A podcast highlighting Women in STEM, especially Women of Color. The STEM Lab Podcast is hosted by Dr. Sabrina Walthall a scientist/professor whose love for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) eventually led to a STEM career in academia. Dr. Walthall is an Associate Professor of Science, a Community Engagement Scientist and an advocate for women in STEM.
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Episode: 26 "Embarking on STEM Adventures: A Global Perspective" - Season 3
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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 …
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Remix: Revisit Holiday Mental Health with LuSharn Colvin
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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 a…
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Episode 25: Back to School Mental Health with Dr. Nadia Barnett
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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 …
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Episode 23: Alzheimer Researcher and Advocate, Dr. Amy Nelson
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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 Neuro…
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Episode 24: Scattered: A Caregiver's Journey for Dementia and Alzheimer's
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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, w…
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Episode 22: Excellence in Biomedical Engineering
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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 Univers…
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Episode 21: Mental Health Report 2022 w/ LuSharn Colvin, R.N.
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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!
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Episode 20: STEM so Sweet with Cake Artist, Shayla Barnes Holloway
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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 l…
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Episode 19: Double Dipping STEM: MD & PhD
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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"…
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2021 Special Holiday Episode 18- Managing Mental Health During the Holidays
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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.
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Episode 17: COVID: What Happened? with C & A
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Episode 16: Random COVID Musings with the Unbothered Krew
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Episode 13: Women in STEM Celebration FB Live
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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.…
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Episode 15: Nylah & Niya COVID-19 Lifestyle
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Episode 14: Trials and Tribulations of COVID-19 with Dip & Zip
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Ep.12- Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity In STEM w/ Dr. Ansley Booker
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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 Regulat…
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Episode 11: The State of Mental Health 2021 with Lusharn Colvin, R.N.
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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. Take…
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Giving Episode 10: Real IMPACT Center with Dr. Ansley Booker, Board Member
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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…
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Giving Episode 9: Play like A Girl with Dr. Kimberly Clay
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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 club…
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Giving Episode 8: Lab Rascals with Tondalaya Takapu
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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. S…
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Episode 7: The New STEM BluePrint- Dr. Aisha Dickerson
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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, …
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Episode 6: Let me reintroduce myself, Dr. Sabrina Walthall
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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. W…
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Episode 5: Navigating the Engineering Landscape - Letitia M. Ward, Mechanical Engineer
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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 tal…
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Episode 4: Hypertension Research- Dr. Chastity Bradford, Associate Professor of Biology, Tuskegee University
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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 Departme…
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Episode 3: Surviving COVID-19 w/ LuSharn Colvin, RN
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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 Product…
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mini-Episode 2: COVID-19 Highlights w/ Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Kizzmekia "Kizzy" Shanta Corbett (born January 26, 1986) is an American viral immunologist at the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIAID NIH) based in Bethesda, Maryland. Appointed to the VRC in 2014, she is currently the scientific lead of the VRC's Coronavir…
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Episode 1: HBCU to Senior Scientist- Dr. Betty Booker,
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Betty M Booker completed her undergraduate studies at Grambling State University (an HBCU) in 2003, earning a B.S. in Biology while completing three internships with the USDA, Thomas Jefferson University (Kimmel Cancer Center), and Johns Hopkins University (Bayview Medical Center). In 2010, Betty started her graduate studies in Biochemistry & Molec…
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