Trista L. Greider :: Kent State University Fashion Prof Brings Design to Life

Dr. Beth Thomas :: Getting Social with Cleveland State University's School of Communication

Dr. Beth Thomas is teaching her students at Cleveland State University to put ethics into their social media decision-making. She works with nearby businesses of all sizes to find real-world applications for her senior public relations students. We talk about how she's helping brands and soon-to-be professionals embrace near-constant change online. Beth Thomas and her students run the CSU School of Communication account on Instagram: @csuschoolofcom [https://www.instagram.com/csuschoolofcom/]. She also encourages her students to be active on LinkedIn, and Beth walks the talk. Find her via her LinkedIn profile [https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-thomas-phd/].

Dr. Craig Froehle :: University of Cincinnati Prof Making Business Better with AI

Dr. Craig Froehle takes an engineering approach to making business better, creating modeling, and research that provides tangible answers and improvements as professor of Operations, Business Analytics and Information Systems at the University of Cincinnati. He unpacks how artificial intelligence will continue to impact us all. Much of Dr. Froehle’s research is online on Google Scholar [https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=OvAL8scAAAAJ]. You can also follow his posts on Medium [https://medium.com/@CRA1G/], including this one about his accidental meme [https://medium.com/@CRA1G/the-evolution-of-an-accidental-meme-ddc4e139e0e4]. He’s also on Mastodon’s sciences.social network @cra1g [https://sciences.social/@cra1g].

Dr. Jenny King :: Case Western Reserve University Prof Shares Work on Mental Health and Social Justice

Dr. Jenny King is a trauma and nervous system-informed social worker, therapist, and educator determined to help us slow down, check in, and understand ourselves a bit more. In this chaotic, post-pandemic world, she shares her techniques with us all on social media and inside the Center on Trauma and Adversity at Case Western Reserve University. You can find out more about Dr. King and explore some of her shared resources on her website [https://drjennyking.com/]. She’s also on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drjennyking/] and Threads [https://www.threads.net/@drjennyking] @drjennyking. Case Western’s Center on Trauma and Adversity is also on Instagram @centerontrauma [https://www.instagram.com/centerontrauma/]. The Prof Podquest is taking a holiday break, so you can look forward to new episodes in January 2024!

Trista L. Greider :: Kent State University Fashion Prof Brings Design to Life

As a fashion designer, Trista L. Greider has sketched Wrangler jeans and costume ball gowns. Now a senior lecturer at Kent State University’s School of Fashion, Mrs. G - as she's called - focuses her courses on computer-aided design. She's also the study away coordinator. Her own international career puts her in a unique position to advise students as they study fashion across the globe. You can find out more about Trista L. Greider and the Jade gown in this blog post [https://www.kent.edu/fashion/news/seamless-collaboration], and learn more about KSU's School of Fashion on their webpage [https://www.kent.edu/fashion]. Trista is also on Instagram @mrs._g_fashion [https://www.instagram.com/mrs._g_fashion/?hl=en].

Dr. Brenda Sarmiento-Quezada :: Purdue Educator Talks Family, Language, and Tacos

Brenda Sarmiento-Quezada can share her love for tacos in two languages, as the Netflix-featured Purdue professor uses food and bilingual education to honor her background as a native of Mexico City who moved to the U.S. as a teen. Her focus is on creating a new generation of educators who celebrate bilingualism, impacting the lives of their students and communities. You can find Brenda on Instagram @doctorabrendasq [https://www.instagram.com/doctorabrendasq]. In San Antonio, Texas, be sure to check out El Pastor es Mi Senor - Dr. Brenda's parents or her brother Alex might be the ones behind the counter. Netflix features the restaurant in the San Antonio episode of the Taco Chronicles series [https://www.netflix.com/title/81040704], season 3. Yellowfish Sushi is also an option when you're local. You can find the restaurants on Instagram as well, @elpastor_esmisenor [https://www.instagram.com/elpastor_esmisenor] and @yellowfishsushi [https://www.instagram.com/yellowfishsushi].