STEM Lab Podcast

CollLABorators!!!, Welcome to Season 3 of the STEM Lab Podcast. This season we begin diving into the captivating world of STEM and embarking on an enlightening journey with four remarkable young women. We catch up with them at the very genesis of their STEM odyssey, right at the front lines of the STEM pipeline. In this episode, we delve deep into the unique challenges they encounter at this nasce...

Last year Our Resident Nurse LuSharn Colvin shared with us tips to take care of our mental health during the holidays, The episode was such a success we decided to release it again and remind everyone that taking care of ones mental health is important especially during the holidays. Hope you enjoy this episode once again. Look to hear us in 2023 as we start our Season 3. Happy Holidays, Dr. Walth...

Dr. Barnett shares with us tips and strategies for both sides of the classroom to deal with our mental health as we return to school fully this Fall. Dr. Nadia Glover Barnett  an Assistant Professor of Human Services at Mercer University. Dr. Barnett earned her Ph. D. in Counselor Education and Supervision along with her M.S. in Community Counseling at Mercer University and her B.S. in psycho...

Dr. Amy Nelson is a neurobiologist studying Alzheimer's disease in her lab at the University of South Alabama in the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Dr. Nelson received her B.S. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) majoring in Biology and minoring in Chemistry. She went on to receive her Masters in Biology and Ph. D.in Neurobiology from UAB as well. She continued her post...

Michelle Sumrall was born in Columbus, Georgia and now resides in Macon, Georgia with her daughter Aleisha. She attended the University of Georgia and Columbus State University, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree. She furthered her education at Troy University, where she obtained a Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology, with an emphasis in Clinical Mental Health. Michell...

Dr. Adrienne Madison  a native of Fairfield, Alabama. She is currently the Chief of the Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention and Protection Team at the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory in Fort Rucker, Alabama.. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Dr. Madison hold...

We begin another year with our quarterly report from Nurse LuLu's corner. LuSharn Colvin, a Registered Nurse specializing in Mental Health talks candidly with the STEM Lab Podcast about the 2022 Mental Health in America  Report.  Let's go!

Shayla Barnes-Holloway is a self-proclaimed cake snob, obsessed with all things sweet, beautiful and delicious. Shayla left her demanding career in the education and stumbled upon the world of cake artistry and the rest is history. She is now the owner and lead cake artist of The Buttercreamery Sweets Boutique, a custom cake and confection studio located in sunny Mobile, AL. Shayla has taken her c...

This episode highlights two special guest, Dr. Moore-Smith and Dr. Adams-Szafran, both who have obtained their MD and PhD degree. In this episode they share with our audience their decision to pursue both degrees, their support of one another, and the challenges they face double dipping in STEM. This episode is dripping in gems and "sister science" excellence.

Whether you need help managing your mental health during the holidays because of upcoming parties, shopping for presents or preparing large meals for loved ones, LuSharn Covin, R.N. shares with us tips and strategies to make your holiday season more enjoyable.

An Upward Bound Summer Creation

An Upward Bound Summer Creation

In celebration of Women's History Month, a panel of women who 30 years ago embarked on their STEM journey at the Alabama School of Math and Science, share their successes and challenges as women on their STEM journey. Join us for an amazing evening of memories, good conversation surrounding STEM, and sharing of wisdom with future STEM-inist.

An Upward Bound Summer Creation

Another Upward Bound Summer Creation,

Ansley Booker is a native of Eatonton, Georgia. She attended Georgia Southern University and earned a bachelor’s in biology with a minor in chemistry. In 2007, she was selected for the Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Program. She earned a master’s degree from the University of Georgia in pharmacy with certificates in Clinical Trials and Regulatory Affairs.   In 2016, she was named to...

We begin the new year with our quarterly report from Nurse LuLu's corner. LuSharn Colvin, a Registered Nurse specializing in Mental Health talks candidly with the STEM Lab Podcast about the 2021 Mental Health in America  Report.  She believes the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our mental health and we should refocus and center ourselves in 2021. Takeaway: If you have a workout plan for 2...

Real I.M.P.A.C.T Center, Inc.'s mission is to provide the youth with support in academics and prevention services in order to develop Intelligent and Motivated People to Actively Change the Times through a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and literacy focus. We are doing our part to help inspire youth girls to excel in life through exposure to STEM. We thrive to encourage girls to...

Play Like a Girl started as a means to fight poor nutrition and lack of physical activity for girls. But in 2014, ESPN recognized Dr. Clay for the work her organization did through a tennis program. That was when she acknowledged her work as a sports organization. In summer 2019, she announced the program’s expansion to include girls-only STEM clubs and lunch-hour mentoring circles in local school...

Lab Rascals is the  #1 diverse e-learning community, inviting all children to explore the wonder of learning in a live virtual classroom. Each e-lab is bustling with little learners from more than seven different nationalities! Right now, less than 8% of America’s highest-paid scientists, techies, engineers, and mathematicians are people of color. So we need you to join us in building the nex...

Dr. Dickerson is an environmental neuroepidemiologist with primary research interests in environmental risk factors for neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. Specifically, she studies combined environmental and occupational exposures to metals over the life course and subsequent individual and transgenerational neurological outcomes, including autism spectrum disorder, amyotrophic la...

Dr. Sabrina Walthall takes time to reintroduce herself to her listeners new and old. Dr. Walthall is currently an Associate Professor of Science and the  Pre-Health/Science Coordinator for her department. In this segment she talks about her journey in the STEM pipeline, dealing with impostor syndrome and being a first generational college student. We learn more about why she started the STEM...

Letitia M. Ward received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Engineering Construction Management both from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her career is multifaceted starting as a Project Engineer with U.S. Steel, creating her own company L. McMullin LLC,  and currently working as a CBM Team Leader for Georgia Power. Letitia talks with us about finding your way in a male-...

Dr. Chastity Bradford completed her undergraduate studies at Spelman College (an HBCU)  earning a B.S. in Biology.  While there she was a  Microbiology Scholar, received a Howard Hughes Fellowship (Loyola University, Chicago, IL), and made Spelman College’s Honor Society as well as the Dean’s List.  Chastity started her graduate studies in the Department of Cellular and Molecul...

Lusharn Colvin is a native of Bessemer, AL. and during her childhood years, she was a dedicated student at the top of her class through high school. Lusharn was accepted to the University of Alabama and graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. She has worked as a Quality Engineer for Johnson and Johnson Consumer Products, a pharmaceutical sales rep for Janseen Pharmace...