Tenured Professor to expert ESL teacher Angela Stewart

Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Emily Perriello

In this episode, Sam gets some sexual and reproductive health tips from (another) Emily, who works at a publicly-funded reproductive health clinic in Boston. Plus, the women discuss their own complicated paths to their current professions, the importance of diversity in healthcare and boundaries in public health professions.

Academic Animal Research Technician Maria Platero

In this episode, Sam gets into the nuances of working with research animals with her friend Maria. The two scientists discuss the process of picking an animal model for a study, the upward mobility in animal research and importance of animal welfare in research.

Tenured Professor to expert ESL teacher Angela Stewart

This month, Sam sits down with Angela Stewart, a tenured professor at a Brazilian university who made a career pivot into K-12 education when she moved back to the United States with her family. They discuss the importance of inclusion in study design and analysis, the hiring process of a professor in Brazil and the qualities professors look for in a strong PhD candidate.

Materials Engineer Kaleigh Marcotte

This week, Sam dives into the art of science and importance of crafts with materials engineer and good friend Kaleigh Marcotte. Plus, they discuss higher education during COVID, journeys in coding and the power of pigment.

Biomedical Engineer and Researcher: Maya Jaffe

This week, Sam sits down with Emilee’s childhood friend and biomedical engineer Maya Jaffe. They discuss vaccine development at a large biotech company, being a scientist versus engineer and the unwritten rules of Microsoft Teams.  “Science” Fridays episode featuring Dr. Karmella Haynes: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QBbUeJiIBVqHbXQFq1vwP?si=a2b7c939b44845ea [https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QBbUeJiIBVqHbXQFq1vwP?si=a2b7c939b44845ea]