Innovators
73 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe Innovators podcast, a product of Harris Search Associates, features interesting conversations with global thought leaders in the areas of higher education and research, engineering, technology, and the health sciences and provides our listeners an opportunity to benefit from lessons learned from the national leaders changing the landscape of innovation and discovery.
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The Successful Start of a New Medical School: A Conversation with Mark A. Schuster, MD, PhD (Founding Dean and CEO; Professor, Health Systems Science at Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine)
October 17, 2023 16:03 - 26 minutes - 37.1 MBIn recent years, a number of new medical schools – both allopathic and osteopathic – have launched and still more are in preparation. In 2017 Kaiser Permanente announced the appointment of Dr. Mark A. Schuster of Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital as the founding dean of the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine. A renowned figure in pediatric, adolescent, and family health; family leave; obesity prevention; sexual and gender minority health; bullying...
Data Science and the Study of Alzheimer’s (with Christopher Gaiteri, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Empire Innovation Scholar, SUNY Upstate Medical University)
July 05, 2023 13:35 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBChristopher Gaiteri, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Empire Innovation Scholar at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Dr. Gaiteri earned his undergraduate degree from Washington & Lee University and his doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. He joined Rush University as assistant professor of neurological sciences and computational neuroscientist after serving as Research Scientist at the Allen Institute for Brain Science and Senior Scientist at Sag...
The Development and Evolution of Data Science: Potential and Leadership (with Philip E. Bourne, Ph.D., Founding Stephenson Dean, School of Data Science and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia)
January 17, 2023 15:56 - 37 minutes - 52 MBDr. Philip Bourne, founding Stephenson Dean of the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia, established in 2019 with a gift of $120 million. Dr. Bourne’s career encompasses work at Columbia University, the University of California at San Diego, and the National Institutes of Health and includes motorcycle jaunts throughout western Virginia and beyond. We spoke with him at his office in Charlottesville about the following (abridged version of) questions: 1. Why a separat...
Pushing the Boundaries of What's Possible in Children's Health: Breakthroughs & Beyond (with Carlos R. Estrada Jr., MD)
November 01, 2022 12:30 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBOver the past year, several INNOVATORS were devoted to learning more about the state of pediatric research. In this podcast, we learn about a breakthrough in the development of tissue from silk for use in the treatment of children born with spinal bifida. Dr. Carlos Estrada holds appointments at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School and was instrumental in the development and use of a new type of tissue. He earned his undergraduate degree from College of the Holy Cross an...
Data Science: Academia's Newest and Fastest-Growing Field (with Dr. Talitha Washington, Professor of Mathematics and the Director of the Atlanta University Center Data Science Initiative)
October 04, 2022 13:40 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBDr. Talitha Washington is Professor of Mathematics and the Director of the Atlanta University Center Data Science Initiative. On leave to the National Science Foundation, she received the NSF Director’s Award for Superior Accomplishment in 2020 “for exceptional stewardship in establishing the first NSF Hispanic-serving Institution program.” She is a graduate of Spelman College and earned her Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut, then completed a research post-doctorate at Duke Univ...
Fertile Times in Materials Science: A Conversation with Dr. David Kaplan
September 20, 2022 14:31 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBDavid Kaplan is Distinguished Professor and Stern Family Professor of Engineering and Chair of Biomedical Engineering at Tufts University and was recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Research is achieving major breakthroughs in tissue growth, cellular agriculture, medical implants, new ways to store electricity and deal with plastic waste. The time is right for a brief conversation with a leading researcher in materials science, so we asked Dr. Kaplan: What have be...
Climate Change & Actionable Scientific Research: A Conversation with Dr. James Arnott, Executive Director of the Aspen Global Change Institute
August 30, 2022 13:51 - 38 minutes - 53.6 MBWhile the dispute over the causes and sources of climate change continues, few doubt the need for action to deal with the consequences of climate change. And action can best be guided by findings from solid scientific research. James Arnott, Ph.D. makes the case that science can contribute to not only policy but action. But for that to occur, science will need to be more transparent and inclusive to meet the challenge of coping with the effects of climate change. Dr. Arnott earned his d...
