STEMdentity

Anna Hodshire

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, Dr. 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 stories, actions, interviews, and tools to help 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 spectacular.

  1. 4d ago

    Still avoiding doing the scary things?

    Making any progress at all on the things that challenge us in our STEM jobs - and our lives - is AWESOME. Celebrate the hell out of these wins! And: sometimes you need a little extra oomph to get over hurdles that are more stressful. That’s where this episode comes in…It just takes next courageous steps! Want to hang out and do a social media challenge sharing your courageous steps? Tag me on Instagram @STEMdentity so I can celebrate the hell out of you!! Check out the companion episode on next messy steps here: Getting past freeze and perfectionism can be easier than you think Song of the week: it’s a two-parter this week and they’re both so good!! Jupiter 4 by Sharon Van Etten Jupiter by Donna Missal 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: Follow me on Instagram at @STEMdentity or LinkedIn at Anna Hodshire & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes! You can also reach out on my website! Give a follow and share with a friend! Let’s build a community of badass, heart-centered STEM pros! Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

  2. Jul 7

    Science communication and writing with Dr. Theresa Barosh

    STEM is a team sport. Our scientific endeavors and engineering marvels are too complex to be handled by the same person. Today, I’m excited to talk to one of the people who are on the “front-lines” of science and engineering: Dr. Theresa Barosh, a professional science communicator for Colorado State University! Dr. Barosh got a PhD in Ecology and moved to science communication immediately after graduate school. She writes amazing articles for Colorado State University and manages the beautiful csuatmossci Instagram account. Check out Dr. Barosh’s dissertation to learn more about why galls are the best: Plant-mediated interactions among gall forming insects And: her defense video and blog post - her first major post from her PhD days focused on SciComm: Beyond the Pubs: Sprucing up Your Elevator Pitch - Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University CSU Department of Atmospheric Science Instagram: CSU Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere blog: CIRA science stories CIRA video quotes Song of the week: it’s a three-parter! Hot Blooded by New Constellations Hot Blooded (slow//reverb) by New Constellations & Ryan Celsius Sounds Hot Blooded - Rose City Rework by New Constellations and STRFKR Want to work with me? I’d love to chat about episode ideas, collabs, or working with you on unblocking you from your biggest work hurdles! STEM isn’t a solo sport. Let’s not do it alone. Schedule a call with me by clicking here or DM me on Instagram, @STEMdentity! If you loved this episode: Follow me on Instagram at @STEMdentity or LinkedIn at Anna Hodshire & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes! Give a follow and share with a friend! Let’s build a community of badass, heart-centered STEM pros! Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

  3. Jun 30

    How to get better at talks part 3: Bringing notes

    There’s no right way to give a fantastic talk and yet there seems to be a stigma in STEM against having written notes with you when you’re giving a talk at a conference or other large speaking engagement. There are so many other situations in which people are reading off of written scripts (audiobooks! acting!) so let’s drop the stigma. There are ways to easily set yourself up for giving a wonderful, engaging talk even if you script out almost every single word, so let’s dig into how to do it well. Song of the week: It’s My Life by No Doubt 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: Follow me on Instagram at @STEMdentity or LinkedIn at Anna Hodshire & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes! Give a follow and share with a friend! Let’s build a community of badass, heart-centered STEM pros! Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

  4. Jun 23

    Generalists and specialists and the joy of creative hobbies with Paul Jenkins

    My favorite part of going to conferences is making new, unique connections that I could never have predicted. Paul Jenkins is one of those instant connections of someone who is the embodiment of someone who has figured out how to live a life well lived, with so much more to come! Paul is the CEO of two highly successful engineering firms and still spends a great deal of focus and energy on challenging and growing himself through many degrees - the latest being a PhD in Systems Engineering. We talk about so many things - the value and need for both generalists and specialists, the joy of creative hobbies, and beyond! Song of the week: Make it Rain by Madam Waits Want to work with me? I’d love to chat about episode ideas, collabs, or working with you on unblocking you from your biggest identity hurdles! Schedule by clicking here or DM me on Instagram, @STEMdentity! If you loved this episode: Follow me on Instagram at @STEMdentity or LinkedIn at Anna Hodshire & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes!Give a follow and share with a friend! Let’s build a community of badass, heart-centered STEM pros!Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

