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EdLabLeveraging AI to Reduce Teachers’ Mental Load with Michael KennedyEpisode Notes
What do driving in rush hour traffic, a denied debit card at checkout and teaching have in common? High levels of stress. But according to today’s guest, while two of those experiences are temporary, teachers—especially novice ones—commonly experience overwhelm daily. So, what can be done to help?
Special education Professor Michael Kennedy and his lab are leveraging generative artificial intelligence to lessen teachers’ mental load and improve their capacity in the classroom. In this episode of EdLab, Kennedy discusses his own learning struggles and how they informed his journey to become a...2025-07-0331 minEdLabEffective Mental Health Care for Individuals with Autism with Micah MazurekEpisode Notes
Autism often exists alongside co-occurring conditions, such as difficulties with sleep or for some, depression and anxiety. For individuals with autism seeking mental health care, health care providers often have several tools in their treatment toolbox. But most of those have primarily been tested on non-autistic people. So, questions remain as to which treatments work best for the autism community. Professor Micah Mazurek is on the hunt for some answers.
Micah Mazurek is a clinical psychologist, the Novartis U.S. Foundation Professor of Education, and director of the Supporting Transformative Autism Research (or...2025-06-1325 minEdLabHow Fitness Level Trumps Body Mass Index with Siddhartha AngadiEpisode Notes
When it comes to reducing cardiovascular disease, kinesiology professor Sid Angadi’s research shows how fitness level is much more important than body mass index. And perhaps the best news of all, the researcher’s measurement for fitness is quite generous.
Learn more about Siddhartha Angadi: https://education.virginia.edu/about/directory/siddhartha-angadi
EdLab is a production of the UVA School of Education and Human Development and WTJU 91.1FM. EdLab is produced by Audrey Breen, with support from Mary Garner McGehee and Sage Tanguay. Our music is Palms Down by Blue Dot S...2025-05-2323 minEdLabGetting Curious about Curiosity with Jamie JiroutEpisode Notes
How would you define curiosity? Associate professor Jamie Jirout is on the podcast to help us answer that question and to share what she’s been uncovering about curiosity and how it relates to learning.
EdLab is a production of the UVA School of Education and Human Development and WTJU 91.1FM. EdLab is produced by Audrey Breen, with support from Mary Garner McGehee and Sage Tanguay. Our music is Palms Down by Blue Dot Sessions. You can subscribe to EdLab wherever you get your podcasts.
Learn more about Jamie Jirout's research at...2025-04-2824 minEdLabSupporting Students' Return to School After a Mental Health Hospital Visit with Lora Henderson SmithEpisode Notes
After visiting a hospital for care during a mental health crisis—whether a visit to the emergency department or for an in-patient stay—students often jump right back into school. UVA professor and licensed clinical psychologist Lora Henderson Smith discusses her work with school-based mental health professionals aimed at supporting these students during and after their transition back to school.
EdLab is a production of WTJU 91.1FM and the UVA School of Education and Human Development. EdLab is produced by Audrey Breen, with support from Mary Garner McGehee and Sage Tanguay. Our music is P...2025-04-0717 minEdLabWays to Become a Teacher with Jillian McGrawEpisode Notes
No matter where you are in your professional journey, if becoming a teacher is your goal, the UVA School of Education and Human Development has a pathway to help you make that happen. In this episode of EdLab, Teacher Education Director Jillian McGraw walks us through all the ways pre-service teachers find their way to the teacher education program to pursue their dream of one day leading a classroom of their own.
Visit the Become a Teacher page for more information.
EdLab is a production of WTJU 91.1FM and the UVA...2025-03-1717 minEdLabHow Ed Policy Gets Implemented with Associate Professor Beth SchuelerEpisode Notes
Research can help identify policy ideas that improve schools and outcomes for students. But then what? Education policy associate professor Beth Schueler wants to know: What happens after we have evidence that a program or policy benefits schools? How do leaders decide where it gets implemented and for how long?
Learn more about Schueler’s work:
EdPolicyWorks Research Center: https://education.virginia.edu/research-initiatives/research-centers-labs/edpolicyworks
EdLab is a production of WTJU 91.1FM and the UVA School of Education and Human Development. EdLab is produced by Audrey Breen, with su...2025-02-2419 minEdLabHow Threat Assessment Teams Help Keep Schools Safer with Professor of Education Dewey CornellEpisode Notes
Notes go hereWhile schools are some of the safest places for children, any act of violence in schools is one too many, forensic clinical psychologist and professor of education Dewey Cornell reminds us. For nearly 40 years, Cornell has studied school violence prevention and how threat assessment teams can play a pivotal role in keeping schools safe.
