Category: Transition Q & A
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Lindy Ledohowski, CEO, Transition Update
About Lindy Ledohowski, CEO, Transition Update Lindy Ledohowski has a PhD in English, and is co-founder and CEO of EssayJack Inc., an educational start-up company. She was previously a tenure-track professor of English at the University of Waterloo. Lindy wrote a Transition Q & A in May 2016. Connect with her on LinkedIn, follow her on Twitter @DoctorLindy,…
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Jared Wesley, Associate Professor, Transition Update
Jared Wesley earned his PhD in political science from the University of Calgary. His career path has taken him from tenure-track at the University of Manitoba, to senior management at the government of Alberta, and back to academia at the University of Alberta. Find him on LinkedIn, Twitter (@ipracademic), and Flipboard. What did you hope for in terms of employment…
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Heather Steel, Research Administrator, Transition Q&A Update
About Heather Steel Heather Steel (MA, history) contributed to the Transition Q & A series in March 2013. Read her interview here. She was then a researcher at the Institute of Canadian Citizenship. Heather is now a research administrator at York University. The days of staying at one company for an entire career are gone…
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Niem Huynh, Manager for Graduate Student Recruitment, Transition Q & A
About Niem Huynh Niem Huynh earned her PhD from Wilfrid Laurier University in geography (geography education). She is currently enjoying her role as manager, graduate student recruitment at Concordia University where she works with stakeholders to implement timely and meaningful connections with prospective graduate students. Niem is an explorer of career opportunities, having worked in…
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Daniel Munro, Director of Policy and Projects, Transition Update
About Daniel Munro Daniel Munro (PhD, political science) contributed to the Transition Q & A series in April 2014. Read his interview. He was then principal research associate at the Conference Board of Canada. Dr. Munro will soon be a visiting scholar in innovation studies and director of policy projects at the Innovation Policy Lab…
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Alisa Harrison, Executive Director of Victoria Division of Family Practice, Transition Update
“There are no limits to what a PhD can prepare you to do, and what matters most is that you are doing work you find fulfilling and that meets your practical needs, not whether or not your advisers approve or your school sees you as a ‘success,'” says Alisa Harrison.
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James McKee, Director of Research, Transition Q&A
James McKee earned his MA in political theory from the University of Toronto and left a PhD program in international relations. He’s currently director of research for the executive council of the Government of Alberta.
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Stacy Lockerbie, Research Associate in Family Medicine, Transition Q&A
About Stacy Lockerbie Stacy Lockerbie earned her PhD in anthropology from McMaster University in 2014. She is currently a research associate in the department of family medicine at the University of Calgary. Find her online at and follow her on social media @Stacy_Sparkles. What did you hope for in terms of employment as you completed your PhD? I…
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Hillary Hutchinson, Career Coach, Transition Q&A
Hillary Hutchinson earned a MA in social anthropology and a MEd in higher education administration from the University of Texas at Austin. She’s now a career coach specializing in academic writing and the transition out of academia.
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Kelly J. Baker and Joseph Fruscione, Transition Update
About Joseph Fruscione Joseph Fruscione (PhD, English) contributed to the Transition Q & A series in December 2013 and August 2015. After 15 years teaching literature and first-year writing in the Washington, DC, area, he left academia in 2014 for a career as a freelance editor and post-ac consultant. He cofounded the nonprofit PrecariCorps in 2015 to…