Trojans Talk Research - Dr. Govind Menon - Sept. 29, 2025

Trojans Talk Research - Professors Will Jacks and Sara Dismukes

For the very first time on this podcast series, “The Voice of the Trojans” Barry McKnight goes to Malone Hall, one of the oldest buildings on campus and the home of the Department of Art and Design, to talk with Troy professors Will Jacks and Sara Dismukes about research within Art & Design, on the latest Trojans Talk Research Podcast.

Trojans Talk Research - Dr. Brian Helms

Barry McKnight once again heads to McCall Hall on the Troy campus, where this month he talks with Dr. Brian Helms of the Department of Biological and Environmental Science. Dr. Helms is passionate about his active, hands-on research about the removal of the Elba Hydroelectric Dam’s effect upon the Pea River populations of indigenous fish and mussels, and he shares that passion (and another exciting project) on the latest Trojans Talk Research Podcast.

Trojans Talk Research - Dr. Joel Campbell

The first podcast subject of 2026 is Dr. Joel Campbell of Troy’s Department of Political Science, who discussed with Barry McKnight the research and recent publication of his book ‘“Television’s Golden Age: Politics and International Relations in the Era of HBO and Streaming TV”on the latest Trojans Talk Research Podcast.

Trojans Talk Research - Dr. Hanna Cooper

This month Barry travels to Wallace Hall to visit with one of his sports media colleagues, Dr. Hanna Cooper, a lecturer in the Hall School of Journalism and Communication, to listen to her insights into her research project: "The Role of Social Media Criticism in Shaping the Self-Perception and Professional Identity of Female Sports Journalists” on the Trojans Talk Research Podcast.

Trojans Talk Research - Dr. Govind Menon - Sept. 29, 2025

With Troy University’s advancement as a doctoral institution and heightened profile as a high-quality research institution, Barry McKnight has gone to McCall Hall to discuss the underlying factors behind the upward trajectory of Troy’s research efforts with one of its most positive, energetic academic leaders. His conversation with the Dean of the College of Science and Engineering, Dr. Govind Menon, is presented on the latest edition of the Trojans Talk Research Podcast.