My Fave Queer Chemist
77 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsChemistry! Queerness! The Trials and Tribulations of Graduate School! MFQC spills the tea on it all. Join Bec and Geraldo twice a month as they interview LGBTQ+ chemists on their research interests and experiences with identity, challenges, and achievements in the chemistry field. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll learn all the ins and outs of queer culture. Follow us on twitter at @MFQCPod or send us an email at [email protected] Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mfqc/support
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Ethan Chavarin, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
February 03, 2023 22:22 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBThis week on the show we chatted with Ethan Chavarin (he/him), an undergraduate researcher in the Stieber lab at Cal Poly Pomona. We discussed surviving the pandemic as an undergrad, finding support for undergrad research, & more! To connect with Ethan you can follow him on Twitter @ethan_chavarin and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time and remember that Black Lives Matter today and everyday. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mfqc/support
Matthew Welmers, INX Int. Ink Co. & oSTEM
January 13, 2023 19:24 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBThis week on the show we chatted with the Matthew Welmers (he/they), a research scientist at INX Int. Co. and VP of Projects & Programs at oSTEM. We discuss Matthew's journey to oSTEM, all that they've accomplished since taking up leadership roles at oSTEM (including running many national oSTEM conferences!), how he juggles all his responsibilities, and more! To connect with Matthew you can follow them on Twitter @williamthebard and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time, happy holidays, and...
Dr. Eden Tanner, University of Mississippi
December 16, 2022 14:21 - 38 minutes - 36.1 MBThis week on the show we chatted with the Dr. Eden Tanner (she/her), an Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). We discuss Eden's journey to Ole Miss, which spans living in three different countries, her time in LGBTQ+ Choruses as a postdoc, and what led her to choosing Ole Miss to start her academic career. She tells us about what starting a lab during a global pandemic has taught her and what her goals for her new lab are. To connect with Eden you can follow her on...
Dr. Austin Graham, University of California, San Francisco
December 02, 2022 14:03 - 50 minutes - 47 MBThis week on the show we chatted with the Dr. Austin Graham (he/him), a postdoctoral fellow in the Gartner lab at UCSF and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub. We discuss Austin's time leading the ROLE Model Program as a graduate student at UT-Austin, the challenges of graduate student-led initiatives, the importance for undergraduate research, the UC Academic Workers strike, & much more! To connect with Austin can follow him on Twitter @austinjgraham and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time and remem...
MFQC Check-In: 3rd Year of Graduate School with Sarah Champagne
November 04, 2022 12:59 - 42 minutes - 39 MBAfter a brief hiatus, we're back baby! This week on the show Bec and Geraldo welcome back friend of the pod, Sarah Champagne (they/them), a graduate student in the Narayan lab at the University of Michigan. We reflect on our 3rd year of graduate school, all that we've accomplished so far, the transition into being a 4th year grad student, and more! We chat about the ups and downs and EVERYTHING in between. Follow us on Twitter @MFQCPod. And remember that Black Lives Matter today and everyday...
Dr. Nancy Williams, Claremont McKenna/Scripps/Pitzer Colleges (with Guest Host, Kareesa Kron)
September 02, 2022 12:27 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBWelcome to the last week of our Pride Summer Special!! This week on the show, we welcomed MFQC newcomer Kareesa Kron (they/them) as our guest host! Kareesa chatted with Nancy Williams (she/her), a Chemistry Professor at the Keck Science Department at Claremont McKenna, Scripps, and Pitzer Colleges. They discussed Nancy’s path through academia and her process of coming out as a trans woman after becoming a tenured faculty member at the Claremont Colleges. She explores her increasing involveme...
Dr. Brennan Kessenich, National Park Service (With Guest Host Filipe Cerqueira)
August 18, 2022 13:11 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBPride Month may be over but MFQC Pride Summer is still underway! Welcome back for Week 4, y'all! This week on the show we welcomed back Filipe Cerqueira (he/him) to the MFQC studio as our guest host! Filipe chatted with Dr. Brennan Kessenich (they/them), a chemist who now works for the National Park Service. IBrennan and Filipe discussed navigating the chemistry field as a queer person, how disabilities play at that intersection, scotch tape, and cat whiskers! This episode is benefitting th...
