Philip Lewin is an Associate Professor in the Sociology Department. His current research focuses on housing insecurity in South Florida. He recently completed an Emergency Housing Study and Policy Response Analysis for the City of Lake Worth Beach, which examined the scope, causes, and consequences of housing distress across the city; analyzed the impacts of recent state legislation on local housing conditions; and provided policy recommendations to improve housing affordability and security. Hi...
May 05, 2025•43 min
Philip Lewin is an Associate Professor in the Sociology Department. His current research focuses on housing insecurity in South Florida. He recently completed an Emergency Housing Study and Policy Response Analysis for the City of Lake Worth Beach, which examined the scope, causes, and consequences of housing distress across the city; analyzed the impacts of recent state legislation on local housing conditions; and provided policy recommendations to improve housing affordability and security. Hi...
May 04, 2025•1 min•Season 7Ep. 6
Summary: Romeo Oriogun, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Florida Atlantic University, joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation . They discuss poetry, migration, and the role of African literature in global literary discourse. Romeo Oriogun is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Florida Atlantic University and explores themes of migration, queerness, and survival in his poetry and nonfiction. A Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate, Oriogun is the author ...
Apr 10, 2025•27 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Summary: Romeo Oriogun, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Florida Atlantic University, joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation . They discuss poetry, migration, and the role of African literature in global literary discourse. Romeo Oriogun is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Florida Atlantic University and explores themes of migration, queerness, and survival in his poetry and nonfiction. A Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate, Oriogun is the author ...
Apr 09, 2025•57 sec•Season 7Ep. 5
Taylor Hagood, Professor of American Literature at Florida Atlantic University, joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation. They discuss author Theodore Pratt and his literary work detailing Florida society from the late 1800s to the middle of the twentieth century. Taylor Hagood is Professor of American Literature in FAU's English Department. Much of his scholarship has focused on the writing of William Faulkner, African American literature, Gothic and horror literatur...
Feb 06, 2025•40 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Taylor Hagood, Professor of American Literature at Florida Atlantic University, joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation. They discuss author Theodore Pratt and his literary work detailing Florida society from the late 1800s to the middle of the twentieth century. Taylor Hagood is Professor of American Literature in FAU's English Department. Much of his scholarship has focused on the writing of William Faulkner, African American literature, Gothic and horror literatur...
Feb 05, 2025•1 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Professor of English Oliver Buckton joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation to discuss his research on World War II espionage and his new book Counterfeit Spies: How World War II Intelligence Operations Shaped Cold War Spy Fiction (2024). Oliver Buckton is Professor and Chair of the Department of English at Florida Atlantic University, and has taught at FAU since 1994. He teaches courses in Victorian and modern British literature, film, literary theory, and espionage...
Dec 09, 2024•44 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Professor of English Oliver Buckton joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation to discuss his research on World War II espionage and his new book Counterfeit Spies: How World War II Intelligence Operations Shaped Cold War Spy Fiction (2024). Oliver Buckton is Professor and Chair of the Department of English at Florida Atlantic University, and has taught at FAU since 1994. He teaches courses in Victorian and modern British literature, film, literary theory, and espionage...
Dec 06, 2024•1 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Puerto Rico join Dean Howrsell's In Conversation Podcast to discuss how communities in South Florida and Puerto Rico are adapting to climate instability. As climate instability has major public health implications, from extreme heat to changing disease patterns, these researchers examine how health systems and communities are adapting to new health challenges. They also explore how cultural factors shape people's health-seeking b...
Nov 01, 2024•38 min•Season 7Ep. 2
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Puerto Rico join Dean Howrsell's In Conversation Podcast to discuss how communities in South Florida and Puerto Rico are adapting to climate instability. As climate instability has major public health implications, from extreme heat to changing disease patterns, these researchers examine how health systems and communities are adapting to new health challenges. They also explore how cultural factors shape people's health-seeking b...
Oct 30, 2024•1 min•Season 7Ep. 2
In this edition of In Conversation, Dr. Michael Horswell engages with Professors Dr. Carol Bishop Mills & Dr. Kevin Wagner, Co-Directors of the PolCom Lab in the College of Arts & Letters at Florida Atlantic University. The PolCom Lab investigates and analyzes public opinion and political trends nationwide, focusing on Florida. Dr. Carol Bishop Mills is a Professor and Director of the School of Communication and Multimedia Studies at Florida Atlantic University, and the co-director of th...