Learn more about Cornell’s work:
Youth Violence Project: https://education.virginia.edu/research-initiatives/research-centers-labs/research-labs/youth-violence-project
EdLab is a production of WTJU 91.1FM and the UVA School of Education and Human Development. Ed...2025-02-2423 minEdLabWays to Close the Ed Tech Gap with Associate Professor Jennifer ChiuEpisode Notes
If technology tools can be a powerful way to introduce students to engineering and computer science, how can we get more of those tools into the hands of students? Associate Professor Jennifer Chiu is here to share ways she and her team are working to make that happen. Before joining the faculty at the University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development, Chiu began her career as an engineer and spent several years teaching high school math and science.
Learn more about Chiu’s work:
The STEM Education Research Group: ht...2025-02-2420 min
Continuing Studies: for Higher Ed PodcastersCollege Radio’s Renaissance: Higher Ed’s Audio Evolution Part 2How The Virginia Audio Collective fosters creativity, collaboration, and impactful storytelling.In part two of this episode, Mary Garner McGehee and Sage Tanguay discuss The Virginia Audio Collective at the University of Virginia, showcasing how a podcast network can thrive by combining creativity, community, and collaboration. With resources from WTJU community radio and a supportive infrastructure, the collective empowers aspiring podcasters to bring their ideas to life, from concept to production. Insights include the benefits of limited series, building an audience, and fostering partnerships across campus and beyond. This episode highlights the tools, strategies, and innovative approaches...2024-12-1624 min
Continuing Studies: for Higher Ed PodcastersCollege Radio’s Renaissance: Higher Ed’s Audio Evolution Part 1How traditional radio is evolving.Mary Garner McGehee and Sage Tanguay from the University of Virginia's WTJU and Virginia Audio Collective visit the Continuing Studies podcast to explore the evolving role of radio and podcasting in higher education. In part one of this two part episode, they share how WTJU, with its storied past in the punk rock scene, has transformed into a dynamic podcasting hub, emphasizing the student-run station WXTJ, where DJs have the freedom to explore diverse music genres. Further, Mary Garner and Sage discuss the surprising ways students today define radio, often merging it...2024-12-0231 min
Pod VirginiaMary Garner McGehee: A New Bold DominionSPONSOR:The Richmond ForumLINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaThis week, Michael is joined by Mary Garner McGehee, audio producer for the Virginia Audio Collective and the new host of Bold Dominion, our longtime sister show. They discuss the revamped explainer for state politics, including episodes on Virginia's recycling, minimum wage, and other state politics topics that often fly beneath the radar.2024-08-2237 min
wtjuMarrnyula Mununggurr's Puzzlework PaintingsArtist Marrnyula Mununggurr is well renowned in the Yonglu community for her warmth and creative genius. Her work will finally go on display in the United States this September with the the opening of “MAḎAYIN: Eight decades Aboriginial Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala.” Mary Garner McGehee spoke with Kluge-Ruhe curator Henry Skerritt to get an inside look on Marrnyula’s work and creative process.
Learn more about MAḎAYIN:
https://madayin.kluge-ruhe.org2022-07-2806 min
Aboriginal Art in AmericaMarrnyula Mununggurr's Puzzlework PaintingsArtist Marrnyula Mununggurr is well renowned in the Yonglu community for her warmth and creative genius. Her work will finally go on display in the United States this September with the the opening of “MAḎAYIN: Eight decades Aboriginial Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala.” Mary Garner McGehee spoke with Kluge-Ruhe curator Henry Skerritt to get an inside look on Marrnyula’s work and creative process.
Learn more about MAḎAYIN: https://madayin.kluge-ruhe.org2022-07-2806 min
Bold Dominion22 - What did this election tell us about 2020 Virginia?Election Day has come and gone, but the election process still continues. And while it looks like Joe Biden has the presidential election mostly secured in an election that bucked the polls, a whole host of state and local races in Virginia were also on the ballot, as well as a state Constitutional amendment for redistricting reform.This week, Nathan Moore sits down with producer Aaryan Balu and Mary Garner McGehee, host and producer of Charlottesville Soundboard, for a roundtable discussion on this year's election and what it means for Virginia going forward. 2020-11-0528 min