Liz Norell on Staying True to Values and Finding Joy

On this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Liz Norell, teacher, educational developer, and author of The Present Professor. We chat about staying true to your values, finding joy in your work while taking care of yourself, and being a light in uncertain times.

On this episode, I talk style, executive presence, and being a woman in higher education with Dr. Rosaria Meek, professor, student of leadership, and founder of the Oracle of Style.

On this episode, I speak with senior vice provost and professor emerita Dr. Katherine Stewart about kindness in leadership and mentoring, about career transitions, and about building a business around joy.

Welcome to this special mini-season of the agile academic where my co-editor Lee Skallerup Bessette and I introduce our edited collection, Of Many Minds: Mental Health and Neurodiversity Among Higher Education Faculty and Staff, out now from Johns Hopkins University Press. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Katie Rose Guest Pryal who wrote the foreword for the collection. We talk about the book, her experiences as a neurodivergent author and scholar in higher education and her new books exploring parenting neurodivergent children and pregnancy for neurodivergent mothers.

Welcome to this special mini-season of the agile academic where my co-editor Lee Skallerup Bessette and I introduce our edited collection *Of Many Minds: Mental Health and Neurodiversity Among Higher Education Faculty and Staff* out now from Johns Hopkins University Press. In this episode, we do something a little different - contributor Jim Luke walks us through his life and how his neurodiversity and physical challenges shaped his career in industry and higher education. 

Welcome to this special mini-season of the agile academic where my co-editor Lee Skallerup Bessette and I introduce our edited collection Of Many Minds: Mental Health and Neurodiversity Among Higher Education Faculty and Staff out now from Johns Hopkins University Press. In this episode, Lee and I speak with Shannan Palma about her experience being neurodivergent in higher education and contributing to the Of Many Minds project.

Welcome to this special mini-season of the agile academic where my co-editor Lee Skallerup Bessette and I introduce our edited collection Of Many Minds: Mental Health and Neurodiversity Among Higher Education Faculty and Staff out now from Johns Hopkins University Press. In this episode, Lee and I talk about our editorial and authorial journey with the book and give you some insights into how it came into being.Sign up for our open book discussion on September 26 at 11:30! 

In this special episode of the agile academic, Dr. Stephanie Gilbert and I discuss our grief experiences and her research on bereavement in the workplace. 

On season 4 episode 6 of the agile academic, I’m joined Dr. Katie Rose Guest Pryal, law professor, speaker, and author. We talk about neurodiversity and mental health, stigma in higher ed, and being well. 

On season 4 episode 5 of the agile academic, I talk with Dr. Stephanie Cawthon, professor of education at the University of Texas Austin, leader, educator, and disability advocate. We discuss the importance of connection, disability in higher ed, and founding things that matter.