Podcasts by Journeys of Scientists

Episode 90 - Keontré Immanuel Hughes from 2022-10-21T19:18:20

My name is Keontré  (key-on-tray) and I am a second year dual phd student in physics and quantitative biology with a concentration in molecular biophysics. Big words aside, I was initially ...

Episode 89 - Georgia Votta from 2022-09-21T11:16:04

Georgia is a second year PhD student studying experimental nuclear physics. Her research focuses on investigating the properties of nuclei beyond the neutron dripline. In her free time, Georgia ...

Episode 88 - Nicole Hayes from 2022-08-31T10:00:38

Nicole is a fourth-year PhD student in applied mathematics at MSU. Her research interests lie in machine learning, particularly with applications in biology. She also has a background in mathema...

Episode 87 - Rachel Roca from 2022-08-24T10:00:23

Rachel is a second year PhD student in Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering studying topological data analysis and computational education with emphasis on social good. Outside of...

Episode 86 - Amelia Doetsch from 2022-08-17T10:00:36

Amelia is going into her second year pursuing a PhD in experimental  nuclear physics at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at MSU. Her research is focused on the radioactive decay of rare,...

Episode 85 - Jessica Mencia from 2022-08-10T10:00:29

Jessica J. Mencia (she/her/ella) is a PhD student at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. She completed her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...

Episode 84 - Sarah Castle from 2022-07-27T10:00:20

Sarah is a Mathematics Education PhD candidate and Mathematics Masters student who is studying the impact of computation on undergraduate students' mathematical creativity and understanding. Out...

Episode 83 - Emily Bolger from 2022-07-20T10:00:54

Emily  is going into her third year as a PhD student in the Computational  Mathematics, Science, and Engineering (CMSE) Department working in computational education research. Outside ...

Episode 82 - Aubree Marshall from 2022-06-29T10:00:29

Aubree is going into her third year in the Anthropology program at Michigan State University. With a focus in bioarchaeology, she is interested in the relationship between diet and social identi...

Episode 81 - Samara Chamoun from 2022-06-22T10:00:17

Samara is a third year PhD candidate in the department of Mathematics at  MSU with a specialization in Control Theory. Being an international  student from Lebanon, Samara has strong c...

Episode 80 - Carolyn Graham from 2022-06-15T04:00:06

Carolyn is a second year PhD candidate in the plant biology and ecology, evolution, and behavior programs, studying the evolution of defense  traits in the wild grape genus Vitis. ...

Episode 79 - Alyssa Saunders from 2022-06-08T10:00:12

Alyssa is a PhD student in the Integrative Biology Department and  Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (EEB) Program who studies the  reproduction of Mormyrid electric fishes from Africa ...

Episode 78 - Gissell Sanchez from 2022-06-01T10:00:41

Gissell is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate studying Pharmacology at the University of Michigan.  

She is interested in the field of neuropharmacology, especially addiction researc...

Episode 77 - Danika Van Niel from 2022-05-25T10:00:51

Danika is a fourth year math PhD student studying equivariant homotopy theory. Danika enjoys spending time with her friends, family and two  rabbits Mimi and Moomoo in her free time.

Episode 76 - Ursula Abou-Rjeileh from 2022-05-18T10:00:06

Ursula is a second year PhD student in the comparative medicine and integrative biology program. Her research focuses on understanding oleic acid's effect on adipose tissue metabolism in early p...

Episode 75 - Emily Liljestrand from 2022-05-11T10:00:08

Emily is a Fisheries and Wildlife PhD candidate studying the statistics  underpinning stock assessment models. Her work aims to find the best  techniques to accurately and precisely&nb...

Episode 74 - Marzieh Ghiasi from 2022-05-04T10:00:50

Marzieh Ghiasi MSc (@marziehg) is an MD/PhD epidemiology trainee at Michigan State University studying clustering techniques and genetic epidemiology in chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis. He...

Episode 73 - Isabela Lima Borges from 2022-04-27T10:00

Isabela is a PhD student in the department of Integrative Biology at MSU. She studies how small and fragmented natural populations persist and interact with their environments.  

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Episode 72 - Madison Howard from 2022-04-20T10:00

Madison is a 2nd year PhD student studying experimental accelerator physics, with a focus on beam diagnostics. In her free time, Madison enjoys reading, baking, and being a cat mom to her t...

Episode 71 - Maria Kloboves from 2022-04-13T10:00

Maria (she/her) is a first year PhD student studying Human Nutrition and Environmental Toxicology, where she is investigating the potential endocrine  disrupting effects of maternal obesity...

Episode 70 - Carmen-Maria Garcia from 2022-04-06T10:00

Carmen graduated from Florida Atlantic University’s Honors College in 2019 with a double major in Biology and Molecular Neuroscience. She began veterinary school the following Fall and officiall...

Episode 69 - Erin Kramer from 2022-03-30T10:00

Erin is a Master's of Social Work (Organization and Community Leadership  Focus) and M.S. in Global Health Candidate whose interests revolve  around program development and promotion o...

Episode 68 - Sara Hugentobler from 2022-03-23T10:00

Sara is currently a PhD candidate in the Integrative Biology department, also working towards a dual degree in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior as well as a specialization in Environmental Scien...

