This podcast showcases a series of interdisciplinary conversations between experts from Marquette's STEM and Humanities communities to bring you insights into the pandemic that you may be missing.
This Covid Conversation looks back at the growth of Marquette’s Covid Research Initiative to evaluate how the various projects that emerged under its umbrella provide templates and ideas for collaborative research. It is especially noteworthy that each participant wears several hats at Marquette. We also consider what it meant to produce 24 episodes of this podcast and where it may go in the future. Participants include:
Dr. Edward Blumenthal, Associate Dean of Faculty, Research, and Graduate Studies in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences and professor of Biology; former co-director of the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute.
Dr. Sandra Hunter, chief convener of the Covid-19 Research Initiative, director of the Athletic and Human Performance Research Center, and professor of Exercise Science.
Dr. Lezlie Knox, organizer of the Covid Conversations podcast, and associate professor and chair of the Department of History
Dr. Andrea Schneider, inaugural director of the Institute for Women’s Leadership and director of the Alternative Dispute Resolution program in the Marquette University Law School where she is a professor.
4 Jun 2021
COVID 19 Conspiracy Theories
Lezlie Knox and Donald Leech (University of Virginia at Wise) discuss his recent co-authored book, Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories: QAnon, 5G, the New World Order and Other Viral Ideas (https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcfarlandbooks.com%2Fproduct%2Fcovid-19-conspiracy-theories%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cbenjamin.linzy%40marquette.edu%7C793378b349464e6af42908d926a640e3%7Cabe32f68c72d420db5bd750c63a268e4%7C0%7C0%7C637583317753476196%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=PoqgXVEGQ1FlJi6Dvq4LNHhHWeHf57KS9eZWGQGklig%3D&reserved=0) (McFarland, 2021). As two medievalists, they focus on similarities between the Black Death and our current pandemic, as well as why conspiracy theories are so appealing and how we can counter them. Leech also reflects on research as a collaborative process, sharing what he learned from working with scholars who come from policy and education fields, medicine and social justice, along with folklore and history.
Appearing in this episode:
Dr. Lezlie Knox - Associate Professor of History and History Department Chair, Marquette University.
Dr. Donald Leech - Associate Professor of History, the University of Virginia at Wise.
6 May 2021
COVID 19 & The Infodemic
According to the World Health Organization, people are not only living through a pandemic but also an “infodemic” that has made it difficult to know which information and advice about the virus are accurate. In this conversation, Marquette colleagues discuss this infodemic and why it is different from tabloid news and other types of misinformation that have circulated in the past. We also discuss societal and individual ways to deal with the infodemic including our own role in challenging fake news when we encounter it. Participants include:
Valerie Beech, M.S.L.S.- An associate librarian at Raynor Memorial Libraries with research interests in the assessment of freshman English research skills and subject responsibilities in business, advertising, and foreign languages.
Dr. Amrita George- An Assistant Professor in the College of Business with research interests in health information technology, business intelligence and analytics, and emergent technologies.
Dr. Erin Hoekstra- An Assistant Professor in Social and Cultural Sciences with research interests in health and medical sociology, social movements, and social change. She regularly incorporates skill development in information and data literacy as part of her teaching.
Dr. Laurieann Klockow - A virologist in the Biomedical Sciences Department who teaches about microbiology and outbreaks, including a new class focused on understanding Covid-19.
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