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Being Giants
by Dr. Joyce Yager & Resherle Verna
A podcast that showcases the many unique stories in academia and paths to careers in various industries.
Episodes
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Episode 26: Being the next Steve Irwin
This week, Joyce speaks with wildlife biologist Alex Troutman. Alex is a wildlife biologist who has worked a lot of cool jobs, like being a bat biologist in Malaysia, working with sea turtles for the US National Park Service, working at the US Fish and Wildlife service, and Zoo Atlanta, just to...
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Episode 25: No universal path to becoming an Earth scientist
This week Joyce speaks with Dr. Zoë McKellar. Zoë is the managing editor at Stallard Scientific Editing. After receiving her MA in music, she worked a long list of jobs including McDonald's manager, musician, medical administrator, insurance, and many others. While coordinating employment…
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Episode 24: Technology and policy
This week, Joyce speaks with Jalal Awan, a PhD candidate at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. They discuss the coffee cup-sized air quality monitoring devices Jalal is using to test cheaper ways to measure air quality in the Los Angeles area. They also discuss Jalal's master's degree from the...
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Episode 23: Playing by your own rules
This week, Resherle chats with Charlotte Fagan, who is a Lead Analyst at National Grid in their Leadership Development Program. Additionally, she's a board member at the Village Bicycle Project. Prior to this, she earned both an MBA and a master's degree in Urban Planning at the University of...
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Episode 22: Engaging science, policy, and communities with Kate Voss
This week, Joyce speaks with Dr. Kate Voss. Kate was the 2019–2020 Congressional Science Fellow with the American Geophysical Union, where she worked in senator Tom Udall's office. Kate's background bridges geochemistry and the policy world. We discuss her experience and a science–policy fellow,...
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Episode 21: Rising Above Circumstances
This week, Joyce chats with Amanda Godbold, a PhD candidate at the University of Southern California in the department of Earth Sciences where she researches conservation paleoecology. Prior to this, she was an undergraduate student at the University of Calgary where she earned a bachelors in...
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Episode 20: Telling your story
This week Joyce speaks with Dr. Sean Knierim, the head and co-founder of SidePorch Consulting. Sean earned a PhD in comparative literature from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, masters degrees from Duke University in International development policy and Santa Clara University in...
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Episode 19: Maybe I am the Blueprint
This week Resherle speaks with Dr. Monica Cox, a professor in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University and a 2020 Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Cox earned an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Spelman College, a masters degree in...
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Episode 18: Navigating through public health
This week Joyce speaks with Dr. Meg, Chamberlin. Meg is a social scientist with expertise in public health. Her education has included an undergraduate degree in international affairs and economics at the George Washington University and two masters from the University of Texas at Austin in...
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Episode 17: Building a better world
This week Joyce talks to Briley Lewis, a PhD student at the University of California in Los Angeles studying astrophysics. They’ll talk about Briley’s love for science communication and science writing and mental health during grad school. You can learn more about Briley on her website, read some...
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Episode 16: No such thing as an ‘alternative career’
In this episode, Joyce speaks with Dr. Lisa White, director of education and outreach at the University of California’s Museum of Paleontology (UCMP). We’ll talk about her classic academic career trajectory from undergraduate to graduate student and then from professor to Associate Dean, and how...
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Episode 15: Turning off academic autopilot
This week Joyce speaks with Dr. John Fleming, a senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity, where he works on issues at the interface of science policy. In this episode we’ll talk about John’s work and how he arrived at the job he has and loves. We’ll also discuss diversity and...
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Episode 14: Becoming a Doctor
This week, Resherle chats with Krisna Maddy, a medical school student the University of Miami. As you listen to the episode, you'll hear Krisna talk how she became interested in becoming a doctor, the importance of having different kinds of mentors, and the steps that she took to get into medical...
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Episode 13: Sometimes, you have to hang on
This week, Resherle talks to Michaela Steward, an art director at The Hemp Plug. They talk about the origins of Michaela’s interest in art and how it has evolved. Additionally, they talk about the importance of being in-tune with one’s mental health and seeking out resources to help with…
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Episode 12: Design your future, PhD, and science
This week Joyce speaks with Dr. Dave Baiocchi. They’ll talk about how Dave became interested in science and some of the reasons he transitioned out of academia. They’ll discuss science policy work he’s done at the RAND Corporation, and about his work at Imaginative Futures, where he designs...
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Episode 11: From seismologist to Data Scientist
In this episode, Joyce speaks with Dr. Cooper Harris about his undergraduate and PhD experiences, the challenges and growth that happened during them, and how he bridged his PhD and postdoc to a job that he really loves at the startup Joby Aviation. Music by: Wataboi
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Episode 10: Being Entrepreneurial
This week, Resherle talks to Brianna Adan, an undergraduate student at the University of Florida studying Political Science and International Relations. They talk about her desire to do international work, her internship experiences, being entrepreneurial, and what her undergraduate journey has...
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Episode 09: Reshuffling Cards
This week, Resherle talks to Kayla Ferguson Tarver who is a Community Marketing Coordinator for MERIT Beauty. In this episode, they touch upon some of her experiences in undergrad, her journey as a black woman to the beauty industry, mentorship, and the things she plans on tackling next. Music…
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Episode 08: Everything is Connected
This week, Resherle talks to Kailani Acosta who is a third year PhD candidate at Columbia University. In this episode, they touch upon her research experiences while in undergrad, her time spent working prior to attending grad school, and her experience of being a person of color in the…
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Episode 07: Positive Politics
This week, Joyce talks to Dr. Aaron Stallard, a small business owner, geologist, and scientific editor that has entered the world of politics and policy. They discuss how Aaron ended up building a scientific editing business, political strategy, and some great aspects of New Zealand politics.…
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Episode 06: Being Aware of Your Privilege
This week, Resherle talks with Ingrid Izaguirre, a second year PhD student at Columbia University. They discuss a wide range of topics such as diversity and inclusion in STEM, ideas for promoting Earth Science to grade school students, and accomplishing PhD program goals while at the same time...
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Episode 05: Great Enough for Government Work
This week Joyce talks with Dr. Alex Hatem, a paleoseismologist at the USGS. They discuss earthquake tools like ShakeAlert and Alex’s work on the next version of the USGS Unified Hazard tool, some earthquake urban legends, and how Alex’s science interest came about. Music by: Wataboi
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Episode 04: Figuring it Out
In this episode, Joyce talks to Resherle about her scientific and academic journey, and we discuss her job at an energy company, her internship experiences, and a bit about paths to expanding participation from underrepresented groups in science. Music by: Wataboi
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Episode 03: Brushing the Dirt Off of Your Knees
In this episode, Resherle talks to Patrick Cho about his past research experiences, the different challenges he faced prior to getting into grad school, and his hopes for the future. Music by: Wataboi
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Episode 02: Being Opportunistic
In this episode, Resherle talks to Dr. Jesse Miller about his transition into the working world, his decision to return to school, and his path to becoming a university lecturer. They touch upon having marketable skills, networking, and being opportunistic. Music by: Wataboi
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Being Giants 01: BSc, PhD, and Beyond!
In our first episode, Resherle talks to Joyce about her path into grad school and experience during her PhD at USC. They touch on mentoring, grad school applications, undergraduate resumes, and future careers. Music by: Wataboi
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A podcast that showcases the many unique stories in academia and paths to careers in various industries.
HOSTED BY
Dr. Joyce Yager & Resherle Verna
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A podcast that showcases the many unique stories in academia and paths to careers in various industries.
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