Women in STEM feature: Jazzelle Elias
Where are you from? I was born in Southern California near Los Angeles and lived there until I was ten. I then moved to a small logging town called Sedro-Woolley in Western Washington where I stayed until I moved to Missoula, Montana, to begin my undergraduate degree. So half of my foundational years were spent in a very urban setting, and the other half in a vastly different environment. Talk about whiplash!
Women in STEM feature: Morgan Hasenmyer
Where are you from?Mansfield, TXWhat do you like to do for fun?Play volleyball, hike, read and sewCan you describe your research?
Women in STEM feature: Dr. Anh Nguyen
Where are you from?I’m originally from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.What do you like to do for fun?I love cooking Vietnamese foods and playing badminton when I’m indoors. Outdoors, I enjoy exploring new hiking trails, checking out new places, lakes, and camping spots, and visiting national parks.
Women in STEM Feature: Mary Farina
Where are you from?I am from Rhode Island, originally up there, and I lived in Massachusetts for about 10 years before moving to Montana. What do you like to do for fun?I like to get outside and hike. I am learning guitar and Spanish. Working in the sciences, I think it's very helpful to keep your brain healthy and try to find a balance. That actually can help you do your scientific analysis work. What do you research?
Women in STEM Feature: Ali Monroe
Ali Monroe is a research associate at the University of Montana at the Center for Population Health Research. She studied economics and uses economic and mathematical models to study social questions such as behavioral responses to wildfire smoke, how preterm birth relates to mental health, and which Montanan communities are most vulnerable to wildfire smoke. This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.Where are you from?Originally, I'm from a town called Edmonds, Washington, which is a little bit north of Seattle.
Women in STEM Feature: Lucy Owen
Where did you grow up?I grew up in Kentucky. I was born in a very rural part of Kentucky, and that's where I spent the first several years of my life before I moved to the big city of Lexington, Kentucky.How did you get into STEM and research?
Women in STEM Feature: Libby Metcalf
Learn more about Libby Metcalf, her work on EPSCOR projects, and what inspired her to pursue a career in science!
Women in STEM: Caitlin Mayernik
Meet Caitlin Mayernik, a PhD student at Montana State University and a member of the EPSCoR Track 1 CREWS research team. In this interview, Caitlin shared information about her work, studies and career pathway with the Montana Girls STEM Collaborative, an outreach program of Montana NSF EPSCoR. Her interview is reprinted here in order to share career pathways with young people in Montana.
Workforce Development Intern Highlight: Gabriella Cameron
Meet Gabriella Cameron, an undergraduate student who participated in the 2022 CREWS Workforce Development internship program
CREWS Commercialization Intern Highlight - Sheridan Johnson
Meet Sheridan Johnson, a participant in the 2021 CREWS Innovation and Commercialization Internship Program