In the Research Matters Podcast, I interview leading researchers in psychology and other social sciences in an effort to understand what they do that makes them productive. This podcast is intended to help graduate students, professors, and scientists learn actionable strategies that can help them in their own research endeavors. I strive to help draw out the tips, tricks, habits, and routines of extraordinarily productive researchers.
In these interviews, we cover topics like:
- How to develop a programmatic line of research
- How to build a team of amazing collaborators
- Getting things done
- Writing productively
- Grant writing strategies
- Creating an effective research lab
- Applying design thinking to research
- How to develop great research ideas
- When to turn your research into a book
- Managing grad students
- Maintain a balance with other aspects of life, such as health, fun, and family
- How to choose which projects to invest in
- How to be efficient
- And much more…
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Show notes, links, and resources for all episodes
Dr. Jackie Persons on Integrating Research into Private Practice and Advancing CBT
Dr. Jacqueline (Jackie) Persons is a distinguished clinician, researcher, and Clinical Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. She served as president of the Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (ABCT) in 1999 and currently works in private practice at the Oakland Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center. With over 35 years of experience, Dr. Persons is … Read more
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Patricia Areán, Ph.D. Effective Strategies for Community Engagement and Digital Innovations in Mental Health Research.
Dr. Patricia Areán is a clinical researcher and former professor at the University of Washington’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Currently, she is the Director of the Division of Services and Intervention Research at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). With over 30 years of experience, Dr. Areán has focused her career on … Read more
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Tony Biglan, Ph.D., on balancing funding with following your true passions
Tony Biglan, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist at Oregon Research Institute and Co-Director of the Promise Neighborhood Research Consortium. For the past thirty years, he has conducted research in the development and prevention of child and adolescent problem behavior. He is a former president of the Society for Prevention Research and was a member of … Read more
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Dean McKay, Ph.D., A.B.B.P. on mental health in academia, getting into grad school, authorship, and personal planning
Dean McKay, Ph.D., A.B.B.P. is Professor of Psychology at Fordham University where he is a member of the clinical psychology doctoral program. His lab, Compulsive, Obsessive, and Anxiety Program (COAP) provides instruction to undergraduate, masters, and doctorate levels. Dr. McKay’s expertise is in anxiety and obsessive-compulsive behavior, with his current focus being on Covid-19 related … Read more
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Steven C. Hayes, PhD, on controversy, his lab culture, and how political organizing can help you in science
Dr. Hayes is a Nevada Foundation Professor of Psychology in the Behavior Analysis Program at the University of Nevada, Reno. An author of 46 books and nearly 650 scientific articles, he is especially known for his work on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which is one of the most widely used and researched new methods of … Read more
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Jessica Borelli, Ph.D., on Work/Family Conflict, Gender Roles, and Intervention Research with Diverse Communities
Jessica Borelli, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychological Science at the University of California, Irvine. She is a clinical psychologist specializing in the field of developmental psychopathology, and her research focuses on the links between close relationships, emotions, health, and development. Today Dr. Borelli shares her own experience with balancing her family life and … Read more
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James Kirby, PhD, and Jeffrey Kim, on incorporating physiological data in psychological research
James Kirby, Ph.D., is a researcher and senior lecturer at the University of Queensland in Australia, who studies the effects of kindness and compassion. Jeff Kim, a graduate student under Dr. Kirby, joins my discussion with Dr. Kirby on measuring and incorporating physiological data into their research. Today’s conversation is focused on measuring heart rate … Read more
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Bethany Teachman, PhD, and Jeremy Eberle, on embracing an open-science mindset
Does the thought of practicing open science give you sweaty palms? That’s a normal reaction for those of us who weren’t formally trained in the open-science methodology. The sweaty-palm reaction is really not that surprising since most of us have gotten where we are today because we’ve been meticulous in our work and tried to … Read more
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Jessica Schleider, PhD, on Open Science and Replicability Practices and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academia
Jessica Schleider, PhD, is an assistant professor of clinical psychology at Stony Book University and a graduate of the Clinical Psychology Program at Harvard University. When in graduate school, she learned about open science – not from her courses but from the Twitter-spere and later from The Black Goat Podcast. What she learned was compelling … Read more
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Maria Karekla, PhD, on using wearables in research and getting a psychophysiology lab up and running
Dr. Maria Karekla is an assistant professor at the University of Cyprus where she studies anxiety and cravings and specializes in utilizing psychophysiological measurements in her research. I decided to interview her because she has one of the few labs in the world that has done research comparing consumer grade wearable physiological measurement devices to … Read more
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