Websites and Online Presence for Professors and Researchers
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Jennifer guests on Peer Review Podcast Self-awareness is key to understanding approaches to social media and online presence. I was delighted to speak with Professor Sarah Bunin Benor and Professor Mira Sucharov about ways academics show up online and how to expertly craft stand-out bios and personalized academic websites. I hope you’ll check out our […]
Do you have a personal academic website? Enter to win an award I’m so glad you’re here. Whether you’ve been looking forward to this or you’re hearing about it for the first time, we are so excited to open the Best Personal Academic Website Contest 2026. Hi, I’m Jennifer van Alstyne. When we first launched […]
Hira Javed is a PhD Candidate who created a personal academic website that shares her experience, skills, and thoughtful visual design. We talk about building her website, the 3 questions that introduce her research, and her thoughts for grad students thinking about creating their own space online. You deserve an online presence if it’s something […]
Let’s talk about social media for research labs and research groups. Hi, I’m Jennifer van Alstyne. Since 2018 I’ve been helping professors and researchers be intentional with their online presence. I’m about to go into a day of strategy and social media support for a research lab. I shared with the PI, “I have a […]
This interview features dr. Ana Rebeka Kamšek’s Github website for her research and science communication. This is part of the series featuring winners of the Best Personal Academic Websites Contest 2025 to share their website journey. Dr. Ana Rebeka Kamšek is a Materials Science researcher in Slovenia. She hadn’t always dreamed of making a website. […]
Dr. Tiffany L. Green is a professor and an expert at helping academics and scientists communicate your big ideas with clarity and impact. Scientific storytelling, getting good at giving job talks and presentations, is something you can build your capacity for as a professor. We talk about Tiffany’s journey as a competitive speaker and TEDx […]
Let’s talk about making an approachable academic portfolio website with Owlstown. This is part of our series featuring winners of the Best Personal Academic Websites Contest. Today’s episode of The Social Academic features Dr. Akshata Naik. I loved this episode, and Akshata’s website because it shows there’s many ways to create space for your research […]
Karen Gonzalez Rice, PhD, Professor of Art History and Faculty Coach is interviewed about her journey with accessibility for her online presence leading to professional ASL videos for her academic website. She then created a virtual workshop series and book programming to celebrate her co-edited collection, Transformative Coaching for Faculty and Staff in Higher Education […]
You can create space for your science with a website for your research and academic life. Cecilia Baldoni, PhD’s academic website is great example that your online space can include a lot of things (when you want it to). And, you can make that space feel like you. Cecilia Baldoni, PhD is a researcher who […]
A scientist website that’s approachable, research-forward, and engaging from Erika Iveth Cedillo-González, PhD. Let’s talk about science communication and your academic website. This episode of The Social Academic Podcast features Dr. Erika Iveth Cedillo-González, a Mexican materials scientist, mentor, and science communicator. It’s part of our series featuring winners of the Best Personal…
