Her Stem Story

Alicia Morgan is an award-winning executive leader and a graduate of Tuskegee University with a BS in Aerospace Science Engineering and New Mexico State University with an MS in Industrial Engineering. Her professional experience includes working at Fortune 500 companies such as Lockheed Martin, The Boeing Company, and Raytheon. As a Public Voices Fellow, TEDx Speaker and keynote presenter she helps attendees learn that there is life after failure. Currently, Vice President of Education and Programs at the Frontiers of Flight Museum she is responsible for managing the development and execution of school and public programs through aviation and spaceflight history. Listen to Alicia's sky soaring STEM story. Links: https://www.dallaswomensfdn.org/heritagegivingfund https://www.flightmuseum.com/womens-network/ TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ayGGbMnvI8  

  Celebrating Engineers' Week 2019, by interview women engineers from around the world. Today we are talking to a very special guest one of my college mates from India. Deepty is a backup & DR engineer at an IT firm in India, she went to school for IT engineering and she has a very special passion project. She is one of the very few Indian woman Pakor athletes, and Bollywood stunt woman. Deepty is a fitness coach and a budding fitness entrepreneur! Listen to Deepti to learn more about her STRONG & inspiring STEM Story.   Links;   Instagram:https://instagram.com/deepty_kim?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=q3bt0v9td4e     My page about fitness that I have just started: https://instagram.com/knowfitt?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=1i4gdtpj5hfc0     YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=3dTTqM-7pjc  

Gender equality needs both genders to work together. I am grateful for the men who pushed me to pursue STEM and excel at STEM. From my father, my thesis professor, men who hired me, men who promoted me to my husband who supports all my career goals. There are some amazing men who are supporting and promoting girls to join STEM. I wanted to interview some of my favorite MEN IN STEM to learn about them and what they think both genders can do to effectively close the gender gap.    Our guest today is Brian Ballantyne, is a Diversity & Inclusion expert at a Fortune 500 company, he is also the board member of Women in Digital Empowerment (WIDE.lu). As a speaker, he passionately promotes equality in STEM. He is also the author of Confessions of a Working Father, which initiated from his Linkedin #confessionsofaworkingfather. Let's talk to Brian to learn more about how he thinks we can close the gender gap in STEM. Links:  Book: https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Working-Father-2018-October-ebook/dp/B07JMGJD84

Mini-Series: Men Supporting Women in STEM Gender equality needs both genders to work together. I am grateful for the men who pushed me to pursue STEM and excel at STEM. From my father, my thesis professor, men who hired me, men who promoted me to my husband who supports all my career goals. There are some amazing men who are supporting and promoting girls to join STEM. I wanted to interview some of my favorite MEN IN STEM to learn about them and what they think both genders can do to effectively close the gender gap.  With his platform The SciCommunity, Daniel Kennedy provides a platform for women in STEM to share their efforts in delivering the very best in science communication. Dan started this platform with 3 other science communicators a year ago in Jan 2018. With 10,000 plus strong following, the SciCommunity is full of incredible women and male allies who are determined to uplift each other and support each other in communicating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Dan is creating a safe

Mini-Series: Men Supporting Women in STEM Gender equality needs both genders to work together. I am grateful for the men who pushed me to pursue STEM and excel at STEM. From my father, my thesis professor, men who hired me, men who promoted me to my husband who supports all my career goals. There are some amazing men who are supporting and promoting girls to join STEM. I wanted to interview some of my favorite MEN IN STEM to learn about them and what they think both genders can do to effectively close the gender gap.  With a 4 1/2-year-old daughter, women in STEM is a critical part of Jonathan's life. Our guest today, Jonathan Gerlach is an educator, STEMnist and a keynote speaker. He gives keynotes globally and in every keynote highlights his daughter and the need to inspire and empower more girls in STEM activities. As a STEM advocate, he leads the #STEM4All twitter chat. Jonathan believes that STEM is about connections and he tries to connect everyone to the amazing girls & women who are changing our w

Mini-Series: Men Supporting Women in STEM Gender equality needs both genders to work together. I am grateful for the men who pushed me to pursue STEM and excel at STEM. From my father, my thesis professor, men who hired me, men who promoted me to my husband who supports all my career goals. There are some amazing men who are supporting and promoting girls to join STEM. I wanted to interview some of my favorite MEN IN STEM to learn about them and what they think both genders can do to effectively close the gender gap.    When I first started this podcast I was so surprised when Fanuel took the time to call me and guide me through the early days of HER STEM STORY. Since then he has supported me on every social media platforms. Today we are talking to Fanuel Mundi, Co-Founder and Co-Director, The Stem Advocacy Institute (SAI) and the Assistant Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University. Fanuel supports women in STEM efforts at Harvard by promoting diver

