Her Stem Story

Our guest today is Dr. Circe Verba, a research geologist and STEMinst at the National Energy Technology Laboratory's (NETL).  She started her career in the Pathways federal internship program and earned her Ph. D. in geology and civil engineering at the University of Oregon. She firmly believes in inclusiveness as she is also hard of hearing and has Ehler's Danlos Syndrome (EDS).⁠ ⁠ Listen Now to...

In this episode, Prasha introduces her January sub-series - How To Build Your Confidence Toolkit? Listen now to learn how you can cultivate long-lasting confidence in  2020. SPECIAL NEW YEAR GIVEAWAY Please leave us a review on iTunes and get FREE Links to Wonder Women in STEM 2019 Online conference. Everyone who does this will get the links! Just follow 3 steps: 1) Leave us a review on iTunes. 2)...

Our guest today is none other than Daisy Shu, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard Medical School. She completed optometry school from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, and Ph. D. from The University of Sydney, Australia. She currently serves on the Young Investigators of the International Society for Eye Research and the Advocacy and Outreach Committee of the Associat...

In this episode, Prasha will walk you through the process of creating a foolproof strategy for your short term career goals. Listen now to learn how you can be more strategic in  2020. SPECIAL NEW YEAR GIVEAWAY Please leave us a review on iTunes and get FREE Links to Wonder Women in STEM 2019 Online conference. Everyone who does this will get the links! Just follow 3 steps: 1) Leave us a review on...

In this episode, Prasha will walk you through the process of using the S.M.A.R.T format in goal setting. Listen now to learn how you can set up S.M.A.R.T goals to help you set powerful goals for 2020. Get the S.M.A.R.T Goals Checklist here - http://eepurl.com/daAKyv To work with Prasha and start uncovering your own unique self sign up for her FREE Conquer Your Career Discovery Call Now. Email Pras...

This episode is dedicated to Elizabeth's late mother-in-law Jeanne Lamb. May she rest in peace.  Our guest today is Elizabeth Delery, Ph. D., a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at LSU Health Sciences Center, she studies the neurobiological interactions of alcohol, opioids, & pain. She has B.S. Biology & Psychology, pre-med concentration and a  Ph. D. Biomedical Sciences, microbiology/immunology. She i...

In this episode, Prasha will walk you through 4 Steps to powerful goal setting by helping you find clarity. Listen now to learn how you can use the CLARITY TOOL to help you set powerful goals for 2020. You can download the tool here - The Clarity Tool To work with Prasha and start uncovering your own unique self sign up for her FREE Conquer Your Career Discovery Call Now. Email Prasha at herstemst...

Our guest today, Nour Al-Muhtasib is a postdoctoral fellow in Molecular Psychiatry at Yale University. She is passionate about mental health, making academia more inclusive, and cats. Nour is the first of her family to earn a Ph. D. In addition, to writing Twitter threads discussing her experiences, she likes to write science parodies using hit songs such as Let it go and Truth Hurts.  Listen now...

In this episode, Prasha will walk you through 2 ways to use your uniqueness in STEM. Listen now to learn how you can leverage your unique strengths and increase your confidence.  To work with Prasha and start uncovering your own unique self sign up for her FREE Conquer Your Career Discovery Call Now. Email Prasha at herstemstory@gmail.com  with any questions and suggestions for future topics. 

Our guest today is Tori Quintana, she has a Bachelor of Science in Cellular & Molecular Biology and is pursuing her Ph. D. at the University of Arizona. She is an enthusiastic scicommer on Instagram and an advocate for promoting STEM for women. In this episode we talk about: 1. How she got interested in Science? 2. How she overcame challenges during college? 3. Her tips for successful graduate sch...

In this episode, Prasha will walk you through 3 things that you can do today to start uncovering your uniqueness and what this knowledge can do for your career in STEM and in life.  To work with Prasha and start uncovering your own unique self sign up for her FREE Conquer Your Career Discovery Call Now. Email Prasha at herstemstory@gmail.com  with any questions and suggestions for future topics. 

Our guest today is Tina Huang, the CTO, and co-founder of Transposit. She graduated from MIT with a Computer Engineering Degree, went on to work for Apple. Tina pivoted from engineering to blogging to studying humanities to working at Google & Twitter to finally starting her own company. Tina's story is filled with interesting pivots! Listen now to this interesting STEM story.  In this episode we...

