Hello! My name is Cassidy Miles. I use pronouns she, her, and hers. I identify as queer and I am 30 years old. My hobbies are picking up trash while walking my dog and roller skating! I am currently finishing up graduate school at Western Illinois University for my Master’s in Biology. Important classes I…
Tag: STEM Careers
Scientist's Interests and Careers: Julia!
My name is Julia Hampton and I work as an aquatic ecology technician at the Great Rivers Field Station (GRFS), which is part of the Illinois Natural History Survey. During the field season, June through October, I work on a team conducting fish surveys on the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. Our team samples fishes that…
YCITYSCI February Blog Post on Scientist’s Careers
Today’s blog post is brought to you by Candi Johnson. There are countless STEM careers, many that the general public do not even know exist. I would like to share my unique career and the path I took to get to it. I am the Program Coordinator for the SIUE STEM Center. What this…
STEM Instructor Spotlight: Ricky!
My name is Ricardo Wells. I’m from Chicago IL. I attended Rich Central high school. I attended SIUE for undergraduate school. My degree is in elementary education. I chose my degree because of my internships, as my internships allowed me to work with students while exploring STEM fields. For me to have earned a degree…
Biologist - Plant, Cellular, Medical
Today’s blog post is brought to you by Xander Kalna Some of our students in the YCITYSCI Program are interested in learning about different careers that exist in the STEM field. Today’s blog post is going to explore the biologist career field in St. Louis, MO. There are several different fields of biology that are…