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Storytellers of STEMM#143 - Courtney Robichaud: Freshwater Wetlands & Phragmites australisToday's storyteller is Dr Courtney Robichaud! Courtney is a wetlands scientist who has primarily researched Phragmites australis - which is a super tall colony forming invasive freshwater plant species. And when I say tall, it's regularly 10-15 feet tall. And Phragmites (aka phrag or roseau) is very good at invading locations and outcompeting native species. It forms these dense colonies which also doesn't really allow for a diverse suite of species to grow in the same area. I was so excited to talk to Courtney because I spend a solid portion of my wetlands scientist career working with phrag...2022-02-0859 minStorytellers of STEMM#140 - Jhénelle Williams: Nuclear Applications in Environmental SciencesToday's storyteller is Jhénelle Williams! Jhénelle is an ocean engineer from Jamaica using nuclear technology to do ocean and environmental science research. If you're wondering how that works and what that even means, don't worry that's the very first thing we talk about! We talk about the types of research they do, how they use nuclear techniques to further their knowledge. They use this technology to research mangroves, sediment, microplastics, sargassum, and air quality research. I found this to be really cool and we've had a lot of people on to talk about stable isotopes but we ne...2021-11-1457 minStorytellers of STEMM#134 - Bharathi Boppana: Computational Modeling and a ConversationToday's storyteller is Dr Bharathi Boppana! Bharathi is a Research Scientist at the Institute of High Performance Computing in Singapore. Today we talk about her work there using computational simulations to model wind and pollution in urban areas. Bharathi's journey is so interesting - her background is in engineering, and her PhD is in applied mathematics - and her journey takes her to Singapore where she is now. We talk fluid dynamics, what modeling is, how modeling works, computer programs, her journey in her career, and the type of work she does now. Also, Bharathi and I are both...2021-09-0858 min
Storytellers of STEMM#127 - Georget Oraha: Mussels and Biology EducationToday's storyteller is Georget Oraha! Georget is a graduate student at Cal State Fullerton, studying tidal influences on mussels in California. We start out talking about her research and how all that went, especially with how the pandemic has impacted her fieldwork and also her study areas. So we talk about all that, but we also have a really good conversation about finding community in a research lab/field team, which can be rare to find but is so amazing when it all clicks together. Georget is also interested in teaching, and has taught in some undergraduate courses and...2021-06-3052 minStorytellers of STEMM#111 - Antarctica Series 22: Kirsten Carlson and Greg NeriToday's storytellers are Kirsten Carlson and Greg Neri! They are co-chairs of the Antarctic Artist and Writers Collective (AAWC), and they went to Antarctica together as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Antarctic Artist and Writers Program in 2017. The AAWC brings together all past members of the NSF program together to collaborate to inspire and educate the public about Antarctica. Right now the AAWC has an online exhibit called "Adequate Earth" and you should definitely check that out because you can also see the exhibits that Kirsten & Greg contributed! Kirsten is a visual artist, has a science...2021-03-191h 25Storytellers of STEMM#110 - Jeremy Conkle: Pollution in Wetlands and WaterwaysToday's storyteller is Dr Jeremy Conkle! He's a professor at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, and his specialty is pollution in wetlands, including pharmaceuticals and microplastics. I met Jeremy way back in the day when we were both students at LSU, and today we talk about his journey to his current job and research focus! Jeremy has always done really interesting research, starting with looking at pharmaceuticals in wetlands. I love wetlands as y'all all know but this is an aspect I would never have thought about probably without knowing Jeremy. It's really interesting learning how long things persist...2021-03-171h 02Storytellers of STEMM#102 - Rebecca Atkins: Salt Marsh Snails & Experiences in STEMMToday's storyteller is Rebecca Atkins! She's a PhD student at the University of Georgia studying marsh periwinkles in salt marshes. Marsh periwinkles are an adorable little purplish snail found in coastal salt marshes around the coastal United States. I've always seen them when I do field work but got to learn so much about them from Rebecca. We also talk about how she got into the wetlands / snail research field, and about the course on STEM and feminist theory she just helped teach with other graduate students. The course sounded really good (that's the "Experiences in STEMM part of...2021-02-1650 minStorytellers of STEMM#100 - Rachel Villani: How I Became a Field Biologist (REMIX)Today's storyteller is me! This is a remix version of Episode 1, where I share the story of how I became a field biologist. I have re-edited it, added stories, and expanded on things I glossed over in the first version. I won't re-release episodes regularly, but I have learned so much about storytelling, editing, and podcasting in general so I wanted to do the original episode more justice. I've also had a few realizations during the past year that came to me in conversations with other guests so I had more to say about my story. So enjoy!2021-02-0957 minStorytellers of STEMM#93 - Gary Trubl: Soil Microbes & Viral EcologyToday's storyteller is Dr Gary Trubl! He's a microbiologist interested in the ecology of viruses, in particular in soil environments, and he's currently doing his post doc at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. We talk about his research in rainforest soils in Puerto Rico and also in permafrost, and I ask him whether viruses are considered to be alive or not, which is a very contentious issue! He's also working to get viruses included in the search for life in outer space. This is out of my wheelhouse so I ask a lot of probably ridiculous questions (which is...2021-01-191h 08Storytellers of STEMM#92 - Antarctica Series 13: Michelle TaylorToday's episode features Dr Michelle Taylor! She's at the University of Essex in England and she works with deep sea environments, like deep sea corals! Deep sea is considered to be roughly 200m deep and beyond, which is also roughly the edge of the continental shelf. She started in coral reef ecology, but (as she describes it) she has "one warm foot and one cold foot" and now studies both tropical and deep sea, aka not tropical, corals!She was on the Weddell Sea Expedition in 2019, which was a multi prong expedition that was studying the ice...2021-01-1555 minStorytellers of STEMM#91 - Alejandra Enriquez: