STEMdentity

Anna Hodshire
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What happens when you went into STEM to change the world and you find that you’re instead just trying to not drown in emails and meetings? Welcome to STEMdentity with your host Anna Hodshire, PhD. Anna had 5 jobs in 5 years after grad school. This experience along with building up her own support team helped her to go from feeling disconnected from how she thought science was supposed to be to finding her Why and her own unique STEMdentity. She now is growing and learning in a faculty position in a field completely outside of her training. This podcast dives into the many pressures that take away your focus, time, and creativity and offers concrete actions and tools for you to grow into your most creative, fun, impactful STEMtastic self. Join us and find your STEMdentity that the world needs. What we do is challenging. Let’s talk about how to be ok.

  1. قبل يوم واحد

    Journal Club: Are jet streams just fast and wiggly winds? with Dr. Louis Rivoire

    Welcome to STEMdentity Journal Club! Every month, I find an exciting peer-reviewed journal article and interview one of its lead authors. We talk about their paper, their work, and their STEM identities. My guest today is Dr. Louis Rivoire, who is a research scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science. We’re discussing his 2026 Communications Earth & Environment journal article, “Tracking jet streams as Lagrangian objects”. But of course, as always, how people get to where they are in their STEM journeys is just as interesting to me as the paper itself and we dig into Louis’ personal journey! Along with the publication, Louis pulled together an excellent commentary piece intended for broader audiences, “Are Jet Streams Just Fast Winds”, published in Springer Nature Research Communities. If jet streams and Lagrangian objects are a little or a lot foreign to you, this is a great place to start! Song of the week: Stayin Alive by Say Lou Lou Want to work with me? I’d love to do a free, 30-minute intro call with you to discuss mental health and ways you’re feeling stuck at work to start to come up with actionable steps towards your most STEMtastic STEMdentity. Schedule by clicking here or DM me on Instagram, @STEMdentity! If you loved this episode: Give a follow and share with a friend! Let’s build a community of badass, heart-centered STEM pros! Follow me on Instagram at @STEMdentity & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes! Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

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    Mentor-mentee relationships in STEM fields with Dr. Jeff Pierce

    No matter where you are in your STEM career stage, chances are very high that you are someone’s mentee and you are also someone’s mentor, or you’re about to start mentoring. These relationships can go extremely well - and it’s also really common for them to run into bumps or roadblocks. What can you do when these challenges arise? I’m excited to welcome Dr. Jeff Pierce back onto STEMdentiy for part 2 of our conversation, this time on mentor-mentee relationships. Even though we mostly focus on these working relationships within an academic setting, many of the lessons learned can be applied to many types of STEM careers! And - if you missed part 1, go back one episode and check out our conversation on mental health! We talked in the episode about Individual Development Plans (IDPs). I didn’t find one template I liked the best online, but there are several good options that I recommend you explore! Learn more about Crucial Conversations here. Jeff’s song of the week: Changes, Pts. 1 & 2 by Neil Frances My song of the week: Soulful Strut by Young-Hold Unlimited Feeling like you need to put more into your mental health but not sure where to even start? I’d love to do a free, 30-minute intro call with you to discuss mental health and ways you’re feeling stuck at work to start to come up with actionable steps towards your most STEMtastic STEMdentity. Schedule by clicking here or DM me on Instagram, @STEMdentity! If you loved this episode: Give a follow and share with a friend! Let’s build a community of badass, heart-centered STEM pros!Follow me on Instagram at @STEMdentity & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes! Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

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    Mental health is a foundation for STEM professionals, not just a good idea with Dr. Jeff Pierce

    Mental health: we all know we should be doing “something” to take care of it, but it’s often easy to put mental on the back burner amidst our busy lives until we’ve forgotten about it for too long and realize that the kitchen is starting to burn down. Someone I really admire for realizing that his kitchen was in full flames, taking accountability and action, and coming out the other side stronger is my graduate advisor, Dr. Jeff Pierce. Jeff has had challenges on and off with mental health but has done major updates over the past few years to keep himself healthy and happy at his job of being a professor in STEM. Jeff is a caring and kind mentor and has been generously sharing his stories of his ongoing mental health journey with students and colleagues alike. I’m so grateful to have him on today and for next week’s part 2 of our conversation on mentor/mentee relationships. Jeff’s song of the week: Love Takes Miles by Cameron Winter My song of the week: Maggot Brain by Flea Feeling like you need to put more into your mental health but not sure where to even start? I’d love to do a free, 30-minute intro call with you to discuss mental health and ways you’re feeling stuck at work to start to come up with actionable steps towards your most STEMtastic STEMdentity. Schedule by clicking here or DM me on Instagram, @STEMdentity! If you loved this episode: Give a follow and share with a friend! Let’s build a community of badass, heart-centered STEM pros! Follow me on Instagram at @STEMdentity & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes! Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

