CiTR -- Prof Talk

Dr. Jaymie Matthews

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:00:58 -0700

On astrophysics

Dr. Dietrich Jung

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:05:03 -0700

On Islam and democracy

Dr. Julio Montaner

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:06:59 -0700

On HIV & Aids Research

Dr. Rosie Redfield

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:58:32 -0700

On bacteria and open science

Dr. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:03:58 -0700

On Herculaneum

Dr. Rashid Sumaila

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:05:34 -0700

On fisheries and economics

Dr. Kim Schonert-Reichl

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:10:41 -0800

Social and emotional learning in children

Dr. Mark Vessey

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:36:00 -0800

On Green College

Dr. Courtney Booker

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:09:15 -0800

On medieval history

Dr. Werner Antweiler

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:34 -0800

On Environmental Management

Dr. Alejandra Bronfman

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:04:39 -0800

On Caribbean history

Dr. Erica Frank

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:05:00 -0800

On NextGenU.org

Dr. James Tansey

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:02:24 -0800

On social innovation and sustainability

Dr. Emilio Gonz�lez Ferr�n

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:08:00 -0800

On Al-Andalus

Dr. Robert Daum

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:03:12 -0700

On the Iona Pacific Inter-Religious Centre

Dr. Rumee Ahmed

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:04:47 -0700

On Islam

Dr. Sunera Thobani

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:02:52 -0700

On the Centre for Women's and Gender Studies

Dr. Don Baker

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:02:00 -0700

On Korean history

Dr. Gerald Marquette

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:04:31 -0700

Dr. Gerry Marquette, Clinical Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology from the Faculty of Medicine will provide an overview of the clinical field perinatology and maternal-fetal health medicine.

Professor Daniel Vickers

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:04:07 -0700

Dr. Daniel Vickers, Department Head and Professor from the Department of History will discuss the subject of history as a field of study as well as his research on Early America, social history of seafaring, work and economic culture.

Professor Jeffrey James Byrne

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:04:04 -0700

Dr. Jeffrey Byrne, Assistant Professor from the Department of History will discuss his research on revolutionary Algeria in the 1960s in the context of some of the North African uprisings today.

Professor Mauricio Drelichman

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:02:41 -0700

Dr. Mauricio Drelichman, Assistant Professor from the Department of Economics discusses economic history as a field of study as well as his research on the economic history of Early Modern Spain

Dr. Pascal Lavoie

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:04:44 -0800

Dr. Pascal Lavoie, Clinical Assistant Professor from the Division of Neonatology discusses some of his recent research on protecting premature babies who become sick from infections or other diseases after birth as well as provides an overview of the clinical field of Neonatology.

Professor Carlos Ventura

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:06:41 -0800

Dr. Carlos Ventura, from the department of Civil Engineering discusses his role as the Director of the Earthquake Engineering Research facility at UBC as well as some of the recent seismic trends in structural engineering.

Dean of Arts and Haitian Scholar Gage Averill

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:02:05 -0800

Dean of Arts and Haitian scholar, Gage Averill will discuss his new role at UBC as well as his recent Grammy nomination for his project, Alan Lomax in Haiti: Recordings for the Library of Congress, 1936-1937.

Professor Perry Adebar

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:02:45 -0800

Dr. Perry Adebar from the Department of Civil Engineering will discuss structural engineering as a field of study as well as his current research on Concrete Structures and Seismic Design.

Dr Denise Gomes, Visiting Scholar from Sao Paolo, Brazil

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:04:57 -0800

Dr. Denise Gomes, Brazilian archaeologist from the University of the State of S�o Paulo, discusses her current research project on the Art and Cosmologies of Amazonian pre-colonial Indians and that of the Northwest Coast of Canada. Gomes was a visiting scholar at UBC in November of 2010.

Professor Brandon Konoval

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:02:11 -0800

Dr. Brandon Konoval from the School of Music will discuss his current research and and cross appointment in both the School of Music and the Arts One Programme.

Professor Marilyn Chapman

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:03:50 -0700

Dr. Marilyn Chapman discusses her role as the lead researcher and author of the new guide for full-day kindergarten in the province, as well as her role in directing the Institute for Early Childhood Education and Research in UBC�s Faculty of Education.

Professor Neil Safier

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:03:02 -0700

Asst. Prof. Neil Safier from the Dept. of History discusses his new class on the history of Amazonia as well as his recent trip to Manaus, Brazil.

