Mentorship
Mentors as both friends and role models
“If all my legacy is that I have produced one scientist, that’s enough for me.” – Elena Sparrow
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 MoreGrowing up in a research lab
“I started working with my high school teacher who was very, very dedicated to helping me reach this goal. She used to drive me to the university where I did the research after school everyday.”
Read MoreGrowing a collaboration
“I think what I’ve been focusing on is how can we take something that can spill out of people in such a negative way and make it neutral?”
Read MoreAn average field season, other than meeting the spouse
“Their formal role in this is to make sure I don’t die and my role is to make sure they experience a different part of the world that they wouldn’t get to otherwise.”
Read MoreOff-road adventures in northern Alaska
“My path now is to be a leader and to make conditions such that I’m encouraging other people such as yourself have those sorts of adventures”
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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