Best of the Faculty Factory Podcast: Conversations on Leadership

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About This Week’s Podcast

Today’s episode of the Faculty Factory is a “Best of” show that includes highlights from past interviews of our show regarding leadership.

As a friendly programming reminder, we will be back next Friday with a brand new episode of the Faculty Factory Podcast! Today’s “Best of” show includes highlights, snippets and clips from the following episodes (appearing in order):

Interested in hearing the full conversations from any of these episodes? Click on the links above to explore each episode in-depth.

About Today’s Speakers

Troy Buer, PhD, made his Faculty Factory Podcast debut way back in 2019. He currently serves as the chief of staff to Dean Rowley with the University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Wendy Ward, PhD, ABPP, FAPA, FNAP, is a frequent Faculty Factory Podcast guest with eight appearances on our program, having previously joined us last in 2022 for an episode you can revisit here. She currently serves as associate provost for faculty in the Division of Academic Affairs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

Cynthia “Cindy” Rand, PhD, is a staple of the Faculty Factory community and Podcast. With a joint appointment in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Dr. Rand serves as Professor of Medicine in the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Department at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She also serves as Senior Associate Dean for Faculty.