Professor Ken Bryant

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:03:00 -0700

Dr. Ken Bryant from the UBC Department of Asian Studies discusses his upcoming class on Bollywood film as well as the histories of the languages of Urdu and Hindi in literature and popular culture.

Professor Gu Xiong

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:04:20 -0700

Professor Gu Xiong from the Department of Art History and Visual Art and Theory discusses on Prof Talk his exhibit "Becoming Rivers" at the Museum of Anthropology.

Professor Lisa Coulthard

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:30:34 -0800

On violence and the use of sound in film.

Dr. Vivien Measday

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:29:59 -0800

Exploring the link between wine and cancer research.

Amy Osborne

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:30:23 -0800

UBC Amy Osborne shares stories and memories from war-torn Sudan, where she worked as a midwife with Doctor's Without Borders.

Professor Joe Cutbirth

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:29:28 -0800

Professor at the UBC Graduate School of Journalism

Dr. Stefan Dollinger

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:30:06 -0800

Professor Dollinger tells reporter Kerry Blackadar about his endeavour to re-write the 1967 Canadian dictionary. Professor Dollinger studies "Canadianisms" in the English language.

Dr. Daniel Pauly

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:30:02 -0800

Professor at the UBC Fisheries Centre

Dr. Michael Byers

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:30:05 -0800

UBC's Political Science Department

Dr. Wayne Maddison

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:35:00 -0800

UBC's Zoology Department

Broadcast on May 11, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 11 May 2009 07:30:18 -0700

Dr. Janet Werker, Director of the Infant Studies Centre Speech and Language Processing, UBC Department of Psychology discusses her research of infants growing up bilingual and language acquisition in infancy; speech perception, cognitive development and parent-infant communication.

Broadcast on May 4, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 04 May 2009 07:30:08 -0700

Dean Emeritus Marty Hollenberg, former UBC Dean of Medicine discusses some of the accomplishments made by the faculty of Medicine while he was Dean during the years 1990-1996; as well as what he is currently doing outside of academia since his retirement. Music by Clifford Brown.

Broadcast on April 27, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:27:39 -0700

Professor Alfred Hermida from the UBC School of Journalism discusses how journalism and forms of media are changing as well as the the role of citizen journalism. He is an authority on digital journalism, having been a founding member of BBCnews.com.

Broadcast on April 20, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:30:22 -0700

Guest Host Andy Torr discusses with professor Scott Hinch from the UBC Faculty of Forestry his research of salmon migration as well as his role as Director of the UBC undergraduate program in Natural Resources Conservation; the largest and fastest growing applied environmental science program on campus and one of a kind in Canada.

Broadcast on April 6, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:06:09 -0700

Professor Emeritus and renowned pianist Robert Silverman, from the UBC School of Music plays a live performance on Prof Talk and discusses his beginnings; what ultimately motivated him to become a pianist and teach piano at UBC and how he continues to strive to "bring notes on a page to life as vividly as possible". Music from his forthcoming CD - its first release on radio: Mozart's Sonata No. 12 in F major, last movement.

Broadcast on March 30, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:28:53 -0700

Dr. Carl Wieman discusses his beginnings and the research that led him to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2001. He also discusses the goals of the Carl Weiman Science Education Initiative at UBC to achieve highly effective, evidence based science education for all post-secondary students by applying the latest advances in pedagogical and organization excellence.

Broadcast on March 23, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:58:49 -0700

Dr. Michael Hayden, professor of Medical Genetics and Canada's 2008 Health Researcher of the Year discusses his goals to understand how changes in specific genes result in specific diseases, usually in adult life, in particular Huntington disease. He also discusses his Ripples of Hope Foundation that will bring trainees from Africa to Canada to study in four areas: global health (HIV-AIDS and tuberculosis), mental health, rare diseases, an biotechnology and entrepreneurship. Music from Woody Guthrie.

Broadcast on March 16, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:30:06 -0700

Professor Tara Lee from the Department of English discusses her research interest in minority Canadian Literature, specifically Asian Canadian literature and her motivation for and philosophy in teaching it. She also answers the question, what can you do with an English degree besides teach?

Broadcast on March 9, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:33:24 -0700

Dean of Applied Science, Dr. Aboulnasr discusses on Prof Talk her recent appointment to the faculty as well as her research in Electrical Engineering in the field of digital signal processing. She also discusses her goals to make important interdisciplinary connections within the faculty of Applied Science.

