tara Sutton)

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 18:46:32 -0300

This week I talk with Dr. Tara Sutton, Assistant Professor from Mississippi State University. Tara has recently joined the faculty in Fall 2018 after receiving her Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology at the University of Georgia. Dr. Sutton’s research is focused on the social and family contexts of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and other criminal, violent, and deviant behavior among adolescents and young adults. She is particularly interested in violence against women and children, the intergenerational transmission of violence, and women’s crime.

You can follow Dr. Tara Sutton on Twitter @queerfemprof and the show at @UntenuredTracks

We briefly discussed NPR's Caught podcast & the Ear Hustle podcast.

We also have a youtube page now to house guest lectures for people to use during the move to online teaching. Search 'untenured tracks' on YouTube for our channel.

E27: Media and Crime (and Crime Podcasts!) (w/ Dr. Danielle Slakoff)

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:09:01 -0300

This week, I talk to Dr. Danielle Slakoff, incoming assistant professor at Sacramento State University, about her research on domestic violence and media.

Other podcasts discussed in this episode are:
Cold
Dirty John
Over My Dead Body
Someone Knows Something
The Teacher's Pet
Bear Brook

You can follow Dr. Slakoff on Twitter @DSlakoffPhD and the show at @UntenuredTracks

We also have a youtube page now to house guest lectures for people to use during the move to online teaching. Search 'untenured tracks' on YouTube for our channel.

E26: Juvenile Justice (w/ Dr. Cait Cavanagh)

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 22:46:36 -0300

This week, I talk to Dr. Cait Cavanagh, Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University, where she is also affiliated with the Department of Psychology. Dr. Cavanagh is a juvenile justice researcher from a developmental psychology perspective. She received her PhD from the University of California, Irvine, in 2016.

More information about her research lab, including a complete CV, can be found at: www.TheADJustLab.com

You can follow Dr. Cavanagh on Twitter @Cait_Cavanagh and the show at @UntenuredTracks

We also have a youtube page now to house guest lectures for people to use during the move to online teaching. Search 'untenured tracks' on YouTube for our channel.

E25: Missing Persons (w/ Lorna Ferguson)

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 22:36:11 -0300

This week I talk to Lorna Ferguson, Ph.D. student in sociology at the University of Western Ontario, and Director of Operations for the Canadian Society of Evidence-Based Policing (CAN-SEBP). Lorna's current research focused on evidence-based policy, policing, and missing persons. Specifically, she examines police responses to missing person cases by conducting interviews with police personnel from across Canada - missing persons coordinators, Search and Rescue members, police detectives, frontline officers, with the hope of filling in knowledge gaps on 'what works' and 'what doesn't work' and 'what we still don't' know' in terms of how to most effectively and efficiently respond to missing person reports.

You can follow Lorna on Twitter @LFrgsn and the show at @UntenuredTracks

E24: Money Laundering and Financial Crime (Part 2) (w/ Dr. Vanessa Iafolla)

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 22:18:58 -0300

This week I finish my talk with Dr. Vanessa Iafolla from Saint Mary's University about her research on financial crime, how she approaches it in the classroom, and what got her interested in this line of work.

You can follow Dr. Iafolla on Twitter @vanessaiafolla and the show at @UntenuredTracks

E23: Money Laundering and Financial Crime (Part 1) (w/ Dr. Vanessa Iafolla)

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 21:31:14 -0400

This week I talk with Dr. Vanessa Iafolla from Saint Mary's University about her research on financial crime, how she approaches it in the classroom, and what got her interested in this line of work.

You can follow Dr. Iafolla on Twitter @vanessaiafolla and the show at @UntenuredTracks

E22: Stories of Incarceration (w/ Dr. Breea Willingham)

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 23:13:31 -0400

This week I talk with Dr. Breea Willingham from SUNY-Plattsburgh about her work on incarceration.

You can follow her on Twitter @DrBWillingham and the show at @UntenuredTracks

E21: Policing & Violence Prevention (w/ Dr. Michael Sierra-Arévalo)

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 19:14:40 -0400

This week, I talk to Dr. Michael Sierra-Arévalo about his research on policing and his experience doing violence prevention in the community. Dr. Sierra-Arévalo is an assistant professor in the Rutgers School of Criminal of Criminal Justice.

