Overcoming Challenges

How have some of our fantastic female Taylor and Francis authors progressed in their careers and what challenges have they faced and overcome?

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Women in STEM Author Interview: Charlotte Pace

Charlotte is an active clinical coach and is a member of the editorial board for the Veterinary Nurse, a position she has held since 2012. She is a member of the BVNA council and will be President in the year 2022-2023.

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Women in STEM Author Interview: Elisa Alòs

Elisa Alòs holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Barcelona. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and Business at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and a Barcelona GSE Affiliated Professor. 

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Women in STEM Author Interview: Jen Christiansen

Jen Christiansen is a senior graphics editor at Scientific American, where she produces illustrated explanatory diagrams and visualizations. She completed undergraduate studies in geology and art at Smith College, then merged the two disciplines in the scientific illustration graduate program at UC Santa Cruz.

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Women in STEM Author Interview: Rubia Hassan

Rubia Hassan earned a PhD from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at IIT Kanpur, India, in February 2022. She is a recipient of the prestigious Prime Ministers Research Fellowship.

photo of author Elaine M. Moore a woman with shoulder length blonde hair wearing a white t-shirt and a black jumper

Women in STEM Interview: Elaine M. Moore

Elaine A. Moore is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She was co-chair for the successful Departmental submission of an Athena Swan bronze award.

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Women in STEM Author Interview: Sancia van der Meij

Sancia van der Meij is a tropical marine biologist. She is an assistant professor at the University of Groningen. Hear from Sancia how she finds being a woman in the STEM field.

photo of author Sala Abdalla wearing medical scrubs

Women in STEM Author Interview: Sala Abdalla

Sala Abdalla is a London-based Consultant General and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon. She is very active in medical education and her contributions include the re-development of the Royal College of Surgeons of England’s intermediate laparoscopic skills course and training junior surgeons on the Core Skills in laparoscopy and Basic Surgical Skill courses.

Women in STEM Author Interview: Lidia Schapira

In this interview, Lidia Schapira, editor of Essentials of Cancer Survivorship, offers her advice on ways to inspire and support women in STEM.

Women in STEM Author Interview: Ruth Ann Murphy

Ruth Ann Murphy teaches at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas, where she chairs the Department of Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Geology, holds the Amy LeVesconte Professorship of Chemistry, co-chairs the Health Professions Advisory Committee and is Principal Investigator for the Robert A. Welch Foundation research grant.

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Women in STEM Author Interview: Sonja Olson

Dr. Sonja Olson graduated from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine with a focus on exotic animal and conservation medicine. Her professional path led to over 25 years of practicing clinical small animal and exotic emergency medicine in both private and corporate practice environments in Virginia and in Florida.

Women in STEM Video

2022 marks the 7th year of Women in STEM. The Women in STEM campaign is an initiative to showcase the different opportunities for women in the STEM sector. Here at Taylor & Francis, we are celebrating these women. We asked some incredible women in STEM what got them into their fields.