On episode #18 I'm joined by Becca Clement (@beccasbugs) and Keylie Gibson (@gibsonkeylie) who are both PhD candidates at George Washington University's Computational Biology Institute. We begin by defining computational biology and then see ho

#17 Meredith Zettlemoyer - Work experiences and writing tips

Aug 8th, 2019 49m 21s

In this episode, I chat with Meredith Zettlemoyer a PhD candidate at Michigan State University who works at the Kellogg Biological Station. Meredith studies responses of prarie communities to different aspects of global change like nitrogen add

#16 Gina Ramírez - Clubes de Ciencia and Marine Ecology

Jun 13th, 2019 50m 31s

In today's episode I talk with Gina Ramirez, a PhD candidate at Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste in La Paz, Mexico. Gina and I met just over a year ago when I was an instructor with the NGO Clubes de Ciencia. Gina is one of the

#4 Chelsea Little - Getting a PhD in Switzerland

Apr 27th, 2019 57m 7s

[update] Dr. Chelsea Little defended her PhD recently!! Congrats Dr. Little!! If you want to stream her defense talk, check it out here In this conversation I chat with Chelsea about the differences between PhD programs in the US and Europe. Ch

#14 Manuel Lequerica - Urban Ecology

Feb 13th, 2019 55m 23s

In today’s episode I chat with Manuel Lequerica, a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney. We talk about the fascinating aspects of urban ecology including light pollution, human connection with nature and plant/insect interactions. We als

#13 - Alejandra Echeverri - Environmental consulting as a career

Dec 6th, 2018 41m 52s

On today's podcast I chat with Alejandra Echeverri who is a Phd candidate at the University of British Columbia and environmental consultant. Ale describes environmental consulting work and tells us about some of her past and current projects.

#12 - Anna Sjodin - What happens when things don't go as planned?

Nov 13th, 2018 37m 59s

Anna's a PhD student at University of Connecticut. She studies bat viruses which is super fascinating! We talk a little about Anna's research, but in this discussion we focus on our strategies coping when things don't go as we envisioned in r

#12 Laura Abondano - Primatology field work in Ecuador

Oct 30th, 2018 49m 13s

So excited to be joined by Laura Abondano on this episode. Laura and I started chatting about recording this show about a year ago. I found Laura's work on the website 500 women scientists. She studies woolly monkey reproductive behaviors an

#11 Dave Thomas - Plant Bio, Biofuels & Carnivorous Plants

Oct 10th, 2018 1h 1m

In this episode, I have a fun conversation with Dave Thomas from University of Oklahoma. We walk about Dave's research in plant biology and biofuels. We also hear about his strategies for using carnivorous plants to teach plant bio at his hom

#10 Abbie Kropf - Entomology & Perseverance in Grad School

Sep 22nd, 2018 49m 4s

In this episode I chat with Abbie Kropf a 2nd year PhD student at Iowa State University. Abbie is in the department of entomology at Iowa State. In this episode, we talk about how Abbie started in her Masters research in Costa Rica. She spen

#9 Johnny Quispe - Coastal Resilience

Sep 11th, 2018 53m 28s

Johnny joins me on the podcast to discuss his research on coastal resilience and climate change. Johnny's currently a PhD student at Rutgers University. He switched over to the PhD program after spending time in a masters program at Rutgers.

#8 Priya Shukla - Lab managing and grad school

Aug 15th, 2018 44m 49s

In this episode, I sit down with Priya Shukla of UC Davis' Bodega Marine Lab. Over the past couple of years, Priya has worked as lab manager for the Ocean Acidification group at BML. Recently, she accepted a spot in UC Davis' Ecology PhD prog

#7 Diego Balbuena - Rainforest Research

Jun 22nd, 2018 45m 11s

I'm joined by Diego Balbuena who just finished up his undergrad degree at Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina in Lima, Peru! In this episode we talk about Diego's path to becoming an ecologist. Diego took a couple of years off to develop s

#6 Dan Clark - Grad School Decisions

May 18th, 2018 57m 21s

In this episode I chat with Dan Clark, a PhD candidate in Ecology and Evolution at Rutgers University. During this podcast, Dan and I discuss some of the many decisions that prospective grad students have to make when applying to programs. We

#5 Jason Sadowski - Research Talk

May 3rd, 2018 34m 59s

This week, I'm joined by Jason Sadowski of the UC Davis Bodega Marine. We talk about Jason's path from undergraduate research at Rutgers University to his current work on marine invasions in northern California. Jason's website: https://jasons

#3 Nicholas Lyon - Research Talk

Apr 11th, 2018 45m 14s

How can agricultural pastures be managed to support a community pollinators? Nicholas Lyon joins me on Science in Progress to chat about his research on this subject and much more. Nick is the first guest in a series of research talks we'll re

#2 Katrina Catalano - Backyard Ecology

Apr 3rd, 2018 46m 57s

In this episode, I chat with Katrina Catalano a PhD candidate at Rutgers University. Katrina discusses backyard ecology projects such as bee keeping, composting and brewing kombucha! These are fun ways for us to harness the power of ecology r

#1 Katie Thompson - Teaching in grad school

Mar 16th, 2018 24m 53s

In this episode we chat with Katie Thompson of Iowa State University. Katie talks about her experiences balancing being a Teaching Assistant and graduate student. Katie also shares some suggestions that you can incorporate into your classroom

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