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Journeys of Scientists

This podcast is created by WaMPS (Women and Minorities in the Physical Sciences), a graduate student organization at Michigan State University. These are informal conversations with graduate students to learn about the journeys that brought them to where they are today. For updates on other WaMPS events, follow @msuwamps on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. You can direct message us at either of those sites if you would like to reach out to us.

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Episode 30 - Diondra Straiton

Journeys of Scientists ·

2021/05/19

Diondra Straiton (she/her) is a rising 5th year student in the clinical science program in the psychology departmentat MSU. She studies methods to improve the implementation of evidence-based practices for autistic children in community settings, with an emphasis on lower-resourced settings. To keep up to date with WaMPS updates, you can follow @msuwamps on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or visit our website https://www.wamps.org. If you would like to learn more about graduate school in physics and

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Episode 29 - Jessica Crawford

Journeys of Scientists ·

2021/05/12

Jessica Crawford is a recently graduated master's student in the Department of Community Sustainability at MSU. Her thesis focused on the social acceptance of renewable energy siting in Michigan. Additionally, she has done community-engaged research with the City of East Lansing on enhancing local resource recovery initiatives. When she's not studying decarbonization practices, she can be found spending time with her beloved cat Pumpkin. To keep up to date with WaMPS updates, you can follow

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Episode 28 - Sydni Golfin

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2021/04/21

Sydni is an incoming 3rd year medical student at MSUCOM currently studying for her Level 1/Step 1 board exams. She will begin her rotations at Garden City Hospital later this summer with interests in women's health and community medicine. To keep up to date with WaMPS updates, you can follow @msuwamps on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or visit our website https://www.wamps.org. If you would like to learn more about graduate school in physics and astronomy at MSU, check out https://pa.msu.edu If you

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Episode 27 - Jillian Sterman

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2021/04/14

Currently Jillian Sterman is in her 1st year of her Master's degree at MSU in the department of Fisheries and Wildlife; her thesis focuses on the eastern massasauga rattlesnake, their road ecology and population dynamics in Michigan. She tracks individual rattlesnake's movement, estimates their space use and home range to determine if they occupy highway right-of-ways, and monitors their responses to road maintenance activities in highway rights-of-way. Additionally we're collecting vegetation

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Episode 26 - Lauren Koenig

Journeys of Scientists ·

2021/04/07

Lauren Koenig's research investigates animal behavior and adaptive traits. I also freelance as a science journalist and promote science communication and diversity in STEM as Editor-in-Chief of the Scientista foundation: http://www.scientistafoundation.com/ As part of the MSU Science Festival, WaMPS will be doing a public presentation on the science of sports. Bryan will be moderating the presentation while we hear from physics grad student Jacob Watkins, osteopathic medical student Megan Carrillo

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Episode 25 - Ahlam Soliman

Journeys of Scientists ·

2021/03/31

Ahlam Soliman is a fourth year PhD student in the Neuroscience program at Michigan State University. Her research focuses on studying the pathological culprit of Alzheimer disease using experimental models. To keep up to date with WaMPS updates, you can follow @msuwamps on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or visit our website https://www.wamps.org. If you would like to learn more about graduate school in physics and astronomy at MSU, check out https://pa.msu.edu If you would like to leave comments,

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Episode 24 - Sarah McFall-Boegeman

Journeys of Scientists ·

2021/03/24

Sarah McFall-Boegeman is a 4th year chemistry PhD student whose work is focused on the corrosion science of aluminum alloys in the aerospace industry. She also serves as the Recording Secretary for the Council of Graduate Students (COGS) at MSU, which more information about can be found at https://cogs.msu.edu/ To keep up to date with WaMPS updates, you can follow @msuwamps on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or visit our website https://www.wamps.org. If you would like to learn more about graduate

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Episode 23 - Lin Li

Journeys of Scientists ·

2021/03/17

Lin Li is a Ph.D. candidate in the Information and Media Program at MSU. She studies how individuals use information and communication technologies for interpersonal communication and for self-managing health and the associated social and psychological processes. She has published papers on international students’social media use, and how older adults use wearable activity trackers for self-managing their health on a long-term basis. To keep up to date with WaMPS updates, you can follow @msuwamps on

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Episode 22 - Megan Carrillo

Journeys of Scientists ·

2021/03/10

Megan is a 4th year medical student at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine with the goal of pursuing a career in radiology. As someone interested in imaging modalities, she has authored several case reports concerning unique disease states and processes discovered through different imaging studies. One aspect of her research also raises the question of the stigmas surrounding mental illness and drug use, and their impact on the individual, group, community, and society. To keep

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Episode 21 - Alyssa Logan

Journeys of Scientists ·

2021/03/03

Alyssa's research is in equine exercise physiology with a focus in how exercise can impact the bone and joint health of growing horses, racing horses, and competitive show horses. She strives to involve students in experiential learning and have frequent involvement in the equine industry in a professional capacity as a competitor and instructor. Alyssa also serves as the Treasurer on the executive board of COGS (Council of Graduate Students). More information about COGS and all the great resources