Dr. Vanessa Ralph, Chemistry Education Researcher (With Guest Host Stephanie Berg)
July 29, 2022 14:33 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBPride Month may be over but MFQC Pride Summer is still underway! Welcome back for Week 3, y'all! This week on the show we welcomed back Stephanie Berg (she/her) to the MFQC studio as our guest host! Steph chatted with Dr. Vanessa Ralph (she/ella), a chemistry education researcher. They discussed how different aspects of identity impact their chemistry education research, the current climate of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) research in science education spaces, and more. Vanessa also...
Dr. Vanessa Ralph, Chemistry Education Researcher
July 29, 2022 14:33 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBPride Month may be over but MFQC Pride Summer is still underway! Welcome back for Week 3, y'all! This week on the show we welcomed back Stephanie Berg (she/her) to the MFQC studio as our guest host! Steph chatted with Dr. Vanessa Ralph (she/ella), a chemistry education researcher. They discussed how different aspects of identity impact their chemistry education research, the current climate of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) research in science education spaces, and more. Vanessa also...
Viktor Belay, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine
July 08, 2022 14:55 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBPride Month may be over but MFQC Pride Summer is still underway! Welcome back for Week 2, y'all! This week on the show we welcomed MFQC newcomer Cassie Chartier (she/they) as our guest host! Cassie chatted with Viktor Belay (he/him), a PhD student at Weill Cornell Medicine and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. They discussed science communication in the time of COVID, Viktor's journey to Tiktok, how scicomm and scipol intertwine, and much more! This episode is benefitting the Ali Forney Center ...
Viktor Belay, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine (with Guest Host Cassie Chartier)
July 08, 2022 14:55 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBPride Month may be over but MFQC Pride Summer is still underway! Welcome back for Week 2, y'all! This week on the show we welcomed MFQC newcomer Cassie Chartier (she/they) as our guest host! Cassie chatted with Viktor Belay (he/him), a PhD student at Weill Cornell Medicine and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. They discussed science communication in the time of COVID, Viktor's journey to Tiktok, how scicomm and scipol intertwine, and much more! This episode is benefitting the Ali Forney Center ...
Avery Tytla, University of California, Berkeley (With Guest Host Sky Cochrane)
June 24, 2022 13:14 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBHappy Pride Month, y'all and welcome to Week 1 of our MFQC Pride Summer Special! This week on the show we welcomed back Sky Cochrane (first on the show in S1:EP10) as a guest host! Sky chatted with Avery Tytla (she/her), a PhD candidate in the Francis lab at the University of California, Berkeley. They discussed Avery's journey coming out, breaking down the barriers of access to academia, Avery's career trajectory, and much more! This episode is benefitting the LGBT Center of Raleigh (chosen ...
Avery Tytla, University of California, Berkeley (with guest host, Sky Cochrane)
June 24, 2022 13:14 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBHappy Pride Month, y'all and welcome to Week 1 of our MFQC Pride Summer Special! This week on the show we welcomed back Sky Cochrane (first on the show in S1:EP10) as a guest host! Sky chatted with Avery Tytla (she/her), a PhD candidate in the Francis lab at the University of California, Berkeley. They discussed Avery's journey coming out, breaking down the barriers of access to academia, Avery's career trajectory, and much more! This episode is benefitting the LGBT Center of Raleigh (chosen ...
Dr. Nate Cardin, Harvard Westlake School
May 20, 2022 13:36 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MBThis week on the show we chatted with the Dr. Nate Cardin (he/him), a high school chemistry professor at Harvard Westlake School in Los Angeles. We discuss Nate's journey to becoming a high school teacher, stigma around non-traditional careers in the chemistry field, how he's learned to be an ally through teaching, queer crossword puzzles, and so much more! To connect with Nate can follow him on Twitter @naytnaytnayt and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time for the start of our Pride Summe...
Dr. Camille Bishop, National Institute of Standards and Technology
May 06, 2022 15:54 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBThis week on the show we chatted with the lovely Dr. Camille Bishop (she/her) who currently serves as a NRC postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NRC). We discuss graduate research, how she ended up NIST, science communication training for scientists, gay sports and much more! To connect with Camille can follow her on Twitter @glassic_chem and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time and remember that Black Lives Matter today and everyday. --- Support th...
Dr. Michelle Bushey, National Science Foundation
April 08, 2022 18:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBThis week on the show we chatted with the lovely Dr. Michelle Bushey (she/her) who currently serves as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation (NSF). We discuss her career in academia at Trinity University, her decision to pursue her dream of working at the NSF, what working in public service looks like for her and much more! To connect with Michelle, you can email her at [email protected] and you can follow us on Twitter @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time and remember that Blac...