Marine Bacteria & Experiences in STEMMToday's storyteller is Alejandra Enriquez! She is a marine scientist who studies bacteria in coastal estuaries, she just finished her master's degree at the College of Charleston, and she's an upcoming Knauss Fellow! So today Alejandra and I talk about her master's research, about the life of a grad student, and I really air out my grievances about my own grad school experience in this conversation. We also talk about her experience being latina in STEMM, and what can be done to make it a more inclusive and welcoming space. And Alejandra is also an artist and using her...2021-01-1259 minStorytellers of STEMM#90 - Antarctica Series 12: Falk HuettmannToday's episode features Dr Falk Huettmann. He's a wildlife biologist and professor at University of Alaska-Fairbanks. He does a lot of polar research, and introduces me to the three pole concept (Arctic, Antarctic, and Himalayas) and is based on those 3 places having large concentrations of ice and glaciers. So we cover a lot of ground in this conversation today talking about Antarctica issues, including research, tourism, wildlife, and about governance of Antarctica. We also talk about what international polar years are and why they're valuable. This is a wide ranging conversation so enjoy!---You...2021-01-081h 12Storytellers of STEMM#89 - Charlotte Birkmanis: Oceanic SharksToday's storyteller is Charlotte Birkmanis! She is a marine biologist, who lives in western Australia, and is currently working on her PhD at the University of Western Australia. Today we talk about oceanic sharks, which are also known as pelagic sharks. There's a bunch of oceanic sharks, and Charlotte teaches me all about sharks. Like - did you know that we humans kill 3 sharks every second!? Charlotte and I talk about suitable habitat for sharks, shark movements and migration, basically everything about where and why sharks are where they are and how to study that. I had a great...2021-01-0656 minStorytellers of STEMM#88 - Antarctica Series 11: Patricia Suchy and Vince LiCataToday's episode features 2 storytellers - Drs Patricia Suchy and Vince LiCata. They're both professors at Louisiana State University (LSU), Trish in the Department of Communication and Vince in the Department of Biology. Together they collaborated on a project communicating science through performance art, called "Persistence of Vision: Antarctica", and the end result is an immersive video installation using video portraits of modern day scientists in historical locations. That's a really succinct way of explaining this complex and amazing project but I don't want to understate how awesome this project is and how much I want to see it for...2021-01-011h 25Storytellers of STEMM#87 - Anna Thonis: Puerto Rico AnolesToday's storyteller is Anna Thonis! She's a PhD student at Stony Brook University in New York, studying anoles in Puerto Rico. Anna's research is all about figuring out how competition between the various anole species works, and using that information to develop species distribution models. And then taking all of that into account with the added complications of climate change. We talk about field work, all about anoles, about hurricanes and climate change, and at the end, I share a very strange phobia I have about a particular lizard. Enjoy!---You can find Rachel...2020-12-291h 03Storytellers of STEMM#86 - Antarctica Series 10: Emily SchwansToday's episode features Emily Schwans! Emily is a PhD candidate at Penn State working on glacier modeling in Antarctica, specifically the Thwaites Glacier. The Thwaites Glacier is part of the West Antarctic ice sheet, is sometimes referred to as the Doomsday Glacier, and is the widest glacier on earth at 80 miles! Understanding and modelling all these changes is part of what Emily works on and what we'll talk about today. But we also talk about her background, her introduction to geology, field work and modelling, and tangents about science fiction. Enjoy! --- You can find Ra...2020-12-2453 minStorytellers of STEMM#85 - Niba Nirmal: Multimedia Science CommunicationToday's storyteller is Niba Nirmal! She's a science communicator, a plant geneticist, and recently also a 2020 Fellow with Jackson Wild! The title of the episode is a little misleading in that it doesn't encompass everything we talk about in this episode. Niba and I cover a lot of ground - we talk about how she got into science communication, about her videos on YouTube, the pros and cons of social media in general and with science, about role models, and the importance of diversity and representation across platforms. To name a few things. This is a wide ranging conversation...2020-12-221h 00Storytellers of STEMM#84 - Antarctica Series 09: Clara BirdToday's episode features Clara Bird! She's currently a PhD student at Oregon State University in Corvallis, which is the perfect location because she is studying gray whale behavior using drones! And before that she went to Duke University in North Carolina and worked in the Duke Drone Lab and through that is how she ended up working with penguins, drones, and Antarctica! So we start off by talking about her background and getting into the remote sensing field, the Duke Drone Lab, and then dive into her work in Antarctica with whales and penguins. She recently had a paper...2020-12-171h 00Storytellers of STEMM#83 - Adriana Romero-Olivares: Soil MicrobesToday's storyteller is Dr Adriana Romero-Olivares. She is a microbial ecologist, a professor at New Mexico State University, and she studies microbes in soil! She studies how microbes in soil respond to climate change and how that impacts ecosystems. We talk about her career, her research projects, how volatile organic compounds (aka VOCs) impact microbes around them, and so much more. I need to apologize in advance because the audio on the episode is subpar and inadequate and does not do Adriana justice at all. I did my best to clean it up, but it's not perfect. So again I...2020-12-1540 minStorytellers of STEMM#82 - Antarctica Series 08: Jocelyn ArguetaToday's episode features Jocelyn Argueta! She's a science communicator, bench scientist, and performer. And she's here today to tell all about her time going to the South Pole Station with PolarTREC at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory! Jocelyn tells us all about her work in science communication as Jargie the Science Girl, her Tiny Ice Series about her time in Antarctica, and her plans for the future. We also talk about how she got into science and also into performing arts, and the link between the two. Enjoy! --- You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyi...2020-12-1053 minStorytellers of STEMM#81 - Catrin Rutland: Cardiovascular ScienceToday's storyteller is Dr Catrin Rutland! She's a professor at the University of Nottingham in England and a cardiovascular scientist. That means she studies the heart in a