Buy Books Here | Help Support the NBN and NBN en Español on Patreon | Visit New Books Network en Español!

New Books Network

About Dana Malone

Dr. Dana Malone (she/her) is a scholar and practitioner energized by facilitating meaningful learning experiences for students and educators alike. She loves connecting with kindred academic spirits and collaborating on inspiring projects. When she’s not having engaging conversations on The Academic Life channel, she writes, teaches, and works with institutions on a contract basis. Her specialty areas include student cultures, the intersection of gender, sexuality, and religious identities as well as student success and assessment and evaluation. She provides invited talks on her book, From Single to Serious. Dana is also known for kitchen dance parties, wandering the Jersey shore, and greeting the day with a good yoga flow.

Dr. Dana Malone (she/her) is a scholar and practitioner energized by facilitating meaningful learning experiences for students and educators alike.

Dana's website

NBN Episodes hosted by Dana:

Academic Life November 17, 2022

Scholar Skills: Unraveling Faculty Burnout

A Discussion with Rebecca Pope-Ruark

Rebecca Pope-Ruark

Hosted by Dana Malone
“I’m burned out” is a familiar phrase in higher ed these days. This episode explores: What burnout is and is not.One scholar’s personal experience with burnout. How higher ed’s culture …
Academic Life October 27, 2022

Scholar Skills: Managing and Re-Envisioning the Academic Mid-Career

A Discussion with Vicki L. Baker

Vicki L. Baker

Hosted by Dana Malone
Ever felt uncertain about how to manage the academic mid-career stage? This episode explores: Why the mid-career stage is so important to mid-career faculty.Strategies for taking control of your mid-career …
Academic Life September 29, 2022

Scholar Skills: Communicating Through your Online Presence

A Discussion with Jennifer van Alstyne

Jennifer van Alstyne

Hosted by Dana Malone
Is there a strategy to communicating your research online? This episode explores: What an academic communications strategist does.Why having a strategy to your online presence is important. Common misperceptions about …
Academic Life August 25, 2022

Opening Up the University for Displaced Students

A Discussion with Ian M. Cook and Prem Kumar Rajaram

Ian M. Cook and Prem Kumar Rajaram

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The Open Learning Initiative (OLIve) operating out of Central European University.The importance of language related to students experiencing displacement …
Academic Life June 16, 2022

The Great Resignation

In, Out, and Around Higher Education

Eric Frans

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Our guest Eric Frans’ career path into, out of, and around higher educationKey factors that influenced his decision to …
Academic Life June 9, 2022

Scholar Skills: Editing a Book Collection Through a Professional Organization

A Discussion with Karin A. Lewis

Karin A. Lewis

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Dr. Karin Lewis’s experience pitching and winning the book bidKarin and the editorial team’s vision for an inclusive and …
Academic Life May 19, 2022

Setbacks and Missteps

A Conversation about Failing Comps

Heather Wagoner

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Dr. Heather Wagoner’s experience failing her doctoral qualifying examHow she responded as the shame set inWhat she did to …
Academic Life April 7, 2022

Scholarly Skills: From Dissertation to Book

A Conversation with Dr. William Germano

William Germano

Hosted by Dana Malone
A Conversation with Dr. William Germano Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Important questions to ask yourself before getting started on revisingA review of the …
Academic Life February 17, 2022

How to Finish Your Dissertation

A Discussion with Sonja K. Foss and William Waters

Sonja K. Foss and William Waters

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: A process focused approach to completing a dissertation and other academic writingThe function of a dissertation and how it’s …
Academic Life January 20, 2022

Navigating the Two-Body Problem

A Discussion with Kelly J. Baker and Chris Baker

Kelly J. Baker and Chris Baker

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: What the two-body problem isDr. Kelly Baker’s experience on the academic job market as a wife and mother How …
Academic Life September 30, 2021

The Role of “Failure” in Student Success

Anna Sharpe

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: the importance of normalizing failure in college, the emotional work involved with coming back from a failure, the role …
Academic Life August 26, 2021

Mentoring in the Academy

A Conversation with Dr. Claire Renzetti

Claire Renzetti

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island and neither are we. So, we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life July 15, 2021

Teaching First-Year and First-Generation Students

A Conversation with Lisa Nunn

Lisa Nunn

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life June 3, 2021

How To: Create a Mentor Network

A Discussion with Laura Gail Lunsford

Laura Gail Lunsford

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life May 13, 2021

College Belonging

A Conversation with Lisa M. Nunn

Lisa M. Nunn

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life April 26, 2021

Pandemic Perspectives: Graduating, Job Searching, and Being a New Professional

A Discussion with Alex Schmeid

Alex Schmied

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life March 29, 2021

Pandemic Perspective from a University Administrator

A Discussion with James D. Breslin

James D. Breslin

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life March 22, 2021

Pandemic Perspectives: From a Vice President of Student Affairs

An Interview with Zebulun Davenport

Zebulun Davenport

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life February 18, 2021

Faculty versus Administrative Positions

A Discussion with Karin Lewis

Karin Lewis

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life February 15, 2021

Pandemic and the Student Parent

A Conversation about Being a Graduate Student and Mother during a Global Pandemic

Brooke Lombardi

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life February 11, 2021

How to Navigate Mid-Career Choices as a Faculty Member

A Discussion with Vicki Baker

Vicki Baker

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life January 7, 2021

On Writing Well for Trade

A Conversation with author and scholar Donna Freitas

Donna Freitas

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life December 24, 2020

The Other Side of the Desk with a UP Editor

A Discussion with Kim Guinta

Kim Guinta

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts …
Academic Life November 5, 2020

Introduction to the "The Academic Life" Podcast

Christina Gessler and Dana Malone

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you’re not an island, and neither are we. So, we are reaching across our own contacts – and beyond …