Meet Dr. Sybrina Atwaters: Being Bold, Learning How to Network, and Pursuing Liberation
01/18/22 • 48 min
Episode Summary
1. Dr. Atwaters loves math. She really loves and understands the tenets of it and knows how to apply it to life.
2. She learned to be bold from her mother, who told her that she should apply to any college she wanted to.
3. She believes that being at GT introduced her to other people who were just like her and have become her network.
4. Her STEM story is also her life story.
5. She wants everyone to learn how to network. Having a strong network is a blessing and a good thing but is something you have to be intentional about who is in your network.
6. Liberation is key to her. Science serves liberation; theology serves liberation.
Dr. Sybrina Atwaters Bio
Sybrina Y. Atwaters is an interdisciplinary sociologist with research interests in sociology of technology (exploring knowledge production through virtual world technologies); and social inequality (examining patterns of inequality within science, engineering, and higher education). Her broad experience includes collaborative research with the National Academies, Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Iowa State University, the Fund for Theological Education, and the Association of Theological Schools. She has presented her work at both national and international professional conferences. Her research has been published by Spring International and John Hopkins University Press.
Dr. Atwaters currently serves as Director, OMED: Educational Services, for Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Georgia Institute of Technology. She supervises several programs and grant initiatives under her purview, including the 9-time award-winning African American Male Initiative (AAMI); Challenge, OMED’s signature 5-week summer academic intensive residential program; and Focus, an annual institute-wide diversity graduate recruitment program; and the Women of Color Initiative (WOCI), a city-wide collaborative with Georgia Tech, Spelman, Emory, and STEM Atlanta Women non-profit. Most recently she became affiliated faculty with the School of History and Sociology.
Sybrina is a 3-time graduate from Georgia Institute of Technology, receiving her B.S. in electrical engineering and master’s and Ph.D. in sociology of technology and science. She also earned her master’s degrees from Emory University in Theological Studies and Georgia State University in Instructional Technology. Dr. Atwaters has over nine years of experience as a senior wireless design engineer, eight years in STEM diversity research and programming, and 15 years in higher education instruction.
Dr. Atwaters serves on several boards, steering committees, task forces, and strategic planning working groups; including Georgia Million Women Mentors.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sybrina-atwaters-ph-d-63393b42
Website: https://omed.gatech.edu
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Episode Summary
1. Dr. Atwaters loves math. She really loves and understands the tenets of it and knows how to apply it to life.
2. She learned to be bold from her mother, who told her that she should apply to any college she wanted to.
3. She believes that being at GT introduced her to other people who were just like her and have become her network.
4. Her STEM story is also her life story.
5. She wants everyone to learn how to network. Having a strong network is a blessing and a good thing but is something you have to be intentional about who is in your network.
6. Liberation is key to her. Science serves liberation; theology serves liberation.
Dr. Sybrina Atwaters Bio
Sybrina Y. Atwaters is an interdisciplinary sociologist with research interests in sociology of technology (exploring knowledge production through virtual world technologies); and social inequality (examining patterns of inequality within science, engineering, and higher education). Her broad experience includes collaborative research with the National Academies, Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Iowa State University, the Fund for Theological Education, and the Association of Theological Schools. She has presented her work at both national and international professional conferences. Her research has been published by Spring International and John Hopkins University Press.
Dr. Atwaters currently serves as Director, OMED: Educational Services, for Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Georgia Institute of Technology. She supervises several programs and grant initiatives under her purview, including the 9-time award-winning African American Male Initiative (AAMI); Challenge, OMED’s signature 5-week summer academic intensive residential program; and Focus, an annual institute-wide diversity graduate recruitment program; and the Women of Color Initiative (WOCI), a city-wide collaborative with Georgia Tech, Spelman, Emory, and STEM Atlanta Women non-profit. Most recently she became affiliated faculty with the School of History and Sociology.
Sybrina is a 3-time graduate from Georgia Institute of Technology, receiving her B.S. in electrical engineering and master’s and Ph.D. in sociology of technology and science. She also earned her master’s degrees from Emory University in Theological Studies and Georgia State University in Instructional Technology. Dr. Atwaters has over nine years of experience as a senior wireless design engineer, eight years in STEM diversity research and programming, and 15 years in higher education instruction.
Dr. Atwaters serves on several boards, steering committees, task forces, and strategic planning working groups; including Georgia Million Women Mentors.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sybrina-atwaters-ph-d-63393b42
Website: https://omed.gatech.edu
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It's that time of year again. Let's talk about goals. However this time I've brought you someone who knows how to set them and make them stick. Dr. Rhonda Anderson is the author of the book, The Goal Digger's Playbook. This book is more than a how-to guide to goal development. It gives you practical steps to doing ALL of the work towards achieving your dreams. You will want to get your copy and buy one for a friend.
Dr. Rhonda Anderson Bio
Rhonda Anderson, PhD, CPC, progressive author of “The Goal Digger’s Playbook: Eight Strategies for #NextLevel Success, and the co-author of the epic, quasi-#TLDR guide to 21st-century startups, “The Quick and Dirty Guide to Entrepreneurship”, is the founder and chief executive change agent at JECO Global, LLC DBA Silver Hawk Coaching & Consulting, a business and career transition strategy, professional development, and public speaking firm for women.
Set in the legendary Metropolitan Atlanta area—the “Silicon Peach/Hollywood of the South”—Dr. Rhonda Anderson has quickly become the engine for women entrepreneurs, employees, and gender equality-conscious companies, educational systems, organizations, and leaders seeking to launch, retool, or level up their operations.
A Certified Professional Coach with over 10 years previous experience in the business and higher education sectors, Dr. Anderson holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, with a concentration in Higher Education Administration, from historic Mercer University. She also contemporaneously serves as the Director of Curriculum & Program Planning for Community Sustainability Enterprise; and, together with her husband, is additionally an avid residential real estate investor.
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Meet Brenda Denbesten: The Art of Networking; Metallurgy and Being a Black Woman in a Male Dominated Field
Episode Summary
1. She is a Chemical Engineer in the mining and manufacturing industry.
2. Worked in mining towns all over the world.
3. Her experiences have definitely shaped her worldview.
4. She is multi-talented. She is an author and has her own channel on Youtube: Chronicles of a Female Engineer
5. Wants the world to know that being a black woman in a white male field isn't easy and that it needs to change. She's willing to be a part of the change.
Brenda Denbesten Bio
Brenda provides speaking, mentoring, and coaching services to driven women in STEM so they can gain clarity on their unique strengths and skills and the confidence to leverage these for maximum impact in the workplace. She is the best-selling author of "the FIFO wives tales and the creator of 'Chronicles of a Female Engineer' a YouTube series that provides tips to flourish in your career in typically male-dominated fields.
Her transition to coaching was underpinned by her 15 years of experience as a chemical engineer in operations and senior management roles across mining and manufacturing industries. As an advocate and driver for change, she noticed the value women can bring to the workplace when they step up, speak up and stand out to create better solutions.
She is renowned for my strong interpersonal skills, empathetic approach, and ability to empower her clients to create their careers by design rather than by default.
Check out the YouTube Channel- www.youtube.com/c/BrendaDenbesten
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendadenbesten
Website: http://www.brendadenbesten.com/
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