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>> THIS IS THE TIME THAT I JUST
STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS.
>> I REMEMBER WE HAD THESE
SPECIAL, LIKE, UNDERWATER,
WATERPROOF PAPER WE GOT TO USE
THAT I THOUGHT WAS JUST THE
COOLEST THING.
AND FOR ME, SEEING KIND OF THE
HANDS-ON ASPECT OF MEDICINE WAS
REALLY INTERESTING.
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>> WFSU PUBLIC MEDIA S.T.E.M.
ADVENTURES ARE BROUGHT TO YOU BY
ATKINS AND FSU'S NATIONAL HIGH
MAGNETIC FIELD LABORATORY.
>> 3, 2, 1, GO!
>> I'M OKAY.
>> SINCE 2006, WFSU PUBLIC MEDIA
AND FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
HAVE HELPED SUMMER CAMPS FOR
YOUNG WOMEN INTERESTED IN
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING
AND MATH, ALSO KNOWN AS
S.T.E.M..
BASED ON SCI GIRLS, THESE
HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES AT A
VARIETY OF LOCATIONS HAVE
ENCOURAGED MIDDLE AND HIGH
SCHOOL GIRLS TO CONSIDER AND
PURSUE FIELDS IN S.T.E.M --
CAREERS IN S.T.E.M. FIELDS.
THE CAMPS EXPANDED, BUT THIS
YEAR COVID-19 CHANGED THE PLANS
FOR 2020.
NOW INSTEAD OF HEADING INTO THE
FIELD TO LEARN AND EXPERIMENT,
WE'RE BRINGING S.T.E.M.
ADVENTURES TO YOU.
>> SCI GIRLS ROCK!
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>> THERE'S NOTHING THERE AND --
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>> YES E NETICALLY --
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>> TODAY WE HAVE ALEXA WITH US
WHO IS A MARINE ECOLOGIST AT
FSU.
AND, ALEXA, DO YOU WANT TO TELL
US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR TITLE
AND WHAT YOU DO IN.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME,
FIRST OF ALL.
I'M SO EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THIS.
SO, YEAH, MY ROLE OVER THE PAST
FEW YEARS HAS BEEN BEING A
MARINE ECOLOGIST.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS I WAS
STUDYING MARINE SPECIES'
ECOSYSTEMS, AND MORE SPECIFIC TO
ECOLOGY, INVESTIGATING THE
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SPECIES AND
THEIR SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENTS.
AND I JUST COMPLETED MY MASTER'S
DEGREE IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE AT FLORIDA STATE
UNIVERSITY WITH THE MARINE
TURTLE RESEARCH E COL AND
CONSERVATION GROUP.
AND MY RESEARCH FOCUSED ON THE
HEALTH AND DIET OF JUVENILE
GREEN SEA TURTLES IN THE
BAHAMAS.
SO WHAT DID THIS LOOK LIKE.
I WAS CONDUCTING RESEARCH, AND
THAT MEANT COLLECTING DATA AND
COLLECTING SAMPLES FROM THE
FIELD DURING SEVERAL WEEKS OF
FIELD TRIPS.
AND THEN AFTER DATA COLLECTION,
I WAS ASKING QUESTIONS WITH THIS
DATA THAT I A HAD.
SO A LARGE AMOUNT OF TIME WAS
SPENT COLLABORATING WITH OTHER
LABS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT
HELPED RUN SOME OF MY SAMPLES,
AND THEN I WAS ANALYZING MY DATA
AND, FINALLY, WRITING ALL THIS
UP TO BE SHARED WITH OTHERS.
>> HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR
JOB TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC?
>> I WOULD DESCRIBE MY JOB AS A
RESEARCHER.
SO I AM ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT
MARINE SPECIES AND THEN GOING
AND COLLECTING DATA TO ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS.
BUT NOT ONLY AM I A RESEARCHER,
I WOULD SAY I AM A SCIENTIFIC
COMMUNICATOR AS WELL.
SO WHAT GOOD IS DATA IF IT'S NOT
SHARED WITH OTHERS.
