Dear Grad Student

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A Day in the Life of a Computational Biology PhD Candidate: Krístina Uličná Feb 08, 2021

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In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Krístina Uličná (@kristinaulicna) about her Day in the Life as a 3rd year PhD Candidate in Computational Biology. They discuss her research in computational cancer cell biology (AKA robot cancer), her journey to PhD (and her daunting round of rejections), her program structure and double mentor model, and why choosing the right career path for YOU is always the right thing to do -- listen to your gut, people! Plus, Krístina gives Elana the pep talk of her life at the end of the episode when Elana reveals she hasn't put the podcast on her CV.
Find Krístina on: GitHub, LinkedIn (hire her!!), and ResearchGate
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Navigating Grad School as a Black Student: Gaslighting, Code-switching, & Choosing Hope Feb 01, 2021

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In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 3rd year Clinical Health Psychology PhD student, Déjà Clement, and 4th year Clinical Psychology PhD student, Lydia Muyingo, all about their experiences Black graduate students in academia.
We chat about their experiences with racial gaslighting, constant code-switching, life during the pandemic, the importance of relationships with other Black professionals, the McNair scholars program (that Déjà took part in!), and advice for any student listening to this episode.
Find Deja on her foodie Instagram page! --> @adashofdej

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Grad School Mentor Fit: Dos, Don'ts, & Students Who Podcast Jan 25, 2021

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In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with two 2nd year Masters students and the hosts of the 'Drunkenly Educated' Podcast, Anthony Acuna and Kate Sabo, all about choosing a grad school mentor. They discuss different processes across grad programs for choosing a mentor, what the heck "fit" actually means, horror stories and abusive PIs, and what it's like to podcast while grad schooling -- If you like behind the scenes, you'll love what this episode has in store.
Find Drunkenly Educated on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, Instagram, or wherever you listen to and connect with your favorite podcasts.
Mentioned in this episode:

That Yahoo Answers Youtube video

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Academia as a Medium for Social Justice: Blackness, Professionalism, & a Call for Action Jan 18, 2021

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In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 1st year Counseling Psychology PhD Student, Brianna Baker (@BriannaABaker), about racist science, research clout, being Black in academia, research for social justice, #BlackIn movements, and a call to action.

Connect with Brianna on Youtube, Instagram, and her website.

Links from the episode:

MLK Day (.gov)
Race in Science Resources (MIT)
U.S. Scientists' Role in the Eugenics Movement (1907-1939)
6 Ways to Address Black Mistrust in Medicine
Sterilization of: Native American women (see references), Native American Women, Sally Torpy (2000), Minorities and disabled people, History of Sterilization (PBS)
Myers-Briggs racist? Twitter thread
CDC Tuskeegee Website
Towards a Psychological Framework of Radical Healing in Communities of Color (French et al., 2019)
The Bias of 'Professionalism' Standards
How Great Leaders Inspire Action (TEDTalk)
#BlackInMarineScience, #BlackInMH (Mental Health), #BlackBirders in National Geographic

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A Day in the Life of a Social Psychology PhD Candidate: Jaclyn Siegel Jan 11, 2021

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In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Jaclyn Siegel (@jacasiegel) about her Day in the Life as a 4th year Social Psychology PhD Candidate. They discuss her journey to and through grad school, becoming a feminist & her passion-driven research and activism, being #firstgen, lifelong inspiration & encouragement from her mom to pursue grad school, loving theater & almost going to grad school for it, and advice that is so powerful that it leaves Elana speechless (yes, really). PLUS, Elana and Jaclyn spend a few minutes talking about how much they love each other.
Find Jaclyn on her website --> JaclynSiegel.com
Jaclyn's Podcast --> The Feminist Academic
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A Day in the Life of a Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidate: Kailyn Conner Dec 21, 2020

