The Life of Her Mind
Episodes
Dr. Eileen Cardillo on Neuroaesthetics, Beauty, and the Science of Human Experience: Part 2
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Eileen Cardillo, cognitive neuroscientist and Associate Director of the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, discusses her research interests and care...
Dr. Eileen Cardillo on Neuroaesthetics, Beauty, and the Science of Human Experience: Part 1
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Eileen Cardillo, cognitive neuroscientist and Associate Director of the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, discusses her research interests and care...
Dr. Agnes Caruso: From Academia to Advancing Patient-Centered Diagnostics
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What drives women in science to challenge the status quo? The Life of Her Mind host, Mia Wood, discusses this question and more with Dr. Agnes C...
Dr. Suanna Crowley on Applied Anthropology and Global Science Communication
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What drives women in science to challenge the status quo? The Life of Her Mind host, Mia Wood, discusses this question and more with Dr. Suann...
Dr. Katherine Roe on Rethinking Animal Testing and Redefining Scientific Research
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What drives women in science to challenge the status quo? In this episode of The Life of Her Mind, host Mia Wood sits down with Dr. Katherine ...
Dr. Shella Keilholz: From Physics to Brain Imaging and the Search for Scientific Truth
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What drives groundbreaking women in science to push beyond boundaries? In this episode of Life of Her Mind, Mia Wood sits down with Dr. Shella K...
Dr. Jeanne Jordan on Virology, Global Health, and Empowering Women in Science
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jeanne Jordan discusses her long and exemplary career, which was prompted by growing up in the era just before the polio vaccine was created and a...
Revolutionizing Autoimmune Diagnostics: Dr. Veena Joy on CAR-T & Women's Health
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Veena Joy, the U.S. Lead for Strategic Partnerships in Allergy and Autoimmunity at Thermo Fisher Scientific discusses her career transition from a...
Innovating Lung Cancer Immunotherapy: Dr. Kellie Smith on T-Cells and Scientific Leadership
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kellie Smith is an Associate Professor of Oncology in the Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at the Johns Hopkins School of Medic...
Fieldwork and Biological Anthropology with Dr. Stephanie Poindexter
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Stephanie Poindexter is a biological anthropologist at the University of Buffalo specializing in primatology. Doctor Poindexter conducts field, la...
Unconventional Career Paths in STEM with Shilo Nelson
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kinesiology Professor Shilo Nelson’s story highlights the important point that there is no one correct way to approach a career in STEM. Our convers...
Building a Network for Black Women in Science with Tomi Akingbade
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tomi Akingbade is the founder of the Black Women in Science Network and a Ph.D. student in Neurochemistry at the University of Cambridge. Tomi’s sci...
Understanding Brain Plasticity with Dr. Gina Turrigiano
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Groundbreaking neurobiologist, Dr. Gina Turrigiano heads up the Turrigiano Lab in Brandeis University’s Biology Department. Dr. Turrigiano’s work ...
Neuroscience of Sex and Gender with Dr. Daphna Joel
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Daphna Joel is Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Tel Aviv University. Dr. Joel is a member of the School of Psychological Sciences and t...
Revolutionizing Archaeology with Dr. Kisha Supernant
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kisha Supernant, Biography from The University of Alberta: Dr. Kisha Supernant (Métis/Papaschase/British) is the Director of the Institute of Pra...
Planetary Science and Finding Your Career Path with Dr. Alyssa Rhoden
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Life of Her Mind is dedicated to learning about how these women think — how they think about their careers, disciplines, and future. Each episod...
Medical Ethics and Challenging Scientific Doctrine with Dr. Alice Dreger
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our inaugural conversation, we had the opportunity to speak with Alice Dreger, PhD. Dr. Dreger is an historian and philosopher of science, a jour...
Welcome to the Life of Her Mind: Episode Trailer
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Labroots is excited to announce the relaunch of The Life of Her Mind, a podcast series focusing on the lives, perspectives, career pathways, and resea...