SO I AM ASKING THESE QUESTIONS
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE MARINE
REALM AND THEN CONDUCTING
ANALYSES ON MY DATA AND THEN
WRITING IT UP TO BE SHARED.
>> TWO FIELDS, BUT WHAT GOT YOU
INTERESTED IN MARINE ECOLOGY AND
THEN THE COMMUNICATION OF IT?
>> SO I KNEW THAT I WANTED TO
PURSUE SOME ASPECT OF MARINE
SCIENCE WHEN I WAS IN HIGH
SCHOOL.
MY INTERESTS WERE ALWAYS IN
SCIENCE AND IN MATH, BUT THEN
WHEN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE
MARINE REALM, I JUST BECAME
CAPTIVATED.
THE DIVERSITY OF SPECIES AND
ECOSYSTEMS REALLY, REALLY DREW
ME IN.
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WANTED
TO DO RESEARCH UNTIL MY
SOPHOMORE YEAR OF MY
UNDERGRADUATED.
AND AT THIS TIME --
UNDERGRADUATE.
AND IF AT THIS TIME I WAS IN A
TRAVEL COURSE THAT TOOK US TO
COSTA RICA, AND THE GROUP THAT I
WAS IN WATCHED A SEA TURTLE
NEST.
WE IS SAW A WRIGLEY TURTLE COME
UP ON THE BEACH, LAY HER EGGS
AND THEN RETURN BACK TO THE
OCEAN.
AND I REMEMBER SO VIVIDLY, THIS
IS THE TIME THAT I JUST STARTED
ASKING QUESTIONS.
I HAD SO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE SPECIES, ABOUT ITS ROLE IN
THE OCEAN.
AND THAT REALLY LED ME DOWN A
RESEARCH PATH BECAUSE I WANTED
TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT
MARINE SPECIES AND THEN COLLECT
MY OWN DATA, ANALYZE MY OWN DATA
AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS TO
ANSWER THEM.
AND THEN THE COMMUNICATION SIDE,
SO I REALLY KIND OF DOVE INTO
RESEARCH DURING MY UNDERGRAD AND
THEN CONTINUED IN THAT.
AND BEFORE I STARTED MY GRADUATE
DEGREE, DURING SUMMERS I STARTED
READING TEAM EXPEDITIONS FOR A
COMPANY CALLED EARTH WATCH, AND
MY ROLE WAS BASICALLY ACTING AS
THAT LIAISON BETWEEN THE
TEENAGERS IN OUR GROUP AND THEN
THE RESEARCH STAFF.
SO I FOUND SUCH VALUE AND SUCH
EXCITEMENT WITH KIND OF
COMMUNICATING THESE SCIENTIFIC
CONCEPTS FROM THE RESEARCH AND
STATS TO MY GROUP THAT I WAS IN.
AND I REALIZED THAT WAS
SOMETHING I WAS VERY PASSIONATE
ABOUT AS WELL.
>> OH, THAT'S GREAT, ALEXA.
WHAT ADD ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS WHO ARE INTERESTEDDED IN A
S.T.E.M. CAREER?
>> I THINK THAT I HAVE TWO
PIECES OF ADVICE.
ONE THAT DEFINITELY REALLY
HELPED ME, AND ANOTHER ONE THAT
I REALLY STARTED TO REALIZE
RECENTLY AND OVER THE LAST
COUPLE YEARS IN THIS FIELD.
SO SOMETHING THAT HELPED ME, MY
ADVICE IS TO EXPERIENCE
EVERYTHING AND NOT SHY AWAY FROM
AN OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE IT MIGHT
NOT BE DIRECTLY WHAT YOU THINK
YOU WANT TO DO.
BECAUSE IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO
REALIZE WHAT WE DON'T ENJOY
DOING, RIGHT IN SO BY HAVING SO
MANY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES, YOU
GAIN SUCH A UNIQUE SKILL SET
THAT YOU CAN APPLY TO ANY
ENDEAVOR LATER ON.
FOR EXAMPLE, I, LIKE I SAID, MY
CURRENT RESEARCH WAS IN MARINE
TURTLES.
