Podcast

Racism in STEM Series

  • Episode 01 | Introduction to Racism in STEM

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    Dr. Ebony McGee studies the implications of racial marginalization in the context of learning and achieving in STEM. Join us as we speak to her about what it means to be racialized in a STEM environment, the adverse effects those experiences can have on minority students, and the actions that need to be taken to prevent this from occurring.

    CREDITS:

    Music: Geovane Bruno - Nice Energy

    Script: Mabry Smyer

    Audio Editing: Alyssa Machi & Trishya Pagadala

    Cover Art: Elizabeth Gilfeather

  • Episode 02 | Racism in Education

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    Learn about racism in K-12 education as we walk through a few studies and listen to guest speakers Dr. Emily Affolter and Lamar Foster.

    CREDITS:

    Music: Geovane Bruno - Nice Energy

    Interviewers: Trishya Pagadala & Andrej Momiroski

    Script: Varsha Sriram & Trishya Pagadala

    Audio Editing: Trishya Pagadala

    Cover Art: Elizabeth Gilfeather

  • Episode 03 | Equity in Medical Anthropology

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    Join us as we listen to Aasli Nur talk about the interdisciplinary nature of medical anthropology, and the faults of our bureaucratic healthcare system, such as its lack of a more dynamic approach that would allow effective treatment of marginalized communities.

    CREDITS:

    Music: Geovane Bruno - Nice Energy

    Interviewers: Andrej Momiroski & Cherina Cheng

    Script: Varsha Sriram, Cherina Cheng, Mabry Smyer, Andrej Momiroski

    Audio Editing: Trishya Pagadala

    Cover Art: Claudia Huggins

  • Episode 04 | A Look at Health Equity

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    Hear from Dr. Dara Mendez, who is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology here at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health! We spoke to her about the need for equity in health, and learned about her own research within the area of maternal & infant health, and reproductive justice.

    CREDITS:

    Music: Geovane Bruno - Nice Energy

    Interviewers: Mabry Smyer & Trishya Pagadala

    Script: Mabry Smyer

    Audio Editing: Trishya Pagadala

    Cover Art: Korrina Gidwani

  • Episode 05 | The Story Behind the Pitt Med Oath

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    We spoke to Ashley Whited and Nerone Douglas, who currently attend the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, about how they created the new Pitt Med Oath and their future goals within medicine.

    CREDITS:

    Music: Geovane Bruno - Nice Energy

    Interviewers: Korrina Gidwani & Trishya Pagadala

    Script: Mabry Smyer & Korrina Gidwani

    Audio Editing: Trishya Pagadala

    Cover Art: Riley McGreal

  • Episode 06 | Dr. Chaves-Gnecco's Story

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    Dr. Diego Chaves-Gnecco is a pediatrician at UPMC Children’s Hospital. In this episode, we learned about his medical experiences in both the US and Colombia, such as why he decided to pursue medicine, and how public health impacted his career.

    CREDITS:

    Music: Geovane Bruno - Nice Energy

    Interviewers: Korrina Gidwani & Trishya Pagadala

    Script: Korrina Gidwani

    Audio Editing: Trishya Pagadala

    Cover Art: Korrina Gidwani

  • Episode 07 | Dr. Chaves-Gnecco's Story, Part 2

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    Hear more from Dr. Chaves-Gnecco, a pediatrician at UPMC Children’s Hospital. In this episode, he spoke about his organization, Salud Para Niños.

    CREDITS:

    Music: Geovane Bruno - Nice Energy

    Interviewers: Korrina Gidwani & Trishya Pagadala

    Script: Korrina Gidwani

    Audio Editing: Trishya Pagadala

    Cover Art: Korrina Gidwani

Hot Seat Series

  • Episode 01 | Pitt in the Hot Seat

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    Have you ever set a table on fire, or accidentally burned a crucible shut? On this week's episode Madison and Emma listen to students' crazy experiences in the lab and share some of their own. Come listen if you have ever experienced the chaos of experiments or just like listening to funny mishaps.

    CREDITS:

    Hosts: Emma Compher and Madison Martin

    Editor: Madison Martin

    Cover Art: Theresa McCann

    Special thanks to all our guests!