Riley Kendall—On Finding Her Niche In STEM, Social Media Influences, and How Her Religious Faith Motivates Her Science [#28]

Riley is a doctoral student at UCLA studying cognitive neuroscience. If you liked the episode, be sure to share it with those who might enjoy listening to it.

[0:00] Introduction

[0:40] Why Chapman?

[2:10] What relationships pushed Riley into science?

[6:20] Riley describes her pivotal conversation that led her to pursuing her Masters

[8:50] The Tension between Pursuing Interest vs. Utility in career decision-making

[13:10] Everyone in STEM are not geniuses. Most of them suffer to get good at things.

[13:55] How did Riley make her journey harder than it had to be?

[17:45] How has social media influence Riley’s decision to enter medicine?

[26:15] How does Riley think about the conflict between her religious faith and her scientific investigation

[33:13] How has Riley’s religious faith powered her scientific investigation

[36:30] Riley’s advice to her 18-year-old self