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  4. ٢٨ أبريل

    A paper a day: Making reading journal articles fun

    You’ve probably heard the advice, “You should be reading a peer-reviewed journal article every day of your life!”...and if you’re like me, you’re thinking things like, “Every day? Like even weekends? And my whole life? That’s a lot of really boring reading!” So I explored reading a journal article (almost) every single day for 30 days (yes, even weekends), but I added in the secret sauce that most people don’t add to their advice: it can be a paper on…anything. I learned about beavers. I learned about reconstructing historical records of bioluminescent milky seas. I learned about albatross names. And it was glorious. So yes, let’s talk about how this advice may not have been working for you in the past and how to instead make this advice your own. Because it turns out there is a lot of magical, fun, creative science lurking under the pile of “must-read” open tabs you have open on your computer. Song of the week: Sushi and Coca-Cola by St. Paul and the Broken Bones Feeling creatively blocked at work? I’d love to do a free, 30-minute intro call with you to discuss your top issues and start to come up with actionable steps towards your most STEMtastic STEMdentity. Schedule by clicking here or DM me on Instagram, @STEMdentity! If you loved this episode: Give a follow and share with a friend! Let’s build a community of badass, heart-centered STEM pros! Follow me on Instagram at @STEMdentity & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes! Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

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    Journal Club: Stories in footprints: Tracking animals throughout the world with Dr. Zoe Jewell

    Welcome to STEMdentity Journal Club! Every month, I find an exciting peer-reviewed journal article and interview one of its lead authors. We talk about their paper, their work, and their STEM identities. My guest today is Dr. Zoe Jewell, who is Adjunct associate professor at Duke University USA, Associate Academic at University of Technology in Sydney, Australia, and co-founder of the nonprofit WildTrack, Inc. along with her partner Dr. Sky Alibhai. Dr. Jewell has been doing incredible field work all around the world and today we get the behind-the-scenes of her 2026 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution journal article “A non-invasive footprint technique for accurate identification of cryptic small mammal species: a sengi case study”. Check out WildTrack, Inc.’s awesome website: https://www.wildtrack.org/ Get involved with their tracking projects! Song of the week: Ride on by C.S. Armstrong Want to work with me? I’d love to do a free, 30-minute intro Work Audit call with you to discuss your top blockers at work and start to come up with actionable steps towards your most STEMtastic STEMdentity. Schedule by clicking here or DM me on Instagram, @STEMdentity! If you loved this episode: Give a follow and share with a friend! Let’s build a community of badass, heart-centered STEM pros! Follow me on Instagram at @STEMdentity & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes! Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

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  6. ١٤ أبريل

    What is grad school in STEM fields like + tips for applying!

    Grad school: other than being short for graduate school, what is it like anyways for STEM fields? It’s actually surprisingly common for people to go to grad school without much idea of what it will entail. I was definitely one of those people - all I knew is that it was probably school-like and that it seemed like the thing to do when I looked around and didn’t like the job options that I could see with my undergraduate degree. Even though each experience will be unique, there are some commonalities that we can talk through. Plus - once you’ve decided to apply, I walk through some tips for applications! Song of the week: Don’t Make Me Love U by Lizzo Related episodes - for stories from international students, see Doing what you love within career changes with Dr. Julieta Juncosa Calahorrano From science to science policy as an international scholar with Dr. Zitely Tzompa Sosa Also check out any episode that starts with “Journal Club”! It doesn’t matter where you are in your school/career stage: building your team who can help you be successful is essential for long-term success. I’d love to do a free, 30-minute intro Work Audit call with you to discuss your top blockers at work and start to come up with actionable steps towards your most STEMtastic STEMdentity. Schedule by clicking here or DM me on Instagram, @STEMdentity! If you loved this episode: Give a follow and share with a friend! Let’s build a community of badass, heart-centered STEM pros!Follow me on Instagram at @STEMdentity & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes! Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

