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Transition Q & A: Lisa Bélanger
My latest blog post from University Affairs is an interview with Dr. Lisa Bélanger, an award-winning researcher, innovator, and CEO of ConsciousWorks. I knew I wanted to create impact for the work I had done in my PhD. I had become incredibly passionate about how seemingly small behaviours could have such a large impact on…
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Webinar: Engaged Academics in the Age of Mass Distraction
It’s been a crappy last few weeks in the US, and the crappiness is certainly creeping past the border. A lot of us feel strongly that we should do something — but what? And how? And what about all the other work we have to do? It’s in this context that Maren Wood, my partner…
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Transition Q & A: Stacy Lockerbie
My latest blog post for University Affairs is an interview with anthropologist and research associate in family medicine Stacy Locerbie: I was tired and burnt out after graduate school; however, working in medicine has revived my passion for research. Although I am happy working outside of anthropology, I am grateful for the tool kit anthropology…
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How to prepare for a future job search
My newest blog post for University Affairs is about gearing up for a job search: [I]f you’re midway through your graduate degree — or working a multi-year contract and considering your options for afterward — what can you do before applying for jobs? A successful non-faculty job search comes down to three main things: skills,…
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Transition Update: Baker and Fruscione
Head over to my award-winning (*wink*) University Affairs blog to read a great update from freelancer PhDs who earlier contributed to the Transition Q & A series. Kelly J. Baker and Joseph Fruscione. The full post is here. Happy reading!
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Make 2017 the year of “What if I…?”
Happy New Year! My latest blog post looks at a tool a client of mine told me about, a way of switching up one’s thinking in a positive, more impactful way. A client shared this bit of wisdom with me a while back: Instead of admonishing herself with “I should…” she replaced it with “What…
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The PhD Career Exploration and Job Search Course
This was a success when we did it in the fall of 2016, so we’re offering is again starting January 19! For more info, check out BeyondProf.com, and sign up for the mailing list for updates.
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Should You Quit Your PhD?
Earlier this year I published “It’s OK to quit your PhD” on my University Affairs blog; it was later reposted on the Shit Academics Say blog and shared thousands of times on social media. This post struck a chord with many people. To quit or not to quit a PhD is a fraught topic, heavy…
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Transition Q & A: Maura Elizabeth Cunningham
The newest Q & A is with a history PhD turned writing and social media manager for a scholarly association. Maura knew when she entered her program that she wanted to work as a historian, but not as a professor. So she did things during her degree to set herself up for the career she…
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Social media manager
I’m hiring a social media manager for From PhD to Life. The mission of From PhD to Life is to help graduate students and PhDs launch meaningful careers. I do this by providing 1-on-1 coaching and mentoring. Learn more about my services here. My clients range from current graduate students who are working on dissertations…