I interviewed Dr. LaChelle Waller, Ph.D. She is the Director of Undergraduate Advising Research, Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. This what we talked about...  0:00-0:26 Intro  0:27-3:34 Job title/ Start in STEAM  3:35-5:30 High School Academics  5:31-6:40 Being a Basketball star in High School and College  6:41-7:16 Her time at Chowan University   7:18-8:10 Deciding between Cheerleading and Basketball  8:11-11:03 Being a First Generation College Student   11:04-13:13 What happened after graduating from Chowan University  13:14-16:30 Pursing a Ph.D program at Virginia Tech University   16:31-17:33 What kept her going  17:34- 22:46 Being the Graduate  Commencement Speaker at graduation and how her Daughter changed her life  22:47- 25:35 Life after Grad School  25:36-27:28 Meeting the Queen of England  27:29-29:26 The importance of studying abroad   29:27-31:36 Her non-profit: TRAK*D   31:37-34:16 BRAVO Awards  34:17-36:11 Advice for those who want to work in STEAM  36:12-37:33 Message to the Young Black Girls interested in STEAM   37:34-39:16 Outro  Visit her non-profit’s website: trackd.org

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