Engineering Change Podcast
Engineering Change Podcast
Dr. Yvette E. Pearson
Engineering Change is the podcast designed to help REDEFINE engineering education by: RE-imaging who we see as engineers and what we see as engineering, DE-siloing academic programs and problem solving, and FINE-tuning academic culture and climate so people from all backgrounds can succeed. Each episode leaves students, faculty, and administrators with strategies they can put into practice wherever they are in the process of ENGINEERING CHANGE.
Episode 19: Lagniappe - Cracking the Research Code
This episode is lagniappe (a little something extra) from Episode 12. In this conversation, Dr. Carlotta Berry, Dr. Audrey Bowden, and Dr. Cullen Bowie share insights from their experiences navigating the research funding and publication landscape as...
Mar 3, 2021
14 min
Episode 18: Demystifying the Engineering Ph.D. with Dr. Monica F. Cox
Why get an engineering Ph.D.? You'll get some ideas from this episode! It is a continuation of our Season 1, Episode 4 conversation with Dr. Monica F. Cox. This time we dive into her book, Demystifying the Engineering Ph.D., to learn about people's...
Feb 10, 2021
48 min
Episode 17: You Ask, We Answer
Quincy and I are back for another Q&A episode in which we answer your questions! In this episode, we tackle questions about innovating to address diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering curricula while pointing to faculty and programs that...
Jan 27, 2021
43 min
Episode 16: Soapbox - Signs, Symptoms and Diseases: Why Diversity Efforts Fail
Why do many diversity efforts fail? Because they are DIVERSITY efforts. Like medications that deal only with symptoms, diversity efforts only address things at the surface and don't get at the roots to deal with the diseases that cause the inequities we...
Jan 13, 2021
31 min
Episode 15: Hypervisible Invisibility #EngineeringWhileBlack with Dr. James Holly, Jr. and Chanel Beebe
What does it mean to be hypervisible yet invisible? And how does that impact engineering education and the outcomes of engineering planning and design? In this episode, I speak with Dr. James Holly, Jr., Assistant Professor of Urban STEM Education at...
Dec 30, 2020
51 min
Episode 14: What does social justice have to do with engineering? with Dr. Donna Riley
What does social justice have to do with engineering? This is one of the most disheartening questions I have ever heard. It would be bad enough if it came from someone in the general public; what made it terrifying is that it came from an engineer - a...
Dec 16, 2020
1 hr 12 min
Episode 13: Improving Mathematics Accessibility with Ann Gulley
People with disabilities are often left out of conversations and initiatives that support diversity, equity, and inclusion. With a sizeable fraction of the US population having some type of disability, it is unfathomable and unfortunate that people...
Dec 2, 2020
58 min
Episode 12: Black in Engineering with Dr. Carlotta Berry, Dr. Audrey Bowden, and Dr. Cullen Buie
The year 2020 has been unprecedented in a number of ways. Systemic racism has come to the forefront of society with global outcries for justice rarely seen, especially in recent years. Couple that with a pandemic that has adversely impacted millions...
Nov 4, 2020
1 hr 15 min
Episode 11: Unsticking the System with Mike McMeekin
If 2020 has taught us nothing else, it has taught us flexibility, resilience, and that the concept of "normalcy" is fleeting.  While presenting huge challenges, 2020 has made it clear that change is possible. We've seen flexible modes of working that...
Oct 21, 2020
1 hr 6 min
Engineering Change - Season 2 Trailer
It's hard to believe we've wrapped up our first season of Engineering Change Podcast! We're gearing up for the launch of Season 2 on Wednesday, October 21.Check out this trailer to find out what we have in store!Visit www.engineeringchangepodcast.com to...
Oct 7, 2020
2 min
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