IN MY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE, I
ONLY STUDIED INVERTEBRATE
MOLLUSKS.
ALL THE RESEARCH SPECIMEN THAT I
COLLECTED WERE --
[INAUDIBLE]
SO I BECAME SO KNOWLEDGEABLE
ABOUT SEAGRASS DYNAMICS WHICH
WOULD PROVE SO INVALUABLE AND
SOMETHING THAT I NEEDED TO
UNDERSTAND FOR SETTING THAT DIET
OF GREEN WITH SEA TURTLES.
SO JUST EXPERIENCE ABSOLUTELY
EVERYTHING.
AND THEN THE NEXT PIECE OF
ADVICE IS SOMETHING THAT I
REALLY REALIZED IN THE LAST
COUPLE YEARS, AND IT'S THAT
THERE IS NO SET PATH FOR
PROGRESSING IN THIS FIELD.
EVERYONE I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH
HAS A UNIQUE STORY OF HOW THEY
GOT TO WHERE THEY ARE, AND IT'S
SO WONDERFUL.
I THINK THAT SCIENCE IS BEST
DONE WHEN IT'S DONE
COLLABORATIVELY.
AND TO HAVE ALL THESE UNIQUE
EXPERIENCES AS INDIVIDUALS, SO
DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES AND DIFFERENT
IDEAS, I THINK IT ALLOWS FOR
BETTER PROBLEM SOLVING.
SO REALLY JUST FIND WHAT YOU'RE
WITH PASSIONATE ABOUT AND DIVE
INTO THAT.
>> I LOVE THAT ADVICE.
SO ARE YOU HAD ANY SET -- HAVE
YOU HAD ANY SETBACKS IN YOUR
CAREER, AND IF SO, HOW DID YOU
GET THROUGH THEM?
>> A PARTICULAR SETBACK IS
DEFINITELY CURRENTLY HAPPENING
NOW IN REGARDS TO MY CAREER.
LIKE I MENTIONED, I JUST
GRADUATED WITH MY MASTER'S
DEGREE, AND I DID HAVE A COUPLE
POSITIONS LINED UP FOR THIS
SUMMER.
LIKE I MENTIONED, I USUALLY LEAD
EXPEDITIONS WITH THE COMPANY
CALLED EARTH WATCH, AND I WAS
ALSO GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING
IN SOME DIFFERENT DATA
COLLECTION OVER THE SUMMER, AND
THAT ALL GOT CANCELED DUE TO
COVID-19.
THIS IS DEFINITELY FRUSTRATE
EKING, DEFINITELY BECAUSE I
SPENT A LOT OF TIME EARLY ON IN
THE SEMESTER WHEN I WAS VERY
BUSY PLANNING AND KIND OF
SOLIDIFYING THESE NEXT STEPS,
AND NOW HAVING KIND OF CLEAN
SLATE AND LOOKING FOR POSITIONS
BECAUSE A LOT OF PLACES ARE NOT
HIRING RIGHT NOW.
WHEN THEY ARE, THEIR TIMELINE
AND THEIR STARTING DATE KEEPS
GETTING PUSHED BACK.
SO IT'S DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE
HAVING JUST GRADUATED, BEING SO
TO PROGRESS IN THIS FIELD AND
WANTING TO, YOU KNOW, APPLY THE
SKILLS THAT I LEARNED THROUGHOUT
MY MASTER 'S.
BUT I DEFINITELY HAVE KIND OF
SHIFTED MY MINDSET INTO JUST
BEING AS POSITIVE AND PATIENT AS
I CAN FOR A COUPLE REASONS.
YOU KNOW, I'VE STAYED SAFE OF
AND HEALTHY THIS ENTIRE TIME
WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING I CAN BE THANKFUL FOR.
I REALIZE THAT ISN'T HAPPENING
FOR SO MANY PEOPLE AROUND THE
WORLD.
