Savvy Researcher Boot Camp

The September 2024 Savvy Researcher Boot Camp featured Daria LaTorre, JD, Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Online Learning Officer at Duquesne University. Ms. LaTorre spoke on the legal and ethical implications of generative AI in higher education. 

The September 2023 Savvy Researcher Boot Camp featured Christine Cline, Associate Director for Proposal Services and Faculty Support (PSFS) at Auburn University. Ms. Cline spoke on funded research, including using the Pivot Database and the proposal process.  

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• Schedule an appointment
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The June 2023 Savvy Researcher Boot Camp featured two AU faculty panels discussing academic publishing in their disciplines.  The panelists addressed the following questions:

• Where should I publish?  How do I determine the most appropriate venue for my work?
• What should I keep in mind as I plan and prepare a manuscript for publication?
• How do I deal with the peer review process, including critical or mixed reviews and requests for revisions?                
• What was the most valuable piece of advice related to scholarly publishing that you’ve received?  What advice do you give graduate students you work with?

SCIENCE FACULTY PANEL

Featured speakers: Dr. Selen Cremaschi (B. Redd & Susan W. Redd Endowed Eminent Scholar Chair Professor and the Graduate Program Chair in the Department of Chemical Engineering); and Dr. Virgina Davis (Dr. Daniel F. and Josephine Breeden Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering)

SOCIAL SCIENCES FACULTY PANEL

Featured speakers: Dr. Carey Andrzejewski (Emily R. and Gerald S. Leischuck Endowed Professor for Educational
Leadership in the Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology); Dr. Steve Brown (Morris Savage Endowed Chair in the Department of Political Science.); and Dr. Peter Hastie (Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professor in the School of Kinesiology.)

2021 Three Minute Thesis (3MT©) winners, Ja'Lia Taylor and Summia Rahman, reprise their winning 3MT talks and answer audience questions about how to prepare for, and deliver, effective scholarly presentations. 

Data visualization has become part of the public imagination. We see graphs and maps of data everywhere: in the news, in social media, in science, and many other realms.  But do the readers of these visualizations understand what they are looking at?  More importantly, do visualization designers know what they are doing? This talk offers suggestions for overcoming these challenges.

[Dr. Alberto Cairo is Knight Chair in Visual Journalism at the School of Communication, University of Miami, and author of How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter About Visual Information.  This lecture was presented at AU Libraries' Savvy Researcher Boot Camp on May 22nd, 2021.]

Check our library catalog for books mentioned in Dr. Cairo's talk.  Dr. Cairo has shared these resources related to his presentation topic:

2020 Three Minute Thesis (3MT©) winners, Eleanore Larson and Sophie Boorman, reprise their winning 3MT talks and answer audience questions about how to prepare for, and deliver, effective scholarly presentations.  [Please note that, due to technical issues, the beginning segment of this panel presentation was not recorded.]

The May 2020 Savvy Researcher Boot Camp featured two AU faculty panels discussing academic publishing in their disciplines.  The panelists addressed the following questions:

• What kinds of research and written work are suitable for publication?
• Where should I publish?  How do I determine the most appropriate venue for my work?
• How do I deal with the peer review process, including critical or mixed reviews and requests for revisions?                
• What was the most valuable piece of advice related to scholarly publishing that you’ve received?  What advice do you give to the graduate students you work with?

STEM FACULTY PANEL

Featured speakers: Dr. George Flowers (Dean, The Graduate School; Mechanical Engineering); Dr. John Hung (Electrical and Computer Engineering); and Dr. Brian Thurow (Aerospace Engineering)

AUDIO RECORDING (with transcript)

SOCIAL SCIENCES FACULTY PANEL

Featured speakers: Dr. Carey Andrzejewski (Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology); Dr. Chris Correia (Psychological Sciences); and Dr. Bridgett King (Political Science)

AUDIO RECORDING (with transcript)