On this week's episode she talks about her life and career after that level of notoriety, especially when the ink had barely dried on her doctoral degree and she was entering the workforce. Mareena shares how she is charting her career path by gaining experience while exploring her interests, which she calls her 'unconventional post-doc'. She puts us on game (hence the episode name), sharing sage advice and insight on life post-grad.
Read MoreAs women of color take the lead in national security, how are they changing the conversation and the culture of the foreign policy community? Jen Psaki of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace talks to Mareena Robinson Snowden and Bonnie Jenkins about their careers in nuclear policy, how more diverse voices lead to better policy outcomes, and how the culture of the national security community must grow to better foster inclusion and representation.
Read MoreYou know those surreal moments where you get to meet people that you’re a huge fan of? Well that happened to me when I was invited to be interviewed for the WKYS Angie in the AM morning show.
Read More15 Women who are Paving the Way and Paying it Forward
Read MoreDiscussing my path to STEM and my experiences as a black woman in nuclear security with ESSENCE Magazine
Read MoreMy poster, entitled Nuclear Warhead Monitoring: A Study into Passive Detectability, explained my work to understand the accessibility and usefulness of high energy gamma emissions that are generated naturally inside plutonium based warheads.
Read MoreOn Feb 1, I was featured on VanguardSTEM.com as their #WCWinSTEM. #VanguardSTEM is an online movement seeking to highlight the contributions of women of color in STEM. Started by the celebrated astrophysicist Dr. Jedidah Isler, #VanguardSTEM hosts a monthly web series featuring a rotating panel of women of color in STEM discussing a wide variety of topics including their research interests, wisdom, advice, tips, tricks and current events.
Read MoreThe honorees were nominated and selected based on their leadership and service contributions at the Institute, their dedication to mentoring and their drive to make changes to improve the student experience at MIT.
Read MoreReif said the ongoing pursuit of racial equality and social justice “is one of the world’s great challenges. … Recent events have shown us, again, that terrible fault lines of race are still a major issue in our society. It would be naïve to think that we at MIT are somehow immune to these problems: MIT is a microcosm of our broader society. It shares many of its flaws, as well as its virtues.”
Reif noted that the protesters “are asking us to listen, to collaborate, and to act.”
Read MoreWith ample family support, PhD student Mareena Robinson focuses on research in nuclear security.
Read More
