Todd Harwell's PhD research is examining the development of science identities among the queer folks who participate in citizen and community science projects.
In Part 1 of our conversation, we discuss the importance of being your authentic self in research, the lack of data on queer/LGBTQ+ -identifying scientists that dictate federal funding decisions, and how a childhood Christmas gift may just set you up for a lifelong passion.
Read more about Todd's great research here: https://bit.ly/3j4hSJJ
Reach out:
Todd on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddharwell/
Todd on Twitter: @ToddAHarwell
Music and audio everything: Fred Brenton
Visual identity: Gio Petrucci, and huge love to Stefan Maroni for the Pride flag vector. You can check out Stefan's AMAZING "Rebel Without a Closet" podcast here - https://spoti.fi/3ya7WTk)



