0:00: Host Andrew Vosko welcomes Dionne Bensonsmith, adjunct assistant professor of applied gender studies at Claremont Graduate University and visiting professor of government at Claremont McKenna College.1:20: Dionne describes her work with the Reproductive Justice Community Institutional Review Board and Mothers on the Frontline, a nonprofit organization focused on children’s mental health.4:00: Dionne discusses the challenge of reconciling disciplinary rules and requirements in a PhD program with her own needs. 5:48: Andrew talks about identity and professional roles and the need for agility to prepare oneself for multiple jobs and types of jobs in the future.7:00: Dionne talks about working with new graduate students on identifying their “superpower.”9:42: Dionne talks about her academic journey as, at first, a student-athlete. 11:58: Dionne talks about her pivot from political science into philosophy and navigating various disciplinary boundaries. 15:00: Dionne talks about her pivot to more personally motivated research.16:11: Dionne talks about how finding a spot in gender studies (an inherently interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary field) allowed her to do research and teaching that was sustainable for her and her family. 18:00: Andrew describes the typical arc—inception to ossification—of a discipline.19:30: Andrew talks about balancing the institutionalization of a field and dynamic growth. 21:00: Andrew talks about navigating one’s identity in one’s work and the opportunities in opening up new disciplinary spaces. 23:00: Dionne talks about deploying philosophy and philosophical frameworks in the contexts of her work with nonprofits focused on children’s mental health. 25:00: Andrew talks about transdisciplinary work in contrast to the “standing on the shoulders of giants” mode of thought. 27:00: Dionne talks about her entry into transdisciplinary thought via the notion of intersectionality.30:00: Andrew describes what he calls “disciplinary awareness,” that is, the ability to assess a discipline from a sociological perspective.32:00: Dionne elaborates on Andrew’s comments on the importance of reflexivity and bridge-building.36:00: Andrew and Dionne discuss the value of applied knowledge.37:53: Dionne describes her experience teaching in the Applied Gender Studies program. She talks about the classroom as a transitional place to develop theories toward practical ends.44:05: Andrew talks about an important skill set for the future—that of the translator. 47:52: Dionne describes an applied gender studies class. 50:00: Dionne talks about humanities students encountering the issues of positionality and ethics in their research. 52:00: Andrew segues to the concept of allyship.

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