variety of species. Catrin does a lot of amazing things including loads of science communication and engaging with students, writing scientific papers for kids, and writing both science fiction and nonfiction books and of course scientific papers! I had a lovely time talking to Catrin so enjoy! ---You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/s...2020-12-081h 03Storytellers of STEMM#80 - Naina Runnoo: Imposter SyndromeNaina Runnoo is a mechanical engineer from Mauritius and today we talk about imposter syndrome! Imposter syndrome is when a person doubts their abilities and achievements, and thinks they'll be caught as a fraud. It's something I think we all deal with at one point or another but it's also something that heavily impacts women in STEMM. Enjoy! - - -You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM.You can find Naina Runnoo on Twitter @NainaRunnoo. Recorded on 13 Se...2020-12-0640 minStorytellers of STEMM#79 - Antarctica Series 07: Ryan VenturelliToday's episode features Ryan Venturelli! She's just finishing up her PhD now at the University of South Florida and she's an isotope geochemist! She studies Antarctic subglacial lakes, which are lakes located between the ice and land layers. Her work focuses on understanding past movements of these glaciers and the cycling of the subglacial lakes. In this episode we talk lakes, isotopes, field work, and more so ENJOY! --- You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM.You can find Ryan Ve...2020-12-0345 minStorytellers of STEMM#78 - Antarctica Series 06: Cassandra BrooksToday's episode features Dr Cassandra Brooks! She's a professor at CU Boulder, and has a background full of Antarctica, marine science, policy, and marine protection. She's studied deep sea toothfishes in the Southern Ocean, was an integral part of the Last Ocean campaign, is science faculty for the Homeward Bound that I'm a member of, and also is a part of the CCAMLR program for Antarctica protections and we talk about all of this so enjoy! And Happy Antarctica Day 🇦🇶, which is today the 1st of December. - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter...2020-12-0150 minStorytellers of STEMM#77 - Antarctica Series 05: Kerry NickolsToday's episode features Dr Kerry Nickols! Kerry is a professor at Cal State University Northridge, working with marine ecosystems, kelp forests, and Marine Protected Areas. Today Kerry tells me about her first trip to Antarctica on an NSF project, Homeward Bound, about scuba diving and her experiences with the Our World Underwater program, about her love of the Pacific Ocean, and how she ended up as a scientist. Enjoy! - - -You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM.You ca...2020-11-2449 minStorytellers of STEMM#76 - Antarctica Series 04: Thomas RongeDr Thomas Ronge is a marine geologist and a scientist at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany. His research focuses on understanding historical patterns of ocean currents and how they've changed, and how climate impacts oceans and glaciers. Today we cover a lot of ground, talking about things like - historical CO2 levels, the Antarctic circumpolar current, deep sea sediments, the R/V Polarstern - the institute's ice breaker ship they often use for polar research. Enjoy! - - -You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at h...2020-11-2154 minStorytellers of STEMM#75 - Antarctica Series 03: Alex BorowiczAlex Borowicz is a PhD student at Stony Brook in New York, and he describes his research as where things are and why they're there. He studied Antarctic wildlife like Weddell seals, whales, and if course penguins. We talk research, how he first ended up in Antarctica, marine debris, tourism, and more! Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Alex Borowicz on Twitter @AlexAdelante https://twitter.com/alexadelante or his website www.alexborowicz.com...2020-11-191h 03Storytellers of STEMM#74 - Team HB5: What Does Antarctica Mean To You? (Part 2)This is Part 2 of Homeward Bound's 5th cohort - Team HB5 - answering the question "What does Antarctica mean to you?" Today we would have been on our voyage to Antarctica, and to mark the occasion we're doing a virtual voyage reflecting on our journey so far. You can follow us on all platforms using #HB5virtualvoyage. This episode features the following #TeamHB5 members: Carole Durussel, Rachel Villani,Judit Jimenez Sainz, Kristina Baltutis, Marga Lopez Rivas,Rebecca Wade, Roshni Sharma,Sharon Davis, Kathryn Michie-Lee, Natalie Barefoot, Paula Silva, Anna Colucci,Olivia Mendivil Ramos,Eleri Harris, and Kimberly Lawrence...2020-11-1735 minStorytellers of STEMM#73 - Edauri Navarro Perez: Soil Science and a Conversation about PrivilegeEdauri is a PhD student at Arizona State University studying soil biogeochemistry. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, and we start by talking about her career path. She did a variety of undergraduate research positions, in a variety of places, which we talk about. We talk about her career but we also delve into a conversation about privilege and climate justice. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Edauri Navarro Perez on Twit...2020-11-161h 33Storytellers of STEMM#72 - Antarctica Series 02: Sabrina HeiserThis is Episode 2 of the Antarctica series and today's storyteller is Sabrina Heiser! She's a PhD student at University of Alabama Birmingham and she studies Antarctic seaweeds. We talk about her love of diving and seaweeds, all about her research, about her time living in Antarctica, and I ask a lot of ridiculous questions. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Sabrina Heiser on Twitter @SabrinaHeiser https://twitter.com/SabrinaHeiser. Recorded on 12 October 2020.2020-11-1439 minStorytellers of STEMM#71 - Antarctica Series 01: Megan McCullerThis is the first episode in the Antarctica series! Today's storyteller is Megan McCuller and she's a bryozoan expert. We talked just before they left port for their research trip to Antarctica! She talks about her background, about bryozoans, the work they are doing on this trip, and what she expects from the experience. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Megan McCuller on Twitter at @mccullermi https://twitter.com/mccullermi and learn about...2020-11-1239 minStorytellers of STEMM#70 - Team HB5: What Does Antarctica Mean To You? (Part 1)This is Part 1 of Homeward Bound's 5th cohort - Team HB5 - answering the question "What does Antarctica mean to you?" Today is the beginning of a very special voyage, albeit a virtual one, as we in Team HB5 were due to embark on our voyage to Antarctica today. To mark the occasion, we're doing a virtual voyage consisting of podcast episodes like this one, social media posts, and more exploring and reflecting on our journey thus far. This episode features the following Team HB5 members: Charlotte Francesiaz, Philista Malaki, Xi (Sisi) Hu, Bernie-Anne Freeman, Laurie Lapat-Polasko, Ellen Anderson, Jodi...2020-11-1028 minStorytellers of STEMM#69 - Field Work During the COVID-19 PandemicIf you've been listening over the last 10 months, you know I do a lot of field work. Like, a whole lot. And the field work load is actually why it took me so long to put this episode together! But things get real wonky this year and extra