Sep 30, 2024•40 min•Season 7Ep. 1
In this edition of In Conversation, Dr. Michael Horswell engages with Professors Dr. Carol Bishop Mills & Dr. Kevin Wagner, Co-Directors of the PolCom Lab in the College of Arts & Letters at Florida Atlantic University. The PolCom Lab investigates and analyzes public opinion and political trends nationwide, focusing on Florida. Dr. Carol Bishop Mills is a Professor and Director of the School of Communication and Multimedia Studies at Florida Atlantic University, and the co-director of th...
Sep 24, 2024•1 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Annette LaRocco, an associate professor in FAU’s Department of Political Science. In this upcoming episode, Dr. LaRocco discusses several topics, including conservation politics, how studying abroad helped shape her career, and her new book, The Nature of Politics: State Building and the Conservation Estate in Postcolonial Botswana . Why do states choose to set aside land for national parks and other protected areas? How do these decisions im...
Jun 28, 2024•35 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Annette LaRocco, an associate professor in FAU’s Department of Political Science. In this upcoming episode, Dr. LaRocco discusses several topics, including conservation politics, how studying abroad helped shape her career, and her new book, The Nature of Politics: State Building and the Conservation Estate in Postcolonial Botswana . Why do states choose to set aside land for national parks and other protected areas? How do these decisions im...
Jun 27, 2024•1 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Kyle Prescott, a Professor of Music and a Conductor at Florida Atlantic University. In this upcoming episode, Dr. Prescott talks about his recent experience conducting the iconic Rhapsody in Blue, a 100-Year Tribute to Gershwin's American classic at the Festival of Arts Boca. Dr. Kyle Prescott holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from The University of Texas at Austin. He's presented his research internationally at peer-reviewed confe...
Jun 15, 2024•31 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Kyle Prescott, a Professor of Music and a Conductor at Florida Atlantic University. In this upcoming episode, Dr. Prescott talks about his recent experience conducting the iconic Rhapsody in Blue, a 100-Year Tribute to Gershwin's American classic at the Festival of Arts Boca. Dr. Kyle Prescott holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from The University of Texas at Austin. He's presented his research internationally at peer-reviewed confe...
Jun 11, 2024•55 sec•Season 6Ep. 6
Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Stephen Engle, an award-winning history professor with over 32 years of experience in teaching and writing about nineteenth-century America. This episode of In Conversation delves into Dr. Engle's new book, In Pursuit of Justice: The Life of John Albion Andrew. Stephen and Dr. Horswell discuss John Albion's one profoundly radical idea : that all men truly are created equal. He championed lost causes, loathed America’s racial prejudices, and s...
Mar 27, 2024•33 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Stephen Engle, an award-winning history professor with over 32 years of experience in teaching and writing about nineteenth-century America. This episode of In Conversation delves into Dr. Engle's new book, In Pursuit of Justice: The Life of John Albion Andrew. Stephen and Dr. Horswell discuss John Albion's one profoundly radical idea : that all men truly are created equal. He championed lost causes, loathed America’s racial prejudices, and s...
Mar 25, 2024•56 sec•Season 6Ep. 5
Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. María Alejandra Aguilar Dornelles, an associate professor of Spanish at Florida Atlantic University. In this episode of In Conversation, Alejandra and Dean Horswell discuss her book, Between Bronze and Oblivion: Heroism and African descent in Colombia, Brazil and Cuba. They explore the unsung heroes of Black History Month (February 1st- March 1st). María Alejandra Aguilar Dornelles has a doctorate in Latin American Literature and Gender Studi...
Feb 26, 2024•31 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. María Alejandra Aguilar Dornelles, an associate professor of Spanish at Florida Atlantic University. In this episode of In Conversation, Alejandra and Dean Horswell discuss her book, Between Bronze and Oblivion: Heroism and African descent in Colombia, Brazil and Cuba. They explore the unsung heroes of Black History Month (February 1st- March 1st). María Alejandra Aguilar Dornelles has a doctorate in Latin American Literature and Gender Studi...
