E26. BLACK IN GRAD SCHOOL – GOING BACK TO GRADUATE SCHOOL AFTER WORKING W/ ALLANTÉ WHITMORE

In this episode, we talk to the creator and host of the podcast Blk + In Grad School, Allante Whitmore. She is originally from Detroit where she lived until 2007 when she decided to attend North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University to study Biological Engineering.   She went on to earn an M.S. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She moved back to Detroit and led the McNair Scholars Program at Wayne State University for a couple of years. Then in 2017, she began her pursuit of a joint Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University.   Her research focuses on uncovering the environmental and social implications of autonomous vehicle technology. When she is not studying, she curating her podcast Blk + In Grad School, a show geared toward helping POC in graduate school figure it out!   Connect with her: Website: blkingradschool.com Instagram: @blkingradschool Twitter:  @blkingradschool Facebook: @blkingradschool   Connect with me: Website: TheResearchHer.com Instagram: @TheResearchHer Twitter: @TheResearchHer - Facebook: @TheResearchHer   Ways to subscribe to The Research Her podcast Google Apple Stitcher Spotify RSS feed   Have feedback? Download the FREE "The Research Her" APP on iOS and Android (to directly send feedback) Email [email protected]