Beyond 1894

What happens when education meets caring and collides with chemistry? A sort of mentorship magic, illustrated in today’s episode.

Amy Bell interviews Dr. Marsha Cole and Sierra Napoleon. Dr. Cole is a lecturer in the chemistry department, and Sierra is a senior in her capstone class.

Dr. Cole has had quite an academic journey, from not believing she could go to college to getting a doctoral degree in chemistry and becoming a lecturer. Her life was changed by mentorship, and she is now passionate about mentoring others.

Sierra tells us how Dr. Cole has helped her become a more confident chemist. For her capstone project, Sierra recently studied homeopathic remedies to treat gynecological infections, so they explain what homeopathic remedies are and why someone would use them.

Website: 1894.latech.edu/beyond/

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Check out Dr. Cole’s Selected Works profile to learn more about her research.

Sierra Napoleon recently presented at the 2020 Undergraduate Research Symposium. View the abstract to her poster presentation in our digital repository.

The hosts of Beyond 1894, Amy Bell and Teddy Allen, introduce the podcast and themselves. Teddy shares some Louisiana Tech history you might not know, and Amy explains why we are going beyond 1894. Each of our episodes will include an interview segment with a member of the Tech family, and for today’s episode, Amy and Teddy talk about their personal backgrounds, what brought them to Tech, and how being here has changed their lives. Amy Bell and Teddy Allen both work in the department of University Communications at Louisiana Tech University. Amy is a research communications specialist, and Teddy is a writer.

Website: 1894.latech.edu/beyond/

Email: [email protected]

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Amy Bell gives an overview of Louisiana Tech University’s podcast, Beyond 1894. The podcast launches on March 18.