On this episode, I am joined by Dr. Jamison Fargo, an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Utah State University where he is affiliated with the graduate emphasis in Sociobehavioral Epidemiology. He is also a Research Scientist with the National Center on Homelessness among Veterans, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Fargo’s primary research interests focus on preventing and ending homelessness, particularly among Veterans, as well as preventing injury and victi...
Dec 12, 2016•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s episode, I’m joined by Hannah Gascho Rempel, a Science Librarian and the Coordinator for Graduate Student Success at Oregon State University Libraries and Press. At Oregon State, she has led the development of OSU Libraries’ services for graduate students and has been deeply involved in the libraries’ Teaching and Engagement Department’s transition to a more strategic focus on learner-centered instruction activities. Her research focuses on research behaviors and curiosity, the inters...
Dec 05, 2016•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Take a listen to our December 2016 preview clips! The Research in Action podcast team has compiled a list of all the books mentioned on the show in 2016! Check out the list on the booklist page where you can download it in multiple formats. In the month of December, in conjunction with releasing the RIA booklist, we're hosting some book raffles for RIA listeners! Follow us on Twitter , like our Facebook page , or send an email to riapodcast@oregonstate.edu to be entered into our weekly book raff...
Dec 05, 2016•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bonus Clip : Research on Networks [00:00-11:04] To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter : @ RIA_podcast or # RIA_podcast Email : riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail : 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes , please consider leaving us a review....
Nov 28, 2016•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, I am joined by Julie Risien, who manages operations and programs at the Center for Lifelong STEM Learning at Oregon State University. Her work focuses on campus-wide initiatives including building a network to improve research impacts and managing transdisciplinary STEM research programs. She serves as an advisor to the OSU office of research development and the NSF-funded Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education; Julie is also a steering committee member on the NSF-...
Nov 28, 2016•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bonus Clip: Common Misconceptions About Book Editors and Publishing [00:00-06:23] To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter : @ RIA_podcast or # RIA_podcast Email : riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail : 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes , please consider leaving us a review....
Nov 21, 2016•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, I am joined by David Brightman, a senior editor with Stylus Publishing LLC where he helps authors put research into practice. Previously, Davis was a lead editor with the Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education book series. David has a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of California, Berkeley and a Professional Certificate in Publishing from the UC Extension. Segment 1 : What does a Book Editor Do? [00:00-10:57] In this first segment, David describes his role an...
Nov 21, 2016•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bonus Clip #2: How to Tame Your PhD [00:00-4:10] To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter : @ RIA_podcast or # RIA_podcast Email : riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail : 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes , please consider leaving us a review....
Nov 07, 2016•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bonus Clip #1: Inger's Research on Academic Blogging [00:00-4:22] To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter : @ RIA_podcast or # RIA_podcast Email : riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail : 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes , please consider leaving us a review....
Nov 07, 2016•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, I am joined by Dr. Inger Mewburn, a researcher, specializing in research education since 2006. She is currently the Director of Research Training at The Australian National University where she is responsible for co-ordinating, communicating and measuring all the centrally run research training activities and doing research on student experience to inform practice. Inger also runs a popular blog, The Thesis Whisperer , and writes scholarly papers, books and book chapters about r...
Nov 07, 2016•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, I am joined by two guests, Tom Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson. Dr. Tom Cavanagh is Associate Vice President of Distributed Learning at the University of Central Florida (UCF). In this role he oversees the distance learning strategy, policies, and practices of the nation's second-largest university, including program and course design, development, and assessment. In his career, Tom has administered e-learning development for both academic (public and private) and industrial (Fortu...
Nov 07, 2016•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Take a listen to our November 2016 preview clips! To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter : @ RIA_podcast or # RIA_podcast Email : riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail : 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes , please consider leaving us a review....
Nov 07, 2016•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bonus Clip #2 : Logistics of Collaborative Lesson Development [00:00-02:30] To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter : @ RIA_podcast or # RIA_podcast Email : riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail : 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes , please consider leaving us a review....
Oct 31, 2016•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bonus Clip #1 : What's Next for Data Carpentry? [00:00-03:10] To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter : @ RIA_podcast or # RIA_podcast Email : riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail : 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes , please consider leaving us a review....
Oct 31, 2016•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, I am joined by Dr. Tracy Teal, the Executive Director of Data Carpentry and Adjunct Professor in the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action at Michigan State University. Her research background in is microbial ecology and bioinformatics, and she has been a developer and contributor to several open source bioinformatics projects. Tracy has a Ph.D. in Computation and Neural Systems from Cal Tech; a Master’s Degree from UCLA in Organismal Biology, Ecology, and Evolution...