Tom Pospiech, University of California, San Francisco
April 01, 2022 18:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBThis week on the pod, we chat with Tom Pospiech (he/him) a graduate student in the Southworth lab at the University of California, San Francisco. We discuss his work with science policy, creating boundaries in graduate school, prioritizing mental health and more! You can follow Tom on Twitter @ATompiech and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time and remember that Black Lives Matter today and everyday. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mfqc/support
Dr. Christian Malapit, Northwestern University
March 11, 2022 14:51 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBThis week on the show Bec and Geraldo talk with Dr. Christian Malapit (he/him), an Assistant Professor in Chemistry at Northwestern University. We chatted about navigating graduate school as an international student, landing a job in academia and starting a lab from the ground up, mentoring the next generation of scientists and so much more! We'll see y'all next week! Follow Christian on Twitter @CAMalapit and us @MFQCPod! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/...
Dr. André Isaacs, College of the Holy Cross
February 18, 2022 14:55 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBWe're back with season 3 of MFQC!! We're so glad to be back, we've got a great season planned for y'all! This week on the show Bec and Geraldo talk with Dr. André Isaacs (he/him), an Associate Professor in Chemistry at the College of the Holy Cross. We chatted about changing the way we teach to create more equitable classrooms, queering chemistry, becoming TikTok famous, and so much more! We'll see y'all next week! Follow André on Twitter (& TikTok!) @drdre4000 and us @MFQCPod! --- Supp...
Stephanie Berg, University of Nebraska
November 19, 2021 16:10 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBThis week on the pod, we chat with Stephanie Berg (she/her) a 3rd year graduate student in the Moon lab at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. We discuss her chemistry education research, what creating an equitable learning environment for students looks like, and more! You can follow Stephanie on Twitter @ssnorkels and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time and remember that Black Lives Matter today and everyday. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mfqc/sup...
Dr. Lisa Pecher, Angewandte Chemie
November 09, 2021 13:27 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBThis week on the pod we took a little virtual trip over to Germany to chat with the lovely with Dr. Lisa Pecher (she/her) who currently serves as an Editor at Angewandte Chemie. We discuss her process coming out as transgender, finding her way to the editing and publishing field, and her current DEI initiatives within the journal community (and much more!). You can follow Lisa on Twitter @LisaPecher and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time and remember that Black Lives Matter today and eve...
Dr. Matthew Leech, University of Greenwich
October 11, 2021 11:46 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBThis week on the pod we skip on over across the pond to hat with Dr. Matthew Leech (he/him) a postdoctoral fellow in the Lab lab at the University of Greenwich. We discuss how Twitter has opened up Matt's eyes to a lot of issues, finding community in graduate school and as a postdoc, how the chemistry community is changing in the UK and more! You can follow Matthew on Twitter @MattTheChemist and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time and remember that Black Lives Matter today and everyday. ...
Dr. Laura Haynes, University of Michigan
September 24, 2021 12:30 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBAfter a brief summer hiatus, we're back! And we've got some great stories lined up for y'all!! This week on the pod, we chat with Dr. Laura Haynes (she/her) a postdoctoral fellow in the Ginsburg lab at the University of Michigan. Laura shares with us her personal journey through academia so far, which has largely been influenced by family and location, which is often not talked about. She also shares with us her experience getting pregnant in a queer relationship and being pregnant as a post...
Pride Summer Finale: An Evening with Carolyn Bertozzi
July 23, 2021 12:16 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBWelcome back to My Fave Queer Chemist, y'all! This week, Bec & Geraldo share the recording of our fourth and final Pride Summer event, a live discussion with the incredible Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi. We were able to raise $360 for Gender Spectrum, an organization that is working to advocate for and support transgender youth in this country. Thank you so much to everyone who has attended, donated to and supported all of our Pride Summer events. We were able to raise $1600 for trans-led orgs in thi...
Pride Summer Panel #3: LGBTQ+ in Academia
July 08, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBWelcome back to My Fave Queer Chemist, y'all! This week, Bec & Geraldo share the recording of our third Pride Summer event, a Live Panel discussion about LGBTQ+ in Academia. We featured four incredible scientists doing great work in the fields of biology, chemistry, and neuroscience: Dr. Kaela Singleton (postdoctoral fellow at Emory University School of Medicine), Dr. Jennifer Nemhauser (Professor of Biology at University of Washington), Dr. Kelly Chacón (Associate Professor of Chemistry at ...
