Paw'd Defiance
Welcome to Paw'd Defiance, where we don't lecture but we do educate. This podcast comes to you from the University of Washington Tacoma. Our show is about more than campus. During each episode we'll highlight a different person, program, area of research or educational topic that is relevant not only to the university but also to the Greater Tacoma community and beyond.
Episodes
131 episodes
A Deep Dive into Student Success
In this episode of the podcast we're joined by UW Tacoma Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Success, Bonnie Becker, and Senior Director, Student Transitions and Success,
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Season 1
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Episode 131
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1:00:14
Mental Health and AAPI Communities
In this episode, we talk about Tacoma's Asia Pacific Cultural Center. We talk about the history of the Center and its role in the community. We also talk about mental health in Asian Amer...
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Season 1
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Episode 130
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19:43
A Letter to Her Future Self
In this episode, Class of 2023 grad Angel Reddy reads from a letter she wrote to her future self. In the letter, The letter talks about her experience at UW Tacoma and includes a list of what she wants for her future self. Reddy's parents came ...
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Season 1
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Episode 129
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8:12
BFFs Forever
Jai'Shon Berry and Exita Lealofi met four years ago at UW Tacoma. They didn't quite hit it off, but they did eventually become best friends. In this episode, Berry and Lealofi talk about why they're friends. They also talk about the importance ...
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Season 1
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Episode 128
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19:30
A Cohort of Sisters: Part II
Dr. Ronee K Wopsock Pawwinee recently completed her doctoral degree in educational leadership at UW Tacoma. Wopsock Pawwinee is one of 10 members of the inaugural Muckleshoot Cohort. She talks about her experience in the program, including her ...
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Season 1
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Episode 127
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40:25
A Cohort of Sisters: Part I
Born in Fiji, Amy Maharaj lived through a coup on the island. Maharaj and her family eventually resettled in Canada. Maharaj initially struggled in school but overcame those struggles to earn a bachelor's, master's, and recently, a doctoral deg...
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Season 1
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Episode 126
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18:29
The Milgard Women's Initiative
The Milgard Women's Initiative in the Milgard School of Business at UW Tacoma works to advance women as leaders. The program does this in a number of ways, in...
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Season 1
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Episode 125
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40:25
A Feeling of Peace
In this episode UW Tacoma alumna Raihab Baig talks about her experience with Ramadan. Baig is Muslim and actively practices her faith. She talks about her connection to Islam as well as her relatively recent decision to start wearing a hijab. B...
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Season 1
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Episode 124
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23:26
Smelling Skulls & Licking Eye Infections
SIAS Dean Natalie Eschenbaum studies disgust, specifically disgust in early modern English literature. In this episode, we hear about poems that feature maggots and eye infecti...
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Season 1
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Episode 123
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31:31
Working at Home
UW Tacoma Associate Professor Danica Miller and UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Sara Eccleston are both members of the
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Season 1
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Episode 122
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52:26
Reliving the Dead
In this episode, a conversation about death with UW Tacoma Assistant Teaching Professor Sarah A. Chavez. Chavez studies the performative aspects of death, namely the elegy, eulogy ...
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Season 1
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Episode 121
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34:29
Rock of Ages Part II
Part II of our behind-the-scenes look at the process of bringing Rock of Ages to the stage. In this mini-episode we hear from four UW Tacoma students who have roles in the show. The group talk about their experience as well as their interest in...
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Season 1
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Episode 120
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6:54
Rock of Ages
Get ready to rock! In this episode we go behind the scenes of "Rock of Ages." UW Tacoma's theater program and the Tacoma Little Theatre collaborated to bring the jukebox...
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Season 1
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Episode 119
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40:10
Filling the Cup
In this episode we talk with a group of five UW Tacoma alumni. The five work at Tacoma's Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center. The center provides a range of services including early learning and childcare. The group talks about what drew...
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Season 1
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Episode 118
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29:11
Peace & Patience
Annie Nguyen's parents fled Vietnam in 1975 and ultimately ended up living in Alabama. Growing up, Nguyen says she tried hard to fit in with everyone around her, and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 117
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12:51
Indigenous Identity & The Natural World
UW Tacoma Associate Professor Michelle Montgomery joins us in this episode of the podcast. Montgomery is here to talk about the book, "
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Season 1
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Episode 116
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29:44
Building Worlds & Community
UW Tacoma alumnus Peter Jung uses the board game Dungeons & Dragons to connect with neurodivergent kids. Jung was bullied as a kid and often felt isolated. He says gaming changed his life and helped him find a community. Jung is autistic an...
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Season 1
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Episode 115
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47:12
Behind the Mic
KNKX News Director Florangela Davila stopped by the studio to talk about her experience in the news industry. Davila and the KNKX team recently launched an eight-part podcast series called "The Walk...
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Season 1
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Episode 114
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45:12
Students Helping Students Succeed
Welcome to Paw’d Defiance where we don’t lecture but we do educate. I’m Eric Wilson-Edge. In this episode we hear from UW Tacoma Advisor Isabella Webb. Besides advising students, Webb runs the
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Season 1
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Episode 113
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18:42
Indigenous Motherhood in the Academy
UW Tacoma Associate Professor and Ed.D. Director Robin Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn has collaborated on a new book called "Indigenous Motherhood in ...
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Season 1
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Episode 112
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32:55
Being Themself
UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Vern Harner recently completed their doctorate in social welfare and will begin teaching on campus this fall. In this episode Harner talks about their interest in social work. They also discuss the importance of ha...
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Season 1
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Episode 111
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55:35
A Sense of Being Other
Isabella Webb was born and raised in Australia. For years she tried to hide her Aboriginal heritage. In this episode, Webb talks about how higher education and travel helped her embrace her heritage. Webb earned a bachelor's, master's and is cu...
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Season 1
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Episode 110
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30:15
Mass Shootings and the United States
UW Tacoma Associate Professor Eric Madfis is an expert on mass shootings and has been quoted in numerous publications including the New York Times, Politico and the Washington Post. M...
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Season 1
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Episode 109
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25:47
The Puyallup Assembly Center Part II: “They Didn’t Know What Had Happened in Their Community”
In this episode we talk to Cho Shimizu and Eileen Yamada Lamphere about the forced incarceration of Japanese and Japanese Americans during World War II. Shimizu was a small child when both he and his family were forced to leave their family far...
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Season 1
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Episode 108
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39:37
The Puyallup Assembly Center Part I: "Treated Like an Enemy"
In this episode we talk to Cho Shimizu and Eileen Yamada Lamphere about the forced incarceration of Japanese and Japanese Americans during World War II. Shimizu was a small child when both he and his family were forced to leave their family far...
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Season 1
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Episode 107
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41:28
