Tara Brabazon podcast

Episodes

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  How to keep building a research career - A conversation with Professor Priscilla Dunk-West 05.11.2026 17m

  It is so exciting to produce a ripper of an article. And what about that incredible feeling when our book arrives in the post? Wow. But then. But then. What happens next? This week, Priscilla and Tara talk about how we build from a publication. How we maintain momentum and success.
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  Conversations with Alan 3 - Rethinking Medical Oaths and Codes in Modern Practice 01.11.2026 32m

  Oh this is interesting. Let's talk with Alan Silburn this week about medical oaths and codes. What is the role of these ethical statements in behaviour and governance? Fascinating conversation. To view Alan's research, please refer to: Silburn, A. (2026). Rethinking Medical Oaths and Codes in Modern Practice: Flexibility, Compliance, and Cultural Considerations. International Archives of Nursing and Health Care, 12(1), p.209. doi:https://doi.org/10.23937/2469-5823/1510209.
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  Chatting with Alan 2 - Child health services in rural Australia 30.10.2026 33m

  What are the causes and consequences of rural, regional and remote health disparities and injustices? Alan and Tara talk about his recent - and future - study of children's health, and the power of system coordination. To view Alan's study please refer to - Silburn, A. (2025). A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Child Health Services in Rural Australia: Access, Quality, and System Coordination - ACTRN12625001398493p. [online] Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR). Available at: https://anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12625001398493p.aspx.
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  Chatting with Alan 1 - Deciding to complete a PhD by Prior Publication 30.10.2026 33m

  The PhD by Prior Publication is a rare and special qualification. Alan Silburn talks with Tara about how he created a plan to build a PPP, to enable the next step and stage of his career.
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  How to be a Social Worker - Priscilla and Tara talk about the new book 29.10.2026 30m

  Priscilla and Tara talk about Priscilla's new book - just published - How to be a Social Woerk:  Developing your Professional Identity.
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  Conversation with Suzanne Morch-Lassen 7 - Begin with the end in mind 29.10.2026 21m

  This week - we talk about endings.  Suz and Tara probe what an ending to a doctorate is and feels like, and how to build - meaningfully - to this successful conclusion.
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  The first article - Conversations with Suzanne Morch-Lassen 6 24.10.2026 21m

  This week, Suz and Tara talk about writing a first research article, and the research education that emerges from it.
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  A sustainable research career - A conversation with Professor Priscilla Dunk-West 22.10.2026 16m

  We can all have a good research year.  Maybe two.  But this week, Priscilla and Tara explore what a sustained research career looks like - and how to create one.
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  Summoning the SOCK - A conversation with Suzanne Morch-Lassen 5 16.10.2026 30m

  The Significant Original Contribution to Knowledge is the defining attribute of a PhD.  But how is it created?  This week, Suz and Tara talk about how a SOCK is built - and formed.
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  Internationalism and Higher Education - A conversation with Professor Priscilla Dunk-West 15.10.2026 19m

  Internationalism is so important to life, universities and the development of knowledge.  This week, Priscilla and Tara talk about the gift and power of internationalization, even - particularly - in xenophobic times.
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  Beyond Reactive Protection - a conversation with Emily Wong 13.10.2026 41m

  Tara talks with her friend and colleague Emily Wong, from Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, about her recently published article, "Reactive Protection: Building Child-Save Systems for Hong Kong's Future." It is a great provocation of an article, transforming our thinking about the rights of children, and the daily and institutional care for the child. Inspirational. To read Emily's fine article - please refer to "Beyond Reactive Protection: Building Child-Safe Systems for Hong Kong's Future" - https://libjournals.mtsu.edu/index.php/ijwc/article/view/2777
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  Interrupted Careers - A conversation with Professor Priscilla Dunk West 13.10.2026 21m

  What does it mean to have a career 'break'?  What is a career 'interruption'?  Professor Priscilla Dunk-West and I talk about the idea of 'interruption' - and what we learn about a working life through it... And - indeed - a life...
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  Deciding to do a doctorate - A conversation with Suzanne Morch-Lassen 4 08.10.2026 23m

  This week, Tara and Suzanne talk about that pivotal decision.  The decision to do a doctorate.  How is that decision made, and what information is required to make it?
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  Cultivating Commoners - A conversation with Professor Kelly Dombroski 07.10.2026 49m

  How does an individual, collective and community transform in tough times? Kelly and Tara talk about how infrastructures of care can transform individuals and their relationships with the world. This is a delicate conversation about land, gardens and encounters beyond 'the human.' Let's talk about collectives of care. To read Kelly's fabulous article, please refer to this link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026427512300447X
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  Conversation with Suzanne Morch-Lassen 3 - The textures of silence 03.10.2026 19m

  Interviews and surveys are common in qualitative research. But Suzanne has constructed her interviews in a completely original way. Multimodal.  Textured.  This week, we talk about the role of silence in interviews.  How do we understand and value silence?  How do we render it meaningful in research?
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  Conversation with Suzanne Morch-Lassen 2 - Interviewing in different ways 25.09.2026 18m

  This week, Suzanne and Tara talk about interviewing in research. In qualitative methods, it often seems a default strategy for data collection. Suzanne talks about how she approached interviews through a different lens.
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  Pay yourself first - A conversation with Professor Priscilla Dunk-West 25.09.2026 22m

  Our needs and goals are - so frequently - marginalized to enable the life and career of others.  How do we transform this balance between our aims and hopes - and the imperatives of others?
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  Conversation with Suzanne Morch-Lassen - 1 10.09.2026 26m

  Welcome to our first conversation with Suzanne Morch-Lassen. Suzanne has one year to go on her PhD. Let's share this time.
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  Isolation in academic life: a conversation with Professor Priscilla Dunk-West 30.08.2026 26m

  Tara and Priscilla discuss the odd and unique isolation and atomization in academic life.
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  How do we balance the emotions of care with the labour of care? A conversation with Kelly Dombroski 27.08.2026 48m

  How do we balance the emotions of care with the labour of care? To answer this question, Tara and Kelly talk about Kelly's article titled "Communities of Care in the Nitty-Gritty of Commons-Work." The article is available to read from here: https://www.torrossa.com/en/resources/an/5956217