Our new series, hosted by Katie Culbert, gives an inside look at the careers and pathways for different STEM professionals. Follow along as we hear from various scientists and engineers.
Profiles in STEM - Episode 11: Dr. Ellen Cohn
16/08/2022
Join your host Katie Culbert as she chats with Dr. Ellen Cohn about her career in linguistics and medicine, and consider how broad STEM can be.
For some interested reading on the connections between mathematics and linguistics, visit: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science…
For information on the International Journal of Telerehabilitation, visit: https://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/index…..
For information on the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, visit: https://www.asha.org/
And for information about two recent books authored by Dr. Cohn, visit: https://www.pluralpublishing.com/auth…
Profiles in STEM - Episode 10: Dr. Andrew Vershon
21/06/2022
Join host Katie Culbert as she uncovers the exciting world of Molecular Biology with Dr. Andrew Vershon of Rutgers University.
Profiles in STEM - Episode 9: Professor Kerry Emanuel
18/05/2022
Join the redoubtable Katie Culbert as she welcomes her very special guest, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Professor Kerry Emanuel, world renowned scholar in climate science. As the second in our Sustainable Planet series, Dr. Emanuel provides insight into his work and into the profession of climatology. For more information on Dr. Emanuel and to connect with the website mentioned, visit: https://climateprimer.mit.edu/
Profiles in STEM - Episode 8: Professor Emeritus Willard McCarty
20/04/2022
Join the redoubtable Katie Culbert as she hosts a very special episode of Profiles in STEAM to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) with guest and 1962 JSHS Alum, Professor Emeritus Willard McCarty.
For more information on Professor McCarty’s influential and critical work in STEAM, and his remarkable body of work, please check out: http://www.mccarty.org.uk/
In addition, Dr. McCarty has made two of his publications available for our viewers to download! Getting There from Here. Remembering the Future of Digital Humanities (https://www.researchgate.net/publicat…) and The Essential Contradiction (https://www.mccarty.org.uk/essays/McC…)
Profiles in STEM - Episode 7: Dr. Sandra Chapman
23/03/2022
Join your favorite Profiles in STEM host Katie Culbert as she “dives in” to the career of Undersea Medical Program Officer with the Office of Naval Research Dr. Sandra Chapman. Get you feet wet this month with another exciting career.
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Profiles in STEM - Episode 4: Pamela Straeter
17/11/2021
Join host Katie Culbert for the Person to Person Career series, exploring a wide variety of STEM Careers and opportunities. Today’s special guest is Ms. Pamela Straeter, MS, Veterinary Sciences, Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Profiles in STEM - Episode 3: Kenneth Small Extended Version
21/10/2021
Can’t get enough of Katie Culbert’s exciting interview with Mr. Kenneth Small? Join your redoubtable host for this EXTENDED edition! More stories. More information. More to learn. Want to check out the Eaglebots and see the exciting work in action? Visit: https://www.facebook.com/saladoroboti… OR https://www.saladoeaglebots.com/
Profiles in STEM - Episode 3: Kenneth Small
20/10/2021
Join the redoubtable Katie Culbert as she interviews Mr. Kenneth Dale Small, M.S. Want to check out Mr. Small’s work with a STEM group called the Eaglebots, and see the exciting work in action? Visit: https://www.facebook.com/saladoroboti… OR https://www.saladoeaglebots.com/
Profiles in STEM - Episode 2: Dr. Ellen Julian
25/08/2021
Join the redoubtable Katie Culbert as she interviews Dr. Ellen Julian, internationally recognized psychometrician, who speaks about careers in Psychometrics and Statistics.
Profiles in STEM - Episode 1: Dr. Bob Solomon
28/07/2021
Join host Katie Culbert for the Person to Person Career series, exploring a wide variety of STEM Careers and opportunities. Today’s special guest is Dr. Bob Solomon.
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