The Graduate College offers podcasts on a variety of topics including:

Habits of Successful Researchers and Scholars,
Publish or Perish: How to build a foundation for success while still in graduate school,
Conference Presentation: How to write and deliver a compelling conference presentation,
Publishing in Refereed Journals,
Getting your Dissertation Published into a Book,
Perspectives on Good Writing, and
International TA Orientation Podcasts.

Habits of Successful Researchers and Scholars

Routines, Habits and Tactics

Dr. Ranu Jung, a Professor in Bioengineering, discusses the routines, habits and tactics to increase your research productivity to help you accomplish your dreams.

Passion and Discipline: The Building Blocks of Success

Dr. Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Regents' Professor and Joaqin Bustoz Jr. Professor of Mathematical Biology in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, speaks to the importance of passion and discipline in order to be a successful, productive, and engaged researcher.

Publish or Perish: How to build a foundation for success while still in graduate school

Your Research Papers Should Not Die at the End of a Semester

Dr. Paul Hirt, Professor in History, discusses how you should not let your hard work on seminar papers go to waste by providing advice on turning them into a conference presentation and then a publication.

Disciplined Passion: How to Discover Your Research Interests

Dr. Blake Ashforth, a Professor in Management in the W.P. Carey School of Business, discusses how to discover your research interests and the importance finding a topic you are passionate about.

Choosing your Adviser and Research Topic

Dr. Subhash Mahajan, Regents' Professor and Director of the School of Materials, talks about the importance of making good decisions in order to be successful in your graduate career and beyond, starting with choosing your advisor and research topic.

Setting Yourself Up for Success

Dr Nancy Rodriguez, Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, shares strategies for publishing while in graduate school. She talks about writing with a purpose, the impact a mentor can have on your publication success and the role that research plays in attaining future employment.

Conference Presentation: How to write and deliver a compelling conference presentation

Crafting and Delivering Your Presentation

Dr. Paul Hirt, a Professor in History, discusses crafting and delivering your presentation to engage the academic audience and maximize the impact of your opportunity to interact with scholars in your field.

The Nuts and Bolts of an Academic Conference Presentation

Dr. Linda Vaughan, the Associate Dean of the School of Applied Arts and Sciences, discusses the nuts and bolts of an academic conference presentation, from writing the abstract to networking at the conference.

Conference Posters and Presentations: Keep It Simple and Concentrate On The Science

Dr. Marcia Levitus, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, shares some insights and advice on creating and delivering conference presentations, specifically the importance of keeping it simple and speaking to your audience.

Publishing in Refereed Journals

Insights on getting published from a journal editor’s perspective

Dr. Kory Floyd, a Professor in the Hugh Down's School of Communication, shares some insights about what journal editors are looking for and provides some helpful information about what you can do to better your chances of getting published.

Improving your chances of being published

Dr. Jane Maienschein, a Regents professor in the School of Life Sciences, describes the editorial review process and shares strategies for improving your chances of being published. She advises graduate students to "get a point" in their writing, seek feedback and to be persistent.

Publishing in Refereed Journals

Dr. Stephen West, a Professor in Psychology at ASU outlines the review process used in peer-reviewed journals. He provides graduate students advice on submitting a paper to a journal for the first time, and how to recover and handle revisions and rejections from a journal.

Turn your Dissertation Into a Book

Dr. Sally Kitch, the Humanities Professor of Women and Gender Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at ASU describes stages and strategies for getting your dissertation published as a book.

Converting Your Dissertation into a Book

Dr Alberto Acereda, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the School of International Letters and Cultures and Dean’s Faculty Fellow of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, talks about the process of transforming your dissertation into a book, moving from reading stage to the writing stage, and the importance of finding time to write.

Clarity Complexity and Style

Drs. Ben Minteer, Jamey Wetmore, Merlyna Lim, and Clark Miller (from Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology) answer Dr. Jeanne Simpson's (ASU Writing Center) questions on what makes a piece of writing exemplary. They focus on how style can make or break a piece of writing and on the tenuous relationship between clarity and complexity. They also share how their graduate school mentors helped shape their writing skills.

Structure and Simplicity

Dr. Jeanne Simpson of the ASU Writing Center interviews Dr. Winslow Burleson from Computer Science and Engineering on what makes a piece of writing exemplary. They discuss the structure of good writing and the benefits and importance of simplicity in writing.

Writing so your audience understands the "So What"

Dr. Jeanne Simpson of the ASU Writing Center leads a discussion on good writing with Drs. Cassia Spohn, Nancy Rodriguez, and Scott Decker from the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. These scholars highlight the importance of focus and clarity, understanding the audience, and identifying and explaining the "So What" of a piece of writing.

Challenges of Good Writing

Drs. Susan Gray and Anna Holian of the Department of History and Dr Tracy Fessenden of the Department of Religious Studies share with Dr Jeanne Simpson of the Writing Center their thoughts about exemplary writing in their fields. These scholars discuss a plethora of topics, including the value of choosing one's words, the importance of self knowledge and discipline in the writing process, and whether one should ask for feedback on drafts and much more.

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