News And Features From Mtsu

Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. David Trowbridge Synopsis: The assistant professor of political science and international affairs describes his research into how law firms that serve LGBTQ clients have developed public education resources to augment their legal efforts.

Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Katherine Rowe Synopsis: The graduate student, who has worked as a 911 dispatcher for nearly a year, explains why these emergency professionals deserve better pay and benefits for performing a very stressful job.

Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Michael Roach Synopsis: The associate professor of economics uses quantitative analysis to calculate the connection between college football coaches' careers and the decision to "go for it" or not on fourth down.

Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Dan Morrell Synopsis: The professor of management explains his study of what millennial workers expect from their jobs and how differently they view their work compared to other generations.

Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Andrea Seaton Kelton Synopsis: The associate professor of accounting explains how investors react when a company suffers a cybersecurity breach that exposes its customer data.

In this edition of "Out of the Blue," we look ahead to the upcoming Tennessee Thespian Conference with MTSU's Tucker Theatre Production Manager John Underwood; explore the new Master of Public Health degree with Dr. Andrew Owusu and Dr. Kahler Stone from our Department of Health and Human Performance; and hear from that department's Dr. Bethany Wrye about an exciting public-health partnership with the Tennessee Air National Guard and the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences. Welcome to MTSU's Out of the Blue! More on ThesCon:https://www.tnthescon.com/ More on the new Master of Public Health degree: https://www.mtsu.edu/programs/public-health-mph/ Department of Health and Human Performance: https://www.mtsu.edu/hhp/

Join Middle Tennessee State University's College of Education experts for practical tips you need to know while educating your children at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our university was founded with the central mission of preparing educators within our state. None of us could have imagined what education would look like today in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, we want to remain true to our central mission of preparing educators. Today, many of us are finding ourselves at home with our children while juggling a myriad of responsibilities. What can parents do in this time to move forward in educating their children thoughtfully? Join Dr. Robyn Ridgley (Department Chair, Elementary and Special Education), Connie Casha (Director, Early Learning Programs), and host Trisha Murphy (Development Director, College of Education) for this initial episode in our “Classroom in Your Living Room” podcast series, produced by the Center for Educational Media at MTSU.

Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Bryce Massey Synopsis: Bryce Massey, a senior majoring in interior design, delivered presentations at two international conferences in Berlin on how virtual exchange can facilitate global communication.

Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Jessica Roseberry Synopsis: Jessica Roseberry, a doctoral student majoring in public history, discusses her research paper "Wealth Increase and Slaves as Money in Rutherford County, Tennessee."

Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Cole Easson Synopsis: Dr. Cole Easson, a lecturer and research assistant professor, explains the research he will perform into the filtration systems of sea sponges this summer in the Caribbean.

Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. June Hall McCash Synopsis: The founding mother of the University Honors Program and accomplished historical novelist talks about her book "Eleanor's Daughter."

Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Amanda Flagg Synopsis: An associate professor of nursing, Flagg talks about her fascinating and varied career in nursing, including 20 years in the U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps and a medical mission to Guatemala.

Producer: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Karen Reed Synopsis: Reed, an associate professor in the James E. Walker Library, explains her research into why school librarians tend to do more than their prescribed job duties.

Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. John Vile Synopsis: The Constitutional law scholar and dean of the University Honors College considers possible legal conflicts that might arise from investigating domestic terrorism.

In this edition of "Out of the Blue," we celebrate the "Joys of the Season" with Dr. Reed Thomas of our School of Music and the MTSU Wind Ensemble; learn from Dr. Sanjay Asthana of our School of Journalism and Strategic Media how young people use and work with media, both in the United States and around the world; and discover more about the gift of literacy with Dr. Katie Schrodt of our College of Education and a new community program, "First Book," that gets books into young children's hands. Learn more at https://mtsunews.com/out-of-the-blue/.

Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Ray Wiley Synopsis: The associate director of campus recreation promotes the annual blood drive competition between MTSU and Western Kentucky University.

Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Howard Henderson Synopsis: The MTSU alumnus and professor at Texas Southern University returns to his alma mater to discuss criminal justice reform in Tennessee.

Coming up on this edition of MTSU Out of the Blue, we discuss the concentration in real estate, yet another Ready-to-Work program designed by the Jones College of Business at MTSU. We learn about "The Dolly Project," a joint effort of the MTSU School of Music and MTSU Department of Recording Industry that compiles works by the country icon to get a deeper understanding the story behind the music. And finally, we hear about the diverse learning opportunities available to students who want to study abroad through the Office of Education Abroad which will be hosting an Education Abroad Fair on November 13th. Full episode: https://youtu.be/RlC1BXuwzZw

Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Paula Findlen Synopsis: The 2019 Strickland Visiting Scholar Lecturer in History discusses the impact of books on the work of scholar/painter/inventor Leonardo da Vinci.

Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Phillip Dean Synopsis: An MTSU student staying with his parents over the summer finds himself in a moral dilemma when money spills out of an armored truck on the Interstate in Atlanta.