Surrounding yourself with positive people helps you get through career challenges, with Monica Villarruel

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In this episode, Sujani sits down with Monica Villarruel, a research scientist for the state of California. They discuss Monica’s experience working as a research scientist outside of academia and how Monica was able to overcome the various challenges throughout her academic and professional journey. 

You’ll Learn

• How Monica found her way into the public health field from nutrition
• Why Monica decided to pursue an MPH and the challenges she faced going back to school
• How state research differs from research within academia and what a day in the life of a state research scientist looks like
  • Monica’s work with maternal and infant health and what other areas of research or opportunities are available
  • What skills may be beneficial to have for anyone interested in research outside of academia
• Monica’s struggles with monotony in the workplace and how she was able to pull herself out of a rut
  • How surrounding yourself with mentors and a support network is essential in your career journey
• What new developments are coming up for Monica

Today’s Guest

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Resources

• Follow Monica on Linkedin 
• Read more about the Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System and the Maternal and Infant Health Assessment
• Learn more about the Women, Infants, and Children program
• Learn more about the Worthy Women organization   

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