Dawna Ballard, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
@dawnaballard
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Time Geek - Chronemics Scholar - Associate Professor @moodycollege - Researches time, work + comm - Author of "Time by Design" under contract @ MIT Press
@UTAustin
Joined April 2010
Join us this Thursday as we host a Moonshot call rally for Pediatric Long Covid Research! Come together to exchange information, learn the signs of LC/IACC in kids, discuss the facts, and share ways to navigate Pediatric Long Covid, MECFS, and IACCs. https://t.co/sSDeFiRov3
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I'm so honored to be named the recipient of the 2024 President's Associates Graduate Teaching Award! Huge thanks to @UTcommstudies @UTexasMoody and my amazing students who make teaching such a rewarding experience. #teachingaward #UTAustin
#MoodyPride: Did you hear the news? @UTcommstudies professor @dawnaballard is the recipient of the 2024 President's Associates Graduate Teaching Award! Congrats, Dr. Ballard, on this excellent teaching achievement. Learn more about the award: https://t.co/hK2pOuJTJ1
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This @TIME article by @Rainesford is breathtaking. So honored to be quoted in it. And so excited to learn more about crip time from @khwalsh_ ! #chronemics #time #ambition
https://t.co/M9QB8c4Ewk
time.com
Rainesford Stauffer explores how "being behind" is one of ambition's biggest myths.
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Given layoffs across industries, Fortune reached out to me about how to support those who remain. I described why the standard “work more” + “talk less” will only make things worse--focus on time and communication. #layoffs2023
https://t.co/L6VsJReEiv
fortune.com
They're stuck between a rock and a hard place.
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Beautiful story written by @kerbnerd about her IVF journey—the peril, the joy, and the grief that stays.
muthamagazine.com
At the time, I felt I’d failed her. I’d failed myself. But what a fucking journey I’d had just to have her
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One student sent me an impassioned email about it afterwards, connecting his talk to other units, and shared that her dad sent her this video today by chance, reinforcing the importance of unhurried conversations across industries:
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The brilliant and kind @vmontori visited my Time Matters class today to talk about time, unhurried conversations and #WhyWeRevolt It left students more inspired and curious--so grateful!
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My students raved about the brilliant and wise @Rainesford who came to speak to my Time Matters class today. Thank you, my dear--your perspective was so rich and powerful!
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And I’m assisted by the wonderful @smileitsjoy as my TA!
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I’m teaching Time Matters again for the first time since the Spring 2020 COVID-semester, and I am giddy about my latest additions to the course reader—thanks to some of my favorite authors and people for their work! @vmontori @jmwturner @askpang @Rainesford
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Revoking a time demand can be the start of a new freedom. #ptbp
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Why am I having church in my office thanks to this special issue of SAQ co-edited by @habiba3brahim and @BadiaAhad ? Started with the 🔥 article by @BlackPostBlack and had to stop & give thanks to @smileitsjoy for sending me the link and to the authors for this work!
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It was such an honor to be included among such esteemed scholars!
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So delighted to be interviewed by @elaberwarren for her story about flexible work in @nytimes alongside two of my favs @askpang & @chris24barnes whose work I cite regularly!
nytimes.com
The pandemic changed where many of us work. It should also change when we work.
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Brilliant editorial by @lilliansu that considers pacing in the ICU through the lens/language of pacesetters--must read that can be applied across different settings/work!
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One year ago today #MCQSage published the forum "When Words Do Not Matter: Identifying Actions to Effect Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Academy" authored by @dawnaballard et al. If you haven't already, give it a read:
journals.sagepub.com
It is time to move past the words—the well-crafted statements circulated by groups and organizations across the academy, the scholarly writing as displacement, ...
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Had such a great conversation with @lilliansu @DrSaidie & Mary Waller—all about teams and times with insights that apply to and extend beyond pediatric cardiology! Thank you two for the invitation and joy of speaking with you!
Very excited to learn that our @PCICS2 podcast w @dawnaballard , Mary Waller @DrSaidie and on how we can #takebacktime in #pedscicu #pedsicu for our patients and for ourselves had over 2000(!) listens in July. 😳
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"There are years that ask questions and years that answer." -Zora Neale Hurston
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Do you feel like the year has flown by? @UTcommstudies faculty @dawnaballard spoke with @AptTherapy and offers tips on how you can have control of your personal time and slow down your time. https://t.co/sthYDl8eZ3
apartmenttherapy.com
Experts weigh in.
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