Dear Grad Student

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What to Expect When You're Expecting...in Grad School: Pregnancy, Parenting, & Self-advocacy Sep 14, 2020

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In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with two of her real-life best friends: 5th year PhD Candidate and Clinical Intern, Stephanie Judge, and 5th year PhD Student, Gaby Puleo, about their personal experiences having a baby (or two) in grad school. They also discuss how to tell your mentor, Elana crying when she found out Gaby was having twins, Stephanie discussing the hallmark and anti-hallmark moments, and Gaby confronting 'Mom Guilt' head-on.

Blogs/Resources from other grad students who became moms in grad school:
• https://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2016/04/baby-graduate-school
• https://thefemalescientist.com/article/sara-keefer/2019/how-graduate-school-with-a-baby-should-look-like/
• https://www.toddleronthetenuretrack.com/blog/2018/12/6/from-grad-student-to-academic-mama
• https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2013/11/perfect-time-babies
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Music provided by: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod
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Diversity in Academia: Racism, Privilege, & #BlackInNeuro Sep 07, 2020

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In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 5th year doctoral candidate, Anny Reyes (@AnnyReyesNeuro), about the value of diversity in academia, privilege, and the role that grad students can play in changing this broken, racist system. They also discuss #BlackinNeuro week, which, since recording, has become a global movement of promoting the voices, research, and work of Black students in every discipline of study. The #BlackinNeuro website, Twitter page, and donation page are below as well as the current schedule for #BlackIn Twitter movements throughout the upcoming academic year. You can also find additional diversity resources below.

Resources/Links from this episode:
• #BlackInNeuro website
• @BlackInNeuro Twitter account
• Where you can donate to #BlackInNeuro
• Upcoming #BlackInX schedules
• @BlackInNeuro organizers
• The APA Twitter thread
• A Twitter thread of questions to think about when participating on Diversity Committees
• A Twitter thread about how to be a non-performative ally
• A Twitter thread for white people about "what to do" about racism
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
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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A Day in the Life of a Clinical Psychology PhD Student: Jasmin Brooks Aug 31, 2020

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In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Jasmin Brooks (@__JasminBrooks) about her Day in the Life as a 3rd year Clinical Psychology PhD Student. They compare their PhD programs and favorite TV shows to binge watch, Jasmin discusses imposter syndrome and her passion for working with underserved and marginalized populations, and Elana freaks out when she realizes that she and Jasmin have the same birthday. Plus, Jasmin comes up with a legendary quote that should be made into t-shirts, laptop stickers, and mugs.

CW: This episode includes discussion of sexual assault.

Visit rainn.org for more information about sexual assault and violence and for resources about prevention, policy change, and safety. The National Sexual Assault Hotline can be reached in the United States 24/7 at this number: 800-656-HOPE.
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Music provided by:
Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod
Link:https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes
License:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Essential Grad School Resources: Citation Managers, Programming, & Productivity Aug 24, 2020

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In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with the co-hosts of 'You Can Grad School' (@can_grad), Dustin Haraden (@DustinHaraden) and Kate McCormick (@k8_mcc), about FREE research and productivity resources for every student scientist. This episode also includes Elana admitting she doesn't use a citation manager as a 4th year PhD student, Dustin trying to make everyone's life easier and, and Kate embarrassing Dustin.

Here are the resources mentioned in this episode (this episode is not sponsored):

• Sci-Hub — FREE

• Zotero — FREE Citation Manager (and life saver)

• Purdue OWL — FREE help with citation styles and formatting

• Google Scholar Browser Extension — the easiest (FREE) way to find PDFs since sliced bread: Chrome OR Firefox

• Mendeley — FREE Citation Manager (owned by Elsevier)

• R & RStudio — FREE programming software for statistics, website building, and manuscript writing:
--> Dustin's recommendation for beginners: https://r4ds.had.co.nz
--> Elana's recommendation for beginners: https://swirlstats.com

• JASP — FREE statistic software

• (Academic) Twitter

• StorkApp.me — FREE daily notifications about freshly published journal articles based on keywords related to YOUR research

• Notion — FREE all-in-one productivity app

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Music provided by:
Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes
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The Best and Worst of Grad School: Imposter Syndrome, Expectations, & Opportunity Aug 17, 2020

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In this inaugural episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with her close friends Emily Atkinson (@EmilyA_Atkinson) and Anita Adams about the best and worst parts of grad school. They discuss best parts like the people you meet, that it's never too late to start, the "choose your own adventure" nature of it all, and worst parts, like getting no sleep, protecting your time, making friends in your department, imposter syndrome, & separating your self-worth from your productivity. PLUS Elana talks about how nervous she is about starting a podcast, Emily runs marathons in grad school (which is WILD), & Anita talks about her Myspace.
The podcast episode by 'Quantitude' mentioned at 19:30 can be found --> HERE

The paper mentioned at 23:50 can be found --> HERE

The paper mentioned at 25:00 can be found --> HERE

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Dear Grad Student: An Unexpected Journey Aug 16, 2020

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In this prequel episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana sits alone in her office and talks to herself (see, this is why the podcast will always feature guests). Most of the rambling includes introducing who she is and what the heck she's doing here. She also presents the set up for the podcast: Day in the Life episodes, Conversations about Diverse Identities and Racism in Academia, and themed episodes (like, Mental Health in Grad School or Resources for Efficiency). This episode also includes encouragement, like reminding listeners that no one is alone through this long (and sometimes painful) journey, and promises, like that no one will ever have to listen to Elana talk to her for 7 straight minutes ever again.
Find all episodes, merch, & ways to support the podcast at: https://deargradstudent.com
Find the podcast on Twitter: @DearGradStudent
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Find automated closed-captioning on: YouTube
Find Elana on Twitter: @elana_gloger
Transcripts edited by Kayden Stockwell, follow him @KaydenStockwell and at www.kaydenstockwell.com
Music provided by:
Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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