Lessons of a Salvadoran Refugee’s Path of Success in American Higher Education (with Susana Rivera-Mills, Ph.D., Provost & Executive Vice President, Ball State University)
June 28, 2022 12:15 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MBHard work, family support, and education are often cited as key elements in the success of most of the immigrants to the United States. These hold true for many Hispanics and Dr. Rivera-Mills of Ball State and her experiences and success exemplify that formula. Her success affords evidence to suggest just how Hispanics can achieve similar results. We spoke with Dr. Rivera-Mills and asked her to draw on her journey as a first-time Hispanic college attendee as well as her academic and admini...
A CFO Assesses Impact of Pandemic on an Academic Medical Center (with Brian Burnett, Ph.D., Senior Vice President for Finance & Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham)
June 21, 2022 12:00 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MBEven as the COVID pandemic continues to plague the world, assessments of the effects of the virus and its variants are in order. Healthcare systems have borne some of the brunt of the effects and those associated with the preparation of health professionals have had to adapt “on the fly” to what are sometimes profound changes to the ways they deliver care and conduct education and training. Brian Burnett shared his experience and perspective on how COVID impacted the University of Alabama ...
Digital Health – Technological & Scientific Invention & Innovation in Healthcare (with Dr. Eric Perakslis, Chief Science & Digital Officer, Duke Clinical Research Institute
June 14, 2022 13:00 - 37 minutes - 52.6 MBIn an extended and extensive interview, Dr. Perakslis drew on his experience in industry, regulatory agencies, and academia as well as his book co-authored with Martin Stanley, Digital Health: Understanding the Benefit-Risk Patient-Provider Framework, to address the following questions: How do we tackle the challenges of the unintended (and undesired) effects of healthcare inventions and innovations for patients? How do the perspectives of leaders of inventors/innovators/developers, regu...
Assessing the State of Cancer Research: Insights from an Innovative Clinician-Scientist
February 23, 2022 14:30 - 47 minutes - 65.1 MBDr. Raymond Bergan, Deputy Director at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Fred and Pamela Buffet Cancer Center and Professor in both UNMC’s Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and the Division of Oncology and Hematology in the Department of Internal Medicine, joins Innovators to share his assessment of the state of cancer research and what may be reasonably expected within the near future. Dr. Bergan began his career at Northwestern University where he served as Director of ...
Healthcare Information Security (with Jack Kufahl, Chief Information Security Officer at Michigan Medicine)
November 17, 2021 16:18 - 44 minutes - 62.3 MBJack Kufahl, Chief Information Security Officer at Michigan Medicine, joins Innovators to talk about the world of information security as it relates to healthcare. Jack Kufahl is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and maintaining the Michigan Medicine information assurance program. He directs all information assurance activity across the academic medical center to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic information and IT/Information Service (I...
Cybersecurity Strategy, Policy, and People (with Fred H. Cate, Vice President for Research at Indiana University)
November 02, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBFred H. Cate – vice president for research, Distinguished Professor, C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law and adjunct professor of informatics and computing at Indiana University – joins Innovators to talk about the state of cybersecurity and how policies in the cybersecurity world impact people around the globe. Professor Cate specializes in information security and privacy law, and he appears regularly before Congress and government agencies on these subjects. Professor Cate has served on nu...
The Challenged Authority of Science: Research, Public Health & Public Policy (with Dr. David Allison, Dean and Provost Professor at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington)
October 19, 2021 13:29 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MBDr. David Allison – Dean of the School of Public Health at Indiana University Bloomington – joins Innovators to talk about what perceptions and trust are like today in fields like research, public health, and public safety, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Allison became Dean and Provost Professor at the Indiana University-Bloomington School of Public Health in 2017. Prior to assuming his current role as Dean, he served as Distinguished Professor, Quetelet Endowed Professor, and ...
