In this episode I chat about the work I will be doing as a research assistant at UMBC for an NSF grant. I talk about metacommunity theory, macroinvertebrates, leaf litter, and streams. I give listeners a more concrete idea of my thesis, and I discuss the classes I'm taking for the spring semester. Lots of homework and large-scale tasks are the bane of my existence in this podcast! Email me at [email protected] for suggestions and tips for this podcast, or if you would like to be a guest!

In the second episode of Conversations with a Wannabe Scientist, I talk about upcoming exams, ways to improve knowledge retention, how being sick has an impact on EVERYTHING, and how to share science with a non-sciency general public! Email me at [email protected] for suggestions and tips for this podcast!

Join me in discussing the difficulties of beginning graduate school. I talk about my journey so far as a Master's student. I touch on one practice/hobby that I use to cope with the stress that accompanies the feeling of not knowing anything! Feel free to send me an email: [email protected] with suggestions for the podcast regarding topics or production-level stuff. Thanks for tuning in!