Cohosted by Dr. Carey Borkoski and Dr. Brianne Roos, Tell Me This is a podcast and blog centered on belonging — what it means, why it matters, and how we cultivate it. Through stories, interviews, academic research, and discussions, we explore the idea of belonging and how to develop and grow it in your classrooms, workplaces, and other personal and professional spaces in your life. [Available on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.]
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Meet the Hosts
Carey & Brianne
Dr. Carey Borkoski
Dr. Borkoski is a Tenured Associate Professor at Loyola University Maryland. Within the School of Education, she teaches and coaches emerging and current leaders. Carey has published numerous academic journal articles, magazine pieces, and book chapters. She has also written and published Dancing with Discomfort: A framework for noticing, naming, and navigating our in-between moments. She and her podcast co-host and research colleague also recently wrote a book based on four seasons of Tell Me This which is expected out in the first quarter of 2025. Carey’s most recent endeavors include researching and writing about the connections between grief and belonging with a forthcoming publication. She is also leading a new coaching certificate program at Loyola where she and her team are training a cohort of new coaches.
Dr. Brianne Roos
Dr. Brianne Roos is a speech-language pathologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at Loyola University Maryland. She is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University Doctor of Education program where she co-lead the EdD onboarding program and worked closely with first-year doctoral students. Brianne’s research focuses on stress in undergraduate students studying speech-language-hearing sciences and she is dedicated to understanding and leveraging students’ strengths and experiences to improve learning and teaching. Outside of teaching and research, Brianne can be found on the sidelines cheering for her daughters playing field hockey, basketball, and running track.