In this episode, Clay speaks with Dr. Sandra Parsons. Dr. Parsons is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences and the Director of Pedagogy for the psychology department at Rice University.
Sandy started an initiative at Rice to change the perception of student-athletes on campus and support student-athletes greater involvement in academic circles. Clay and Sandy discuss challenges faced with such an initiative, uniqueness of elite academic institutions, psychological effects, imposter syndrome, speaking hard truths, social identity, and positive psychology.
