In this episode we have a special guest, Yanelyn Perez, who is speaking on the topic of being a woman of color grad student in a STEM field. Yanelyn is currently a first year PhD student studying wildlife disease ecology at the University of Maryland, College Park. She shares her experience studying zoology and doing lab work as an undergraduate, her struggles with imposter syndrome and lack of representation in her field, as well as what continues to motivate her to pursue her research. Check it out!
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61: Being a Woman of Color in a STEM Grad Program with Yanelyn Perez | Grad School Femtoring: Inclusive Grad School Stories, Personal Development, and Productivity Tips for First-Gen BIPOCs podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
