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Academic Writing Amplified

Academic Writing Amplified

Finding the Positive Energy in Academia With Jenna Donohue

Aug 19, 2026 · 19 min · 8 segments

Navigate helped Jenna find the positive energy in academia! In this episode, you will learn how Navigate changed her relationship with her writing. Enrollment closes August 28. Apply now for…

Navigate helped Jenna find the positive energy in academia! In this episode, you will learn how Navigate changed her relationship with her writing. Enrollment closes August 28. Apply now for Navigate: https://scholarsvoice.org/navigate/ Sign up to my FREE email newsletter, In The Pipeline, for weekly emails on academic writing and publishing. Scroll to the form at the bottom of the page: https://scholarsvoice.org/

Navigate helped Jenna find the positive energy in academia! In this episode, you will learn how Navigate changed her relationship with her writing. Enrollment closes August 28. Apply now for…

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Speakers: Jenna DonahueGuestKathy MazakHost

Top entities: University of Arkansas×2 Google Sheets×2 Facebook×3

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalAudience≈2k followers

Meet Jenna Donahue0:13 – 1:06

Kathy MazakHost

0:13

All right, Jenna, welcome to the podcast.

Kathy MazakHost

0:17

I'm so excited to get to talk to you.

Kathy MazakHost

0:19

Please introduce yourself.

Kathy MazakHost

0:21

Tell us your field of study and something about your career stage.

Jenna DonahueGuest

0:27

Thank you so much, Kathy.

Jenna DonahueGuest

0:28

It's a pleasure to be here.

Jenna DonahueGuest

0:29

My name is Jenna Donahue.

Jenna DonahueGuest

0:31

I'm an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Arkansas.

Jenna DonahueGuest

0:35

So I'm still on the tenure track, hopefully getting close to going up soon, but luckily on track.

Jenna DonahueGuest

0:45

And that is definitely in part due to your coaching.

Jenna DonahueGuest

0:48

So I'm happy to get to talk about that.

Kathy MazakHost

0:51

Awesome.

Kathy MazakHost

0:52

Awesome.

Kathy MazakHost

0:52

Well, yeah, let's jump in.

Kathy MazakHost

0:53

So you took the Navigate program.

Kathy MazakHost

0:56

I would love for you to think back to like the first time you took navigate and like, why did you decide to join? Like, what was it about it that was like, okay, yeah, this is the right time for me.

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University of ArkansasCollege or UniversityLand-grant university in Fayetteville, Arkansas
83%2 mentions
Google SheetsSoftware ApplicationComputer program
50%2 mentions
FacebookSoftware ApplicationSocial networking service
17%3 mentions

WritingEducation > Higher Education > Academia
Academic WritingEducation > Higher Education > Academia > Writing
Time ManagementPersonal Development > Coaching > Writing Coaching
ProductivityPersonal Development > Coaching > Writing Coaching > Time Management
Academic LifeSociety > Work-Life Balance
Challenges in AcademiaSociety > Work-Life Balance > Academic Life
PhilosophySociety > Work-Life Balance > Academic Life > Challenges in Academia
Conference PresentationsPublishing > Academic Publishing > Research Papers
Submission ProcessPublishing > Academic Publishing > Research Papers > Conference Presentations
Support SystemsCulture > Academic Culture
Peer SupportCulture > Academic Culture > Support Systems
Community in AcademiaCulture > Academic Culture > Support Systems > Peer Support
Society
Work-Life BalanceSociety
CoachingPersonal Development
Writing CoachingPersonal Development > Coaching
Research PapersPublishing > Academic Publishing
Academic PublishingPublishing
Personal Development
Academic CultureCulture
AcademiaEducation > Higher Education
Education
Culture
Publishing
Higher EducationEducation

Meet Jenna Donahue0:13 – 1:06

Kathy MazakHost

0:13

All right, Jenna, welcome to the podcast.

Kathy MazakHost

0:17

I'm so excited to get to talk to you.

Kathy MazakHost

0:19

Please introduce yourself.

Kathy MazakHost

0:21

Tell us your field of study and something about your career stage.

Jenna DonahueGuest

0:27

Thank you so much, Kathy.

Jenna DonahueGuest

0:28

It's a pleasure to be here.

Jenna DonahueGuest

0:29

My name is Jenna Donahue.

Jenna DonahueGuest

0:31

I'm an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Arkansas.

Jenna DonahueGuest

0:35

So I'm still on the tenure track, hopefully getting close to going up soon, but luckily on track.

Jenna DonahueGuest

0:45

And that is definitely in part due to your coaching.

Jenna DonahueGuest

0:48

So I'm happy to get to talk about that.

Kathy MazakHost

0:51

Awesome.

Kathy MazakHost

0:52

Awesome.

Kathy MazakHost

0:52

Well, yeah, let's jump in.

Kathy MazakHost

0:53

So you took the Navigate program.

Kathy MazakHost

0:56

I would love for you to think back to like the first time you took navigate and like, why did you decide to join? Like, what was it about it that was like, okay, yeah, this is the right time for me.