AND I'VE BEEN REALLY TRYING TO
USE THIS TIME TO DO ACTIVITIES
THAT NOT ONLY I LOVE, BUT WOULD
MAKE ME A BETTER SCIENTIST AND A
BETTER EDUCATOR.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, I SIGNED UP FOR
AN ONLINE CONSERVATION COURSE.
I APPLIED AND GOT A SMALL GRANT
TO HELP WITH SOME EDUCATIONAL
MATERIALS FOR THE TAMPA BAY
ESTUARY PROGRAM, AND I ALSO
PREPARED FOR AND GOT MY FREE
DIVING CERTIFICATION.
SO IN REGARDS TO MY PERSONAL
GROWTH IN THIS FIELD, I LOOK AT
IT POSITIVELY.
>> THAT'S LOVELY.
I LOVE THE POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
IS SO MY LAST QUESTION IS RECENT
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS LIKE ME TOO AND
BLACK LIVES MATTER HAVE CALLED
FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE S.T.E.M.
CLIMATE FOR WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF
COLOR.
WHAT DO YOU THINK SCIENTISTS
AND/OR S.T.E.M. DISCIPLINES CAN
DO TO CHANGE THE CLIMATE WITHIN
S.T.E.M. TO MAKE IT MORE
INCLUSIVE?
>> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION, AND
IT'S DEFINITELY MANAGER THAT I
HAVE BEEN DE-- SOMETHING THAT I
HAVE BEEN REFLECTING A LOT ON
RECENTLY.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
REALIZE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
AN INCLUSIVE AND AN EQUITABLE
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
WE WANT ALL OPPORTUNITIES TO BE
INCLUSIVE, AND I THINK THERE ARE
MANY AREAS THAT DO A GOOD JOB OF
THIS, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
TO REALIZE THAT NOT EVERYONE
THAT'S APPLYING OR LOOKING FOR
THESE OPPORTUNITIES IS IN AN
EQUITABLE ENVIRONMENT RIGHT NOW.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THAT AND TRY AND
CATER TOWARDS THAT.
LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, SCIENCE
IS BEST DONE COLLABORATIVELY,
AND WHEN WE PROMOTE DIVERSITY IN
ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT ENDEAVORS
AS RESEARCHERS, AS TEACHERS, AS
COMMUNICATORS, I THINK WHEN IT'S
DONE WITH A DIVERSE ARRAY OF
INDIVIDUALS WITH ALL THESE
DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, I THINK
IT ALLOWS FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE
GOAL.
SO I THINK HAVING THAT MINDSET,
YOU KNOW, THAT PROMOTING AND
INCLUDING DIVERSITY IS NECESSARY
IN THIS FIELD AND THEN DOING
EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO NOT
ONLY MAKE IT INCLUSIVE, BUT MAKE
IT EQUITABLE FOR EVERYBODY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, ALEXA.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU
WANTED TO, ANY LAST WORDS OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT YOU'D
LIKE TO ADD?
>> JUST FIND WHAT YOU'RE
PASSIONATE ABOUT AND PURSUE
THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, ALEXA,
IT WAS SO GREAT TALKING TO YOU,
AND BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE
ENDEAVORS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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>> I'M PEYTON, AND AND I'M
TALKING WITH FELLOW SCI GIRL
VANESSA SULLIVAN.
HOW DID YOU GET INTERESTED IN
MEDICINE?
>> YEAH.
SO I WAS ALWAYS INTERESTED IN
THE IDEA OF MEDICINE.
I REALLY LIKED SHOWS LIKE GREY'S
ANATOMY ON TV, AND ACTUALLY IN
SCI GIRLS, ONE OF THE THINGS WE
GOT TO DO WAS GO TO THE LOCAL
ANIMAL SHELTER AND WATCH
VETERINARY PROCEDURES, AND
SEEING THE HANDS-ON ASPECT WAS
REALLY INTERESTING.
FROM THERE I JUST TOOK MORE
SCIENCE CLASSES THROUGH HIGH
SCHOOL, GOT MORE EXPERIENCE AND
REALIZED THAT WAS SOMETHING I
WANTED TO DO.
>> WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE SCI
GIRLS EXPERIENCE DURING YOUR
TIME IN SCI GIRLS?
>> THAT'S A HARD ONE.
I THINK ONE OF MY FAVORITES WAS
GOING TO FSU GULF MARINE LAB,
AND WE GOT TO GO OUT ON THE BOAT
AND LEARN MORE ABOUT LEARNING
SCIENCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I REMEMBER WE HAD THESE SPECIAL,
LIKE, UNDERWATER, WATERPROOF
PAPER THAT WE GOT TO USE, AND I
THOUGHT THAT WAS THE COOLEST
THING.
>> HOW DID CAMP MAKE YOU THINK
ABOUT SCIENCE AS A CAREER?
>> CAMP DEFINITELY MADE ME
REALIZE THAT SCIENCE WAS A MORE
ATTAINABLE CAREER THAN I HAD
THOUGHT.
BEING AROUND SO MANY WOMEN IN
SCIENCE FROM SO MANY DIFFERENT
SCIENCE PROFESSIONS, I THINK,
HAD A BIG IMPACT ON ME AND MADE
ME REALIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, IF
THEY CAN DO IT, I CAN DO IT TOO
KIND OF THING.
>> WHAT'S BEEN YOUR MOST
CHALLENGING THING YOU'VE DONE
PURSUING YOUR CAREER NOW?
>> I THINK THERE'S, YOU KNOW,
DIFFERENT CHALLENGES AT
DIFFERENT TIMES.
FOR ME, TRANSITIONING FROM HIGH
SCHOOL TO COLLEGE, I WENT TO
WELLESLEY COLLEGE, IT WAS A
LITTLE BIT OF A TRANSITION, YOU
KNOW, BEING SO FAR FROM HOME,
AND IT WAS JUST A VERY DIFFERENT
ATMOSPHERE FROM MY HIGH SCHOOL
EXPERIENCE.
SO THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A
TRANSITION FOR ME.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO
TAKE CERTAIN STANDARDIZED TESTS
AND THINGS TO GET INTO MEDICAL
SCHOOL, AND THAT'S ALWAYS A BIT
OF A CHALLENGE.
SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BUMPS
ALONG THE WAY, BUT I FEEL LIKE
I'VE KIND OF MADE IT THROUGH.
>> WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR
GIRLS NOW WHO ARE PURSUING
S.T.E.M. CAREERS OR ARE WANTING
TO PURSUE S.T.E.M. CAREERS?
>> I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, STICK
TO IT.
IT CAN BE EASY TO GET
DISCOURAGED SOMETIMES IF YOU
DON'T GET THE BEST GRADE THAT
YOU WANTED OR YOUR CLASSES ARE
ALL BOYS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
REALLY STICK TO IT AND TRY TO
FIND SOMEBODY YOU CAN USE AS A
MENTOR OR EVEN JUST LIKE AN
OLDER HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE
STUDENT THAT YOU CAN ASK
QUESTIONS TO.
YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS HARD IN THE
MOMENT, BUT KNOWING THERE'S
OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN
THROUGH IT AND MADE IT THROUGH,
I THINK, CAN BE REALLY HELPFUL.
>> YEAH.
SCI GIRLS DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB
PUTTING ALL GIRLS TOGETHER AND
HAVING MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU
AROUND TO HELP --
>> EXACTLY, YEAH.
YEAH, ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS
ABOUT SCI GIRLS IS NOT JUST THE
MENTORS YOU MEET, BUT EVEN THE
OTHER GIRLS IN YOUR COHORT OR
THE GIRLS IN THE COHORT ABOVE
YOU.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND
TO USE AS INSPIRATION.
>> DID YOU STAY FRIENDS WITH
YOUR GIRLS IN THE IS SCI GIRLS
GROUP?
>> YEAH.
SO I -- THIS IS AROUND THE TIME
THAT FACEBOOK STARTED TO BECOME
COOL, SO A LOT OF US KNEW EACH
OTHER ON FACEBOOK AND HAVE KEPT
UP THROUGH THAT.