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In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Kailyn Conner (@KailynLConner) about her Day in the Life as a 4th year Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Candidate. They discuss Kailyn working a full time job during the pandemic, work-home boundaries (or lack thereof during COVID), Kailyn's accidental minor in political science, her obsession with math, and changing areas of study because #life happens. PLUS, Elana and Kailyn find out that they both grew up watching a very interesting television show on TLC & Kailyn discusses her obsession with Hallmark Christmas movies.
Find Kailyn on Instagram --> @k_the_epi

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The COVID Cohort: Starting, Adjusting, & Staying in Grad School During a Pandemic Dec 14, 2020

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In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 1st year Clinical Psychology PhD student and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Pooja Mamidanna (@PoojaMamidanna), all about her experience as a member of the 'COVID Cohort' AKA the students who started grad school during the pandemic.
We chat about her research and clinical interests working with and for people from marginalized backgrounds, accepting her PhD offer (and why she didn't defer) when the world was shutting down, grief during the pandemic, starting grad school & becoming a licensed therapist, racism and discrimination in grad school, connecting with others in her cohort, & how to support students next semester and onward.
Find Pooja on her Professional Instagram page! --> @yourmindandme

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Disabled in Grad School: Ableism, Accessibility, & Burning It All Down (PART 2) Dec 10, 2020

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In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Cait Kirby and Kayden Stockwell, of @DisInGradSchool, about being disabled in grad school. This is PART 2 of 2. You can find Part 1 HERE.
In this episode they discuss: polls, accommodations, identity-first vs. person-first, the 2020 election , & shout out Black, Indigenous, People of Color pushing the disability movement forward.
Mentioned in this episode:

@DisInGradSchool's daily actions, including links to the templates
Cait's thread about stuttering
Jake Tapper CNN segment #CripTheVote
Supreme Court taking up the ACA
@DisInGradSchool's thread highlighting work on the intersectionality of race and disability
ACA Litigation update

@DisInGradSchool has a list of Disability Advocates on Twitter -- this list is always growing!
Academia-related Disability accounts on Twitter to follow: @DisInHigherEd, @DisabledStem, @DisabledAcadem, @chron_ac, @ChronInvisSTEM, @ND_in_STEM, @AcademicAbleism, @DisMHMatters, @StemDisabled, also: #DisabledinSTEM

Cait's website --> CaitKirby.com
Kayden's website --> kaydenstockwell.com
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Transcripts edited by Kayden Stockwell, follow him @KaydenStockwell and at www.kaydenstockwell.com

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Disabled in Grad School: Ableism, Accessibility, & Burning It All Down (PART 1) Dec 07, 2020

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In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Cait Kirby and Kayden Stockwell, of @DisInGradSchool, about being disabled in grad school. This is PART 1 of 2. You can find Part 2 HERE.
In this episode they discuss: what 'disabled' means, defining and diagnosing, how the Twitter account was born, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and academic rigor, accessibility, & accommodations in grad school during COVID.
Mentioned in PART 1 of this episode:

'Candidates with Disabilities Running for Elected Office'
A wrap up of the polls they ran during NDEAM
A Twitter thread about the blog post by Cait and Adam Hubrig
- The blog post: COVID-19 and Remote Work: Access for Whom?

Cait's website --> CaitKirby.com
Kayden's website --> kaydenstockwell.com
More 'Dear Grad Student' episodes in the area of Racism and/or Diverse Identities:
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Music provided by: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod
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MASTER Your Fears: How, When, & Why to Get a Master's Degree Nov 30, 2020

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In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with recent Master's of Science in Neuroscience graduate and current research assistant, Hannah Olson (@overhannahlyze), all about her journey to and journey through her Master's degree. They talk about her research in voice-switching and interest in neuropsychology, her switching from a doctoral program to a Master's, the structure of her Master's program, her lack of science classes prior to a Neuroscience graduate degree, sending cold emails, comprehensive exams, her future career goals, and the biggest question of them all: was the Master's program worth it?
Mentioned in this episode:

The Duolingo Podcast

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