Grad school
Leveling the ivory tower
“As a mentor it’s important for me to advocate for my students, especially as undergraduates you really feel like you’re at the bottom and you have no power.”
Read MoreBuilding bridges with sea ice
“I think as humans, especially when it’s in our backyard, we want to feel like we have a process, that we have ownership in that, and we have agency to make our voices heard.”
Read MoreLoud, critical, ambitious: sexism in science
” I have to be able to be on my toes and defend all of the work that my team has done, and yet if I question any of the work any of the other teams have done, immediately I’m called in the office.”
Read MoreUneven ground: permafrost thaw and burnout
“The more positive side of people’s brains would say oh, no, no, no, these are learning opportunities or whatever, but at some point it’s actually just failure.”
Read MoreNavigating oceans and grad school
“Antarctica, it’s fascinating from the scientific point of view, but you don’t have a community that depends on the sea ice in Antarctica.”
Read MoreDonning a flag for graduation
“If I were in Ethiopia right now, I would be in jail already, or probably I would be killed.”
Read MoreBringing global experiences back home
“We were in Georgia, the Republic of Georgia, when they were being bombed. And all we had to eat for like six weeks straight was kasha, buckwheat.”
Read MoreLessons on long drives and muddy trails
“I want to be one of those ladies that’s dirty every day and slugging through places without trails.”
Read MoreConnecting as scientists and mothers
“Our children would always ask questions and say oh, why can’t you say it this way? And so I realized that communication is very much a part of science.”
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