BUT A LOT OF THE GIRLS IN MY
COHORT, WE'RE MUCH OLDER NOW, SO
MOST OF US HAVE MOVED AWAY AND
KIND OF SHIFTED INTO OTHER
THINGS.
I'VE TRIED TO KEEP UP WITH AT
LEAST SOME OF THE GIRLS IN MY
CLASSES THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> YEAH.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO MAKE NEW
FRIENDS WHO ARE PURSUING THE
SAME THINGS IN S.T.E.M..
>> YEAH, EXACTLY.
>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE KNOWING
OTHER GIRLS WHO WERE ALSO
INTERESTED IN S.T.E.M.?
>> KNOWING OTHER GIRLS
INTERESTED IN S.T.E.M. WAS VERY
MOTE VIOLATIONAL FOR ME.
AND -- MOTIVATION FOR ME.
I WENT TO A WOMEN'S COLLEGE FOR
UNDERGRAD PARTLY FOR THAT SAME
REASON.
I KNEW I WANTED TO GO INTO
MEDICINE AND PURSUE A CAREER IN
S.T.E.M., TO TO GOING TO A
WOMEN'S COLLEGE AND HAVING THAT
EMPHASIS ON WOMEN GOING INTO
S.T.E.M. WAS SOMETHING THAT I
SOUGHT OUT AND, LIKE, I REALLY
APPRECIATE.
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO, IF YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU BENEFIT FROM THAT KIND OF
ATMOSPHERE, TO SURROUND YOURSELF
WITH THAT, FOR SURE.
>> WHAT TYPE OF MEDICINE ARE YOU
GOING TO BE PURSUING AFTER
MEDICAL SCHOOL?
>> I'M NOT SURE YET.
I HAVEN'T QUITE DECIDED.
RIGHT NOW, THIS SUMMER, I'M
ACTUALLY WORKING ON A PROJECT
FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE PLASTIC
SURGEON, SO I'M INTERESTED IN
THAT NOW, BUT THEY SAY THAT, YOU
KNOW, YOU NEVER -- WHAT YOU SAY
YOU WANT TO GO INTO WHEN YOU
START MEDICAL SCHOOL IS ACTUALLY
WHAT YOU DON'T GO INTO BY THE
TIME YOU'RE A FULL-FLEDGED
DOCTOR.
RIGHT NOW I'M INTERESTED IN
SURGERY.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
INTERESTS OTHER THAN SURGERY
RIGHT NOW IN.
>> IN MEDICINE I'M ALSO
INTERESTED IN DERMATOLOGY.
I WORKED IN THAT -- I TOOK A
YEAR OFF BETWEEN GRADUATING
COLLEGE AND STARTING MEDICAL
SCHOOL, AND I WORKED IN
DERMATOLOGY DURING THAT TIME.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING I'M ALSO
INTERESTED IN.
GROWING UP IN FLORIDA, BEING IN
THE SUN HAS DEFINITELY SHIFTED
MY INTEREST TOWARDS THAT.
BUT THOSE ARE MY TWO MAIN
MEDICAL INTERESTS.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, YOU KNOW,
I'M CONSTANTLY DISCOVERING NEW
FIELDS IN MED INTHAT I'VE
NEVER -- MEDICINE THAT I'VE
NEVER HEARD OF AND LEARNING MU
THINGS, SO IT'S HARD TO SAY WHAT
I'LL END UP DOING FOR SURE.
>> IF YOU WOULDN'T HAVE JOINED
SCI GIRLS, DO YOU THINK YOU
WOULD STILL BE PURSUING THE
CAREER THAT YOU HAVE NOW?
>> IT'S HARD TO SAY.
I DEFINITELY THINK IT'S A
POSSIBILITY, BUT I DON'T KNOW
THAT I WOULD HAVE KIND OF
DECIDED SO EARLY ON, AND, YOU
KNOW, BECAUSE I DID SCI GIRLS, I
DID THE IVY PROGRAM IN HIGH
SCHOOL AND CATERED THAT MORE
TOWARDS THE SCIENCE TRACK.
