What Higher Education Offers Incarcerated Students (featuring Dr. Katie Owens-Murphy)

What Higher Education Offers Incarcerated Students (featuring Dr. Katie Owens-Murphy)

Today, we take a closer look at one of our most outreach-oriented programs. Dr. Katie Owens-Murphy serves as UNA's "Inside-Out" coordinator, working directly with people in prison to facilitate dialogue and education across profound social differences. Katie discusses the impact of the program and offers her perspective as an English professor on how language and the way we communicate with one another shape the world in which we all live. UNA Talks is a bi-weekly podcast from the University of North Alabama focusing on our outstanding faculty. At UNA Talks, we seek to gain their expert insights on various professional and academic topics while learning what makes their classrooms unique. The University of North Alabama offers a massive array of high value programs on campus and online taught be these and our many other talented professors. To learn more, visit una.edu/online.

Where the Arts, the Humanities, and the Business World Meet (featuring Dr. Lindsey Sherrill)

Professor, true crime podcast expert, and writer Dr. Lindsey Sherrill discusses the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to business studies. We see how she has applied these principles in her own work, as well as how she equips her students here at UNA to use language, storytelling, and perspective to conduct business that makes an impact in the world. UNA Talks is a bi-weekly podcast from the University of North Alabama focusing on our outstanding faculty. At UNA Talks, we seek to gain their expert insights on various professional and academic topics while learning what makes their classrooms unique. The University of North Alabama offers a massive array of high value programs on campus and online taught be these and our many other talented professors. To learn more, visit una.edu/online.

When Advocacy in the Community Finds Its Way Into the Classroom (featuring Dr. Andrea Hunt)

Education's role in the success of its community cannot be overstated, and no one knows that better than Dr. Andrea Hunt. Andrea has dedicated her life and career to advocating for students who have inherited any disadvantage to find the education they deserve. She facilitates change and growth in classrooms as well as courtrooms, demonstrating how UNA empowers and facilitates life-changing access to opportunities. UNA Talks is a bi-weekly podcast from the University of North Alabama focusing on our outstanding faculty. At UNA Talks, we seek to gain their expert insights on various professional and academic topics while learning what makes their classrooms unique. The University of North Alabama offers a massive array of high value programs on campus and online taught be these and our many other talented professors. To learn more, visit una.edu/online.

What You Need to Know to Lead in Any Organization (featuring Dr. Shinika Byrd)

Dr. Shinika Byrd shares her experiences as a professional in higher education, an entrepreneur, and an accomplished professor. Shinika also shares her refreshingly practical perspective on how to develop leaders who can transfer their skills, regardless of where their career takes them. UNA Talks is a bi-weekly podcast from the University of North Alabama focusing on our outstanding faculty. At UNA Talks, we seek to gain their expert insights on various professional and academic topics while learning what makes their classrooms unique. The University of North Alabama offers a massive array of high value programs on campus and online taught be these and our many other talented professors. To learn more, visit una.edu/online.

What Occupational Therapy Is, Isn't, and How It's Evolving Healthcare (featuring Dr. Laura Smith)

Dr. Laura Smith is an experienced occupational therapist who is bringing the field of study to the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions at UNA. Laura is here to teach us about the emerging field of OT, as well as all the ways it enriches patients' experiences in healthcare around the world. We also discuss how she is equipping students to practice safely and practically, while offering them the skills they need to find their place in this growing field. UNA Talks is a bi-weekly podcast from the University of North Alabama focusing on our outstanding faculty. At UNA Talks, we seek to gain their expert insights on various professional and academic topics while learning what makes their classrooms unique. The University of North Alabama offers a massive array of high value programs on campus and online taught be these and our many other talented professors. To learn more, visit una.edu/online.