The WISM podcast returns with another in a series highlighting alumni of WVU! Mallory chats with Dr. Amanda Stover, now an Assistant Professor at Clemson University in their Department of Public Health Services. They discuss her Appalachia-relevant research at the intersection of mental health and suicide and substance abuse. They also talk about Dr. Stover’s love of teaching, mentoring, and staying interconnected with other scientists, along with some reflection on her time at WVU as a trainee on a T32 training program.

The WISM podcast returns with one of WVU’s very own! Mallory chats with Dr. Savannah Sims, a graduate of the Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. program. She’s a passionate advocate of STEM and directed her career towards that aim. Dr. Sims relates inspiring and practical advice around finding your passion as a scientist, pushing against your comfort barriers to leverage your professional development, and using networking as an essential strategic career tool in any profession. She also shares how every one of us can be an advocate for science!

Mallory sits down with Dr. Carrie Shaffer, Assistant Professor in the Veterinary Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics Departments at the University of Kentucky. They discuss her passionate pursuit of science from a very early age, some of the unique characteristics and duties of land grant institutions like WVU and UK, understanding the culture of Appalachia and the power of women increasingly saying “no”.