I TOOK A LOT OF CHEMISTRY AND
BOYLELY IN HIGH SCHOOL TO
PREPARE MYSELF BETTER GOING INTO
COLLEGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I THINK IF I HADN'T DONE SCI
GIRLS, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE
DONE THAT.
I'D HIKE TO THINK I STILL WOULD
HAVE FOUND A PASSION FOR
MEDICINE, BUT I THINK THAT SCI
GIRLS HELPED ME GET A LITTLE BIT
OF A HEAD START, IF YOU WILL.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> YEAH, NO PROBLEM.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.
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>> TODAY I'LL BE MAKING THIS SEA
TURTLE OUT OF ONLY FOUR
MATERIALS.
THE FIRST MATERIAL WOULD BE SOME
RECYCLED CARDBOARD.
THE SECOND MATERIAL WILL BE BLUE
AND GRAY CONSTRUCTION PAPER THAT
I FOUND IN MY TRASH.
THE THIRD AND FOURTH MATERIAL
WILL JUST BE SCISSORS AND HOT
GLUE.
FOR STEP ONE, GRAB THE CARDBOARD
AND CUT OFF ALL THE SIDES.
THE CARDBOARD HAD BEEN THE BASE
OF THE CONSTRUCTION PAPER
THAT'LL BE USED TO MAKE THE
WHOLE SEA TURTLE.
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>> IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS.
FOR TEN TWO, GRAB SOME GREEN
CONSTRUCTION PAPER AND START
RIPPING IT INTO LITTLE PIECES.
AFTER A WHILE, YOU SHOULD HAVE
THIS HUGE PILE OF BLUE AND GREEN
CONSTRUCTION PATIENT.
TEN THREE, YOU'LL GRAB THE
CARDBOARD AND START CUTTING OUT
THE TAIL, AND THEN YOU'LL START
CUTTING OUT THE FEET.
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>> I THEN CLEAR MY WORK SPACE SO
IT'S MORE NEAT.
STEP FOUR, YOU'LL GRAB MORE
CARDBOARD, START CUTTING OUT THE
HEAD OF THE TURTLE.
FOR STEP FIVE, GRAB YOUR HOT
GLUE OR GLUE STICK AND START
GLUEING THE PAPER ON.
THE HOT GLUE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
WORKING, SO TODAY I'LL BE USING
A GLUE STICK.
I'LL GLUE THE CARDBOARD AND
START THROWING THE PAPER CRUMBS
ONTO THE CARDBOARD.
WELL, THAT DIDN'T WORK, SO
INSTEAD I'LL BE GLUEING THEM ONE
BY ONE ONTO THE CARD BOARD.
I'LL SHOW YOU THE FINISHED
PRODUCT.
THERE WE GO.
♪ NOW I'LL BE GLUEING THE FEET
AND TAIL TO THE CONSTRUCTION
PAPER WHICH I'LL CUT OUT.
I'LL BE GRABBING THE SEA TURTLE
HEAD AND START GLUEING ON THE
BLUE CONSTRUCTION PAPER.
I WILL THEN CUT OUT THE HEAD.
THE NEXT STEP, I'LL START
CUTTING OUT THE GREEN FEET AND
TAIL FROM THE GREEN CONSTRUCTION
PAPER.
NEXT, I'LL GRAB THE SHELL AND
START TO ASSEMBLE ALL THE PIECES
TOGETHER.
I DECIDED TO MAKE A LITTLE FACE
ON THE SEA TURTLE.
HOW CUTE.
THIS IS THE FINISHED PRODUCT.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
I HAD SO MUCH FUN MAKING MY SEA
TURTLE OUT OF TRASH AND RECYCLED
ITEMS AT MY HOME.
I HOPE DURING QUARANTINE THAT
YOU CAN MAKE SOMETHING JUST LIKE
IT.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
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>> WFSU PUBLIC MEDIA S.T.E.M.
ADVENTURES ARE BROUGHT TO YOU BY
ATKINS AND FSU'S NATIONAL HIGH
MAGNETIC FIELD LABORATORY.
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