STEMming in Stilettos with Dr. Toshia
An entertaining and revealing podcast, highlighting some of the most badass minority women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math(STEM) today. You are going to laugh, cry, shout, be inspired, and gain new knowledge from these amazing women. Hosted by award-winning STEM advocate, educator, strategist, mechanical engineer, and motivational speaker, Dr. Natoshia Anderson (Dr. Toshia), join us for an engaging, invigorating, motivational, and inspirational journey.
Episodes
138 episodes
Meet Leah C. Murphy: Storytelling in STEM, The Benefits of a Diverse Skill Set and the Challenges Faced by Underrepresented Groups in the STEM Classroom
Engineering Career Journeys and TransitionsLeah recounted her journey from a mechanical engineering student to her career in the consumer goods industry, highlighting the challenges she faced, including discrimination and lack of social ...
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Meet Kimberly Lane Clark: Pagers, Technology, Computer Science and Leadership
Empowering Women of Color in STEMNatoshia and Kim discussed their professional connections and shared their enthusiasm for empowering women of color in STEM. Natoshia admired Kim's success and highlighted her dedication to creating a pl...
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Meet Xena Stryker: Beauty, Brains, and Architecture
Episode SummaryCelebrating Women in STEM: A Golden Shoe ProposalNatoshia Anderson and Xena, the founder, had a conversation on Natoshia's show, "Stimming and Stilettos," discussing the importance of recognizing and celebrating...
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Meet Jasmine Saurez: For the Love of Technology and Mentorship
Episode SummaryJasmine Suarez shared her journey in STEM, beginning with her studies in business at the University of Cincinnati, where she took technical courses in coding and HTML. She later transitioned from a job in the Federal Governme...
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Meet Chela' Wallace: It All Started with Hair...
Episode SummaryI cannot wait for you to meet Chela" Wallace. She is a brilliant chemist turned STEM educator and mentor. Her STEM story starts with wanting to understand what was happening to her Grandmother who was diagnos...
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Meet Orietta Verdugo: Shattering the STEM Ceiling!
Episode SummaryOrietta's STEM Story starts with a story about her not getting into preschool because couldn't count. But it also is a great illustration of her perseverance and her dad's love that he taught her to count. Her love of ...
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Meet Shehara Wooten, CFP: You Can Have Financial Freedom!
Welcome to 2024! Shehara's Career Transition to Financial PlanningShehara shared their educational and career journey, highlighting their struggles with reading and math that led them to a special school. Shehara's interest in problem-s...
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Meet Josselyne Herman-Saccio: Being Unmessablewith
Episode SummaryThis is probably the episode I'd tell you myself that you need to listen to over and over again. Josselyne brings us into her world of being unmessablewith and how she got there. It's the world we all want to live in. We ...
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Meet Liz Chaluisant: The Work of DEI is STILL Important; Upskilling and Being Yourself
Episode Summary1) Liz did not picture herself being a part of the Navy, but when a great opportunity came along, she didn't hesitate to take it.2) She was told that she wouldn't make it in the Navy because she's a woman and speaks with ...
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Meet Meredith Broussard: Computer Science, Chat GPT, and AI
Episode SummaryMeredith Broussard is a computer scientist AND journalist. She has found a way to combine the two by using data to inform her writing (data journalist). She is on a mission to demystify technology and AI in particu...
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Meet Andrea Miller: Schools, STEM, Partnerships and How to Do it RIGHT!!!
Meet Andrea Miller, Teacher, Instructional Coach, and STEMinist who is really trying to make a difference in the lives of students. She really trying to get STEM into the hands of students. STEM and schools shouldn't be hard and right now, it i...
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Meet Winnie Karanja: The Math Ain't Mathing, Representative Collective
Episode SummaryWinnie had an interest in STEM really early but didn't really know it was STEM. She loved math and working on building websites. She was self-taught for a long time. She progressed through school asking teachers for op...
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10 Anniversary Celebration Episode!!!!!
It's been 10 years of STEMming in Stilettos yall! I cannot believe it. Here's a look back with me and Maria Johnson who was my co-host at the very beginning. We review the origin story of STEMming in Stilettos and many other things along ...
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Meet Tai Goodwin: Tech, Marketing; That Marketing Team
Episode SummaryTechnology is in everything and is everywhere. In this episode, with our guest Tai Goodwin of That Marketing Team, we learn that there is significant tech behind marketing online. Tai's background gave her insider knowled...
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Meet Lauren Harter: Advocating for Yourself, Math, and VEX Robotics
Episode SummaryLauren is the real deal when it comes to mathematics and integrating STEM. Her work with VEX Robotics ensures that the curriculum is designed to promote healthy STEM which means that it is integrated. She is and has al...
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Meet Ursula Spencer: One Super Dope Nerd
Episode SummaryUrsula Spencer is a super dope nerd. She is a Black woman in STEM who has overcome all the -isms to lead her own company that serves kids all over the world. Early on in her career, she took ownership and wro...
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Meet Angie Ogando: Being a Black Latina in STEM, Helping Others
Episode Summary1. Her experiences are sooooooooooooo familiar to me as a Black woman in STEM.2. She has been able to use her experience to assist and help others in leadership and beyond.3. She is proud to be from New Jer...
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Meet Atiyah Harmon: The Beauty of Math, Instilling Math Confidence in Black Girls is the Work.
Episode SummaryAtiyah has always loved math. It's in her DNA. She would go to the store and count out her change at the checkout line. Her math abilities led her to private school. She learned to navigate two different worlds, privat...
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Meet Sans Thakur: The Effects of the Pandemic on Women in the Workplace
Episode SummaryThere is so much to be said about the topic we discussed in the episode. Sans makes some great points as it relates to what happened to women during the pandemic. People are NOT really talking about this issue. It is importan...
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