Pride Summer Panel #2: LGBTQ+ in Industry
June 24, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBWelcome back to My Fave Queer Chemist, y'all! This week, Bec & Geraldo share the recording of our second Pride Summer event, a Live Panel discussion about LGBTQ+ in Industry. We featured four incredible scientists doing great work in the chemical industries: Dr. Kyle McDonald (Research Scientist, Dow), Dr. Sue Zultanski (Associate Principle Chemist, Merck), Dr. Liz Feinberg (Research Scientist, Dow), Dr. Tay Rosenthal (Research Investigator, Corteva Agriscience). AND we raised $700 for the T...
Pride Summer Panel #1: LGBTQ+ in SciComm / SciPol
June 10, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBWelcome back to My Fave Queer Chemist, y'all! This week, Bec & Geraldo share the recording of our first Pride Summer event, a Live Panel discussion about LGBTQ+ in Science Communication and Science Policy. We featured four incredible forces in the field of SciComm and SciPol: Sam Brinton (Executive Director, Core Solutions Consulting & VP of Advocacy & Government Relations, the Trevor Project), Josie Caballero (Project Manager, The National Center for Transgender Equality), Kit Chapman (Scie...
Irving Rettig, Portland State University
April 30, 2021 17:25 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBThis week on the pod, we chat with Irving Rettig (he/they) a 5th year graduate student in Theresa McCormick's lab at Portland State University. We discuss his incredible trans advocacy work in the American Chemical Society, their own department, & beyond. This work has manifested itself as leading the charge of trans-inclusive name change policies within academic publishing. You can follow Irv on Twitter @irv_does_chem and us @MFQCPod. We'll see y'all next time and remember that Black Lives ...
MFQC Check-In: 2nd Year of Grad School
April 16, 2021 14:15 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBThis week on the show Bec and Geraldo reflect on the last year of graduate school and we've navigated their 2nd year in the middle of a pandemic! We chat about the ups and downs and EVERYTHING in between. Follow us on Twitter @MFQCPod. And remember that Black Lives Matter today and everyday. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mfqc/support
Kat Magnone, Miami University
March 26, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBThis week on the pod, we chatted with the lovely Kat Magnone (they/them), a graduate student in the Yezierski lab at Miami University where they work on chemistry education research. We talk about what Kat wishes people knew about chemistry education research, how to create inclusive classrooms, Kat's graduate school experience so far, and much more! You can follow Kat on Twitter @KatMagnone and us @MFQCPod. And remember, Black Lives Matter today and everyday. *Note: This episode was recorde...
Devin Swiner, Ohio State University
February 26, 2021 14:55 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBThis week on the show Geraldo and Bec talk with the incredible Devin Swiner (she/her), a 5th year graduate student in the Badu-Tawaih research group at Ohio State University. Devin is wrapping up her PhD and beginning at Merck chemistry soon! We discuss how to be a good mentor, uplifting Black voices in the chemistry field, the many MANY accomplishments of Devin's career and so much more! You don't want to miss this one! If you want to support our show, head to the linktree in our twitter @M...
Samantha Mensah, University of California, Los Angeles
February 11, 2021 14:54 - 20 minutes - 19 MBThis week on the show, Geraldo and Bec talk with Samantha Mensah (she/her), a graduate student in the Weiss and Andrews labs at UCLA. We discuss her work with #BlackinChem as one of the co-founders and incoming president, as well as her passion for science policy and how she's celebrating Black History Month. You can follow Samantha on Twitter @blackinthelab and us @MFQCPod. See y'all next week! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mfqc/support
Dr. Benny Chan, The College of New Jersey
January 28, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBWe're back with season 2 of MFQC!! We're so glad to be back, we've missed y'all so much! This week on the show Bec and Geraldo talk with Dr. Benny Chan (he/they), who currently serves as the Department Chair for the Chemistry Department at The College of New Jersey and was nominated as the NOGLSTP Educator of the Year in 2019. We talk about his current research, his role as department chair and what it means to redefine undergraduate STEM education within the lense of DEI. Remember, Black ...