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Episode 20 - Rahul Jain

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2021/02/24

Rahul Jain is a 3rd-year physics grad student at MSU. His research is in the field of experimental nuclear astrophysics focused on understanding the properties of accreting neutron star crusts. They do so by performing and studying the very nuclear reactions that take place in those extreme environments in the laboratory involving very exotic neutron-rich isotopes. Along with physics, he is also pursuing a dual Ph.D. with the Computational Mathematics Science and Engineering (CMSE) department. Since

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Episode 19 - Jessica Sydnor

Journeys of Scientists ·

2021/02/17

Jessica Sydnor is a current second year grad student in the Physics & Astronomy department of West Virginia University. She works with Dr. Sarah Burke-Spolaor on localizing and understanding fast radio bursts (FRBs) as well as searching for the gravitational wave background using pulsar timing arrays. To keep up to date with WaMPS updates, you can follow @msuwamps on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook. If you would like to learn more about graduate school in physics and astronomy at MSU, check out

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Episode 18 - Emily Conway

Journeys of Scientists ·

2021/02/10

Emily is a second year PhD student in the Department of Plant Biology and the Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior program at MSU. Her research interests center on plant community dynamics broadly, and urban ecosystems and ecological restoration more specifically, using prairies as her focal community type. More information about the MSU Department of Plant Biology can be found here. Emily is participating in the MSU Science Festival School Programs, with her presentation titled Ask a Scientist: Nature

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Episode 17 - Emily Mensch

Journeys of Scientists ·

2021/02/03

Emily is a second-year masters student in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at MSU. She is a part of the Applied Behavioral Ecology Lab, researching behavioral and chemical ecology in the invasive Sea Lamprey, and how this can be applied to new ways of managing invasive species. To learn more about the Graduate Certification in Community Engagement, check out their website here. To keep up to date with WaMPS updates, you can follow @msuwamps on Instagram and Facebook. If you would like to

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Episode 16 - Roy Salinas

Journeys of Scientists ·

2021/01/27

Roy is a first year physics PhD student at MSU interested in experimental nuclear physics. He also serves at the 1st-year student liaison for WaMPS. Roy talks about how his first semester of graduate school went while everything is virtual, as well as what got him interested in physics and his academic career path. To keep up to date with WaMPS updates, you can follow @msuwamps on Instagram and Facebook. If you would like to learn more about graduate school in physics and astronomy at MSU, check out

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Episode 15 - Hannah Berg

Journeys of Scientists ·

2020/12/09

Hannah is a second year PhD student at MSU in nuclear physics. After hearing about the SuN group during her masters at the University of Oslo, she decided to apply to MSU and moved to Michigan from Oslo, Norway. She studies beta decay, where she is looking at reactions important for nucleosynthesis, the formation of elements in the universe. Outside of physics she is currently working on her knitting skills during the pandemic. To keep up to date with WaMPS updates, you can follow @msuwamps on

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Episode 14 - Julia Hinds

Journeys of Scientists ·

2020/12/02

Julia is a second-year physics graduate student at MSU. She is in experimental high energy working with the ATLAS Collaboration, and she is currentlyworking on the measurement of the Drell-Yan process at high energies. Julia is also the Mentoring Co-Chair for WaMPS, one of the Lead TA's for DATA Lab, and an active marathon runner! To keep up to date with WaMPS updates, you can follow @msuwamps on Instagram and Facebook. If you would like to learn more about graduate school in physics and astronomy

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Episode 13 - Christina Wark

Journeys of Scientists ·

2020/11/25

Christina Wark is a PhD student in chemical engineering. She recently joined the SCB group in ChEMS where, broadly, she will work with electrochemistry. Some of the work that she has been involved in so far includes building computational models of reaction kinetics in electrochemical reactions and observing the associated hydrogen evolution reaction. More information about the MSU Women in Engineering can be found at https://www.egr.msu.edu/wie/ To keep up to date with WaMPS updates, you can follow

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Episode 12 - Alexandra Benitez

Journeys of Scientists ·

2020/11/18

Alex is a masters student in the MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. Having researched pesticide practices and associated health impacts on agriculture workers in Puerto Rico, studying prospective assessment of intrauterine ZIKA exposure in multiple hospitals, and teaching high school courses, Alex has had adventurous experiences that have led her to her current work studying the human and environemntal effects of Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes! Her work consists of researching

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Episode 11 - Brittany Ladson

Journeys of Scientists ·

2020/11/11

Brittany Ladson is a 3rd year medical student at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is currently rotating at Sparrow Hospital and is hoping to pursue a residency in emergency medicine and work for Doctors Without Borders. Her ultimate goal is to work in a resource-limited and Spanish speaking region and serve those in need. She is also the VP of Operations for MSUSciComm, Michigan State University's Science Communication Organization. You can learn more about MSU SciComm

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