Parent PreviewsTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 131, Segment 4
Aug 31, 2015 • 14m
Guest: Rod Gustafson, Film Reviewer at ParentPreviews.com  We’re in the late-summer movie lull, as studios gear up for their big holiday releases and Academy Award season. So for our weekly chat with Rod Gustafson of Parent Previews we’re turning our attention to the subject of documentaries and biopics.

Military FamiliesAug 31, 201517mGuest: Gordon Capp, Ph.D., Student in the School of Social Work at the University of Southern California  Along with the new generation of U.S. veterans ushered in by the decade-long War on Terror, has come a new generation of children growing up in military households. An estimated four million students nationwide – mostly in public schools – have parents who served in Iraq or Afghanistan. A comprehensive new study of military-connected students sheds light on the challenges they’re facing at home and at school.
Guest: Gordon Capp, Ph.D., Student in the School of Social Work at the University of Southern California  Along with the new generation of U.S. veterans ushered in by the decade-long War on Terror, has come a new generation of children growing up in military households. An estimated four million students nationwide – mostly in public schools – have parents who served in Iraq or Afghanistan. A comprehensive new study of military-connected students sheds light on the challenges they’re facing at home and at school.
Medieval FeminismAug 31, 201516mGuest: Paula Findlen, Ph.D., Professor of Italian History and Chair of the Department of History at Stanford University  The women of Bologna are so legendary, there’s even a page dedicated to them on the Italian city’s tourism website. They’re known as Medieval Feminists – highly-educated and influential at a time when women were generally considered less-than-men.  Their stories are a point of great pride in Italy. They’re also largely fiction according to the research of Paula Findlen.
Guest: Paula Findlen, Ph.D., Professor of Italian History and Chair of the Department of History at Stanford University  The women of Bologna are so legendary, there’s even a page dedicated to them on the Italian city’s tourism website. They’re known as Medieval Feminists – highly-educated and influential at a time when women were generally considered less-than-men.  Their stories are a point of great pride in Italy. They’re also largely fiction according to the research of Paula Findlen.
OverhydrationAug 31, 201521mGuest: Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Athletic Training at Central Michigan University  Young athletes are back on the field, conditioning in the late-summer heat to prepare for fall sports. Fears of dehydration loom large among coaches and parents – to the point they may actually be encouraging too much drinking. While dehydration is unpleasant and undesirable, it’s rarely fatal. The opposite condition is – and it’s become enough of a problem that some new guidelines have been developed.
Guest: Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Athletic Training at Central Michigan University  Young athletes are back on the field, conditioning in the late-summer heat to prepare for fall sports. Fears of dehydration loom large among coaches and parents – to the point they may actually be encouraging too much drinking. While dehydration is unpleasant and undesirable, it’s rarely fatal. The opposite condition is – and it’s become enough of a problem that some new guidelines have been developed.
Tech Transfer: Student Assessment ToolAug 31, 201518mGuests: Richard Young, Professor of Education at BYU; Lynnette Christensen, Researcher in the Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education & Schooling; Mike Alder, Director of BYU’s Technology Transfer office 
Guests: Richard Young, Professor of Education at BYU; Lynnette Christensen, Researcher in the Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education & Schooling; Mike Alder, Director of BYU’s Technology Transfer office 
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