Feb 25, 2024•1 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Bogdan Ștefănescu, a professor of English, a literary translator, a journalist, and a cultural diplomat. He has taught at the University of Bucharest since the fall of communism in Romania, in 1990. Ștefănescu is a professor of English, which for him has always meant a language of freedom, as opposed to the wooden lingo of political dogma and of captive minds. For him, the key to understanding human culture and history is discourse. He loves ...
Feb 07, 2024•44 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Bogdan Ștefănescu, a professor of English, a literary translator, a journalist, and a cultural diplomat. He has taught at the University of Bucharest since the fall of communism in Romania, in 1990. Ștefănescu is a professor of English, which for him has always meant a language of freedom, as opposed to the wooden lingo of political dogma and of captive minds. For him, the key to understanding human culture and history is discourse. He loves ...
Feb 06, 2024•1 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Marina Banchetti, Ph.D., a professor of philosophy in FAU’s Department of Philosophy. They discuss Dr. Banchetti's expertise in the philosophy of science and how humans' perception of nature and the universe has evolved over time. We invite you to join us as we take an in-depth look at the science and history of philosophy. Professor Banchetti’s research focuses on phenomenology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and philosophy of scien...
Dec 07, 2023•29 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Marina Banchetti, Ph.D., a professor of philosophy in FAU’s Department of Philosophy. They discuss Dr. Banchetti's expertise in the philosophy of science and how humans' perception of nature and the universe has evolved over time. We invite you to join us as we take an in-depth look at the science and history of philosophy. Professor Banchetti’s research focuses on phenomenology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and philosophy of scien...
Dec 01, 2023•54 sec
Dean Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Ivy Ashe, Ph.D., an assistant professor of multimedia journalism at FAU’s School of Communication and Multimedia Studies. They discuss the mystique of an often overlooked yet fascinating discipline of journalism: travel journalism. We invite you to join us as we journey to exotic destinations and experience nature’s stories told through the lens of an innovative, pioneer journalist. Ivy Ashe teaches photojournalism, multimedia journalism, and sp...
Nov 11, 2023•23 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Dean Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Ivy Ashe, Ph.D., an assistant professor of multimedia journalism at FAU’s School of Communication and Multimedia Studies. They discuss the mystique of an often overlooked yet fascinating discipline of journalism: travel journalism. We invite you to join us as we journey to exotic destinations and experience nature’s stories told through the lens of an innovative, pioneer journalist. Ivy Ashe teaches photojournalism, multimedia journalism, and sp...
Nov 10, 2023•1 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Associate Dean Barclay Barrios fills in for regular host Dean Michael Horswell, and engages In Conversation with Amy Broderick, MFA, Associate Professor of Drawing and Painting in FAU's Department of Visual Arts and Art History. Professor Broderick's creative practice encompasses artmaking, art writing, teaching and mentorship. In her studio work, she uses the processes of drawing, photography and paper construction to note the specific topography of everyday life. Professor Broderick's work rev...
Apr 19, 2023•19 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Associate Dean Barclay Barrios fills in for regular host Dean Michael Horswell, and engages In Conversation with Wendy Hinshaw, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Writing Programs for the English Department. Dr. Hinshaw teaches courses in rhetoric, literacy, women's literature and prison writing, with articles on representations of trauma with regard to art and writing by prisoners. She is working to bring public awareness to prisoners' writing and to help prisoners' voices be heard.
Jan 17, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Associate Dean Barclay Barrios, fills in for regular host Dean Michael Horswell, and engages In Conversation with Marc Decker, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands/Director of Athletic Bands. Dr. Decker is an active arranger, drill writer, guest conductor and adjudicator. He has also published journal articles and presented at national conferences one a variety of subjects, including the works of various composers, teaching pedagogy and recruiting strategies for college marc...
Nov 21, 2022•25 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Dean Michael Horswell engages In Conversation with Clevis Headley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy. Dr. Headley specializes in Africana philosophy, critical race theory, epistemology, analytic philosophy, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mathematics. He has co-edited three books, George Yancy: A Critical Introduction (2021), Haiti and the Americas (2013) , and Shifting the Geography of Reason (2007). He is currently finishing a book manuscript titled Race, Philosophy, and Being...
May 27, 2022•26 min•Season 4Ep. 4
