Owning your Personality, Creating your own Opportunity, & Diversity in Fitness and Academia | with Dr. Brittany Masteller
A lot has happened in the US and in the world since we last connected on the show. The tragic death of George Floyd (and of others like Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others) brought about a turning point in history and social justice. Black lives matter, and we’re here today to pass/share the mic with an amazing black woman in fitness and in academia, Dr. Brittany Mastellar. Dr. Britt holds her PhD in kinesiology, is a fitness coach, a university professor, a mom, and just an all around really fun spirit to connect with.
TODAY’S SHOW
-Dr. Britt’s intro
-How she got into academia and, specifically, exercise science
-Her journey through grad school
-Realizing her original path in school wasn’t what she was passionate about and how/why she made the shift into exercise science
-Dr. Britt’s PhD and dissertation work
-Physical activity interventions in kids (fundamental integrative training) and the importance of fitness education/physical activity in children
-Pursuing a non-traditional path with her PhD
-How Brittany made a space for herself by being bold, reaching out to professionals she looked up to in the field, and ASKING for what she wanted instead of waiting for things to happen FOR her
-Turning down her dream job to finish her PhD
-Working as a science editor for Bodybuilding.com
-Her work as a professor at an all-women’s college and teaching through COVID-19
-Being a biracial black woman in fitness and academia, growing up not seeing herself represented in science or in the fitness industry
-How the fitness industry and academia can improve in terms of inclusivity and diversity
BRITT’S INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/docbrittfit/
LINKS TO BRITT’S STRONG MOM FACEBOOK GROUP, EMAIL LIST, AND “BUSY MOM BLUEPRINT” WAITLIST: https://linktr.ee/docbrittfit
ANTI RACISM RESOURCES FOR WHITE PEOPLE: https://docs.google.com/document/u/2/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/mobilebasic
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WHERE TO FIND ME
Website (sign up for the email list here!)
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