Stephanie Whitehead
Bio
Executive laboratory leader with a warm and friendly demeanor always! Skilled at conflict resolution. Team builder who is acutely attentive to internal and external customer needs. Punctual problem solver and avid multitasker. Track record of being an essential part of the management and laboratory team and instrumental in providing effective solutions that produce immediate impact and contribute to the establishment’s long-term success. Co-host for the internationally streamed laboratory podcast, eLABorate Topics. This weekly podcast shares messages related to laboratory and leadership. In addition to her career in laboratory medicine, Stephanie plays an active role in the local community through her involvement with organizations such as Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., The Junior League of San Antonio and the Girl Scouts of America.Appears in 23 Episodes
Episode 20 - A "FYI" on LDTs (featuring Michelle Campbell)
For many labs, validating their own laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) is the best solution to provide innovative, niche laboratory results in a rapidly changing health...
Episode 18- "Ask Us Anything!" An eLABorate Topics Q&A, Roundtable Talk
Are you looking for answers to your burning questions about life, your career and everything in between? In this episode, the eLABorate Topics co-hosts answer question...
Episode 16: Innovative Solutions to the Challenges facing our laboratories (Featuring Nicole Colby)
Nicole Colby MLS(ASCP)cm, SBBcm, SCcm is an accomplished laboratory professional who's passion for educating others has helped her make a lasting impact within the lab...
Episode 15: Unlocking the Secrets to Winning Professional Awards: Tips from Forty Under 40 Winners
On this episode of eLABorate Topics, host Tywauna Wilson interviews past ASCP Forty under 40 award winners Stephanie Whitehead and Tiffany "Medical Lab Lady" Gill. The...
Episode 14: Navigating the Complexities of Hiring Foreign Healthcare Practitioners - Rex F. Famitangco
On this episode of eLABorate Topics, Tywauna Wilson and Stephanie Whitehead discuss navigating the complexities of hiring foreign healthcare practitioners in the US. T...
Episode 12: Teaming Up! The Benefit of Interdisciplinary Relationships for Laboratory Leaders(featuring Melody Boudreaux Nelson)
“Without mastering collaborative relationships, both inside and outside the company, we won’t produce the outcomes needed....” — Lori BeerGreat leaders understand th...
Episode 10: Elevate your Career: The Do's and Don'ts to Pitching yourself
Self-promotion can be essential to career advancement and growth in any industry. Although we all know that pitching yourself is necessary when applying for a job, pre...
Episode 8: Health, Success and Wellbeing for Laboratory Professionals (featuring Dr. Letycia Nuñez Argote)
“Judge your success by the degree that you're enjoying peace, health, and love.” ― H. Jackson Brown Jr.Dr. Nuñez-Argote is an accomplished laboratory professional that...
Episode 5: Useful Tips to Survive as an Understaffed Lab
Critical staffing, under-staffed, short-staffed - it's all the same. And, no matter what terminology you use, most labs (especially recently) have faced this significa...
Episode 4: How to Navigate your Leadership Journey (featuring Sean Tucker)
In this exciting episode, co-host Stephanie Whitehead and Sean Tucker, MBA, MLS (ASCP), discuss their professional journeys as lab leaders. Tune in as Sean shares how ...
Episode 2: An interview with the 2022 Super Cell Bowl Champions, University of Connecticut
In this episode, the co-hosts interview University of Connecticut's Bruce Blanchard (Director of Medical Laboratory Sciences and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Al...
Episode 1: Let's eLaborate! Season 2 Recap and Highlights
Tune in today as the co-hosts reflect over their eLaborate Topics journey and share tidbits from their favorite episodes of 2022.
Episode 48: A Deep Dive Discussion: The Cell Bowl Hematology Competition (featuring Aaron Odegard & Tiffany Gill)
In this episode, the co-hosts interview Aaron Odegard and Tiffany "Medical Lab Lady" Gill about the Cell Bowl competition.
Episode 47: Exploring the intersection of Laboratory Medicine and Functional Medicine (featuring RJ Holmes)
In this interesting episode, co-host Stephanie Whitehead talks with RJ Holmes about how her professional journey in laboratory medicine led to a personal passion for h...
Episode 44: How to identify your goals and ambitions early in your lab career
In this episode of eLABorate Topics podcast hosts Lona Small, Tywauna Wilson, and Stephanie Whitehead sit in on a roundtable discussion to talk about simple steps to i...
Episode 43: Authenticity, Advocacy and Passion (Featuring Shonda Jones)
Tune in as co-host Stephanie Whitehead has a conversation with Shonda Jones about her laboratory journey, being a patient advocate for community and how she remains pa...
Episode 40: Moving from Idea to Execution: Effective Project Management
In this episode of eLABorate Topics podcast co-hosts Lona Small, Tywauna Wilson, and Stephanie Whitehead discuss using project management skills to maximize improvemen...
Episode 39: Wellness & Diversity: A Renewed Focus on Combating Burnout (Featuring Dr. Alae Kawam)
In this essential episode, co-host Stephanie Whitehead has a timely conversation with Dr. Alae Kawam to explore burnout and its impact within laboratory medicine.
Episode 36: The Importance of Resiliency and Self-Awareness in your Lab Career (featuring Sean McNair)
In this episode, co-hosts Stephanie Whitehead and Tywauna Wilson talk with Sean McNair, MPH, CT(ASCP) about his professional journey and the themes of resiliency and s...
Episode 33: "Training vs. Competency - What's the difference?"
In this episode of eLABorate Topics podcast hosts Lona Small, Tywauna Wilson, and Stephanie Whitehead had a great roundtable discussion on Training vs. Competency.
Episode 32: Let's talk Podcasting with the "Let's Talk Micro" Podcast (Luis Plaza)
In this episode, co-host Stephanie Whitehead talks with Luis Plaza, the creator of “Let’s Talk Micro” podcast.