Ruby, Olivia, Julia, Niveen & Hayley - A SONGS (society of neuroscience graduate students) Production
14 episodes
2 months ago
TW: sexual harassment, power dynamics, trauma There is an old joke amongst Eastern Asian immigrants: If we bring home a test score of 99, our dads will ask: where’s the other point? Due to various myths, stereotypes, and barriers, including the model minority myth and the bamboo ceiling, navigating the academic world, especially in STEM, with an Eastern Asian identity can sometimes feel complicated. In this episode, Dr. Kay Tye (@kaymtye), a neuroscientist and professor at UC San Diego, jo...
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TW: sexual harassment, power dynamics, trauma There is an old joke amongst Eastern Asian immigrants: If we bring home a test score of 99, our dads will ask: where’s the other point? Due to various myths, stereotypes, and barriers, including the model minority myth and the bamboo ceiling, navigating the academic world, especially in STEM, with an Eastern Asian identity can sometimes feel complicated. In this episode, Dr. Kay Tye (@kaymtye), a neuroscientist and professor at UC San Diego, jo...
Academic women & family planning ft. Dr. Kasey Van Hedger & Dr. Alex Levine In this episode, Niveen (@nivful), Hayley (@hayleyrcshanks) and Kyla (@kylaaalee) chat with Drs. Alex Levine and Kasey Van Hedger, both who completed PhDs in STEM and currently work at the University of Western Ontario in London, ON, Canada. We discuss their experiences in Academia with family planning and get two unique perspectives. Kasey and Alex detail their personal stories of how they got to their posit...
Brain Matter Chatter (BMC)
TW: sexual harassment, power dynamics, trauma There is an old joke amongst Eastern Asian immigrants: If we bring home a test score of 99, our dads will ask: where’s the other point? Due to various myths, stereotypes, and barriers, including the model minority myth and the bamboo ceiling, navigating the academic world, especially in STEM, with an Eastern Asian identity can sometimes feel complicated. In this episode, Dr. Kay Tye (@kaymtye), a neuroscientist and professor at UC San Diego, jo...