Good News for Children and the COVID-19 Vaccine: The State of Pediatric Research
October 06, 2021 12:42 - 15 minutes - 22 MBVery soon, the likelihood is that one or more of the COVID-19 vaccines will be approved for use with children under age 12 and for the first time in the pandemic, children will be afforded the protection provided adults. Listen to a special Innovators podcast of excerpts from three guests — leaders in pediatric research — Dr. Tina Cheng (Chief Medical Officer at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center), Mark Wietecha (CEO of Children’s Hospital Association), and Dr. Mark Batshaw...
A Leading Scientist-Physician Assesses the Field of Pediatric Research (with Dr. Tina Cheng, Chief Medical Officer at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center)
August 17, 2021 12:30 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MBDr. Tina Cheng, Chief Medical Officer at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, joins Innovators to talk about the state of pediatric research, what came before, and what comes next for the field. Dr. Tina Cheng is the BK Rachford Professor and Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati; Director of Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation; and Chief Medical Officer of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Innovators is a podcast production of Harris Search. ...
The Burgeoning and Expanding Field of Data Science (with Dr. Sarah Stone, Executive Director of the eScience Institute at the University of Washington, and Dr. Jing Liu, Managing Director of the Michigan Institute for Data Science at the University of Mic
July 27, 2021 14:53 - 57 minutes - 79.9 MBDr. Sarah Stone, Executive Director of the eScience Institute at the University of Washington, and Dr. Jing Liu, Managing Director of the Michigan Institute for Data Science at the University of Michigan, join Innovators to discuss the Burgeoning and Expanding Field of Data Science. Dr. Sarah Stone is the Executive Director of the eScience Institute. Stone handles eScience operations and planning, develops research and training programs, participates in strategic planning, and serves as th...
Progress in Pediatric Research and the View from Children’s Hospitals (with Mark Wietecha, CEO of Children's Hospital Association)
July 19, 2021 12:30 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MBMark Wietecha, CEO of Children's Hospital Association, joins Innovators to talk about the progress made in pediatric research and what he expects from his organization and children's hospitals around the country in the coming years. From the Children's Hospital's website: Mark is CEO of Children's Hospital Association (CHA), representing over 200 children’s hospitals and major pediatric programs with a mission to improve child health through innovation in care, education, and research. CHA...
The Next Wave of Breakthroughs in Pediatric Research: A Status Report from Dr. Mark Batshaw, Children’s National Medical Center
May 26, 2021 13:49 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBDr. Mark Batshaw - Executive Vice President and Physician-in-Chief at Children's National Medical Center – joins Innovators to talk about the next innovations and breakthroughs in the field of pediatric research. Mark L. Batshaw, M.D., is executive vice president, physician-in-chief, and chief academic officer at Children’s National Hospital, and also serves as director of Children’s National Research Institute. Dr. Batshaw also holds the Fight for Children Professorship in the Department ...
Baylor College of Medicine: Preparing a More Diverse Generation of Doctors (with Dr. Jennifer Christner, Dean of the School of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine)
May 11, 2021 13:12 - 24 minutes - 34 MBDr. Jennifer Christner MD, Dean of the School of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, joins Innovators to talk about how to build medical schools and healthcare systems around a more diverse generation of physicians and healthcare professionals. With her creativity in approaching the learning process balanced with her understanding of the requirements of documenting the quality of our programs, Dr. Christner has been recognized for work in faculty development, as well as teaching and rese...
Baylor College of Medicine: Preparing a More Diverse Generation of Doctors (with Dr. Jennifer Christner, Dean of the School of Medicine at Baylor University)
May 11, 2021 13:12 - 24 minutes - 34 MBDr. Jennifer Christner, Dean of the School of Medicine at Baylor University, joins Innovators to talk about how to build medical schools and healthcare systems around a more diverse generation of doctors and healthcare workers. Dr. Christner became the Dean of Baylor's School of Medicine in 2015 after a role at State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education. She earned her MD from the University of Toledo and a Bach...
