Inspiration Dissemination

Jackie Delie is a 2nd year Masters student in the Fisheries and Wildlife Department who is examining how humans interact with black bears in Oregon. Her work is using the human ecology mapping technique, where researchers look at both the spatial land management factors and how social factors overlay on those same areas to better make management decisions. Jackie is pioneering this research in Oregon with black bears but hopes to continue her work internationally. She studied in Switzerland, worked in Australia, Papua New Guiana, and Kenya among other exotic locations. She hopes to use her Masters work to inform decision making in other countries that don’t have as strong a presence of non-profits or public land management agencies as the USA.

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Host University: oregonstate.edu

This show was founded in 2012 by Joey Hulbert and Zhian Kamvar. It has been made possible by all the current and former hosts of the show, Orange Media Network, the KBVR-FM students and staff, and of course the amazing graduate students at Oregon State University.

Delia Shelton, a National Science Foundation post-doctoral fellow in the Dept. of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, uses zebrafish to investigate how cadmium exposure in an individual affects the behavior of the group. How does a zebrafish become a leader, how do sick zebrafish influence group behavior, and what are the traits of individuals occupying different social roles? These specific questions are born from larger inquiries about what factors lead to individual animals wielding inordinately large influence on a group’s social dynamic. Can we engineer groups that are resilient to anthropogenic influences on the environment and climate change? Hosted by: Lillian Padgitt-Cobb and Kristen Finch.

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Host University: oregonstate.edu

This show was founded in 2012 by Joey Hulbert and Zhian Kamvar. It has been made possible by all the current and former hosts of the show, Orange Media Network, the KBVR-FM students and staff, and of course the amazing graduate students at Oregon State University.

Charles Camacho, a sixth-year PhD student in the Department of Mathematics at Oregon State University, spends a lot of time thinking about shapes. He works in a branch of mathematics called topology and describes his research as such: ’I study the symmetries of abstract mathematical surfaces made from gluing triangles together.’ Hosted by Maggie Exton and Daniel Watkins

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Host University: oregonstate.edu

This show was founded in 2012 by Joey Hulbert and Zhian Kamvar. It has been made possible by all the current and former hosts of the show, Orange Media Network, the KBVR-FM students and staff, and of course the amazing graduate students at Oregon State University.

Jason Sarkozi-Forfinski, a PhD student in Anthropology, wants to gain insight into the linguistic landscape students at Oregon State University are exposed to and their actions and feelings about about it, especially for students from non-English speaking countries. Hosted by Kristen Finch and Marcus Weinman

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Blog: blogs.oregonstate.edu/inspiration/

Radio Station: www.orangemedianetwork.com/kbvr_fm

Host University: oregonstate.edu

This show was founded in 2012 by Joey Hulbert and Zhian Kamvar. It has been made possible by all the current and former hosts of the show, Orange Media Network, the KBVR-FM students and staff, and of course the amazing graduate students at Oregon State University.

In this special segment: Graduate student researchers Brian Erickson and Chelsea Behymer talk about their transition from natural sciences to social sciences and the process of finding their place within their disciplines. Hosted by Kristen Finch.

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Host University: oregonstate.edu

This show was founded in 2012 by Joey Hulbert and Zhian Kamvar. It has been made possible by all the current and former hosts of the show, Orange Media Network, the KBVR-FM students and staff, and of course the amazing graduate students at Oregon State University.

In this special segment, we interview third year PhD student, Pipiet Larasatie, and her undergraduate mentee, Taylor Barnett about how mentorship can foster gender diversity in the male-dominated forest sector. Listen while Pipiet and Taylor discuss their research findings alongside popular women’s empowerment anthems. Across respondants, Pipiet founds that to be successful in the male-dominated work setting, young females need a support on multiple levels e.g. good bosses/leaders, mentors, and networks. The interviewees also voiced that education is important when finding a niche in the workplace and for making young females more competitive in the job market. Hosted by: Kristen Finch

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Host University: oregonstate.edu

This show was founded in 2012 by Joey Hulbert and Zhian Kamvar. It has been made possible by all the current and former hosts of the show, Orange Media Network, the KBVR-FM students and staff, and of course the amazing graduate students at Oregon State University.

GRADx 2019 is co-sponsored by the Graduate School at Oregon State University and the radio talk show Inspiration Dissemination. Planning for the event tonight began in October when speakers were selected. Over the last four months, our featured speakers met with co-hosts from Inspiration Dissemination building their stories, while behind the scenes a group of folks from the graduate school organized the event in this amazing space. And WOW how their hard work has paid off! This year we introduce another set of phenomenal graduate students. GRADx features graduate students across academic colleges and departments, they hail from different parts of the country and abroad, but they have this in common: they move about their day as students, researchers, instructors, mentors, friends, and community members. Tonight they present you their story.

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Host University: oregonstate.edu

This show was founded in 2012 by Joey Hulbert and Zhian Kamvar. It has been made possible by all the current and former hosts of the show, Orange Media Network, the KBVR-FM students and staff, and of course the amazing graduate students at Oregon State University.

When did humans first arrive in North America and by what route did they get here? Trying to help answer these questions is Samuel Burns, a first-year master’s student in the Department of Anthropology who is interested in some of the oldest North American tools found. Thanks to computational advances, Samuel is able to create 3D models of stone artifacts from photographs to answer questions about the shape and function of stone tools. Sam tells us more about his research and how someone without a high school degree ended up here at OSU pursuing his second master’s degree. Hosted by Heather Forsythe and Lauri Lutes.

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Blog: blogs.oregonstate.edu/inspiration/

Radio Station: www.orangemedianetwork.com/kbvr_fm

Host University: oregonstate.edu

This show was founded in 2012 by Joey Hulbert and Zhian Kamvar. It has been made possible by all the current and former hosts of the show, Orange Media Network, the KBVR-FM students and staff, and of course the amazing graduate students at Oregon State University.

Ashlee Mikkelsen assesses the health of Northern Spotted Owls by measuring the relative abundance of a stress hormone, corticosterone, in their feathers. By measuring the concentration of corticosterone, it is possible to assess how stressed-out the owls are, and to begin to unravel what factors are involved in their decline. Ashlee describes the field work and data analysis that comprise her work towards a Master’s degree.

Please find us on social media!

Twitter: twitter.com/kbvrID

facebook: www.facebook.com/InspirationDissemination/

Blog: blogs.oregonstate.edu/inspiration/

Radio Station: www.orangemedianetwork.com/kbvr_fm

Host University: oregonstate.edu

This show was founded in 2012 by Joey Hulbert and Zhian Kamvar. It has been made possible by all the current and former hosts of the show, Orange Media Network, the KBVR-FM students and staff, and of course the amazing graduate students at Oregon State University.

Our guest this week, Dawn Barlow, a first-year PhD student in Fisheries and Wildlife, speaks with us about a newly discovered population of blue whales living off the coasts of New Zealand. Unfortunately, their year-round home is near a highly industrialized area where shipping and oil and gas drilling occurs. Can a management plan be drawn to balance industry with conservation? It depends on where the whales spend their time, and that depends on krill distributions and oceanographic conditions.

Please find us on social media!

Twitter: twitter.com/kbvrID

facebook: www.facebook.com/InspirationDissemination/

Blog: blogs.oregonstate.edu/inspiration/

Radio Station: www.orangemedianetwork.com/kbvr_fm

Host University: oregonstate.edu

This show was founded in 2012 by Joey Hulbert and Zhian Kamvar. It has been made possible by all the current and former hosts of the show, Orange Media Network, the KBVR-FM students and staff, and of course the amazing graduate students at Oregon State University.