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Academic Misfits
Academic Misfits
10 episodes
2 months ago
Academia is slow to change. There's those of us who shake it up, force it to change or even decide to leave and poke it from the outside! Change does happen but it's a challenge. When I was a professor, I would write blogs, engage in public outreach that involved I'm A Scientist Get Me Out Of Here, cocktail evenings with science, and other silly ways to get people the knowledge I was producing. I also made experiments fun by bringing VR to prisons and schools. And I brought Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art, to psychology conferences! These creative endeavors and inclusive practices are often not valued as are high-impact publications and large-scale grants. There are many other ways we are misfits, however. Many are simply due to who we are - queer, BIPOC, etc. So, I've been called to create a podcast called Academic Misfits, honoring those of us who have gone rogue or have rebelled in our own ways.
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Academia is slow to change. There's those of us who shake it up, force it to change or even decide to leave and poke it from the outside! Change does happen but it's a challenge. When I was a professor, I would write blogs, engage in public outreach that involved I'm A Scientist Get Me Out Of Here, cocktail evenings with science, and other silly ways to get people the knowledge I was producing. I also made experiments fun by bringing VR to prisons and schools. And I brought Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art, to psychology conferences! These creative endeavors and inclusive practices are often not valued as are high-impact publications and large-scale grants. There are many other ways we are misfits, however. Many are simply due to who we are - queer, BIPOC, etc. So, I've been called to create a podcast called Academic Misfits, honoring those of us who have gone rogue or have rebelled in our own ways.
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Education
Personal Journals,
Society & Culture
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Leaving Industry AND Academia with Dr Michele Veldsman
Academic Misfits
1 hour 12 minutes 54 seconds
7 months ago
Leaving Industry AND Academia with Dr Michele Veldsman
Michele Veldsman, founder of Playroom, and a recovering academic, who pivoted from both academia and industry to create her own path. She gets vulnerable and discusses her journey from academia to biotech to CEO and tech founder. We explore: 🔹 Why she left academia (spoiler: systemic barriers played a big role) 🔹 The realities of… Read More »Leaving Industry AND Academia with Dr Michele Veldsman
Academic Misfits
Academia is slow to change. There's those of us who shake it up, force it to change or even decide to leave and poke it from the outside! Change does happen but it's a challenge. When I was a professor, I would write blogs, engage in public outreach that involved I'm A Scientist Get Me Out Of Here, cocktail evenings with science, and other silly ways to get people the knowledge I was producing. I also made experiments fun by bringing VR to prisons and schools. And I brought Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art, to psychology conferences! These creative endeavors and inclusive practices are often not valued as are high-impact publications and large-scale grants. There are many other ways we are misfits, however. Many are simply due to who we are - queer, BIPOC, etc. So, I've been called to create a podcast called Academic Misfits, honoring those of us who have gone rogue or have rebelled in our own ways.