Harmonizing Her Life in Academic Motherhood : An Interview with Dr. Cleopatra Abdou – Part I

Harmonizing Her Life in Academic Motherhood : An Interview with Dr. Cleopatra Abdou – Part I

By Kimine Mayuzumi   Dr. Cleopatra Abdou is an assistant professor of Social Work, Psychology, and Gerontology at University of Southern California. She specializes in the intersection of reproductive health, human flourishing, and how health is transmitted from one generation to the next. Through her website, she communicates with the non-academic world about her passion for women’s health and wellness and provides fertility, pregnancy, and Mommy Lifecycle consulting and programs to women and families nationally…

Dear academic dads: 5 recommendations from a faculty of color

Dear academic dads: 5 recommendations from a faculty of color

Riyad A. Shahjahan Dear academic dads, Seven years ago, at the beginning of my academic career, my partner, Kimine, and I had dinner with a Japanese distinguished scholar in Vancouver. Given the presence of our 3-year-old son at the table, our colleague shared a personal story about his son and expressed his biggest regret in his life. While he had worked hard as an academic pursuing grants and chairing his department, he hardly spent time…

Moving beyond white supremacy and/or North America in family movies: 16 recommendations

Moving beyond white supremacy and/or North America in family movies: 16 recommendations

By Kimine Mayuzumi and Riyad A. Shahjahan   What do you like to do for your family time or personal time? We love watching movies with our kids. Since it is the holiday season right now, watching movies is a great way for us to be lazy and slow down as a family! Given that we’re in North America, we tend to be bombarded by movies that depict Western contexts and White male perspectives, while…