Sensitive Periods: A Flux Society Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

We are excited for a special episode this month, as guest host Dr. Arielle Keller (@ArielleKeller) interviews Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer (@jennDSN), the 2024 Flux Linda Spears Mid-Career Award Winner.

Dr. Pfeifer is incredibly deserving of this award and gratiously provided her time to discuss her career development, advice to trainees, balancing life and work, and much more. As always, she was very reflective and insightful, and we hope you enjoy the conversation.

Many thanks as well to Dr. Keller for hosting this episode! If you would like to host an episode yourself, please reach out. This is a great opportunity for researchers at varying career stages to discuss topics you care deeply about and improve your science communication skills.

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In this episode, we turn our attention to research by and with people of the global
majority. Children and adolescents in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin
America comprise a large majority of the world's population. Yet their data
experiences and perspectives are marginalized in developmental research,
including in developmental cognitive neuroscience. In this episode, we'll chat
about developmental science involving people of the global majority and how
trainees might play a role in the future of this work. We're joined by amazing guests Drs. Sarael Alcauter, Lucia Magis-Weinberg, and Gabriel Scheidecker

For a full transcript, visit: https://bit.ly/FluxSPS3E1

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Reach out to your co-hosts, Andrew Lynn (andrewlynnphd@gmail.com) and  Theresa Cheng (tcheng@fas.harvard.edu) 

We discuss getting the most out of conferences (large and small) while maintaining a work-life balance with Drs. Maya Rosen (Twitter @mayalrosen), Julia Moser (@_JuliaMoser)  and Niamh MacSweeney (@Niamh MacSweeney). 
 
For a full transcript visit: https://bit.ly/FluxSensitivePeriodsS1E8

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We hear from Dr. Phoebe Thomson (Twitter @ phoebecthomson)  and Ayla Pollman (@ayla_pollmann) about their experiences training in developmental cognitive neuroscience internationally. We discuss professional and personal difficulties, as well as the unique benefits international training provides. 
 
For a full transcript visit: https://bit.ly/FluxSensitivePeriodsS1E7

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In this episode I chat with Steven Kasparek & Dr. Suzanne van de Groep about what it takes to develop a meaningful, positive, and supportive relationship with your mentor or mentee. We discuss mentoring philosophy, power dynamics, and conflict resolution.

For a full transcript visit: bit.ly/FluxSensitivePeriodsS1Ep6

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What makes a seller talk? How should I practice? What's the goal of a poster presentation? In this episode we're joined by Drs. Margaret Sheridan, Lucina Uddin, & Nim Tottenham to discuss how to craft an academic talk. We talked about everything from what to include in a poster presentation, to how to practice a job talk, and the importance of preparing for the Q&A!

For a full transcript visit: bit.ly/FluxSensitivePeriodsS1Ep5

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How can we best use fMRI to study individual differences? Big data, precision imaging, both? We're joined by Drs. Caterina Gratton & Brenden Tervo-Clemmens to discuss different paths forward and how they compliment each other. The conversation touched on multiple different points that we as a field must consider as we move forward.

For a full transcript visit: https://bit.ly/FluxSensitivePeriodsS1Ep4

BWAS Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04492-9
Two Paths forward commentary: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35512638/
Preprint combining big data & precision imaging: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.10.26.513940v1

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In this episode I chat with Dr. Virginia Salo and Dr. Shabnam Hakimi about the pipeline to industry and alternative academic jobs. We discuss the decision to leave academia, the crafting your CV into a resume, the day-to-day of alternative careers, and how to maintain a work-life balance.

For a full transcript visit: bit.ly/FluxSensitivePeriodsS1Ep3

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This episode features a conversation with the senior director for science, equity, diversity, and inclusion at the American psychological association, Dr. Mia Smith-Byum. We discuss how to communicate our scientific findings to a diverse audience, the value of social media and science discourse and the importance of inclusion for generalizability and much, much more.

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In this inaugural Sensitive Periods episode, we have a conversation with the current Flux President, Damien Fair. We discuss his vision for Flux as a whole, his advice for trainees, and the importance and challenges of science communication. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did!