Oct 31, 2016•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bonus Clip #2 : Captioning within Context [00:00-01:43] To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter : @ RIA_podcast or # RIA_podcast Email : riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail : 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes , please consider leaving us a review....
Oct 21, 2016•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bonus Clip #1 : Relationship Between Caption Transformation and Animated Captions [00:00-3:00] To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter : @ RIA_podcast or # RIA_podcast Email : riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail : 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes , please consider leaving us a review....
Oct 21, 2016•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, I am joined by Dr. Sean Zdenek, an associate professor of technical communication and rhetoric at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. He holds a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University, an Master’s degree from California State University at Stanislaus, and a Bachelor’s degree from University of California at Berkeley. At Texas Tech, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in web accessibility and disability studies, sound studies, report writing, style, document design, w...
Oct 21, 2016•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this solo episode, Dr. Katie Linder, Director of Research at Oregon State University Ecampus, answers a listener question about grant writing and shares resources for getting started with finding and applying for research funding. Segment 1 : Why Apply for Grants? [00:00-10:11] In this first segment, Katie offers some reasons that one might apply for grants and shares some grant writing resources. Segment 2 : Where should I look for grants? Are collaborators beneficial? [10:12-20:08] In segme...
Oct 17, 2016•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bonus Clip #1 : Challenges in Applying for Large Research Grants [00:00-5:23] To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter : @ RIA_podcast or # RIA_podcast Email : riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail : 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes , please consider leaving us a review....
Oct 10, 2016•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, I am joined by Dr. Todd Campbell, an Associate Professor of Science Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Connecticut. His research focuses on teaching and learning in science education. More specifically, cultivating classroom versions of scientific activity through modeling as an anchoring epistemic practice, technology tools in scientific activity, and science teacher professional development. Dr. Campbell is the PI for a National Scie...
Oct 10, 2016•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bonus Clip # 1 : Four Types of Total Survey Errors [00:00-3:41] To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter : @ RIA_podcast or # RIA_podcast Email : riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail : 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes , please consider leaving us a review....
Oct 03, 2016•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, I am joined by Lydia Newton, Senior Research Assistant for the Survey Research Center at Oregon State University. In this role, Lydia specializes in questionnaire construction and design, data collection and reduction, and experiments in survey methodology. She also provides consulting services for students and faculty in writing questionnaires and implementing surveys. Segment 1 : Survey Planning [00:00-8:30] In this first segment, Lydia shares some best practices when starting...
Oct 03, 2016•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Take a listen to our October 2016 preview clips! To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter : @ RIA_podcast or # RIA_podcast Email : riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail : 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes , please consider leaving us a review....
Oct 03, 2016•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bonus Clip # 2 : Learning about the Logistics of Archival Research [00:00-7:16] To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter : @ RIA_podcast or # RIA_podcast Email : riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail : 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes , please consider leaving us a review....
Sep 26, 2016•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bonus Clip # 1 : Organizing Archival Data [00:00-4:12] To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter : @ RIA_podcast or # RIA_podcast Email : riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail : 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes , please consider leaving us a review....
Sep 26, 2016•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, I am joined by Nick Foreman, a PhD candidate in American and Latin American history at the University of Florida. Nick also teaches food history in the department of History, Philosophy, and Religion at Oregon State. His dissertation, entitled "The Calorie of Progress" explores the cultural and material significance of food supply in Louisiana during the late colonial and early American periods. His work has been published in Smithsonian Magazine . Segment 1 : Archival Research ...
Sep 26, 2016•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, I am joined by Dr. Patsy Moskal, the Associate Director for the Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Since 1996, she has served as the liaison for faculty research of distributed learning and teaching effectiveness at UCF. Patsy specializes in statistics, graphics, program evaluation, and applied data analysis. She has extensive experience in research methods including survey development, interviewing, and conducting focus gr...
Sep 19, 2016•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bonus Clip # 1 : Writing about Research Methods [00:00-4:02 ] To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter : @ RIA_podcast or # RIA_podcast Email : riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail : 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes , please consider leaving us a review....
Sep 12, 2016•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, I am joined by Neil Salkind, who received his PhD from the University of Maryland in Human Development, and after teaching for 35 years at the University of Kansas, remains a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology and Research in Education. His early interests were in the area of children’s cognitive development, and after research in the areas of cognitive style and (what was then known as) hyperactivity, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carol...
Sep 12, 2016•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
