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Insights Xchange: Conversations Shaping Academic Research

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Insights Xchange: Conversations Shaping Academic Research

Mental Health Awareness in Scholarly Publishing: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion

May 27, 2024 • Cactus Communications (CACTUS)

In this episode of Insights XChange, Nikesh engages in an insightful conversation with Randy Townsend, President of the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP). Randy dives into the crucial topic of mental health in academia, sharing his experiences and insights. He shares his strategies for promoting mental health awareness, the importance of breaking the stigma, and his new Mental Health Awareness Series on the Scholarly Kitchen blog. Randy also offers valuable advice for early career researchers facing mental health challenges.

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Nikesh Gosalia:

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Randy Townsend:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-townsend-mps/

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Show notes:

Thank you for listening! Here are links to some of the things that Randy Townsend and Nikesh discussed in the podcast. We would love to hear from you, so feel free to drop a line at insightsxchange@cactusglobal.com

Maribelle Gomez (racial battle fatigue) | https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/01/22/guest-post-mental-health-awareness-what-is-racial-battle-fatigue/
Juanita Goossens-Roach | https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/author/juanita-goossens-roach/
SSP | https://www.sspnet.org/
Kerry Washington | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913488/
TV Show: Scandal | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1837576/
George Washington University | https://www.gwu.edu/
American Psychiatric Association | https://www.psychiatry.org/
Centre for Workplace Mental Health | https://workplacementalhealth.org/
The Scholarly Kitchen | https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/author/randy-townsend/

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