Diverse Routes: Career Journeys in Science & Medicine

Bob worked for the National Park Service for 41 years in six different parks in six different regions. The last 29 years were spent as Wildlife Biologist on the Blue Ridge Parkway where he worked with a wide variety of animals and resources.

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Dr. Jennifer Welser is Chief Medical and Quality Officer for Mars Veterinary Health. In her role, Dr. Welser leads the Medical Affairs function across the organization and works in close partnership with the chief medical officers of each practice to grow access to high-quality, innovative veterinary care and support. Previously, Dr. Welser served as the Chief Medical Officer for BluePearl Veterinary Partners, led a successful career as a veterinary specialty practitioner, practice owner and medical leader.

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Dr. Shahnaz Masani (she/her) is a Teaching Professor (Biology) at Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University who shares her experience moving to a new country (India to the United States) and teaching at a large R1 university as an immigrant faculty of color.  

Recommended Resources:  

For aspiring educators: the teaching in higher ed' podcast (https://teachinginhighered.com/episodes/) & book Teaching Change by Jose Antonio Brown (https://www.discoverbooks.com/Teachin...)   

For STEM students: 'The Dirty Drug & the Ice Cream Tub episode of RadioLab (https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/dirty-drug-and-ice-cream-tub)  

For folks who would like to have thoughtful conversations on race, code switch (https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/c...)

This brief episode introduces the podcast host, Dr. Cassie Briggs, outlines the format of the podcast episodes (interview-style, 30-40 mins), and ways to access bonus content.

***Official Launch Date: March 15th, 2022!***

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