we persist.

we persist.

By Mariama Dryak & Mahalia DryakScience
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we persist. episodes

  • Dr. Ellyn Enderlin: glaciologist and mother in academia
    Dr. Ellyn Enderlin discusses her research on contemporary glacier dynamics in Greenland and the Antarctic, how she balances motherhood and academia, the issue of the leaky pipeline, as well as her experience with the hiring processes in academia.
    connect with Ellyn at:
    @glacier_doc on Twitter or on her website at https://sites.google.com/site/ellynenderlin/home
    check us out at: letsdosomethingbig.weebly.com, @ldsbig on instagram & @wepersistpod on Twitter
    podcast cover art by Emma Henry emmahenryart.wixsite.com/emmasportfolio
    music: www.purple-planet.com
    43 min
  • Jill Pelto: climate change data artist and paleoglaciologist
    In 2018, we sat down with Jill Pelto to discuss her glacial science and art as well as how and why science and art need to intersect, especially when considering matters of climate change. Here we both dive into Jill's Master's research on the past sensitivity of the Antarctic ice sheet to warming as well as take a tour of some of her data art pieces.
    connect with Jill at:
    @jillpelto on Instagram
    @GlaciogenicArt on Twitter
    http://www.jillpelto.com/
    buy her art on etsy: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/GlaciogenicArt
    check us out at: letsdosomethingbig.weebly.com, @ldsbig on instagram & @wepersistpod on Twitter
    podcast cover art by Emma Henry emmahenryart.wixsite.com/emmasportfolio
    music: www.purple-planet.com
    31 min
  • Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe: soil biogeochemist studying climate change impacts and equity in STEM
    Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe discusses her research on soil and its importance to storing carbon and regulating climate, how we can manage land to promote carbon storage, along with how we need to act with intention in building anti-racist environments.
    Read 'Ten Simple Rules for Building an Anti-Racist Research Lab' by V. Bala Chaudhary (http://www.balachaudhary.com/index.html) and Asmeret Asefaw Berhe: https://ecoevorxiv.org/4a9p8/
    connect with Asmeret at:
    https://aaberhe.com
    ‎@aaberhe on Twitter
    check us out at: letsdosomethingbig.weebly.com, @ldsbig on instagram & @wepersistpod on Twitter
    podcast cover art by Emma Henry emmahenryart.wixsite.com/emmasportfolio
    music: www.purple-planet.com
    38 min
  • Black lives matter.
    RESOURCES
    *Antiracism*
    bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tL9_huJWJ_iekHzK5PShI00u-C25w0jrExhpJpuNHII/edit?usp=sharing
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CA_DPs2AeSO/
    “Ten simple rules for building an anti-racist lab” (by Bala Chaudhary and Asmeret Berhe)
    https://ecoevorxiv.org/4a9p8/
    *Racism in science and academia*
    https://www.shutdownstem.com/
    https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/silence-is-never-neutral-neither-is-science/
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/03/im-black-climate-scientist-racism-derails-our-efforts-save-planet/
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CBfsn4BFSo6/?igshid=yrwvezk80l71
    https://www.motherjones.com/anti-racism-police-protest/2020/06/blackintheivory-racism-academia-science-stem/
    *Environmental Racism*
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CBONCwzBSux/?igshid=o1n8xvl7ij60
    https://www.vogue.com/article/why-every-environmentalist-should-be-anti-racist
    *Black female marine conservationists*
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CBDuoqkBkFO/
    *Black voices in conservation*
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CBGKOfmjmfF/
    *Other*
    Unladylike Podcast: https://mailchi.mp/unladylike/weve-hit-pause?e=7bf3a7e612
    2 min
  • Dr. Clare Eayrs: sea ice and marine ecosystem modeller and field scientist
    In 2018 Dr. Clare Eayrs shared her unconventional route to where she currently works in sea ice modeling at New York University Abu Dhabi with me via video chat. Here you can hear about her journey from growing up in Zimbabwe to going to university in the UK, pursuing jobs in the UAE and Italy, getting further education back in the UK, eventually finding herself back in the UAE. Clare's interests evolved over time from oceanography to the sea ice she studies today, and the route she took to get there is super interesting and refreshing.
    connect with Clare at:
    @coughlanclare on Twitter
    check us out at: letsdosomethingbig.weebly.com, @ldsbig on instagram & @wepersistpod on Twitter
    podcast cover art by Emma Henry emmahenryart.wixsite.com/emmasportfolio
    music: www.purple-planet.com
    23 min
  • Dr. Joellen Russell: climatology and biogeochemical dynamics modeller
    In which Dr. Joellen Russell (currently a professor at the University of Arizona) discusses her journey through academia which began with answering a question she had as a child -- 'where does sea ice go when it leaves Kotzebue, Alaska?' and now is guided by much larger scale questions around anthropogenic climate change and working with other scientists to determine what we need to do to stop it. Joellen's journey thus far, which has included hurdles of adversity related to being a woman and a mother in academia, is inspirational and is definitely demanding of a listen.
    connect with Joellen at:
    https://www.geo.arizona.edu/Russell
    @deepblueseanext on Twitter
    check us out at: letsdosomethingbig.weebly.com, @ldsbig on instagram & @wepersistpod on Twitter
    podcast cover art by Emma Henry emmahenryart.wixsite.com/emmasportfolio
    music: www.purple-planet.com
    40 min
  • Dr. Marilyn Raphael: climatologist studying climate change, atmospheric dynamics and sea ice
    Dr. Marilyn Raphael shares her journey in how she got where she is today as a professor of geography at UCLA, a bit about her Trinidadian childhood, the science she does currently and offers useful advice as to how to overcome obstacles as you meet them.
    connect with Marilyn at:
    https://geog.ucla.edu/person/marilyn-raphael/
    check us out at: letsdosomethingbig.weebly.com, @ldsbig on instagram & @wepersistpod on Twitter
    podcast cover art by Emma Henry emmahenryart.wixsite.com/emmasportfolio
    music: www.purple-planet.com
    28 min
  • Kaare Siikuaq Erickson: North Slope Science Liaison for UIC Science in Utqiaġvik, Alaska
    Kaare shares the story of how he came to be a liaison between Arctic researchers and Iñupiat people on the North Slope of Alaska. We discuss the varied effects of climate change on different locations across the Arctic, and the ways in which scientists can be conscientious of how they conduct science and build relationships in the Arctic.
    check us out at: letsdosomethingbig.weebly.com, @ldsbig on instagram & @wepersistpod on Twitter
    podcast cover art by Emma Henry emmahenryart.wixsite.com/emmasportfolio
    music: www.purple-planet.com
    32 min
  • Gabi Serrato Marks: stalagmite paleoclimatologist and patient advocate
    Gabi walks us through what field research for climate reconstruction is like in caves of Mexico. She also discusses how we can all be more aware of and become advocates for people with disabilities pursuing their dreams in STEM and other fields.
    connect with Gabi at:
    https://gabrielaserratomarks.com
    @gserratomarks on Instagram
    @gserratomarks on Twitter
    more info:
    'science sam' - https://www.instagram.com/science.sam/?hl=en
    bamboo coral - https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04alaska/background/bamboo/bamboo.html
    check us out at: letsdosomethingbig.weebly.com, @ldsbig on instagram & @wepersistpod on Twitter
    podcast cover art by Emma Henry https://emmahenryart.wixsite.com/emmasportfolio
    music: https://www.purple-planet.com
    28 min

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we persist. is a podcast that shares the stories of excluded and underrepresented people in the earth, ocean and environmental sciences.