If there is to be any hope of interrupting the failing trend of diversity & inclusion efforts in the nuclear community, a radical shift toward proactivity and specificity is required.
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For many Black scientists and researchers, working in academia means weathering systemic bias, micro-aggressions, and isolation. Dr. Shardé M. Davis, a communications researcher at the University of Connecticut, created #BlackInTheIvory as a platform for discussing the experiences of Black academics.
On December 3, 2020, Dr. Davis joined Dr. Mareena Robinson Snowden, a nuclear engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, and Dr. James Mickens, a computer scientist at Harvard University, to examine academia's role in perpetuating institutional racism and efforts to change those systems. Tanya Ballard Brown, an editor at National Public Radio (NPR), moderated.
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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.
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It's a very exciting time professionally to be engaged in the conversation because of the opportunities to shape our nuclear future, regardless of the side you are on - nonproliferation, arms control or modernization.
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You 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.
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