A Student-Centered Business Program: Texas A&M (with Dr. Duane Ireland, Acting Dean of the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University)
May 05, 2021 12:30 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBDr. Duane Ireland, Acting Dean of the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, joins Innovators to talk about the mission and goals of A&M's student-centered business program, how he measures success, and more. On top of being named Acting Dean of the school in January, Dr. Ireland has served as Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship at Mays Business School since September 1, 2020. Previously, he served as Executive Associate Dean for Mays Business School for five years and as He...
Implicit Bias in Medical Education and Practice: Insights from a Pandemic Doctor & Researcher (with Dr. Cristina Gonzalez, Professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
April 26, 2021 13:09 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBDr. Cristina Gonzalez, Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, joins Innovators to talk about implicit bias in education and how schools can combat it when selecting and elevating students. In 2011, Dr. Gonzalez's leadership was recognized nationally through the Unified Leadership Training in Diversity Award from the Association of Chiefs and Leaders in General Internal Medicine. In 2016, Dr. Gonzalez was one of five educators selected as a Macy Faculty Scholar fr...
Leading a Storied HBCU in Times of Promise and of Change (with Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick, President of Howard University)
March 29, 2021 15:32 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBDr. Wayne A.I. Frederick, President of Howard University, joins Innovators to talk about how his institution continues to deliver excellence in many fields, and how Howard is innovating to cope with the ongoing pandemic. Dr. Frederick was named Howard president in 2014, and also serves as the distinguished Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery. Dr. Frederick received his B.S and M.D. from Howard University, and also earned a MBA from the university in 2011. Innovators is a podcast product...
Food Safety & Security: Commentary from a Texas A&M International Educator, Leader & Policymaker (with Dr. Elsa Murano, Director of the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture at Texas A&M University)
February 22, 2021 20:53 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBDr. Elsa Murano, the former president of Texas A&M and current director of the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, joins Innovators to talk about the world's food production system and how it has been disrupted during the pandemic. Dr. Murano was appointed Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety in the United States Department of Agriculture in 2001 and served until 2005, which she went to work at Texas A&M. In 2007, she became the first Hispanic-American and first woma...
Technology & International Education: Convergence and a Unique Leadership Role at Rice University (with Klara Jelinkova, Vice President for International Operations and IT at Rice University)
February 01, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes - 56.6 MBKlara Jelinkova, Vice President for International Operations and IT at Rice University, joins Innovators to talk about how technology influences and can enhance international education at universities of higher education. Jelinkova holds a Master's in Education from Boston University and a Bachelor's in Economics and Slavic Languages from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Innovators is a podcast production of Harris Search Associates. *The views and opinions shared by the guests on...
Assessing the Long Term Impact of 2020 on Minority Communities – Moving Toward a Culture of Shared Success (with Dr. Michael Lomax, President and CEO of the United Negro College Fund)
January 18, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes - 45.4 MBDr. Michael Lomax, president and CEO of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), joins Innovators to assess the long-term impact of 2020's high-profile protests against systemic racism in the wake of the murders of George Floyd and other unarmed Black Americans. Dr. Lomax also talks about the ongoing pandemic that has claimed the lives of Black Americans at some of the highest rates in the country – two times higher than that of white Americans. Dr. Lomax graduated from Morehouse College with...
Public Health's Next Big Challenge (with Dr. Caroline Buckee, Associate Director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard University)
January 06, 2021 13:30 - 36 minutes - 50.9 MBDr. Caroline Buckee, Associate Director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard University, joins Innovators to talk about championing the fight against infectious diseases and what challenges still lie ahead for the world of public health in a post-COVID-19 world. After completing her undergraduate studies, Buckee earned a master’s degree in bioinformatics at the University of York. There, she helped map the DNA sequence of the malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi, an un...
