Moment Mentor Memento ep. 1 with Dean Maureen MacDonald

“Thanks for listening when we all cried in your office on the same day.”

Dean Maureen MacDonald is the first guest on the Faculty of Science’s new 14-episode Moment Mentor Memento podcast hosted by journalist in residence Jeff Goodes.

If you know Maureen, it’s no surprise that when asked about a defining moment from her career, a mentor who had an outsized impact and a memento that carries special meaning, Maureen told stories about McMaster University students.

Next week’s guest is Emily Choy, assistant professor in the Department of Biology.

You can listen and subscribe to the Moment Mentor Memento podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Simplecast.

Look for future episodes with:

• Abel Chikanda (Earth, Environment & Society)
• Pat Clancy (Physics & Astronomy)
• Alex Hall (Interdisciplinary Science)
• Pratheepa Jeganathan (Mathematics & Statistics)
• Gabriel Xiao (Psychology, Neuroscience & Behavior)
• Ryan Cloutier (Physics & Astronomy)
• Blaise Bourdin (Mathematics and Statistics)
• Katrina Choe (Psychology, Neuroscience & Behavior)
• Rebecca Doyle (Biology)
• Anthony Chibba (Chemistry & Chemical Biology)
• Dylan Kobsar (Kinesiology), and
• Lea Ravensbergen (Earth, Environment & Society)

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<p><a href="https://moment-mentor-memento.simplecast.com/episodes/maureen-macdonald-its-supercool-that-you-love-pitbull"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-5142 size-medium" src="https://science.mcmaster.ca/app/uploads/2024/06/listen-now-1-300x113.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="113" srcset="https://science.mcmaster.ca/app/uploads/2024/06/listen-now-1-300x113.jpg 300w, https://science.mcmaster.ca/app/uploads/2024/06/listen-now-1.jpg 635w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p> <p>“Thanks for listening when we all cried in your office on the same day.”</p> <p>Dean <a id="ember4075" class="ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureen-macdonald-42294910/">Maureen MacDonald</a> is the first guest on the Faculty of Science’s new 14-episode Moment Mentor Memento podcast hosted by journalist in residence <a id="ember4076" class="ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-goodes-52a19772/">Jeff Goodes</a>.</p> <p>If you know Maureen, it’s no surprise that when asked about a defining moment from her career, a mentor who had an outsized impact and a memento that carries special meaning, Maureen told stories about <a class="app-aware-link " href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/mcmaster-university/" target="_self" rel="noopener" data-test-app-aware-link="">McMaster University</a> students.</p> <p>Next week’s guest is <a id="ember4077" class="ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-choy-3043a42/">Emily Choy</a>, assistant professor in the Department of Biology.</p> <p>You can listen and subscribe to the Moment Mentor Memento podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/moment-mentor-memento/id1753965870">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2gf1ejgBy1kxTaLmeUdtkp">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://moment-mentor-memento.simplecast.com/episodes/maureen-macdonald-its-supercool-that-you-love-pitbull">Simplecast</a>.</p> <p>Look for future episodes with:</p> <ul> <li>Abel Chikanda (Earth, Environment & Society)</li> <li>Pat Clancy (Physics & Astronomy)</li> <li>Alex Hall (Interdisciplinary Science)</li> <li>Pratheepa Jeganathan (Mathematics & Statistics)</li> <li>Gabriel Xiao (Psychology, Neuroscience & Behavior)</li> <li>Ryan Cloutier (Physics & Astronomy)</li> <li>Blaise Bourdin (Mathematics and Statistics)</li> <li>Katrina Choe (Psychology, Neuroscience & Behavior)</li> <li>Rebecca Doyle (Biology)</li> <li>Anthony Chibba (Chemistry & Chemical Biology)</li> <li>Dylan Kobsar (Kinesiology), and</li> <li>Lea Ravensbergen (Earth, Environment & Society)</li> </ul> <p> </p>

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