She’s a molecular biologist who has studied worms and their proteins. She’s a hip-hop artist dropping lyrical science bombs rhyming “electrophoresis” with “Reese’s pieces.” She’s a badass woman who pursues her passion for science while remaining her unapologetic self. She is, in a word, a science maven.

In this episode, Raven the Science Maven joins Jocelyn and Bradley to discuss her journey from college dropout to STEM Ph.D. and H.B.I.C. of her own science education empire. She shares her research on identity negotiation and “code-switching” by Black women in the STEM workforce, as well as the highs and lows of her own experiences as a Black woman in science. Raven tells us how she is using music to create more culturally relevant science education programs, and the friends discuss the importance of building a more expansive and inclusive sense of what it means, and what it can mean, to be scientist—i.e., a human who does science.

Follow Raven on Twitter @ravenscimaven, and learn more about her amazing work at https://www.scimaven.com/ and at the links below:

“Big Ole Geeks”: https://youtu.be/g7zN5bAqhtU

“H.B.I.C.”: https://youtu.be/pb9mfCiH4js
“Wipe It Down”: https://youtu.be/OvMrNfK9fF4

YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqRkU0Z4V6UjDKnbc5brl8A

Raven’s #BlackinSTEM story: https://www.motherjones.com/anti-racism-police-protest/2020/06/blackintheivory-racism-academia-science-stem

STEMbassy: https://www.stembassy.org/

Buy The Protocol: https://www.scimaven.com/store/the-protocol-ep

Support Raven on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raventhesciencemaven

A brief history of Wormageddon:
https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/scientists-are-genuinely-losing-their-sht-arguing-over-which-is-the-most-overrated-animal/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/worm-joke-causes-science-twitter-flame-war-over-accusations-of-sexism-and-racism

#MedBikini controversy: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-doctors-are-posing-in-swimwear-on-social-media/