Dr. Nick Chiappini, Princeton University
September 04, 2020 14:33 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBThis week on the show Bec and Geraldo talk with Nick Chiappini (he/him), who received a PhD in Chemistry from Stanford University and is now a postdoctoral fellow in the Knowles lab at Princeton University. We talk about his current research in photochemistry, the need for more postdoctoral support, finding queer community and what makes for a good mentor. We hope that y'all are staying safe and healthy out there. And remember, Black lives matter today and everyday. We'll see y'all next week...
Dr. Antonio Tinoco Valencia, Harvard University
August 27, 2020 20:04 - 36 minutes - 34 MBThis week on the pod, Bec and Geraldo interviewed Dr. Antonio Tinoco Valencia (he/him), who received his PhD from the University of Rochester and recently started as a postdoctoral fellow in the Balskus Lab at Harvard University. We discuss his experience as a DACAmented immigrant in STEM, what being Latinx and queer has taught him, his chemistry role models and much more. We hope y'all enjoy and we'll see you next week! Follow Antonio on Twitter @AntonioTinocoV and us @MFQCPod. And remember...
Emily Norwine, University of Michigan
August 19, 2020 13:51 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBThis week, Bec and Geraldo interviewed Emily Norwine (she/her) a graduate student in the Szymczak lab at the University of Michigan. We talk about about queer role models, being a queer woman in STEM, her love of chinchillas and much more! You can follow Emily on Twitter @EmilyNorwine and us @MFQCPod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mfqc/support
Dr. Nicholas Ball, Pomona College
August 12, 2020 14:31 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBWe're ~back~ y'all!! We're so excited to bring back weekly episodes of the show! This week, Bec and Geraldo interviewed Dr. Nicholas Ball (he/him) who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Pomona College. We talk about about his decision to work at a predominately undergraduate institution (PUI), how departments can better support queer and trans people of color (QTPOC), what a collective mindset on education and mentorship looks like and much more! You can follow Nicho...
Cortland Russell, Out in STEM
July 10, 2020 14:24 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBIt's our last episode of our Pride Month Special: Celebrating Excellence in STEM! Can you believe it? We hope that y'all have enjoyed it as much as we've enjoyed making it! For our last episode, Bec and Geraldo interviewed Cortland Russell (he/him) who works at the consulting firm Accenture in Atlanta, GA while also serving as the President and CEO of oSTEM, Inc. We talk about his advocacy work while at the University of Florida, how he got involved with oSTEM, his time as president, and muc...
Adair Borges, University of California, Berkeley
July 07, 2020 13:01 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBCan you believe it's already our last week of our Pride Month Special: Celebrating Excellence in STEM? This week on the pod, Geraldo and Bec talk with Adair Borges (she/her) who recently finished up her PhD work in the Bondy-Denomy lab at UCSF and has since started as Miller Postdoctoral Fellow in the Banfield Lab at UC Berkeley. We talk about the importance of undergraduate research, mentorship, her experience as queer woman in STEM, her advocacy work while at UCSF and much more! We'll see ...
Dr. Adair Borges, University of California, Berkeley
July 07, 2020 13:01 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBCan you believe it's already our last week of our Pride Month Special: Celebrating Excellence in STEM? This week on the pod, Geraldo and Bec talk with Adair Borges (she/her) who recently finished up her PhD work in the Bondy-Denomy lab at UCSF and has since started as Miller Postdoctoral Fellow in the Banfield Lab at UC Berkeley. We talk about the importance of undergraduate research, mentorship, her experience as queer woman in STEM, her advocacy work while at UCSF and much more! We'll see ...
Dr. Shaz Zamore, ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder
July 02, 2020 15:29 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MBThis week on the show Bec and Geraldo sit down with Shaz Zamore (they/them) who currently serves as the STEAM Outreach Coordinator at the ATLAS Institute at UC Boulder. We talk about their graduate and postdoctoral resaearch, why science communication is so important, their experiences as a queer, non-binary POC, and so much more. Follow Shaz on Twitter @TheDoctaZ and us @MFQCPod. Enjoy and we'll see y'all next week! And remember, Black Trans Lives Matter today and everyday! --- Support ...
