Depression, Research, and Deadlines
Depression, Research, and Deadlines
Anne Canavan
This podcast will be a look into the creation of my 2023 Distinguished Faculty Lecture for Salt Lake Community College, and will culminate in the delivery of that lecture in April 2023. Since my lecture topic is mental health and college faculty and staff, and to a lesser extent, my own experiences with clinical depression and anxiety, I want to document how this project comes together, and all of the messiness that goes into something like this, rather than just focusing on the (hopefully) polished outcome. It's one thing to talk about mental health, and another to share the journey of a project like this. Topics for this show will include my feelings about the project as it develops, thoughts about research I encounter, challenges that crop up, and very likely, the occasional swear word. I am going to try to make these episodes as unedited as possible, except where issues of clarity or coherence are at play.
The lecture
This is the recording of the lecture, only 5 months late. There is no commentary, but I will post an explanatory episode soon to wrap this all up.
Oct 25, 2023
1 hr 6 min
DFL Eve
Thinking about this project as it comes to an end, and wrestling with some old demons
Apr 5, 2023
9 min
One week out (or, how I sprained my face)
I’m a little less than a week out, and I have a new mic, no script, and a sprained face. And it’s all surprisingly ok.
Apr 1, 2023
8 min
You Want What When?
In which I am told that a transcript of the talk is needed for closed captioning purposes, and when I do my first rehearsal of the talk.
Mar 27, 2023
9 min
The Powerpoint exists! (thanks, IT)
When IT wants your Powerpoint three weeks before your talk, a lot of work gets done very quickly
Mar 20, 2023
8 min
A really good research day
I read the things, I thought about the things, and I made notes! What more could I ask for?
Mar 1, 2023
12 min
A really bad day down, and 40 to go
I had an emotional crisis about this project and what it means to do it. There's 40 days left and so much left to do.
Feb 23, 2023
14 min
An anxiety attack, some rambling, and a new dog
We've got a new dog, I've gone to a workshop on faculty burnout, we're getting ready for a trip, and oh yeah, my first anxiety attack.
Feb 9, 2023
15 min
In which I revisit ChatGPT, try to do some reading, and have concerns about the scope of the project
ChatGPT continues to be a source of distraction and interest, and I make a beginning on outlining the talk, which may have led to a whole new set of challenges.
Jan 23, 2023
13 min
Me and ChatGPT
A depression-fueled experiment with ChatGPT yields some interesting, and incorrect results
Jan 20, 2023
14 min
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