  5. Jun 16

    Journal Club: Methane production pathways in open oceans with Dr. Thomas Weber

    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. Thomas Weber, who is an associate professor at University of Rochester in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. We’re digging into his group’s 2026 PNAS journal article “Phosphate scarcity governs methane production in the global open ocean”, written with his graduate student (now graduated! congrats!) Dr. Shengyu Wang as first author and his postdoctoral researcher Dr Hairong Xu as second author. Dr. Weber has been working on ground-breaking research in nutrient cycling in oceans and open water along with methane from both oceanic and terrestrial sources and it was an honor to get to spend an hour in his world! Song of the week: Hold My Hand by Sam Burchfield 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 or LinkedIn at Anna Hodshire & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes! Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

  6. Jun 9

    Easy ways to make a great job application for your next STEM job

    Applying for a new job is a part of growing in your STEM career! ... and yet most of us do it so rarely that each application can feel overwhelming and stressful. I’ve had the opportunity to review many applications for several different job postings both at a large institution and at small businesses. Today’s episode is all about how to connect your job posting to the human on the other side of your application packet, from following the 1” margin rule (seriously! it's not worth shoving in a couple more sentences!) to making a personal connection that makes your reviewer excited about the possibility of you joining their organization! Song of the week: Life is Possible Again - Gogol Bordello Want to work with me? Have ideas for new episodes or collaborations? I’d love to chat! Schedule by clicking here or DM me on Instagram, @STEMdentity! If you loved this episode: Follow me on Instagram at @STEMdentity or LinkedIn at Anna Hodshire & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes! Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow! Give a follow and share with a friend! Let’s build a community of badass, heart-centered STEM pros!

  7. Jun 2

    Getting past freeze and perfectionism can be easier than you think

    Does this sound familiar: you need to start a paper but you stare at the blank page and then keep writing and deleting the first sentence. Or you have a draft that you need to pass onto your team for feedback but really it would be much better if you just stayed up for a few more hours and obsessively edited it. There are a lot of scenarios in our STEM work that put us in freeze or perfectionism cycles. I’ve been there and still find myself there more often than I’d like! So today I’m sharing one simple framework that helps me shake off the freezing or perfecting to keep moving forward. If you want to hang out and do the 30 day challenge… let’s do it! If you want, tag me on Instagram at @STEMdentity or LinkedIn at Anna Hodshire and I will repost and celebrate the heck out of you! #nextmessystep Song of the week: Running to Pain by Kelsey Lu Want to work with me? I’d love to do a free, 30-minute intro 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 or LinkedIn at Anna Hodshire & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes! Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

  8. May 26

    Three word advice from graduates (because more words are harder to remember!)

    It’s graduation season! And graduating means transitions and transitions means people giving you advice, whether you asked for it or not. That being said, some advice is truly excellent and I’m excited to bring you advice from three STEM professionals who all graduated from the Colorado State University Systems Engineering program: Dr. Sarah Shaw, Dr. Art Villanueva, and Brian Johnston. They were recently challenged on an alumni panel that I had the pleasure to attend to provide 3-word advice to the audience and I’m quite excited to reshare that excellent advice here! Check out Dr. Villanueva's books here - his first book, The Gardener and the Machine and his brand new book, The Only Speech You Will Ever Need, both books on my summer reading list! Song of the week: Dancing is the best revenge by !!! and Lea Lea Want to work with me? I’d love to do a free, 30-minute intro 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 or LinkedIn at Anna Hodshire & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes! Music by me at @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, Dr. 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 stories, actions, interviews, and tools to help 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 spectacular.

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  • Creator
    Anna Hodshire
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Anna Hodshire
  • Show Website
    STEMdentity