In this episode, Prasha will walk you through 3 simple ways to start conquering your career in STEM.  Prasha is proudly launching her Conquer Your Career BETA Calls, sign up to reserve your free call now: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=17617864&appointmentType=12124575  

Our guest today is Dr. Tracy Fanara, an environmental engineer, and research scientist, currently managing the Environmental Health program at Mote Marine Laboratory, where she investigates, designs, and implements strategies to alleviate manmade and natural impacts on the environment and human health. You may have seen her on Mythbusters the Search, Animal Outtakes, Awesome Planet, or as an exper...

In this episode, Prasha walks you through 6 things you shouldn't do in your STEM careers. This is the jist of Prasha's talk at The STEM Success Virtual Summit 2019. Learn more about STEM MEDIA who organized this amazing event. Going forward, the new episode schedule is ; Monday - Solo Episode With Our Host Prasha & Wednesday - An Interview With An Amazing Woman in STEM.  For solo topics, suggestio...

Our guest today is Jessica Rohde, a science communication trainer who successfully pivoted her career from research to science communication. She was a speaker at our online conference and she is committed to building a supportive community of women in STEM.  Originally from Seattle, Washington, Jessica now lives a digital nomad lifestyle, where she travels and works remotely. She has lived and wo...

On Nov 2nd & 3rd 2019, Her STEM Story hosted it's 2nd Annual Wonder Women in STEM Conference, a 2-Day Online Conference. The event was aimed at women in STEM from around the world. The theme of this years' event was to help women FORGE THEIR UNIQUE PATH IN STEM FIELDS.  In this episode, I discuss the 5 things I learned from this event as an organizer, host, a speaker, and an attendee myself.  Agen...

Lorena Soriano is a Forbes U30 Fellow, 'STEMpreneur', and Co-Founder of both Isoline Consulting and the non-profit organization Global Girls Give where she is also the Co-CEO. She believes in work-life integration and uses her creativity developing an innovative business strategy for Science & Tech clients during the workday and for crushing bouldering problems at her local climbing gym afterward....

Our guest today is Katherine Bassil, s doctoral fellow at the School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology at Maastricht University, The Netherlands. Prior to beginning her doctorate, Katherine obtained an MSc degree in Fundamental Neuroscience from Maastricht University and a BSc Biology degree from the Lebanese American University, in Byblos, Lebanon. Ka...

In this solo episode, I want to share with you what is Her STEM Story, who is behind the show & why you should care about our content? I also say a lot of thank yous to everyone who makes this show possible! For strategies and tips to help you in your STEM journey, register for our upcoming online conference at www.wonderwomeninstem.com . Use coupon code HERSTEMSTORY19 for 25% off. 

In this episode, I will cover 3 reasons why you should not attend our upcoming Wonder Women in STEM, Online Conference. These 3 reasons should make help you analyze the benefits of this conference and if the conference is a good fit for you. Our Conference is a 2-Day event that you can join from anywhere in the world. The line up consists of 9 speakers, 4 workshops and 3 keynote speakers, that wil...

Our guest today is Tori Dunlap is millennial money and career expert. Her career started with landing a digital marketing contract worth tens of thousands, and a full-time position as the head of marketing and communications for a global security company — all before she turned 22. She saved $100,00- by 26, Tori founded Her First $100K to give women actionable resources to reach their first six fi...

Our guest today is Sowmya Purushothaman, a biophysicist & a research fellow at UC Merced in California. She is women in STEM advocate and an advocate for equal education in India. Sowmya graduated with a Ph. D. from Imperial College London and completed a postdoc from Cambridge University. She works with a grassroots level non-profit called the STEM foundation in Banglore, India, to provide educat...

In this episode, we will cover 5 major takeaways that I have learned after interviewing 100+ people and mainly women in STEM. I will elaborate on: 1) How you can combat your anxiety about your career? 2) One thing we don't realize about Pivoting in STEM. 3) The power of community & what it can do for you? 4) Why you should attend our upcoming Wonder Women in STEM 2019, Online Conference? Links Reg...

Our guest today is Dr. Sophie Arthur (Ph. D.), a Science Communicator Officer at MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences . She transitioned from being a scientist to pursuing a career in science communication because of her love for science writing and after creating a successful science blog called Sophie Talks Science . Her blog won The Best Education Award at The UK Bloggers Awards in 2018. So...