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b'This week we present two stories of scientists having to find a strength within themselves.\\nPart 1: BiologistH eather Hamlin leaves the safety of the lab for her first field assignment: tagging alligators.\\nPart 2: As an unconsenting "face of diversity," Dan Simpson contemplates the role of his gay identity in his academic life.\\nHeather Hamlin earned her BS in Biology, and an MS in Marine\\xa0 Bio-resources from the University of Maine before working as a Senior Biologist at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota Florida. She earned her\\xa0 Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 2007, and then worked as a\\xa0 post-doctoral scholar at the same institution studying the effects of\\xa0 environmental pollutants on the endocrine system of aquatic animals. In\\xa0 2010 she joined the Medical University of South Carolina\\u2019s School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor examining how contaminants can alter maternal-fetal health. Eager to get back to Maine, she returned in 2011\\xa0 to the University of Maine\\u2019s School of Marine Sciences, where she is an\\xa0 associate professor. Heather\\u2019s current research seeks to understand how\\xa0 human-induced changes in the environment, whether it be climate change,\\xa0 ocean acidification, or pollutants can affect the reproduction and\\xa0 development of aquatic animals, many of which are important to Maine\\u2019s economy. \\n\\xa0\\nDan Simpson is a statistician. He left Australia for Europe after his PhD in 2009 and is currently an Assistant Professor and the Canadian\\xa0 Research Chair in Spatiotemporal Modelling at the University of Toronto.\\xa0 \\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'