Broadcast on March 2nd, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:28:55 -0800

Cathleen With, MFA graduate from UBC Creative Writing Department discusses the debut of her first novel, Having Faith in the Polar Girls' Prison. www.cathleenwith.com

Broadcast on February 24, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:01:00 -0800

Doctoral student Sonja Klinsky from the UBC Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability talks about her thesis titled: Across Years, Lands and Oceans: Justice and Scale in Climate Change Policy Decision Making. Music from Solomon Burke, "None of us are free".

Broadcast on February 17, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:01:00 -0800

Part two of "Balance and Blowup" - an analysis of the current financial crisis. Panelists Dr. Angela Redish from the Department of Economics and Dr. Yves Tiberghien from the Department of Political Science.

Broadcast on February 10, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:02:03 -0800

Prof Talk features a panel lecture from last October; experts from the UBC Departments of Economics and Political Science form a panel to discuss factors leading up to the current global financial crisis. The panel was called "Balance and Blowup" - an analysis of the current financial crisis. Panelists Dr. Paul Beaudry and Dr. Michael Devereux from the Department of Economics.

Broadcast on February 3, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:00:59 -0800

Benjamin Perrin delivers a speech to the BC Human Rights Coalition and the United Nations Association in Canada on the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights last December 10th, 2008.

Broadcast on January 27, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:00:30 -0800

Professor Benjamin Perrin discusses what first drew him to the study of law and what motivated him to dedicate his life to the protection of human rights, as well as his current research on Human Trafficking in Canada which is the first comprehensive account of Canada's involvement in human trafficking for sexual exploitation. Music from album Recuerdos by UBC Music professor Michael Strutt.

Broadcast on January 20, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:59:00 -0800

Dr. Ira Nadel discusses biography as a genre in literature and his new work: a biography of the American popular writer and author of Exodus, Leon Uris; as well as his recent work: a biography of American playwright and filmmaker David Mamet, and a book co-authored on the Golden Gate Bridge entitled Golden Gate Bridge, History and Design of an Icon, both published in 2008.

Broadcast on January 13, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:00:15 -0800

Dr. Hadi Dowlatabadi, discusses the importance of interdisciplinary research; and why adaptation to climate change will be so much more difficult than academics have been postulating. Music from Chopin performed by Professor Emeritus Robert Silverman.

Broadcast on January 6, 2009

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:01:00 -0800

Keith Maillard is not only an internationally acclaimed writer and novelist, specializing in fiction and poetry; he also Chairs one of North America�s most successful Creative Writing Programs. Music from Pete Seeger titled The Power of Song.

Broadcast on December 16, 2008

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:01:00 -0800

Professor Alan Matheson, UBC School of Music

Broadcast on December 9, 2008

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:00:46 -0800

Groundbreaking research of critically endangered leatherback turtles; part two of a two part series on the current crisis of the world�s marine ecosystems. Music from the album Taheke by UBC School of Music professors Lorna McGhee on flute and Heidi Krutzen on harp, and from the album Recuerdos by professor Michael Strutt on guitar.

Broadcast on November 25, 2008

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0800

Management of world�s fisheries; part of a two part series on the current crisis of the world�s marine ecosystems. Music from the album Stroll in the Cool, from the UBC School of Music, performed by professors Jesse Read on basson and Michael Strutt on guitar.

Broadcast on November 18, 2008

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:01:49 -0800

William Faulkner, aviation and fascism; Contemporary American prison writing. Music from professor Jasper Wood from the UBC School of Music, Henri Vieutemp souvenir d'amerique otherwise known as Yankee-Doodle.

Broadcast on November 11, 2008, Professors Marvin Westwood and Sherrill Grace

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:00:58 -0800

Dr. Marvin Westwood, Education and Counselling Psychology Returning veterans; treating post traumatic stress disorder Dr. Sherrill Grace, English RSC Symposium, �The Cultures of War and Peace�

Nov. 4, 2008, Doctoral student Mehre Gomez Fonseca on Harper's apology to residential school survivors

proftalk@gmail.com (CiTR 101.9 Vancouver) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0800

Audio clips from Dana Claxton and the UBC project, "What I Learned in the Class Today" from the First Nations Studies Program. Original theme music composed by Ivan Gomez Fonseca.