Oral history interview of Dr. Cynthia Burrows, conducted by Marina Gerton, Lydia Hall, Sarita Som and Eva Quintus-Bosz (video, second interview)

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Title Oral history interview of Dr. Cynthia Burrows, conducted by Marina Gerton, Lydia Hall, Sarita Som and Eva Quintus-Bosz (video, second interview)
Creator Burrows, Cynthia
Contributor Gerton, Marina; Hall, Lydia; Som, Sarita; Quintus-Bosz, Eva
Date 2021-03-23
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Subject Women in science; Child care; Teacher educators; DNA; Teachers--Recruiting; College teachers--Tenure
Keywords Woman in STEM, children, childcare, distinguished professor, imposter syndrome, discouragement, department chair, DNA, recruitment, tenure
Description This is the second of two interview recordings featuring Dr. Cynthia Burrows. Cynthia Burrows is a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Utah. In this interview she describes her career after graduate school, following her work as a postdoc, her first position in academia at SUNY Stony Brook, and her subsequent move to the University of Utah. In particular she discusses raising triplets, dealing with colleagues' chauvinistic attitudes, how her gender has impacted her career, and how her career has changed over time, among other things.
Collection Number and Name Women in STEM Oral Histories
Type Image/MovingImage
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format video/mp4
Extent 1:38:00
Language eng
Rights
Rights Holder Cynthia Burrows
Access Rights I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose to grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah.
Note The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect any views, opinions, or official policy of the University of Utah or the J. Willard Marriott Library.
Is Part of Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive
ARK ark:/87278/s62z73gz
Setname uum_wsoh
ID 1689781
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62z73gz
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