You can follow him on Twitter @michaelsierraa and the show at @UntenuredTracks

E20: Race, Ethnicity & Critical Education (Part 2) (w/ Dr. Jessica Sierk)

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:35:23 -0400

This week I finish my talk with Dr. Jessica Sierk from St. Lawrence University about her research on the new Latinx diaspora and whiteness and education and what schools can do to better serve their students.

You can follow Dr. Sierk on Twitter @jessicasierk and the show at @UntenuredTracks

E19: Race, Ethnicity & Critical Education (Part 1) (w/ Dr. Jessica Sierk)

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:42:54 -0400

This week I talk to Dr. Jessica Sierk from St. Lawrence University about her research on the new Latinx diaspora and whiteness and education and what schools can do to better serve their students.

You can follow Dr. Sierk on Twitter @jessicasierk and the show at @UntenuredTracks

E18: The Incel Movement (Part 2) (w/ Dr. Sarah Daly)

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:38:35 -0400

This week, I finish talking to Dr. Sarah Daly from St. Vincent College about her research on the incel movement. This is not a work safe or family friendly episode, so listener discretion is advised.

You can follow Dr. Daly on Twitter at @SarahDalyCJ and the show at @UntenuredTracks

E17: The Incel Movement (Part 1) (w/ Dr. Sarah Daly)

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 13:07:26 -0400

This week, I talk to Dr. Sarah Daly from St. Vincent College about her research on the incel movement. This is not a work safe or family friendly episode, so listener discretion is advised.

You can follow Dr. Daly on Twitter at @SarahDalyCJ and the show at @UntenuredTracks

E16: Flippin Farkin Bisquits (and Overexuberant Legal Actors) (w/ Sarah Harper)

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 07:00:00 -0400

We open our new season of Untenured Tracks with Sarah Harper, a criminology Ph.D. student at the University of South Florida. We talk about Sarah's research on the courts, specifically how the court deals with people who are excessively litigious.

You can follow Sarah on Twitter at @SarahJinx12 and the show at @UntenuredTracks

Bonus: Graffiti and Street Art (w/ Dr. Jeffrey Ian Ross)

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 15:12:28 -0400

On this special bonus episode, I talk with Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D., Professor in the School of Criminal Justice, College of Public Affairs, at the University of Baltimore. We talk about his focus on graffiti, street art and street culture, which he has researched, written and lectured on for over two decades. In 2018, Ross was given the Hans W. Mattick Award from the University of Illinois at Chicago for "..a distinguished contribution to the field of Criminology & Criminal Justice practice."

You can find him on Twitter @jeffreyianross

E15: Violence and Immigration (Part 2) (w/ Dr. Joan Antunes)

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 20:47:19 -0400

This week, I finish talking with Dr. Joan Antunes, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at Towson University about a wide array of topics including her research and teaching on immigration and violence.

You can find her on Twitter @EsmailJoan

E14: Violence and Immigration (Part 1) (w/ Dr. Joan Antunes)

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:18:30 -0400

This week, I talk with Dr. Joan Antunes, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at Towson University about a wide array of topics including her research and teaching on immigration and violence.

You can find her on Twitter @EsmailJoan

E13: Marriage and Same Sex Relationships (w/ Dr. Aaron Hoy)

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 23:03:38 -0400

This week I talk to Dr. Aaron Hoy about marriage and same sex relationships. Aaron is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology & Corrections at Minnesota State University, Mankato. His research and teaching interests include families, sexualities, sex and gender, aging and the life course, and research methods.

You can find him on Twitter @AaronHoy4

E12: Prison Yoga (w/ Dragana Derlic)

Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:14:55 -0400

This week I interview Dragana Derlic about her research on alternative treatments for incarcerated people, specifically yoga and meditation.

Dragana Derlic is a 3rd year PhD student at the University of Texas at Dallas. Her research interests are alternative forms of rehabilitation for the incarcerated. These include but not limited to Yoga, Mindfulness, Meditation and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Along with rehabilitation she is interested in reentry programs and recidivism rates. She has published on Alternative Offender Rehabilitation Programs and their use in correctional settings. Her work can be found in the Journal of Correctional Health Care (forthcoming). Currently, she is working on a program evaluation design for the Prison Yoga Project.

