SyndicateMizzou Video Podcast

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Matt Gompper - Not your average skunk

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:43:49 GMT

The Eastern Spotted Skunk is on the verge of extinction. Gompper discusses work in the region that aims to understand why various animals are on the decline and what can be done about it.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Matt Gompper - Outreach and Awareness in the U.S. and India

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:46:44 GMT

In order to raise awareness of their research, Gompper and his team work closely with a number of agencies, including the Missouri Department of Conservation, the Arkansas Fishing Game Commission, and the U.S. Forest Services.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: José Garcia - Issues arising from increased Latino labor force in Missouri

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:29:42 GMT

“There are a number of issues that impact the Latino labor force in rural parts of the state of Missouri,” explains Garcia. Immigration is obviously a big one, along with education, poverty, health, and vulnerability to abuse. Sometimes the main challenges involving Latino agricultural workers results from their past negative experiences with authority and the government. To address these issues, Garcia has coordinated a series of workshops and institutes on cultural competency for extension workers.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Jim Koller and Karen Weston - Founding the Center for the Advancement of Mental Health Practices in the Schools (Koller)

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:38:38 GMT

Most of Jim Koller’s past research and practice as a licensed psychologist was directed toward pathology, that is, “abnormal behavior.” But he became disillusioned with the then-current state of affairs, realizing that “we have to do something _different_ to stop the escalating incidence of mental illness vis-à-vis mental health problems in the country.” With the cooperation of the Missouri state legislature and the Department of Mental Health, the Center for the Advancement of Mental Health Practices in the Schools was conceived—“with the whole thrust being a paradigmatic shift from mental illness to mental health.”

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Alex Barker - Barker’s Fieldwork in the New World

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:57:34 GMT

Barker has also being doing fieldwork in the New World, especially in ancient Missouri and the Ancient Southeast and in more recent historical periods, from 1000 to 1500 CE across the American midcontinent. Art styles of all of those regions used the same basic symbols, apparently referring to the same basic concepts.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Sandy Rikoon - Overview of Rikoon’s Work

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:43:53 GMT

Folklorist, sociologist, and environmentalist, Sandy Rikoon runs the environmental sociology program in the Department of Rural Sociology, where he teaches graduate courses in environmental sociology, advises students, and does research in the area of environmental sociology.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Sandy Rikoon - “Study of a Failure”

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:46:00 GMT

Only after encountering problems do many state and federal agencies call upon the expertise of social scientists for help, and Rikoon wishes they would ask for help while they set up a project—rather than afterward—to make sure the process fits with local norms.

SyndicateMizzou Podcast: Lori Eggert - Collaborations

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:55:45 GMT

With the kind of scale that Dr. Eggert’s projects involve, collaboration is essential. Here she describes some of those collaborations and how they work.