Links: https://www.facebook.com/PVWIS/ Organizers: Melissa Paculli, Michelle Rame (HCC); Beth McGinns-Cavanaugh (STCC), Alysha Putnam (GCC); Constance West & Liliana Lagsklodowska (BCC) and Dan Montagna & Yarida Cruz (UMass Center of Springfield). This is the 2nd part of our 2 part series of our live recording at the #MYSTEMSTORY at UMass Centre of Springfield, which was a part of the #MASSSTEMWEEK celebrations. Listen to Episode 36 for the first part.  The STEM Starter Academies at Holyoke, Springfield Technical, Berkshire, and Greenfield community colleges, along with the Society of Women Engineers affiliate at STCC, sponsored the networking workshop called #MySTEMStory. Organizers want to build a network for Pioneer Valley women in STEM. The Oct. 24 gathering featured a panel discussion and Q&A was led by us. The discussion covers how community colleges are working on bridging the gap in STEM fields by making education more affordable, accessible and creating a community to help women students.

Links: https://www.facebook.com/PVWIS/ Organizers: Melissa Paculli, Michelle Rame (HCC); Beth McGinns-Cavanaugh (STCC), Alysha Putnam (GCC); Constance West & Liliana Lagsklodowska (BCC) and Dan Montagna & Yarida Cruz (UMass Center of Springfield). This is part 1 of this 2 part series of our live recording at the #MYSTEMSTORY at UMass Centre of Springfield, which was a part of the #MASSSTEMWEEK celebrations. The STEM Starter Academies at Holyoke, Springfield Technical, Berkshire, and Greenfield community colleges, along with the Society of Women Engineers affiliate at STCC, sponsored the networking workshop called #MySTEMStory. Organizers want to build a network for Pioneer Valley women in STEM. The Oct. 24 gathering featured a panel discussion and Q&A was led by us. The discussion covers how community colleges are working on bridging the gap in STEM fields by making education more affordable, accessible and creating a community to help women students. We also discuss what inspired the panelists to

Our guest today is passionate about chemistry and diversity in chemistry. Karelly Ramirez is a student of chemistry and a budding science communicator. She strongly advocates about women in STEM and is the founder of GIRLS WHO BOND, a non-profit to get more girls interested in chemistry. Let's talk to Karelly Ramirez Gonsalvez to learn more about her BEAUTIFUL STEM story.  Links:  http://www.instagram.com/karellyrg http://www.instagram.com/girlswhobond http://www.scientistafoundation.com/lifestyle-blog/category/karelly-ramirez  

Links:   https://www.instagram.com/silli_scientist/  https://twitter.com/Silli_Scientist  https://www.facebook.com/silli.scientist/ Website/blog: http://www.AlloKSci.com   Our guest today took some interesting turns in life before finding her love for chemistry. Michelle Scire graduated Premed with BS in biology, she currently works as a chemist at an environmental lab in California. From working at Red lobster, interning at NASA to running two very successful Instagram science communication accounts @silliscientist and @thescicommunity. Michelle is a dynamite of energy and inspiration. She discusses the details of how she worked through an anxiety disorder and then found her way to science communication. Let’s talk to her to learn about her amazing STEM story.

Links: www.twitter.com/ParshatiPatel www.instagram.com/spacegeek.parsh www.parshatipatel.com   Western Worlds Podcast   Centre’s Outreach Program     This is the final episode of our Wonder Women in STEM- Mini-Series. In this series, we are interviewing speakers from our upcoming virtual conference, that will be taking place on Oct 20th & 21st. Sign up NOW for this FREE event here.   Our guest today is Dr. Parshati Patel. She has a PhD in Astronomy and Planetary Science and Exploration. Parshati Patel manages the Public Education and Outreach Program at Western University. Parshati is a co-host on a space-themed podcast called "Western Worlds". She conducts numerous workshops in classrooms, talks to the public about various topics of Space and has developed a space-themed summer camp for kids. She is a very engaged Science communicator and Women in STEM advocate. Let's talk to Parshati to learn more about her SPACE Themed  STEM Story.   

This 15min episode is a special bonus I wanted to share with you. As we get closer to our first Wonder Women in STEM virtual conference, I wanted to say thank you to our listeners and share some details of the future of Her STEM Story. The Virtual Conference will be taking place on Oct 20th & 21st. There is still time, sign up NOW for this FREE event here.

Links: https://www.stemadvocacy.org www.twitter.com/ph_d_epression www.instagram.com/ph_d_epression www.thephdepression.com This is our third episode of our Wonder Women in STEM- Mini-Series. In this series, we are interviewing speakers from our upcoming virtual conference, that will be taking place on Oct 20th & 21st. Sign up NOW for this FREE event here. Our guest today Sussana Harris is the keynote speaker at our virtual conference! Susanna is pursuing her Ph.D. in microbiology and is the founder of The PhDepression LLC. An organization that aims to increase the visibility of those who have struggled with mental health issues, from students to postdocs, future PhDs to those who have long since graduated. Let's talk to Susanna to learn more about her powerful STEM story.   

