Stephanie wilson education

Stephanie Bush:
Hi, my name is Stephanie Bush, and I'm a scientist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. I study marine biodiversity, so I study the broad array of different kinds or types of animals that live in the ocean. The greatest thing about my job is that I'm doing something a little bit different every single day. I never get bored. I'm always learning something new about the animals themselves, always learning something from the people that I work with. So I'm a lifelong student, and that is the best thing, in my opinion, to be.

One of the most important skills I need to use in my job as a scientist is very similar to what people probably need to do in any kind of job. You need to learn how to communicate. Part of that, of course, is telling other people clearly what you need, and how you're going to use the things that you need. But you also need to learn how to listen to other people and what they need in order to achieve their goals. For my work it's especially important because my research is done onboard a ship. So a lot of it is about teamwork.

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