Sensitive Periods: A Flux Society Podcast

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Sensitive Periods: A Flux Society Podcast

We discuss current topics in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience through the lens of our ever changing career stages. Episodes will be released monthly wherever you get your podcasts.

  1. OCT 15

    S3E3: Training in Science Communication with Dr. Daniela Schiller and Dr. Bradley Voytek

    Flux and cognitive neuroscience more broadly are increasingly focused on translating our science for public impact. Yet, we receive little training to know how to do this. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Daniela Schiller and Dr. Bradley Voytek about their journeys through science communication, which include creating a graduate course teaching SciComm and writing a popular neuroscience book. Along the way, we touch on benefits for your own science, starting small, pursuing passions, a...

    51 min

  2. SEP 8

    S3E2: Interview with Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer, the 2024 Linda Spears Mid-Career Award Winner

    We are excited for a special episode this month, as guest host Dr. Arielle Keller (@ArielleKeller) interviews Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer (@jennDSN), the 2024 Flux Linda Spears Mid-Career Award Winner. Dr. Pfeifer is incredibly deserving of this award and gratiously provided her time to discuss her career development, advice to trainees, balancing life and work, and much more. As always, she was very reflective and insightful, and we hope you enjoy the conversation. Many thanks as well to Dr. Keller...

    47 min

  3. AUG 16

    S3E1 - Global Majority with Drs. Sarael Alcauter, Lucia Magis-Weinberg, and Gabriel Scheidecker

    In this episode, we turn our attention to research by and with people of the globalmajority. Children and adolescents in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and LatinAmerica comprise a large majority of the world's population. Yet their dataexperiences and perspectives are marginalized in developmental research,including in developmental cognitive neuroscience. In this episode, we'll chatabout developmental science involving people of the global majority and howtrainees might play a role in the fu...

    48 min

  4. JUN 30

    S2E7 - Community-engaged research with Drs. Arianna Gard & Kalina Michalska

    Much of our research doesn't exist without the families that participate. Community-engaged research seeks to bring those families to the table to learn from their expertise and lived-experiences. To learn more about how developmental cognitive neuroscientists are doing this work, we are joined by Drs. Arianna Gard & Kalina Michalska. We discuss the importance of community-engaged research, how to get started, and how this might look at different career stages. For a full transcript, visi...

    58 min

  5. APR 1

    S2E6: Preregistrations for DCN Trainees with Dr. Russell Poldrack

    Open science is becoming increasingly important in our field, yet the nuances of it can be intimidating for trainees. To think about how trainees in developmental cognitive neuroscience can best engage in preregistrations, we're joined by a renowned expert Dr. Russell Poldrack. We discuss general purposes of preregistrations, do's and don'ts, how to address common mistakes, and more!Relevant resources and discussed papers:Open Science Framewwork: osf.ioThe Preregistration Revolution: https://...

    50 min

  6. JAN 24

    S2E5 - Acing Graduate School Interviews with Dr. Jennifer Silvers & Felicia Hardi

    Graduate school interviews are exciting and stressful! We're joined by Dr. Jennifer Silvers, a faculty member at UCLA and Felicia Hardi, a graduate student at the University of Michigan. We discuss how to prepare for interviews, what questions to ask, how to evaluate a program, and much more! For a full transcript, visit: https://bit.ly/FluxSensitivePeriods_S2E5Connect with us on social media! We are always looking for ideas for episode topics, co-hosts, or guests. X: @FluxSocietyF...

    39 min

  7. 11/25/2023

    S2E4 - A conversation with Dr. Eveline Crone, current Flux President

    Join us for a chat with the president of Flux, Dr. Eveline Crone! In this episode, we discuss her plans for the future of Flux Society, thoughts on societal impact via science communication and public engagement, advice for trainees, and her favorite memories from past Flux conferences.For a full episode transcript, see https://bit.ly/FluxSensitivePeriodsS2E4Connect with us on social media! We are always looking for ideas for episode topics, co-hosts, or guests. Twitter/X: @FluxSocietyFaceboo...

    44 min

  8. 10/20/2023

    S2E3 - Applying to Graduate School with Dr. Laurel Gabard-Durnam and Ellie Taylor

    Applying to Ph.D. programs is one of the most important, exciting, and stressful periods of the scientific journey. To provide perspectives and tips for graduate school applications, we're joined by Dr. Laurel Gabard-Durnam, a faculty member at Northeastern University and Ellie Taylor, a lab manager at the University of Maryland and current graduate school applicant. We touch on numerous topics along our way, including when to apply, tips for building the best application, and the importance ...

    1h 3m
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We discuss current topics in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience through the lens of our ever changing career stages. Episodes will be released monthly wherever you get your podcasts.

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