title: My liberation through science.
authors.affiliation: Mary Poffenroth is a full-time lecturer at San Jose State University in California. For more on life and careers, visit www.sciencecareers.org. Send your story to SciCareerEditor@aaas.org.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poffenroth
mesh_terms: D004500:Education, Graduate; D012586:Science / Q000193:education*