The following collection contains audio and some video recordings from Heterick Library's Ada Chats event series. In this series, faculty and staff members of Ohio Northern University are invited to give a short presentation to an open audience regarding topics of interest or ongoing projects in their field, with a Q&A section at the end. The event is coordinated by Heterick Memorial Library and the Ada Public Library.
Recordings from 2021
Putting Ex-Offenders Back to Work, Dallan F. Flake
The History of Hesitancy: The Story of 3 Landmark Vaccines, Michael Rush
Recordings from 2020
Opening Up to Open Access, Heather Crozier and Chris Deems
Benedict for Today, David MacDonald
Promoting Bike Safety and Physical Activity in the Community: The Kenton-Hardin County Family Bike Program, Jamie Hunsicker
Augmented Reality, Augmented Ethics: Who Has the Right to Augment a Particular Physical Space?, Erica L. Neely
Recordings from 2019
The Increasing Prevalence and Frequency of Mental Health Problems in Local Youth, Keith Durkin
Preparing Future Academicians: A Look into Pharmacy Residency Teaching Certificate Programs, Brittany L. Long
Dangers of Vaping, Karen Kier
Understanding Intersectionality, Anne Whitesell
What's All the Madness About in March?, Michelle Durand
Occupational Therapy Boards, Todd France
Conversing With Ghosts: The Real History of Fairytales, Jennifer Pullen
The Role of Chemistry in a Sustainable Society, Bradley M. Wile
Recordings from 2018
Geography and the 2020 Census, Katy Rossiter
Factors Associated with Juvenile Opioid Abuse, Keith Durkin and Tristin Kilgallon
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: The Political Communication Climate of 2018, Jennifer Walton
Grace Under Fire: Communicating in a Crisis, Kathie Fleck
Is It Wrong to Eat Meat?, Jonathan Spelman
The History of Heterick, Paul Logsdon
Recordings from 2017
Northern Nursing Without Borders: Helping to Make a Difference, Christina Liebrecht
Disaster Donations, Christine L. North
Genetic Influences on Emotional Memory Formation, Phillip Zoladz
Awakening the Story in You: How Understanding Narrative Work Helps You at a University, Kevin Cordi
Davening: Jewish Prayer Structure, Omega Hollies
From Revolutionary Theater to Reactionary Litanies: Gustave Hervé at the Extremes of the French Third Republic, 1871-1944, Michael Louglin
Social Media News Feeds: An Informed Networked Public Sphere and the Role of a Decentralized Citizen Journalism Movement, Shane Tilton
Labor of Love: Initiatives to Reduce Ohio's Infant Mortality Rate, Natalie A. DiPietro Mager
Walking a New (Old) Path: Prayer Labyrinths, David MacDonald
Reconnecting to the Natural Night Sky by Design, Bryan Boulanger
Developing Cultural and Racial Understanding in the Classroom, Diana Garlough and Robert Carrothers
Recordings from 2016
Agricultural Beginnings in the Americas, David H. Kinder
The Problem with Antimicrobial Misuse and Abuse and the Coming Wave of Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens, Steven N. Leonard
Measuring Chalk Dust: Talking About Language in Meaningful Ways, William Trudeau
The Federally Funded Mobile Clinic and the Health Needs of Hardin County, Steven J. Martin
The Research and Artistic Planning Behind the Theatre Arts Department's Production of Lysistrata by Aristophanes, Joan Robbins