Our Roots Say That We're Sisters

In this episode our host Sheena Carey talks to Cori Thompson, senior in the College of Health Sciences. Cori is the founder and president of the Campus Curlz chapter at Marquette. Cori identifies as a black woman. Episode Highlights:   01:55 – I think it really took a lot of looking outward and realizing what I wanted to be and what I wanted to look like.  03:32 – It is important th...

In this episode our host Sheena Carey talks to Dr. Terrie Garcia, Coordinator of the Project BEYOND-2 at the College of Nursing.  Episode Highlights:  01:25 – I have many identities, and my identities have evolved throughout my lifetime. I am a mother, I’m a daughter, I’m a wife, I’m a nurse, but I think that the identity that I carry most with me, that’s most deeply rooted, is being Mex...

In this episode our host Sheena Carey talks to Shivani Chokshi, CEO of Impactionable . Shivani Chokshi is a social entrepreneur who leads a social enterprise, Impactionable , which helps people find jobs and funding opportunities in the social impact space. Episode Highlights:  01:40 – I came from a very conservative Hindu sort of household where we’re taught to live life according to a serie...

In this episode our host Sheena Carey talks to Kristina Callahan, Residence Hall Director, graduate student in the MBA program, set to complete this summer. Kristina identifies as a Hispanic Latino woman and she shares her story.  Episode Highlights:  03:15 – My mom is a strong independent woman who said: Education is the one thing that no one can take away from you. And I held on to tha...

In this episode our host Sheena Carey talks to Oluwapelumi Oguntade, a junior in the College of Business Administration. Oluwapelumi identifies as Nigerian American and as a brown woman, and just as a unique individual – Oluomo – one of a kind.  Episode Highlights:  02:35 – I was born in Nigeria. I come from the US as well. When I look at the way I think, my values, it reflects both coun...

In this episode our host Sheena Carey welcomes Samantha Majhor, Assistant Professor of English at Marquette University. Samantha is Native American, and her area of focus is Native American literature.    Episode Highlights:  01:40 – Anything that’s lost can come back. 03:30 – I was looking into literature to find what I was unable to get from my family.  03:58 – It wasn’t...

In this episode our host Sheena Carey talks to Sonia Escamilla, Assistant Director of Inclusive Programs at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Sonia is a Latina woman and a Marquette University Master of Education graduate.  Episode Highlights:  02:00 – I moved around a lot, probably 20 plus times and had attended about 15 different schools. 08:15 – There were definite...

In this episode our host Sheena Carey talks to Yasmeen Atta, senior in the College of Nursing, set to graduate this May. Yasmeen was born and raised in Milwaukee, Glendale, and her parents and grandparents come from Palestine.   Episode Highlights:  02:05 – I feel responsibility to speak up for our rights, and to speak up for the rights of anyone who is oppressed. 03:37 – When you a...

In this very first episode our host Sheena Carey welcomes Nakia Gordon, associate professor of psychology. Dr. Nakia S. Gordon earned her doctorate in behavioral neuroscience at Bowling Green State University. While there, she studied emotion in both human and non-human animals using a variety of techniques. She then received additional training in neuroimaging as a post-doctoral fellow in Michiga...

Welcome to Our Roots Say That We're Sisters podcast. This podcast series is sponsored by the Marquette forum with support from Marquette University's Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion and the Haggerty Museum of Art. It's an extension of a Marquette University mural project to highlight and uplift diverse women identified individuals whose images and contributions have been systematic...