stressful with the COVID-19 pandemic. During many of our long drives I got
to thinking how everyone else was handling field work during this, if they
were doing field work at all, how they did it safely, and all of that. So we'll hear
from 2 storytellers - Amanda Kemp and Greg Lawrence...2020-11-0954 minStorytellers of STEMM#68 - Meghan Holst: Sharks and OctopusesMeghan Holst is a PhD student who also works at the Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco, and she works with sharks and octopuses! Mainly the broadnose sevengill shark and the giant pacific octopus, which she tells us all about. We talk about aquariums, research, her education, and everything in between. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Meghan Holst on Twitter @MegHolst https://twitter.com/MegHolst. Recorded on 6 September 2020.2020-11-051h 03Storytellers of STEMM#67 - Queer Science! with Bri & RToday's episode features Bri and R - the hosts of the podcast Queer Science! We talk about their undergraduate experiences at NC State, why they started the podcast, and have really good conversation about science, society, and queerness - which is also what their podcast is about!! - - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook for more info! You can find the Queer Science podcast on Twitter at @queer_science or on their website www.queerscience.show, and their episodes wherever you get your podc...2020-10-2954 minStorytellers of STEMM#66 - Erin Herbez: Journey in WildlifeErin Herbez and I talk about a range of things today - our time as wildlife master's students at LSU together, how she became interested in birds, the field jobs and work she did before going to graduate school, and about her current job now with the ParkLands Foundation, a nonprofit land trust in Illinois. This conversation was an opportunity to ask Erin the questions I never thought to ask her and to discuss our different experiences in this field. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on...2020-10-2750 minStorytellers of STEMM#65 - Sarah Fritts: Bats and Wildlife ResearchDr Sarah Fritts is a wildlife professor at Texas State and she studies all kinds of wildlife, including bats which I ask entirely too many questions about! Her research tends to focus on spatial and temporal questions, across a wide variety of species. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Dr Sarah Fritts at www.sarahfritts.wordpress.com. Recorded on 4 September 2020.2020-10-2254 minStorytellers of STEMM#64 - Susan Caldis: Geography Education in AustraliaSusan Caldis is here today to talk all things geography! We talk about how to teach geography in schools, why that's important, and what still needs to be done. We also discuss why geography is part of STEMM and about the big education push in Australia to teach it as such. She's also a 2020 STEM Ambassador! Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Susan Caldis on Twitter @SusanCaldis. Recorded on 19 September 2020.2020-10-201h 00Storytellers of STEMM#63 - Dani Nembhard: Journey in STEMMDani tells her STEMM story - what drew her to her field, the path she took, and her experiences along the way. We also have an in depth conversation about those experiences with things like mentoring (or lack thereof), biases, and extra hurdles. We also discuss what I call "intangibles" like empathy, growth, perfectionism, and listening - skills that are vitally important but that don't really have a spot on a resume. This is a great conversation and I loved hearing Dani's story so enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and...2020-10-1447 minStorytellers of STEMM#62 - Rudy Simoneaux: Engineering for Coastal RestorationRudy Simoneaux is a civil engineer who works for Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). Today we talk about why he chose engineering, about how they engineer coastal restoration projects, about the upcoming Mississippi River sediment diversions, and about the Lower Mississippi River Model! Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Rudy Simoneaux on Twitter at @rudysiii, and by email at Rudy.Simoneaux@la.gov. Recorded on 28 August 2020.2020-10-0955 minStorytellers of STEMM#61 - Ashley Booth: Gulf Coast WetlandsAshley Booth is a PhD student at Louisiana State University and she studies coastal wetlands along the Gulf Coast. Today we talk about her research, the tools of the trade, airboats, field work, and science communication. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Ashley Booth on Twitter @ashleyribooth. Recorded on 5 September 2020.2020-10-071h 05Storytellers of STEMM#60 - Greg Lawrence: Great Lakes WetlandsGreg Lawrence is with SUNY Brockport and works on the Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Monitoring Program. We talk all things wetlands, about the similarities and differences of our work in wetlands monitoring (him in the Great Lakes, me in Louisiana), and we also nerd out about birds! I had a lot of fun talking to Greg and this is an enjoyable conversation! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Greg Lawrence on Twitter @gregdoesscience. Recorded on 28 A...2020-10-061h 17Storytellers of STEMM#59 - Alex Troutman: Wetlands and WildlifeToday's storyteller is Alex Troutman, and he's a wetland ecology graduate student at Georgia Southern University. He's studying wetlands and seaside sparrows now, and tells us about that plus he's past experiences with sea turtles and bats! This episode also kicks off wetlands week, so stay tuned for more wetlands episodes this week! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Alex Troutman on Twitter @n8ture_al! Recorded on 30 August 2020.2020-10-0552 minStorytellers of STEMM#58 - Eric Ducote: Hospital Operations during COVID-19Eric Ducote is a project manager who works at a hospital in Tennessee. During this COVID-19 pandemic he's been working on projects to keep the medical part of the hospital up and running, including creating a PPE decontamination system, a COVID-19 triage location, and more. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and, Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! Recorded on 23 August 2020.2020-10-011h 00Storytellers of STEMM#57 - Sam Sharpe: Biology and GenderSam Sharpe is a graduate student at Kansas State working with plants, and today we talk about that but we also talk primarily about biology, gender, and the ways we can better teach these topics within existing biology courses. And we also talk about many examples of the fluidity of biological sex and what that can mean for different organisms - like for example there are species that change from male to female within their lifetime! There's much more in this episode and you'll hear it all from Sam, so enjoy! Also I learned so much from Sam, and I...2020-09-2951 minStorytellers of STEMM#56 - Amanda Kemp: Colima WarblersAmanda Kemp is a graduate student at Sul Ross State University in Alpine Texas, and she's studying Colima Warblers! They're a wood warbler, they breed in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park in Texas, and winter in Mexico, and very little is known about them beyond that. We talk all things Colima Warblers, anthropogenic effects on wildlife, and a bit about field work. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! Recorded on 21 August 2020.2020-09-2444 minStorytellers of STEMM#55 - Humera Iqbal: Farming in PakistanHumera Iqbal is from Pakistan and she manages dairy beef and small ruminant projects supported by ACIAR. The goal is to improve the livelihood of smallholder farmers and to help uplift the farm advisory system. She leads the SheLeadsVet initiative for sustainable farming development. Humera also is promoting her vision on climate change through collaboration and by helping smallholder farmers in smart livestock farming. Enjoy!! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress, and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Humera on Twitter @humera41. Recor...2020-09-2248 minStorytellers of STEMM#54 - Gregor Steele: STEM in ScotlandGregor Steele is a physicist who was also a teacher, and now he works with SSERC, a Scottish not for profit organization helping support STEM education across Scotland. Gregor and I talk about physics, his work with SSERC, our role models, STEM education in Scotland, cool at home experiments, and so much more. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! SSERC can be found here: https://www.sserc.org.uk/. Recorded on 19 July 2020.2020-09-181h 05Storytellers of STEMM#53 - Jen Martin: Science CommunicationDr Jen Martin is a field ecologist turned science communication extraordinaire, and she leads the University of Melbourne's Science Communication Program (also known as UniMelbSciComm). Dr Jen is also on 3RRR radio station in Melbourne, talking and communicating science. I very much enjoyed talking science communication with Jen and hope you enjoy listening! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress, Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Dr Jen Martin on Twitter @scidocmartin. Recorded on 18 July 2020 .2020-09-151h 10Storytellers of STEMM#52 - Carole Durussel: Marine Policy and Ocean GovernanceDr Carole Durussel tells the story of her work in marine policy and governance, and what got her interested in the marine world in the first place! We talk about the importance of the ocean, languages, science, the complexities of managing a large worldwide system, and really so much more. It's a fascinating story, so enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress, and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can also find Carole Durussel on Twitter @caroledurussel. Recorded on 5 July 2020.2020-09-111h 22Storytellers of STEMM#51 - Aparna Lal: DiversityDr Aparna Lal is a public health researcher with a background in wildlife and zoology. Today though we focus less on your research and more on diversity, in a lot of ways - language, knowledge, perceptions, ecology, and more. It's a wide ranging conversation but diversity is the central theme. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress, and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! Recorded on 4 July 2020.2020-09-081h 20Storytellers of STEMM#50 - Ellen Anderson: Medical Device ResearchEllen Anderson is a medical device researcher focused on diabetes glucose monitoring devices. Today she talks about her work in this field, her career path, and we chat about our Homeward Bound experience so far. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress, Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! Recorded on 14 June 2020.2020-09-0355 minStorytellers of STEMM#49 - Sarah Pitell: Opportunistic PathogensSarah Pitell is studying opportunistic pathogens for her PhD research at the University of Pittsburgh. Opportunistic pathogens are what they seem - pathogens that take advantage of an immune system that's compromised in some way. In her work, they study exposure to these pathogens in drinking water and in household showers. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress, Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! Recorded on 28 June 2020.2020-09-0150 minStorytellers of STEMM#48 - Brett Lato: Fitness TechnologyBrett Lato is a former physical education teacher, a current kickball fanatic, and the Manager of Training & Education at Polar! Today we talk all about fitness technology! We discuss application and devices, evolution and the future of fitness tech, and also about boundaries, coaching, performance, and everything in between. Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress, Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! Recorded on 7 June 2020.2020-08-2658 minStorytellers of STEMM#47 - Courtney Quirin: Wildlife Biology to Documentary FilmmakingCourtney is a wildlife biologist turned documentary film maker, which is a great combination because her background in wildlife helps inform her environmental documentaries. She tells all about her career path, making documentaries, and what's up next for her. I encourage you to check out her short length film The Georgia Girl and her full length film GUARDIAN. Both films focus on fisheries but in reality there's so much more going on because nature and humans are rarely simple. I hope you enjoy this episode and check out her films! - - - You can fi...2020-08-191h 29Storytellers of STEMM#46 - Dyan deNapoli: The Penguin LadyDyan deNapoli is The Penguin Lady and in this episode we talk all things penguin! First we talk about her involvement in rescuing 40,000 African penguins after a massive oil spill in 2000, about her book The Great Penguin Rescue about that experience, about her path to becoming The Penguin Lady, and about the status of penguin populations worldwide. All things penguin! Enjoy! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress, Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/, and Dyan deNapoli at www.thepenguinlady.com for more info! Recorded on 25 July 2020 🐧2020-08-131h 07Storytellers of STEMM#45 - Jason World Turner: Career as a Medic in the US ArmyJason World Turner tells the story of how and why he became a medic in the military, about his strong drive to help others, and what he plans to do in the future. His story is also an example of how a story can seem similar on the surface (like with his wife's story in Episode 5) but how the path and experience can be vastly different because STEMM is so broad and varied. Enjoy! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 21 May 2020.2020-08-0650 minStorytellers of STEMM#44 - Luis Santiago-Rosario: Sodium and ButterfliesLuis Santiago-Rosario is an evolutionary ecology PhD student from Puerto Rico and he studies salt! His main focus is on butterflies and sunflowers and sodium transport, and we talk about all of that. I learned a lot from Luis and I definitely look at the world around me differently after this conversation so I'm sure you will too! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress https://twitter.com/flyingcypress, Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM/ for more info! You can find Luis on Twitter www.twitter.com/saltyecoevo and at his website: https://luissa...2020-07-2956 minStorytellers of STEMM#43 - Kim Warner: Single Use Plastics and Plastic Pollution with OceanaDr Kim Warner is a marine scientist who has been working for Oceana for the last 16 years. Her most recent work involves plastic pollution - how plastic enters the environment, what happens to it then, how that impacts the system. And on top of that, they are also looking for ways to reduce plastic production in the first place, and we talk about what we all can do to help. It's also Plastic Free July, so we talk about that as well. Enjoy & say no to single use plastics! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on...2020-07-2750 minStorytellers of STEMM#42 - Gina Kent: Swallow-tailed Kite Research with ARCIGina Kent is a biologist with the Avian Research and Conservation Institute, based in Gainesville, Florida. ARCI is known for their Swallow-tailed Kite (aka STKI) research, but also study other species such as Reddish Egrets and Black Rails, which you'll hear about in this episode. Swallow-tailed Kites are not so secretly my absolute favorite species and this conversation with Gina all about STKI is really a highlight for me in my podcast series so far. Enjoy!! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 17 July 2020.2020-07-241h 02Storytellers of STEMM#41 - Colleen Fitzpatrick: Working in a COVID-19 Unit in New York CityDr Colleen Fitzpatrick is a pediatric surgeon who had the opportunity to go work in a COVID-19 unit in New York. This episode was recorded on 14 May 2020, as she wrapped up her time there. Colleen talks about that experience, and the conversation also branches into how she got interested in medicine originally and how she landed in pediatric surgery. Enjoy! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 14 May 2020.2020-07-2255 minStorytellers of STEMM#40 - Dave Nussbaum: MeteorologyDave Nussbaum is a meteorologist in New Orleans who primarily does forecasting for a local TV station. But there's so much more to meteorology behind the scenes of what you see on the news! Dave tells us all about the different kinds of meteorology, the data meteorologists use, the amazing technology in use, satellites, and so much more. Enjoy! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 6 May 2020.2020-07-171h 16Storytellers of STEMM#39 - Jiena McLellan: Turning Coffee Into CodeJiena McLellan is a software developer in Atlanta and she tells the story of how silkworms inspired her pursue biology, which led her to software development! We also talk about statistics, active learning, relating to your audience, and communicating across expertises. Enjoy! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 2 May 2020.2020-07-1559 minStorytellers of STEMM#38 - Sarah Sihvonen: Atmospheric and Agricultural ChemistryDr Sarah Sihvonen tells the story of what drew her to chemistry, the research she's did in atmospheric chemistry during her PhD, and her current work in agricultural chemistry. Chemistry has a lot of real world applications as you'll hear in this episode! Enjoy! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 26 April 2020.2020-07-101h 19Storytellers of STEMM#37 - Shelley Smith: Outdoor LearningShelley Smith is a teacher who runs an outdoor learning school called Little Learners Outdoors and she talks today all about outdoor learning - why it matters, how it works, how it helps kids learn and develop, and more. Enjoy! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 24 April 2020.2020-07-0355 minStorytellers of STEMM#36 - Kellyn LaCour-Conant: RestorationKellyn talks all about restoration - of self, family, the environment, and the intersection of all the above. She's one of those people who is just so insightful and full of wisdom, and she has some really great perspectives. We also talk about wetlands, books, and life during the pandemic. - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 24 April 2020.2020-07-011h 25Storytellers of STEMM#35 - Michele Finn: Life in NOAA Corps and Career Transitions (v2)Michele tells the story of her career with NOAA Corps, and how she transitioned assignments while at NOAA and in her career after NOAA. We talk about cool science, hurricanes, ships, planes, field work, and a lot of things in between. Enjoy! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 23 April 2020. V22020-06-251h 22Storytellers of STEMM#34 - Kelsie Clarke: Engineers Without BordersKelsie is a civil engineer based in Western Australia and she tells us all about the organization Engineers Without Borders! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 11 April 2020.2020-06-1953 minStorytellers of STEMM#33 - Zachary Trohoske: Communications and Sports TechnologyZack and I talk about all the different kinds of technology that he uses for his work in communications and telephony. And since we are both avid sports fans it evolves into a discussion of sports technology as well. Enjoy! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 26 April 2020.2020-06-171h 16Storytellers of STEMM#32 - Juita Martinez: Brown Pelicans and Barrier Island RestorationThe alternate title for this episode is "Birds Are Awesome & Don't Be A Dick", which will make sense when you listen to this conversation! Today's storyteller is Juita Martinez, a PhD student in Louisiana studying brown pelicans. We talk about her research (and #dinosaurfloofs), coastal restoration, love of birds, Black Birders Week, and so much more. Enjoy! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 6 June 2020.2020-06-1250 minStorytellers of STEMM#31 - Katie Barnes: Coastal Stewardship and Beach Nesting BirdsKatie Barnes is the Coastal Stewardship Manager for Audubon Louisiana, and they do a ton of research with beach nesting birds in South Louisiana. We talk about the main 3 species - Least Terns, Wilson's Plovers, and Common Nighthawks. Barrier islands and beaches in Louisiana are important habitat for these birds and Katie tells us about that and stories about their research. This conversation is what happens when you get bird people together to talk - we gush about birds, the silly things they do, the cool science, and we ponder what birds do and where they go when we don't...2020-06-101h 13Storytellers of STEMM#30 - Close Encounters of the Bear KindIn this episode I tell stories about bears with my adventure partner Amanda Fandal. Bears are awesome, and I relate the stories back to the ecology of the species. Ecology is a science, and I explain about black bears and grizzly bears, the two species we encountered in our adventures. These stories are funny because of the way we tell them and because they turned out okay, but I want to stress that it's important to be bear aware and smart, give space for wildlife, and be safe in bear country! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress...2020-06-051h 06Storytellers of STEMM#29 - Brittany Hebert: Mental Health and CounselingBrittany Hebert is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Baton Rouge, LA. We talk today about her career as a counselor, and her focus on helping younger kids and teens. Mental health is a topic we as people sometimes avoid but it's a vital part of our overall health. The more we talk about the uncomfortable things like mental health struggles, the more we can reduce the stigma surrounding it and ensure that nobody feels alone. - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 7 April 2020.2020-06-0353 minStorytellers of STEMM#27 - Craig Miller: Human Perceptions of Wildlife DiseasesDr Craig Miller is a long time friend of mine and his research into human dimensions of natural resources is fascinating to me. In particular today we talked about perceptions about wildlife diseases, particularly Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and Lyme Disease, and how people perceive their risk in relation to such diseases. - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 1 April 2020.2020-05-271h 15Storytellers of STEMM#26 - Ingrid Albion: Tasmanian Legacy ProgramsIngrid Albion is a biologist in Tasmania who has done all kinds of brilliant works with legacy programs. She's worked with whale rescues, in saving the Tasmanian Devil, and created Tasmania Climate Change Stories - which collects stories from people in Tasmania and beyond. I was completely blown away by her story and so inspired and I think you will be too!! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 27 March 2020.2020-05-221h 15Storytellers of STEMM#25 - Amita Roy: Medicine, Travel, and Homeward BoundAmita Roy is a general practitioner in Melbourne, Australia, and she tells the story of how she became a doctor and what inspired her to take that path. We also talk about our love of travel, which is related to Amita's career story, and end the episode talking about our experiences as part of Homeward Bound! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 27 March 2020.2020-05-2049 minStorytellers of STEMM#24 - Jinna Larkin: Geography and WildlifeJinna is a data coordinator in Nevada and a GIS guru as far as I'm concerned. We talk about her nontraditional background and path into wildlife conservation, why GIS and maps are awesome, and a whole bunch of other things. We talked for over 2 hours so I had to pare it down a bit (sorry Jinna!!) but I really enjoyed this and I hope you do too. - - Check out Twitter for more info - Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress): https://twitter.com/flyingcypress or Storytellers of STEMM at www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM. Recorded on 25 March 2020.2020-05-151h 29Storytellers of STEMM#23 - Miranda Kilgore & Daniel Eiland - The STEM and Robotics Center at Denham Springs High SchoolMiranda and Daniel are teachers at Denham Springs High School, and they tell us all about the STEM and Robotics Center at their school. The program is new and really innovative, and the robotics team is awesome! - - Check out Twitter for more info - Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM. Recorded on 24 March 2020.2020-05-1349 minStorytellers of STEMM#22 - Melissa Cuevas: Scoliosis Research and ZebrafishMelissa tells the story of how she got into research science and all about the work she does as a bench scientist studying scoliosis. Did you know zebrafish are important to scoliosis research? You're about to, enjoy! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 23 March 2020.2020-05-0852 minStorytellers of STEMM#21 - Eleri Harris: All About Homeward BoundEleri Harris is a glaciologist, from Wales who is currently living in Vancouver. She and I are both members of Homeward Bound Cohort 5 (aka HB5), and we talk about the program, how we see ourselves as women in STEMM, and discuss the ins and outs of our experience with HB so far. - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 18 March 2020.2020-05-061h 09Storytellers of STEMM#20 - Kourtney Pitre: Cardiac SonographyKourtney Pitre is a cardiac sonographer in Colorado, and today she's sharing the story of how she got into this field, why she likes it, and explains all about ultrasounds. - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 15 March 2020.2020-04-2951 minStorytellers of STEMM#19 - Emily Smith: Oceanography ProgramsDr Emily Smith is a program manager working with NOAA to manage long-term oceanography programs, like Argo. We'll hear about these programs, what a program manager actually does, and also the lagniappe story about how she achieved her goals and got to where she is today. Enjoy and Happy Earth Week! 🌎 - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 22 March 2020.2020-04-2450 minStorytellers of STEMM#18 - Jodi Salmond: Science Around the WorldJodi Salmond tells her story of working for Reef Check Australia, doing interesting citizen science all over the world, getting people interested and educated about coral reefs, and work she's done in Mozambique and at Christmas Island. Enjoy! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 14 March 2020.2020-04-221h 00Storytellers of STEMM#17 - Hilary Glenn Bertoniere: Fisheries, Friendship, and ScienceHilary is a salmon fisheries biologist in California, and has worked all over the world. She tells the story of how she got into fisheries to begin with, about being a fisheries observer in Alaska, studying red snapper at LSU, and moving back to her home state of California to work on endangered salmon restoration. Enjoy! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 14 March 2020.2020-04-2059 minStorytellers of STEMM#16 - Blake Grisham: A Story of Friendship and ScienceDr Blake Grisham is a wildlife professor at Texas Tech and one of my closest friends. Together we tell the story of our friendship across states, universities, science, and national parks. Plus a bonus conversation about the value of friendship! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 8 March 2020.2020-04-151h 18Storytellers of STEMM#15 - Alice Lenthe: From Engineering to Safety and the Value of LearningAlice is the Director of Environmental Health and Safety at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, and she's here to tell the story about her background in engineering and how she got into the safety world. Safety is very important, especially in hazardous environments (like field work or with big equipment), and we both find it super important. Enjoy this conversation! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 1 March 2020.2020-04-1048 minStorytellers of STEMM#14 - Anna Madlener: Underwater Robotics and Gender in STEMMAnna tells the story of how she got interested in ocean robotics and what inspired her to go that route. We also have an in depth conversation about being a woman in STEMM and our different perspectives and perceptions that come with that and it's a really good conversation and I learned a lot from Anna. Enjoy! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 26 February 2020.2020-04-081h 23Storytellers of STEMM#13 - Roshni Sharma: The Path Taken To The World of SpatialRoshni is a spatial scientist in Sydney using location technology (GPS and GIS) which is a really powerful set of tools used around the world to further science and research. She tells us all about that and the work she's doing, and how she got to be a spatial scientist! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 24 February 2020.2020-04-0348 minStorytellers of STEMM#12 - Rebecca Wade: Interdisciplinary Research of Geography and PeopleDr Rebecca Wade is on the podcast today to talk about her work bringing together interdisciplinary teams that work to understand human/landscape interactions. We also talk about river dynamics and restoration, land management, and lots more in this wide ranging conversation. Enjoy! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 22 February 2020.2020-04-011h 00Storytellers of STEMM#11 - Julianna Kadar: How Sharks Spend Their TimeJulianna Kadar is in Sydney, Australia, and she works with Port Jackson sharks and how they spend their time. I learned so much about sharks - how they rest, feed, migrate, and so much more. Enjoy! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 16 February 2020.2020-03-251h 21Storytellers of STEMM#10 - Marji Puotinen: Coral Reefs, Cyclones, and Climate ChangeDr Marji Puotinen tells the story of coral reefs, cyclones, and climate change, and of how its all interconnected and related. She also tells us about her educational outreach program about coral reefs, which is awesome! - - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! You can find Marji Puotinen on Twitter @marji_puotinen.You can find Homeward Bound at their website https://homewardboundprojects.com.au/, on Twitter @homewardbound16, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homewardboundprojects.R...2020-03-2057 minStorytellers of STEMM#9 - Laura Scott: Science is a Rollercoaster and Working at Rocky Mountain National ParkLaura tells us about her epidemiology research studying soil and water bacteria at Rocky Mountain National Park and the story of how science can go horribly wrong. You'll have to listen to hear what happened and how it ends! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 10 February 2020.2020-03-1841 minStorytellers of STEMM#8 - Tim Spruill: The STEAM Club at Woodlawn High SchoolTim is a physics teacher in Baton Rouge and we talk about their STEAM club, mentoring, accessibility in science, and what students need to succeed. - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 08 February 2020.2020-03-1147 minStorytellers of STEMM#7 - Sarah Youngren: Being a Seabird Biologist on Remote Islands and The Value of ArtSarah is a seabird biologist who has worked all over doing really cool seabird research and making amazing artwork. Sarah's story is about developing a love of seabirds, doing field work on remote islands, and how science informs her art! - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! You can find Sarah Youngren on her linktree: https://linktr.ee/syoungreRecorded on 08 February 2020.2020-03-0437 minStorytellers of STEMM#6 - Lauren Morris: Career Path with Coastal Resiliency and SeaGrantDr Lauren Morris tells her story about growing up in Maryland, how she ended up at LSU, her research in resiliency, her time with SeaGrant, and all the wonderful work she has done! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 06 February 2020.2020-03-0253 minStorytellers of STEMM#5 - Carolyn World Turner: A Medic in the US ArmyCarolyn is one of my very best and closest friends and she's here to tell her story from high school, to being a medic in the Army, and where she's going from here and how family impacted her decisions. Enjoy! - - Check out Twitter at Rachel Villani (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! Recorded on 05 February 2020.2020-02-2632 minStorytellers of STEMM#4 - Julia Derk & Russell Ledet: Clear Direction MentoringDr Julia Derk & Dr Russell Ledet are here today to talk about their time together at NYU starting and running Clear Direction Mentoring. We'll also hear about their plans for the program and for their futures individually. - - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! You can find Julia Derk on Twitter @DerktasticJulia and her website www.drjuliaderk.com.You can find Russell Ledet at www.the15whitecoats.org.Clear Direction Mentoring: https://www.cleardirectionmentoring.com/2020-02-191h 10Storytellers of STEMM#3 - Courtney Saari: Studying Red Snapper in the Gulf of MexicoCourtney Saari is here today to tell us about her master's research studying red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, which was unique in that it was done collaboratively with multiple projects and students running research simultaneously answering different questions. Plus we have a tangent on mentoring! - - - You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/storytellersofSTEMM.Recorded on 3 February 2020.2020-02-1643 minStorytellers of STEMM#2 - Ritika Prasai: On Being an International Student in the USRitika is a student from Nepal studying natural resources and she's going to tell us about her journey, research, the challenges of studying internationally, and her dreams. - -- You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter (@flyingcypress) or on Facebook at Storytellers of STEMM for more info! You can find Ritika Prasai on Twitter @PraisaiRitika. Recorded on 2 February 2020.2020-02-0533 minStorytellers of STEMM#1 - Rachel Villani: How I Became a Field BiologistThis idea has hatched to share the stories of the people behind the wide range of STEMM fields, and this is the first episode! It seems only right to start off by sharing one of my stories, so in this episode I interview myself and tell the story of how I became a field biologist. I recorded this sitting at my kitchen table, and it was my first attempt at podcasting, but enjoy anyway and come back for more stories!!- - -You can find Rachel Villani on Twitter @flyingcypress and Storytellers of STEMM...2020-01-3025 min