Advances in the Midst of Pandemic: UC Davis Medical School (with Dr. Allison Brashear, Dean of the University of California-Davis School of Medicine)
December 17, 2020 13:00 - 27 minutes - 38 MBDr. Allison Brashear, Dean of the University of California-Davis School of Medicine, joins Innovators to talk about her program’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how the pandemic has helped her West Coast medical school expand translational research, topple organizational silos, and embrace a curricular shift to lifelong learning. Dr. Brashear has been the Dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine since early 2019. She completed the Harvard School of Public Health Leadership program f...
'Disruptive Innovation' in Times of COVID-19 (with Dr. Allison Brashear, Dean of the University of California-Davis School of Medicine)
December 08, 2020 17:00 - 27 minutes - 38 MBDr. Allison Brashear, Dean of the University of California-Davis School of Medicine, joins Innovators to talk about her program’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how the pandemic has helped her West Coast medical school expand translational research, topple organizational silos, and embrace a curricular shift to lifelong learning. Dr. Brashear has been the Dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine since early 2019. She completed the Harvard School of Public Health Leadership program f...
Discussing Rocky Top's COVID-19 Response (with Dr. Donde Plowman, Chancellor of the University of Tennessee Knoxville)
November 20, 2020 17:15 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBDonde Plowman, PhD, Chancellor of the University of Tennessee’s flagship Knoxville campus, discusses her institution’s COVID-19 response in the latest installment of Innovators. Chancellor Plowman earned her doctorate in strategic management from the University of Texas at Austin, an undergraduate degree with a major in English from Southern Methodist University, and an MEd in higher education administration from the University of North Texas. Innovators is a podcast production of Harris...
Making Campus Health a Chief Concern (with Dr. Bernadette Melnyk, Chief Wellness Officer at The Ohio State University)
October 20, 2020 11:30 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MBBernadette M. Melnyk, PhD, chief wellness officer at The Ohio State University, analyzes the U.S. healthcare system’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the latest installment of Innovators. The outbreak was destined to be a global crisis, Melnyk said. However, in her estimation, it was made far worse by our less-than-ideal response to it. Melnyk blames, among other things, a lack of coordination and cooperation by health officials at the federal, state, and local levels. The result, s...
Leading a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC): The National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska (with Executive Director Robert Hinson, USAF, Lt. General (Ret))
September 24, 2020 12:00 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBRobert Hinson (USAF, Lt. General (Ret), Executive Director of The National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska, joins Innovators to talk about how he leads NSRI and how UARCs function to protect the nation from a myriad of growing global threats. Hinson joined the University of Nebraska on August 1, 2012, following a nine-year foray into the private sector — as a vice president with defense contractor Northrup Grumman. Hinson’s mission at the university: Estab...
Prognosis for Higher Education in a Post-Pandemic World (with Dr. Santa Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia)
July 06, 2020 18:58 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBSanta J. Ono, PhD, a biomedical researcher and president of the University of British Columbia, assesses COVID-19’s impact on higher education —and society as a whole —in the latest edition of the higher education podcast Innovators. Just as COVID-19 has taken a disproportionate toll on the health and wellbeing of some population groups (e.g., senior citizens, people of color, and individuals with underlying medical conditions), the pandemic will hit some academic institutions — or catego...
A Pioneer in Biomedical Engineering: Reflections and Insights (with Dr. Ajit Yoganathan, The Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Faculty Chair in Biomedical Engineering & Regents' Professor at The Georgia Institute of Technology)
May 18, 2020 13:51 - 39 minutes - 55.4 MBDr. Ajit Yoganathan – The Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Faculty Chair in Biomedical Engineering & Regents' Professor at The Georgia Institute of Technology – joins Innovators to talk about his history in biomedical engineering and the background on the field as a field of higher education. Dr. Yoganathan and host Dr. Rick Skinner also conclude their conversation talking about how biomedical engineering could be a "catalyst" to solve problems like COVID-19. According to Dr. Yoganathan, h...