Episode 67 - Osama Alian from 2022-03-16T10:00

Osama is a microbiology and molecular genetics PhD candidate studying microbes living in deep ocean hydrothermal systems and trying to understand what they can tell us about life beyond earth. Listen

Episode 66 - Toni Gordon from 2022-03-09T11:00

Antonia “Toni”  Gordon is an Army Veteran and Political Science PhD student. Her  research interests include Public Policy with an emphasis on education policy reform.

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Episode 65 - Samantha Ziomek from 2022-03-02T11:00

Samantha is a DVM candidate in the College of Veterinary Medicine  pursuing small and exotic companion animal medicine, she's passionate  about client education and cultivating positiv...

Episode 64 - Macy Pell from 2022-02-23T11:00

Macy is a PhD candidate in Dr. Shannon Manning's lab in the department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics. Macy studies the genomic  diversity and stress-tolerance mechanisms of ...

Episode 63 - Rachael Pyram from 2022-02-16T11:00

Rachael Pyram is a second-year doctoral student in Organizational Psychology at Michigan State University studying (a) group dynamics at work and (b)  the future of work, specifically ...

Episode 62 - Zoe Hansen from 2022-02-09T11:00

Zoe is a PhD candidate in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and the Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Program at MSU. Her  research explores how foodborne infection impac...

Episode 61 - Arianna Troia from 2022-02-02T11:00

Arianna is a first year veterinary student at MSU college of veterinary medicine. She is interested in pursuing a career in small animal medicine. Her hobbies include practicing Brazilian jiu-ji...

Episode 60 - Grace Tukurah from 2021-12-29T11:00

Grace (she/her) is a former high school Chemistry teacher and currently a PhD student in teacher education and education policy, with research  interests in alternative science epistemologi...

Episode 59 - Erin White from 2021-12-22T11:00

Erin is an NSF GRFP recipient and a 4th year PhD candidate in Nuclear Astrophysics developing a single atom microscope to measure rare, low-yield nuclear reactions to aid in determining the orig...

Episode 58 - Kandace Griffin from 2021-12-15T13:00

Kandace is a PhD student investigating how migrating sea lamprey use habitat features and chemical cues to avoid predators when moving through rivers. This information will allow us to create no...

Episode 57 - Hazel Anderson from 2021-12-08T11:00

Hazel is a 1st year Ph.D. student in Integrative Biology and Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior researching large spatial patterns of plant  biodiversity to improve conservation. She is also ...

Episode 56 - Laurisa Ankley from 2021-12-01T11:00

Laurisa is a 4th year PhD candidate in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics researching the genetic regulation of IFNg-dependent MHCII expression on macrophages. She is also the founder and curre...

Episode 55 - Julie Jarvey from 2021-11-10T11:00

Julie is a PhD candidate in Integrative Biology and Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior. Her research focuses on how livestock grazing practices influence  spotted hyena foraging behavior...

Episode 54 - Tracy Edwards from 2021-11-03T10:00

Tracy is a 2nd year nuclear physics and radiochemistry PhD student. Her research is focused on harvesting isotopes for the purpose  of medical applications. In her free time, Tracy enj...

Episode 53 - Amanda Witwer from 2021-10-27T10:00

Amanda is a 1st year PhD student in the School of Criminal Justice. Her research interests include intimate partner violence (IPV), technology-facilitated abuse, and court policy and technology....

Episode 52 - Bianca Serda from 2021-10-20T10:00

Bianca graduated from the University of New Mexico (UNM) in May 2020 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Bianca is originally from San Jose, California, and also has a Bachelor of Arts...

Episode 51 - Samridhi Satija from 2021-10-13T10:00

Samridhi is a 3rd year Chemistry PhD candidate focusing on harvesting radionuclides from heavy-ion beam irradiated refractory metals. My  hobbies include cooking Indian delicacies and binge...

Episode 50 - Sarah Tymochko from 2021-10-06T10:00

Sarah is a 5th year PhD student in the department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering. Her research interests include applied and computational topology, time series analysis, ...

Episode 49 - Jane Kim from 2021-09-29T10:00

Jane is a 4th year PhD candidate studying nuclear many-body problems and ways machine learning can improve existing computational methods. On her free time, she likes to hike and crochet.

Episode 48 - Karina Martirosova from 2021-09-22T10:00

Karina is a 3rd year graduate student pursuing a PhD in Physics. She works at FRIB on applying bayesian analysis and modeling to heavy-ion  collision research to gain a better understanding...

Episode 47 - Sarah McGuire from 2021-09-15T10:00

Sarah is a 3rd year PhD student in the department of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering (CMSE). Her current research  interests involve applied topology and machine learnin...

Episode 46 - Olivia Utley from 2021-09-08T10:00

Olivia is a 5th year PhD candidate studying predator effects on prey behavior in agroecosystems. She is currently working with American Kestrels  (North America’s smallest falcon) in Michig...

Episode 45 - Erik Amézquita from 2021-09-01T10:00

Erik is a PhD candidate in Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering (CMSE). His research focuses on bridging mathematics, x-rays, and plant biology. Raised in Guatemala, college-educa...

Episode 44 - Jen Fry from 2021-08-25T10:00

Jen Fry is a PhD student in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at MSU. "The purpose of my research is to use the experiences of current and former Black female vo...