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    Doing what you love within career changes with Dr. Julieta Juncosa Calahorrano

    Graduate school can be a murky path with either no clear exit ramp or too many exit possibilities (aka Jobs!) after graduation. Sometimes those options are clearly discussed within your degree program formally or informally and sometimes they’re not. A common option for graduate students getting a PhD is to get a postdoctoral position afterwards, especially if they want to stay in research. What’s less talked about are some of the challenges of moving from school to a postdoc that can happen to anyone in any STEM field transition. Dr. Julieta Juncosa Calahorrano generously shares both her experiences within her own school to postdoc path, as well as some of her journey as an international student and a Fulbright scholar. While you might not be going to a postdoc after your degree, you still may resonate with many of the experiences of moving from one environment to another less structured environment with more responsibilities! Julieta has done such a beautiful job approaching each challenge with grace and has managed to stick with her research passions throughout it all. Song of the week: From the corner to the block by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Juvenile, and Galactic Want to work with me? I’d love to do a free, 30-minute intro Work Audit call with you to discuss your top blockers at work and start to come up with actionable steps towards your most STEMtastic STEMdentity. Schedule by clicking here or DM me on Instagram, @STEMdentity! Loving this but listening while on your dog walk/commute/cleaning/etc? Want to have key notes for each episode? Grab them for free here!! Want to get science hits and pod recaps in your inbox every few weeks? Sign up here for our newsletter, Science Hits and Podcast Blips! I promise to keep these short and fun! If you loved this episode: Give a follow and share with a friend! Let’s build a community of badass, heart-centered STEM pros! Follow me on Instagram at @STEMdentity & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes! Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

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    Asking questions is hard: let's get better at it

    If you are a (mostly) normal, functioning adult in a STEM career or school, you’ve probably experienced times like this: you are in a lecture or meeting or talk and you have a question. All of a sudden, you’re getting sweaty. Maybe shaky. You doubt your question. You consider whether you’ve forgotten how to speak words altogether. And the chance to ask your question passes, and you’re left feeling relieved that you didn’t have to speak up but disappointed that you didn’t get to satisfy your curiosity. Getting nervous to ask questions is surprisingly universal. It might not be in every situation, but chances are, there is at least one situation where you get too nervous to ask your questions. (For me, it’s always those big conference rooms!) In this episode, let’s normalize this feeling and let’s start working through ways to get more comfortable about asking questions. If you’re wondering, chances are, someone else is wondering too. Questions are a wonderful way to engage with your community, so let’s get better at them! Song of the week: You Are Not Alone by Mavis Staples Podcast where I learned about this awesome song: Norah Jones is playing along with Mavis Staples Asking questions is probably not the only place you’re getting hung up at work or school. STEM is a team sport, and your mental health and toolkit for dealing with all of STEM’s ups and downs is a team sport too. I would love to help you get to where you want to be. Schedule a free 30-minute call for us to discuss your top blockers at work and start to come up with actionable steps towards your most STEMtastic STEMdentity. Schedule by clicking here or DM me on Instagram, @STEMdentity! Loving this but listening while on your dog walk/commute/cleaning/etc? Want to have key notes for each episode? Grab them for free here!! Want to get science hits and pod recaps in your inbox every few weeks? Sign up here for our newsletter, Science Hits and Podcast Blips! I promise to keep these short and fun! If you loved this episode: Give a follow and share with a friend! Let’s build a community of badass, heart-centered STEM pros! Follow me on Instagram at @STEMdentity & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes! Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

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What happens when you went into STEM to change the world and you find that you’re instead just trying to not drown in emails and meetings? Welcome to STEMdentity with your host Anna Hodshire, PhD. Anna had 5 jobs in 5 years after grad school. This experience along with building up her own support team helped her to go from feeling disconnected from how she thought science was supposed to be to finding her Why and her own unique STEMdentity. She now is growing and learning in a faculty position in a field completely outside of her training. This podcast dives into the many pressures that take away your focus, time, and creativity and offers concrete actions and tools for you to grow into your most creative, fun, impactful STEMtastic self. Join us and find your STEMdentity that the world needs. What we do is challenging. Let’s talk about how to be ok.

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    Anna Hodshire
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