You can follow Dragana on Twitter @Dragana_Derlic.

E11: Science Fiction and Socialism (w/ Virginia L. Conn)

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 20:40:18 -0300

This week, I talk to Virginia L. Conn, a Ph.D. student in comparative literature at Rutgers University. Virginia's research is focused on the intersection between science fiction and socialism, with a specific focus on Chinese science fiction.

You can follow Virginia on Twitter @VirginiaLConn.

We weren't able to come close to finishing our conversation during this interview, so be on the lookout for part 2 at a later date.

E10: Body Worn Cameras (w/ Dr. Janne Gaub)

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 19:27:28 -0300

This week, I talk to Dr. Janne Gaub about her research on body worn cameras. Dr. Gaub is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

You can follow her on Twitter @jgaub_uncc

E9: Mental Health and Suicidality in Prison (w/ Frances Abderhalden)

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 16:50:37 -0300

This week, I talk with Frances Abderhalden, Ph.D. candidate in Criminal Justice from the University of Central Florida, about her research on suicidality among people who are incarcerated. At the time of the interview, she was not yet an official Ph.D. candidate, but we're happy to report she defended her prospectus successfully!

You can follow Frances on Twitter @francesabs

E8: Terrorism (w/ Dr. Erin Kearns)

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 21:08:28 -0300

This week, I talk with Dr. Erin Kearns, Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama about her research on terrorism.

You can follow Erin on Twitter @KearnsErinM

E7: On Policing (w/ Dr. Dan Lytle)

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:30:08 -0300

This week I talk to Dr. Dan Lytle from Ball State University about his research on policing.

You can follow Dan on Twitter at @dlytle21

E6: Practice Being Someone Who Cares (w/ Peter Jung)

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 19:39:15 -0300

This week I talk to Peter Jung, M.Ed, who works as a social skills Dungeon Master in the Seattle area for Aspiring Youth, and runs the blog rollforkindness.com where he discusses lessons learned from his 5 years running social skills groups.

You can follow Peter on Twitter at @RollForKindness

E5: On Education (w/ Kaylee Matheny)

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 23:14:10 -0300

This week I sit down with Kaylee Matheny from Stanford University to talk about her research in the sociology of education, focusing on policy and what can be done better in schools to serve their students and communities.

You can follow Kaylee on Twitter at @kayleetmatheny

You can follow the show on Twitter at @UntenuredTracks

E4: Teaching Ethics and Talking Socrates (w/ Dr. Rebecca Scott)

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:39:22 -0300

This week I talk to Dr. Rebecca Scott from Harper College about her work teaching philosophy and that we're always making sure our pedagogy fits the needs of our students, and rethinking the ways in which we want to make students feel challenged through learning.

You can follow Dr. Scott at @philoso_panda and hear the work from her other life in Panda Riot at https://pandariot.bandcamp.com/

E3: Music Therapy (w/ Dr. Carolyn Moore)

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:32:00 -0300

This week I talk with Dr. Carolyn Moore from Sam Houston State University about her research and teaching in music therapy, including explaining what music therapy is for people like me who might not know. You can follow Dr. Moore on Twitter at @bachinaminuet You can follow Andy on Twitter at @heydrwil

E2: The Legacy of Edgar Cayce (w/ Dr. Mike Davis)

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 17:11:48 -0300

This week, I speak with Dr. Mike Davis, Assistant Professor of History at Hampton University about his work on the biography of Edgar Cayce, titled New Age Prophet.

You can follow Dr. Davis on Twitter @madavis71415872 or you can contact him by email at michael.davis@hamptonu.edu

You can follow Andy on Twitter at @heydrwil

E1: Art and Genocide (w/ Shawna Lesseur)

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:12:23 -0300

In our first episode, I speak with Shawna Lesseur, English Instructor and Training and Program Outreach Manager at the University of Connecticut. We talk about Shawna's work with a Cambodian Film Festival in Los Angeles and how they're using art as a way to recover from the Cambodian genocide.

You can follow Shawna on Twitter at @ShawnaLesseur

You can follow Andy on Twitter at @heydrwil