Lauren Esposito, 500 Queer Scientists
July 01, 2020 13:14 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBWe hope y'all are enjoying our Pride Month Special so far - we've still got a few more amazing interviews lined up for y'all, so stay tuned! This week on the pod Beca and Geraldo talk with Lauren Esposito (she/her) who currently serves as a Curator for Arachnology at the California Academy of Science. We discuss her founding of the LGBTQ+ visibility campaign 500 Queer Scientists, her love of spiders and arachnids, science communication and more! Enjoy and we'll see y'all next week! And remem...
Dr. Lauren Esposito, 500 Queer Scientists
July 01, 2020 13:14 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBWe hope y'all are enjoying our Pride Month Special so far - we've still got a few more amazing interviews lined up for y'all, so stay tuned! This week on the pod Bec and Geraldo talk with Lauren Esposito (she/her) who currently serves as a Curator for Arachnology at the California Academy of Science. We discuss her founding of the LGBTQ+ visibility campaign 500 Queer Scientists, her love of spiders and arachnids, science communication and more! Enjoy and we'll see y'all next week! And rememb...
Sam Brinton, The Trevor Project
June 25, 2020 16:08 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBThis week on the pod, Bec and Geraldo talked with the incredible Sam Brinton (they/them), who currently serves at the Vice President for Advocacy and Governmental Affairs at The Trevor Project. We discuss their time at MIT studying nuclear engineering, their career in science policy, their work to end conversion therapy in all 50 states, and SO MUCH MORE! We hope y'all are staying safe and healthy out there, and remember Black Lives Matter today and everyday. We'll see y'all next week! Follo...
Roberto Efraín Díaz, University of California, San Francisco
June 23, 2020 13:04 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MBThis week on the pod, Bec and Geraldo talk with Roberto (Robbie) Efraín Díaz (he/him), a graduate student in the Fraser Lab in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). We talk about his work with the Graduate and Postdoctoral Queer Alliance (GPQA), how his different identities have intersected with his scientific career, the barriers to LGBTQ+ inclusion in academia and how those can be taken down, and so much more! We hope y'all are enjoying our...
Dwayne Evans, Harvard University
June 18, 2020 14:32 - 33 minutes - 45.4 MBThis week on the pod, Bec and Geraldo chat with Dwayne Evans (he/him), a graduate student in the Extavour lab in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. We discuss his research passions, his experience as a Black, queer scientist, how departments can better support queer and trans people of color (QTPOC) and so much more! We hope y'all are staying safe out there. Remember, Black Lives Matter and Happy Pride! See y'all next week. You can follow Dwayne on T...
Dr. Jack Miller, University of Michigan
June 16, 2020 13:04 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBThis week Bec and Geraldo talked with the incredible Jack Miller (they/them), a Lecturer and Statistics Education Specialist in the Department of Statistics at the University of Michigan. We discussed their time as an LGBTQ+ person in academia, their work with the American Statistical Association, how they use their role as a professor to mentor undergraduates and more! We hope y'all are staying safe out there. Black lives matter today and everyday. See y'all next week. Follow Jack on Twitte...
Jack Miller, University of Michigan
June 16, 2020 13:04 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBThis week Beca and Geraldo talked with the incredible Jack Miller (they/them), a Lecturer and Statistics Education Specialist in the Department of Statistics at the University of Michigan. We discussed their time as an LGBTQ+ person in academia, their work with the American Statistical Association, how they use their role as a professor to mentor undergraduates and more! We hope y'all are staying safe out there. Black lives matter today and everyday. See y'all next week. Follow Jack on Twitt...
Rochelle Diamond, National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP)
June 11, 2020 14:21 - 30 minutes - 42 MBOn the second episode of our Pride Month special, Bec and Geraldo talked with Rochelle Diamond (she/her), the co-founder and chair of the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP). We discussed her coming out process, the founding of NOGLSTP, what's in store for NOGLSTP in the coming years, and more! We hope that y'all are staying safe out there. Black Lives Matter today and everyday. Contact Rochelle at [email protected] and follow us on...
Rob Ulrich, University of California, Los Angeles
June 09, 2020 14:12 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MBHappy Pride Month, y'all! To kick off our Pride Month Special: Celebrating Excellence in STEM, Bec and Geraldo first chatted with Rob Ulrich (they/he) a biogeochemistry PhD student in the Tripati lab in the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences at UCLA. We discuss Rob's work as the co-founder of Queers in STEM at UCLA, co-directing Reclaiming STEM workshops, their work as an organizer for International LGBTQ+ STEM Day, and so much more! You don't want to miss this one! We hope y...