STEMming in Stilettos with Dr. Toshia

Main points of interview. 

1) If you are a Minority Woman working in STEM, in particular Black Women, you are a unicorn!!! There aren't that many of us but we are actively working on changing that.

2) The fight for Gender Equity is happening everywhere, even at HBCU's. We have more work to do in the at large communities but also within our own. 

3) We've been taught to believe that selfishness is a bad habit, when in fact it is a life saving habit we should all adopt.

4) Dr. Owens is a badass both in person and on the podcast. She will be back on.

Dr. Marcia Allen Owens is a Biochemical researcher, environmental lawyer, ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Dr. Marcia Allen Owens has had a lifetime of being first and only, an intersectional minority among minorities. The first Black woman to earn tenure in the Florida A&M University (FAMU) School of Environment, she still hears from students that she is the first Black woman to teach them in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) class (K-20). An interdisciplinary scholar, Dr. Owens earned degrees from Jackson State University and Emory University (J.D., Ph.D., M.Div.). Combining her scientific and legal training, she practiced with the Environmental Protection Agency and the City of Atlanta. Using her academic and career expertise, she serves as Associate Professor of Environmental Science & Policy at FAMU, where her current and past impact as major professor is resulting in nearly 20 Black students earning the masters and Ph.D. in Environmental Science. She also actively mentors undergraduate students via the FAMU Office of Undergraduate Research. The dearth of Black women professors and students in STEM shifted her research focus to gender equity. In 2019, with Owens as Principal Investigator, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded FAMU the five-year, $2.97 million NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant (HRD-1824267). As director for the newly created Center for Faculty ADVANCEment at FAMU, Dr. Owens is leading the effort to examine and change institutional policies and practices that impact the recruitment, retention and promotion of women in STEM and the social and behavioral sciences. The existence, persistence and efforts of Dr. Marcia Allen Owens as a role model at FAMU expand the presence and possibilities of students from underrepresented groups in STEM professions.

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Dr. Andrea is a former Procter & Gamble (P&G) Research & Development Section Head. She has managed multi–discipline teams of scientists and engineers to drive technology, formulation, and process development for top personal care brands such as Secret, Old Spice, and Gillette. A polymer chemist by training, Dr. Andrea cares deeply about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education and inspiring the next generation of technical leaders. In 2004, she developed the Resident Scholar Program (RSP) while at P&G. RSP is a unique job shadowing program for minority youth interested in careers in STEM. Dr. Andrea continues to impact diversity in STEM as a consultant working with organizations such as Women In Technology (Atlanta, GA) and the National Center for Women & Information technology (Boulder, CO).

After over 15 years, Dr. Andrea left her corporate job to pursue her passion. As President/CEO of IDG Vision, LLC and Certified John Maxwell Coach, Speaker, and Trainer, Dr. Andrea leverages her experiences to inspire, develop, and grow the vision inside of all her clients. She has worked with a mix of organizations both non- and for- profits companies, such as Piedmont Hospital (Rockdale), Evans Tools & Die, Valspar Corporation, Gwinnett Health Department, March of Dimes, Women of Life, Inc., Internal Revenue Service, Rockdale Community Resource Network, and Conyers-Rockdale Chamber of Commerce, just to name a few.

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What is self care and why is it important? Self Care is literally how we as women are taking care of ourselves in our daily lives. Are you spending time developing yourself and your interests? Are you relaxing and doing things for yourself. It is not selfish to take care of yourself, it is NECESSARY. Women of color in all walks of life are notorious for being bad at doing this. This throwback episodes with my former co-hosts and I gives some really good and still relevant advice about how to take care of yourself. I sincerely hope that you enjoy this one!!

Dr. Toshia

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Meet Dr. Nicole Michelle Joseph. She is an assistant professor of mathematics education in the department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Joseph is the recipient of the 2018 AERA Scholars of Color Early Career Contribution Award and the 2018 AERA Division G Early Career Award. Her research explores two lines of inquiry, (a) Black women and girls, their identity development, and their experiences in mathematics and (b) whiteness, white supremacy and how they operate and shape Black women’s and girls’ underrepresentation and retention in mathematics

Dr. Joseph is a BAD woman in STEM and her advocacy work speaks for itself. If you would like to connect with Dr. Joseph please see below.

twitter: @profnicolej

Google: nicolejoseph

Facebook: Nicole Josephs

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This is a throwback episode from 4 years ago. My guest is Dharma Stevens, Founder of Yell Academy. She is a dedicator educator whose focus is on engaging students in meaningful STEM activities. Our conversation was about how to make sure that, not only are we providing STEM exposure, but also providing quality, meaningful opportunities for students of color to learn and discover more about what STEM is and isn't AND how they might fit into STEM. 

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Sylika J. Camacho is a former middle school math teacher and elementary school principal with a passion to inspire a love for all things STEM. It was her experience teaching lower level students as well as those with learning disabilities that ignited the application of a holistic approach to teaching. By incorporating academic teaming, project-based learning, and technology integrated instruction, students of all learning abilities became more engaged and excelled at math. As an educator, she believes it was both her liberal arts education and finance background that made her approach to teaching and learning vastly different from her experiences as a student. Her STEM story  and background add to her desire to see that education in general is well rounded and that we are able to give ALL students access to STEM.

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Hey everybody!!! This is a different time and I know many of you are at home with your child(ren). You may be ready to pull out your hair or have drink or both. I have compiled a list of some fun STEM activities that you can do with your child(ren) or have them do that could provide you with a needed break. The activities are fun, interactive, and educational and they can be done with materials that you may already have at your house.

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Erica Cooper is a Technical Leader at Cisco Systems based in the Washington DC metropolitan area, where she provides technical solutions for various government and non-government customers.  The technologies that she focuses on are DataCenter, SDN, Cloud, Virtualization, and Security.  She graduated from Keller Graduate School of Management (MS. Telecommunications and Business)  and she also has a bachelor of science in Electrical Engineering.  She holds several industry certifications including the following:

-  CCIE Data Center

-  CCNP Routing and Switching

-  VCP- NV  Network Virtualization

In her spare time she enjoys traveling with family, watching and participating in sports and listening to EDM/House music. She is a phenomenal woman in STEM who believes that telling our stories is vitally important to the future of the STEM.

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Myela Paige is a young woman in STEM. She is a Ph. D. student at Georgia Tech in Mechanical Engineering. Her story is compelling because of the great mentors that she had and continues to cultivate during the course of her academic and professional STEM journey. The work that she is already doing in STEM is amazing and we want to she her continue to shine.

If you would like to connect with Myela or just give her a shout out she can be found here:

Linkedln: LinkedIn.com/in/myelapaige

Instagram: mautumn

Email: [email protected]

More information about the program she talked about can be found here.

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You can find out more information about Dr. Toshia here:

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Dr. Toshia, host of STEMming in Stilettos, discusses her own experiences in STEM and gives the audience a glimpse of who she is and why she is passionate about minority women in STEM have a voice.

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You can find out more information about Dr. Toshia here:

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STEMming in Stilettos Youtube Channel: https://youtu.be/xAc25J7UH9A