Assessing the Strengths and Weaknesses of America's Public Health System in the Time of COVID-19 (with Dr. Donna Petersen, Dean of the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida)
May 07, 2020 14:45 - 38 minutes - 53.6 MBDr. Donna Petersen joins Innovators to talk about how the coronavirus has shown a spotlight on the good and the bad of America's public health system. In the early stages of America's battle with COVID-19, Dr. Petersen talks about the public's knowledge and understanding of the country's health system and how state and federal lawmakers and healthcare professionals are dealing with the crisis. Dr. Petersen is a masters and doctoral graduate in maternal and child health from the Johns Hopki...
Weighing the State of Higher Education Against Harsh Criticism (with Dr. Adrianna Kezar, Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California)
April 10, 2020 13:34 - 42 minutes - 59.2 MBDr. Adrianna Kezar, Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California, joins Innovators to examine the state of higher education when viewed against harsh criticism, external factors, and the facts around enrollment, faculty, and the changing workforce. Dr. Kezar and Innovators host Rick Skinner also talk about an aging faculty, tenure-track professors, and how to make space for the new wave of university professors. Dr. Kezar is also the Dean’s P...
The State of American Higher Education: Before and During COVID-19 (with Dr. Adrianna Kezar, Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California)
April 10, 2020 13:34 - 42 minutes - 59.2 MBDr. Adrianna Kezar, Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California, joins Innovators to examine the state of higher education when viewed against harsh criticism, external factors, and the facts around enrollment, faculty, and the changing workforce. Dr. Kezar and Innovators host Rick Skinner also talk about an aging faculty, tenure-track professors, and how to make space for the new wave of university professors. Dr. Kezar is also the Dean’s P...
Improving STEM Learnings & Building the Workforce (with Dr. Mónica Bugallo, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stonybrook University)
April 01, 2020 16:00 - 35 minutes - 49 MBDr. Mónica Bugallo, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stonybrook University, joins Innovators to talk about STEM and efforts to improve science and technological learnings. Innovators is a podcast production of Harris Search Associates. The show is produced by Grant Burkhardt. *The views and opinions shared by the guests on Innovators do not necessarily reflect the views of the interviewee's institution or organization.*
Improving STEM Education to Build a Workforce (with Dr. Mónica Bugallo, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stonybrook University)
April 01, 2020 16:00 - 35 minutes - 49 MBDr. Mónica Bugallo, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stonybrook University, joins Innovators to talk about STEM and efforts to improve science and technological learnings. Innovators is a podcast production of Harris Search Associates. The show is produced by Grant Burkhardt. *The views and opinions shared by the guests on Innovators do not necessarily reflect the views of the interviewee's institution or organization.*
Operational & Strategic Leadership (with Dr. Jacqueline Travisano, Executive Vice President for Business and Finance and Chief Operating Officer of the University of Miami (FL))
February 28, 2020 14:00 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBDr. Jacqueline Travisano – Executive Vice President for Business and Finance and Chief Operating Officer of the University of Miami (FL) – joins Innovators to talk about being an operational and strategic leader at the institution from her position as COO. She also talks about working with and implementing the strategic plans of the university president and the rest of the executive level. Dr. Travisano holds a Doctorate in Higher Education Leadership from Nova Southeastern University, an ...
Managing Operations at a System of Universities (with Lesa Roe, Chancellor of the University of North Texas System)
February 21, 2020 22:30 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBLesa Roe, Chancellor of the University of North Texas System, joins Innovators to talk about how she manages and operates UNT System, its facilities and its strategies across many different institutions. Roe also is the CEO of the UNT System, and joined the university system after 33 years in various leadership positions at NASA, including Acting Deputy Administrator, a role similar to a COO. She is the first woman to hold the position of Chancellor at UNT. Chancellor Roe holds a Bachelo...
The Past, Present, and Future of the University of New Hampshire (with Dr. James Dean, President of the University of New Hampshire)
January 31, 2020 14:00 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBDr. James Dean, President of the University of New Hampshire, joins Innovators to talk about the state of his university, its in-state tuition rates, its status as a research institution, and how it will evolve in the future. Dr. Dean and Innovators host Rick Skinner also discuss questions around the public's trust in higher education and likewise in many other types of major institutions. Dr. Dean became the 20th president of UNH in 2018 and has served for more than 30 years in higher edu...
