Dr. Ogba is an assistant professor of chemistry in Schmid College of Science and Technology at Chapman University. He does computational chemistry research where he uses technological tools to solve chemical problems in medicine, biology, and industrial chemistry.
[0:10] Dr. Ogba introduces himself
[1:40] My experiences making memes for Dr. Ogba during Organic chemistry I and II
[3:50] What got Dr. Ogba into Computational Chemistry
[7:50] Why did he pick his profession from the immigrant perspective
[9:40] How Dr. Ogba fell in love with teaching by peer tutoring during his sophomore year of University and why it pushed him into academia
[15:00] How Dr. Ogba’s teaching has evolved across time
[18:05] To improve his teaching, Dr. Ogba needed to cultivate structure in his classes and cultivate patience as an instructor
[24:00] How does Dr. Ogba know when to move on from something and focus on learning a different skill when it comes to improving his teaching craft?
[30:30] I talk about my qualms with how mentorship is traditionally done and how I think Dr. Ogba does mentorship differently
[32:20] How did Ogba learn to mentor in this way and how has he maintained this perspective?
[41:40] What I think is a useful way to distinguish good from bad mentors
[43:40] Ogba thinks “belonging” is pivotal when it comes to staying in STEM
[49:50] How Dr. Ogba made me feel like I belonged in STEM even though I was in a non-STEM major
[51:00] Ogba’s final thoughts
