Help from Family Part 2: Stories about taking care of relatives

Published: July 17, 2020, 11 a.m.

b"This week we present two stories from people for whom science and their family crossed paths.\\nPart 1: \\ufeffAfter her mom's version of the sex talk confuses her, Khadija Aweis is determined to make sure her little brother has clarity.\\nPart 2: When Leesha Maliakal takes on an ambitious research project designing an app for marathon spectators, her supportive dad tries to help.\\nKhadija Aweis is a Health Administration graduate student at the University of Washington. Indecisive by nature, Khadija has had the pleasure of bouncing around in several healthcare settings before landing on supporting the business needs of healthcare organizations with a desire to push forth strategic needs through an equitable lens. Khadija hails from the DMV metro area and is a Cancer through and through. She loves spending time with her makeshift Seattle family and going on internet research spirals inspired by late-night anxieties.\\nLeesha is a Ph.D. student in the Technology and Social Behavior program at Northwestern. Inspired by the family and communities that raised her, she now explores systems that improve the ways in which we reflect, practice, learn, grow, and support one another in our communities. Read more about her work at leesha.io.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"