Affecting Change from Leadership at Northern Illinois University (with President Dr. Lisa Freeman, Provost Beth Ingram, and CFO Sarah McGill)
January 23, 2020 05:08 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBThe leadership of Northern Illinois University – President Lisa Freeman, Executive Vice President and Provost Beth Ingram, and Vice President for Administration and Finance and Chief Financial Officer Sarah McGill – joins Innovators to talk about how they manage to affect change at a large university and what it means to be part of a largely female leadership team at NIU. Dr. Freeman was appointed president of Northern Illinois University in September 2018. She earned a bachelor's degree i...
Population Health and Tackling Modern Healthcare Challenges (with Dr. David Nash, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Health Policy at the Jefferson College of Population Health)
January 17, 2020 14:00 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBDr. David Nash, Dean Emeritus and Founding Dean Emeritus and the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy at the Jefferson College of Population Health, joins Innovators to talk about the definition of population health as opposed to public health, and how to tackle the specific challenges that come with 21st century healthcare. Dr. Nash earned his MD from the University of Rochester and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a principal faculty member for...
Technological Solutions to Scientific Problems (with Dr. Klemen Zupancic, CEO of Scinote)
January 03, 2020 14:30 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBDr. Klemen Zupancic, CEO of Scinote, joins Innovators to talk about how his company and others are building technological solutions to complex scientific problems. Dr. Zupancic and Rick Skinner talk about how these software evolutions can help build a digital mindset for the future of science. Dr. Zupancic earned his Ph.D. at the University of Ljubijana in Slovenia, and is also the co-founder of Biosistemika, a creator of software solutions for laboratory use. Innovators is a podcast pro...
How to Deliver Expanded Research Opportunities at Medical Institutions (with Dr. Jeffrey Joyce, Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs at Florida State University)
December 23, 2019 19:33 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBDr. Jeffrey Joyce, Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs at Florida State University, joins Innovators to talk about the role of research in the clinical healthcare enterprise, community health, and how to meet the needs of all kinds of communities. Dr. Joyce is also a professor of biomedical sciences at FSU and earned his Ph.D. in psychology (with a concentration in Physiological Psychology), at the University of Florida. Innovators is a podcast production of Harris S...
The Evolution and Development of Hispanic & Latinx Americans in STEM (with Raquel Tamez, CEO of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers)
November 29, 2019 19:49 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBRaquel Tamez, the CEO of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), joins Innovators to talk about the importance of the development of hispanic and latinx professionals in America, especially in STEM fields. Tamez talks about SHPE's role in the landscape and the reasons for her to be "cautiously optimistic" about the evolution and trends of representation in STEM fields. Tamez has been the CEO of SHPE since 2017, and prior to her work at SHPE, she was the Chief Legal officer, ...
The Role of the Land Grant University (with Dr. Susan Fritz, the Executive Vice President and Provost and the Dean of the Graduate College at the University of Nebraska)
November 15, 2019 21:05 - 27 minutes - 38.2 MBDr. Susan Fritz joins Innovators to talk about the University of Nebraska and other Land Grant institutions across the country, and their role in higher education, policy, and their place in the world. Dr. Fritz is the Executive Vice President and Provost and the Dean of the Graduate College at the University of Nebraska. She recently spent several months as the interim president of the University of Nebraska, becoming the first woman to hold that title. She earned her bachelor's (in busin...
The Role of the Supply Chain in Food Security (with Dr. Eleftherios Iakovou, Director, Manufacturing and Logistics Innovation Initiatives, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station)
November 08, 2019 21:41 - 38 minutes - 53.6 MBDr. Eleftherios Iakovou joins Innovators to talk about the importance of the global supply chain in the world of food strength and security. Dr. Iakovou and Rick Skinner discuss the need for communication, organization, and transportation – all essential parts of the supply chain – to ensure food safety for the most amount of people worldwide. Dr. Iakovou has a Ph.D. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and a M.Sc. in Operations Research and Industrial ...