Links: www.twitter.com/chaudr8 www.instagram.com/lotusstemm www.twitter.com/lotusstemm This is our second episode of our Wonder Women in STEM- Mini-Series. In this series, we are interviewing speakers from our upcoming virtual conference, that will be taking place on Oct 20th & 21st. Sign up NOW for this FREE event here. Our guest today moved to Canada in 8th grade. Roopali Chaudhary a former Postdoctoral Fellow in Immunology studying the immune memory formation in food allergies. She is currently working as a Sessional Lecturer at McMaster University, where she teaches Advanced Cell Biology. In addition to research, she also spends time engaging in youth outreach. She started a grassroots organization called Lotus STEMM, which is a networking and leadership platform for South Asian women in STEMM fields. Additionally, she owns a custom cake business with a passion for science-themed cakes. Listen now to Roopali's international STEM Story.

This is our first episode of our Wonder Women in STEM- Mini-Series. In this series, we are interviewing speakers from our upcoming virtual conference, that will be taking place on Oct 20th & 21st. Sign up NOW for this FREE event here.  Our guest today was always a curious kid. She is a currently pursuing PhD from the University of Toronto and her research focusses on using a bioengineering technique to improve the way islets of Langerhans survive after being removed from a donor, which is a form of diabetes treatment. Along with all this great research work, Krishana is a very engaged science communicator and advocate for getting more women in STEM fields. Let's talk to Krishana to learn more about her STEM Story. Links: www.twitter.com/KrishanaSankar www.instagram.com/beyond.the.ivory.tower www.facebook.com/Krishana.Sankar Sign up for our FREE Virtual Conference: http://eepurl.com/dDTVrT    

Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamelametivier http://STEAMTeam5.com https://www.amazon.com/STEAMTEAM-Beginning-Softcover-Greg-Helmstetter/dp/0999318721   In this episode, we are talking to, Pamela Metivier, a partner at Monsoon Publishing and co-creator of STEAMTeam 5, a children's adventure book series aimed at empowering young girls for leadership roles in STEM/STEAM. The first book, STEAMTeam 5: The Beginning was released December 2018, after which she & her co-author were invited to the United Nations' Women and Girls in Science symposium this past February. Listen to this episode to learn about this amazing book & it's awesome author. 

Links: https://www.skypeascientist.com https://www.SarahMcAnulty.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/SarahMackAttack Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/SkypeAScientist Favorite Book:Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid   The only two times I think or hear about squids is either when I order a calamari or when I am on Twitter and see a post by our guest today.  Today we are talking to Sarah McAnulty, a squid biologist, currently pursuing PhD at the University of Connecticut, and the founder of the very popular science communication platform " Skype A Scientist". Sarah has almost 10,000 twitter followers and with her vision and hard work, "Skype a Scientist" has reached over 7000 classrooms around the world with 2500 scientists, reaching 40 countries and all 50 states in America. Listen to Sarah's fascinating STEM story.

Links: Personal website Twitter: @harriet_brettle Planetary Society Space Generation Advisory Council When I say space scientist, some people might think of astronauts or rocket scientists, but our guest today is a scientist that studies the weather formations on Jupiter. Harriet  Brettle is a graduate student at the California Institute of Technology. She has a bachelors degree in mathematics from the University of Warwick and a post-graduate certificate in astrophysics. She is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. Harriet has a multidisciplinary background and is passionate about her STEM outreach efforts. She has her own blog, has written articles for the Planetary Society, Astrobites and the Amateur Astronomy of NY. Listen to this episode to learn more about her interesting STEM Story!

The reason I started this podcast was to help girls see the diversity and awesomeness in STEM professions. Girls need to see super cool women in STEM from an early age and what better way to introduce them to real-life role models than a fabulous story and coloring book. Our guest today Sara MacSorley is the Founder + Lead Author at Super Cool Scientists, LLC, an organization working to promote inclusion in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Through story and coloring books spotlighting women in STEM careers, Sara is changing the narrative for what scientists actually look like and what their day-to-day work includes. Let's talk to Sara and find out more about her SUPER COOL STEM story. Links: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/supercoolscientists/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/SuperCoolSci Amazon (reviews appreciated!) - http://a.co/feEzmAa

In this episode, we are talking to the CEO of Techbridge Girls Nikole Collins-Puri about the organization’s recent UL Innovative Education Award win. Techbridge Girls is the 2018 grand prize winner and the recipient of $100,000. Serving hundreds of girls across several states, the Techbridge Girls ChangeMakers program opens up the world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to girls from low-income communities with hands-on environmental projects. Links: UL Innovative Education Awards TechBridge Girls