Description

Tahlia Altgold walks us through her skills journey from biomedical engineering into engineering education research. Tahlia shares how she integrates technical skills into social science, the importance of aligning one’s career with personal values, and the transformative power of understanding and communication within engineering. A must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of technical and social science fields.

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• Tahlia Altgold: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahlia-altgold-496492176/
• Brian Altgold: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandgold/
• Mentor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conradmzapanta/ 
• Lab group: https://eed.osu.edu/berg
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00:00 Introduction and Guest Overview

00:28 Tahlia's Engineering Journey

01:08 Problem Solving in Engineering

01:56 Understanding the Problem

04:00 Personal Values in Engineering

04:50 Teaching and Research in Engineering Education

09:31 The Role of Subjectivity in Research

20:27 Tahlia's Career Shift

26:55 Transferable Skills in Engineering

34:13 Conclusion and Final Thoughts