Her Path to Success
"Her Path to Success is a podcast dedicated to celebrating and learning from inspiring women who are breaking barriers in their fields.
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Inside the Adolescent Brain: Dopamine, Decision-Making, and Mental Health with Dr. Bita Moghaddam (opens the original)
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What happens inside the brain as we make decisions, respond to rewards, and navigate the transition from adolescence to adulthood? In this episode of Her Path to Success , I speak with Dr. Bita Moghaddam, a renowned neuroscientist whose research explores the neural mechanisms underlying cognition and psychiatric disorders. Her work has helped advance our understanding of dopamine, the prefrontal cortex, and how brain circuits involved in motivation and decision-making develop during adolescence.
From Corals to Climate Solutions: Dr. Kim Cobb on Uncovering Earth’s Climate Story (opens the original)
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In this episode of Her Path to Success , Sia Gullapalli speaks with Dr. Kim Cobb, climate scientist and Director of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society at Brown University. Dr. Cobb shares how her research uses corals as archives of Earth’s climate history, helping scientists understand how phenomena like El Niño and La Niña have changed over thousands of years. She discusses her experiences conducting fieldwork across the tropical Pacific, witnessing the devastating effects of cl
The Science of Sleep: Dr. Jessica Lunsford-Avery on the Adolescent Brain & Mental Health (opens the original)
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How much does sleep really shape the way we think, feel, and function? In this episode of Her Path to Success , I speak with Dr. Jessica Lunsford-Avery , Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University, whose research explores the connections between sleep, mental health, cognition, and psychiatric conditions in children and adolescents. We discuss the science behind sleep and circadian rhythms, why adolescence is such an important period for sleep and brain developm
From Creeks to Climate: Dr. Mary Poteet on Ecology, Research, and Finding Your Path in Science (opens the original)
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What can a creek tell us about the impact humans are having on our planet? In this episode of Her Path to Success , I sit down with Dr. Mary Poteet, Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Poteet studies how aquatic ecosystems respond to human-driven disturbances, from urbanization and rising temperatures to climate change and water availability. We talk about her path from studying biological sciences and civil
Tiny Worms, Big Questions: Dr. Anne Hart on Decoding the Brain (opens the original)
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How can a microscopic worm help us understand some of the most complex diseases of the human brain? In this episode of Her Path to Success , I speak with Dr. Anne Hart, Professor and Chair of Neuroscience at Brown University , whose research uses the tiny nematode C. elegans to uncover fundamental mechanisms of the nervous system. Dr. Hart shares her journey into neuroscience and how her research has helped illuminate questions surrounding neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, as well as sleep
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