From PhD to Life blog
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Are you hoping instead of acting?
This one goes out to all of us who’re shying away from exploring our options in hopes that our current activities will be enough to…
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Melissa Dalgleish, Research Officer,Transition Q & A
About Melissa Dalgleish Melissa Dalgleish is the research officer in the faculty of graduate studies and a PhD candidate in English at York University. She…
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This spreadsheet keeps me honest
My latest blog post for University Affairs is about how I track what I spend, and how knowing what’s going out motivates good spending habits.…
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Recognizing your own good work is hard!
My latest blog post for University Affairs is a reflection on success, achievement, and our human tendency to focus on the negative. Here’s how the…
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Kelly J. Baker, Freelance Writer, Transition Q&A
Kelly J. Baker earned her PhD in religion from Florida State University in 2008. Her scholarship has encompassed numerous topics in religion and popular culture,…
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Learning is my priority
It’s difficult to divide one’s attentions, especially among several significant projects. In my latest post for University Affairs I relate how my focus must be…
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Making a big change? Start small, be kind to yourself
Today’s post on University Affairs is a reflection on the nature of change and how we can best set ourselves up for success. When it…
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Dealing with inner critics
One of the most important jobs I have as a coach is to recognize, point out, and help my clients deal with their inner critics.…
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Don’t shy away from informational interviews
Many academics, broadly defined, claim to dislike networking, think it is insincere, that it’s not something they’re good at anyway. Now, I have many thoughts…
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Andrew Miller, Manager of the Transit Policy Office, Transition Q&A
Andrew Miller earned a PhD in history from Johns Hopkins University in 2005. He currently manages a transit policy office for the Ontario Ministry of…