Events and Speaking

Career coach Jennifer Polk, PhD is an invited speaker and workshop facilitator at universities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia

Past Events from Jen Polk

List of universities

• University of Washington
• Purdue University
• University of Miami
• University of Calgary
• University of Lethbridge
• Simon Fraser University
• University of New Brunswick
• York University
• Case Western Reserve University
• Columbia University
• Aalborg University
• Rutgers University-Newark
• Radboud University
• Johns Hopkins University
• University of Toronto
• University of Toronto Mississauga
• Toronto Metropolitan University
• University of Arkansas
• West Virginia University
• Brock University
• McGill University
• Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Carleton University

• University of Glasgow
• University of Guelph
• University of Waterloo
• McMaster University
• University of California, Berkeley
• Université de Sherbrooke
• Harvard University
• CQUniversity Australia
• University of Manitoba
• University of Missouri
• University of South Carolina
• McMaster University
• University of Kentucky
• University of South Florida
• Drew University
• Ryerson University
• University of British Columbia
• Queen’s University
• University, Burnaby
• University of California, Santa Barbara
• Western University
• Brock University
• University of Texas, Arlington

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List of groups and organizations

• AGE-WELL
• American Historical Association
• Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
• BC Cancer
• Beyond the Professoriate
• BIOS²
• Canadian Association for Graduate Studies
• Canadian Association for Theatre Research
• Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
• Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education
• Career Linguist
• CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society
• Centre for Media & Celebrity Studies
• Chemical Abstracts Service from the American Chemical Society
• Chronicle Vitae
• Council of University Executives Working Group
• Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario

• Higher Hire Ed
• Ideas on Fire
• IG Wealth Management
• iSTEMCare
• Labo IV
• Linguistics Career Launch
• MEOPAR
• Moffitt Cancer Center
• NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology
• Northeast Modern Language Association
• Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization
• PhDBalance
• Quality Conversations
• Research Canada
• Scientistt
• The Hospital for Sick Children
• The Research Whisperer
• Toronto Professional Women’s MeetUp
• Universities Art Association of Canada
• Versatile PhD
• Victoria Wobber
• Vitae

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Jen also does exclusive workshops for members of her PhD Career Clarity Program (click to see a list of select past workshops).

Workshops and workshop series

How to Be a Person, a Scientist, and a Job Seeker on the Internet All at the Same Time, a workshop for undergraduate research experience students at the NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology on 30 July 2024 at 11:00am CT

ChatGPT, Your Job Search Assistant: The What, How, and Why (and When Not) of Using Generative AI Tools, a workshop for Linguistics Career Launch on 23 July 2024 at 12:00pm PT

What’s Next, PhD? Navigate Your Career Next Steps with Intention and Confidence, a workshop for the CAS Future Leaders Top 100 on 18 July 2024 at 12:00pm ET

“What’s Next?” How to Get a Great Job without Wasting Time on Bad-Fit Roles, Even If You Have No Idea What You Want To Do, a workshop for researchers at the NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology on 10 July 2024 at 12:15pm CT

Level Up Online Workshops With Google Docs, a free workshop I developed and facilitated for colleagues on 13 December 2023 at 12pm ET

Description of the workshop

Learning outcomes:

• Gain a clear understanding of how to use Google Docs to enhance engagement and learning in online workshops.
• Learn how to adapt workshop approaches using Google Docs to meet the different needs of diverse audiences.
• Develop practical skills to create well-structured Google Docs that facilitate seamless interaction, note-taking, and resource sharing during workshops.
• Explore the versatile features of Google Docs, including creating collaborative handouts, compiling collective notes, and sharing relevant resources, to maximize the overall workshop experience.
• Acquire essential technical insights to set up and manage Google Docs effectively during online workshops, while also discovering the benefits of creating template documents for streamlined preparation.

From Papers to Purpose: How to Prepare for and Launch Your Non-Academic Career, a workshop for the University of Washington on 16 November 2023 at 4pm PT

Description of the workshop

Career coach and educator Dr. Jennifer Polk will host a virtual workshop to prepare trainees with tools to develop and market their skills and prepare materials for job searches and applications.

• Discover and document your values, strengths, interests, & transferable skills
• Reframe your academic-centric professional introduction to appeal to non-academic employers
• Draft a Focus Statement to guide your career exploration
• Recognize the place and value of networking as you identify career options
• Identify strategies to initiate and nurture professional connections
• Develop an active job seeker plan that makes sense for you and your goals
• Determine your own next steps as a career explorer or job seeker

Your Career Compass: Navigating Your Move from Now to What’s Next, a workshop for the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) on 19 October 2023 at 2pm EDT

Workshop series for Purdue University’s Fall Blitz Event on 10 October 2023, starting at 9:30am, 75 minutes each

• How to Chart Your Career Next Steps Even If You Have No Idea What You Want to (or Can) Do
• How to Build Authentic Connections Online Without Having to Pretend You’re Someone You’re Not
• How to Turn Your Academic Accomplishments into Compelling Resumes for Awesome Jobs
• How to Win at Job Interviews Even If You Hate Talking About Yourself

Your Career Compass: Navigating Your Move from Academia to Industry, an in-person workshop for the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Future Leaders program in Columbus, Ohio on 10 August 2023 at 1:30pm EDT.

What’s Next, PhD? Preparing for a Values-Driven Job Search, a workshop for the Miller School of Medicine and the University of Miami on 29 June 2023 at 4pm EDT

Unearth Your Ideal Career Direction and Cultivate Your Personal Brand to Harvest Opportunities, for the Early Career Researcher Development Workshop hosted by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellent for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture in Cairns, Queensland, Australia on 19 June 2023

Navigating the Career Pivot: Envision and Prepare for Life and Work after Your Graduate Degree or Postdoc, an in-person workshop for the Graduate College Spring Forum hosted by the University of Calgary Graduate College and the University of Lethbridge at Sandman Signature Lodge in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada on 14 May 2023

Where to Next? How to Decide What You Want to Do After Your PhD and Land a Great Job, a workshop for Faculty of Environment at Simon Fraser University on 17 April 2023 at 1pm PDT

Elevate Your Postdoc Experience: Building Skills and Networks for Future Success, a workshop for York University on 20 April 2023 at 12pm EDT

Discovering Your Core Values: A Guide to Purposeful Career Planning for Graduate Students, a workshop for Professional Development Week 2023 hosted by the Graduate Council of Arts & Sciences at Case Western Reserve University on 5 Apr 2023 at 2pm EDT

From CV to Resume: Communicating Effectively with Non-Academic Employers, a workshop for the Zuckerman Institute for Mind, Brain, Behavior at Columbia University on 2 March 2023 at 3:30pm EST

The Why of Academia: What’s Next? Deciding Your Direction, Getting There, and How Professors Can Help, a workshop for the Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain at Aalborg University on 7 December 2022

What’s Next: How to Get a Job You Actually Want After Graduation, a workshop for the Graduate Program in American Studies at Rutgers University-Newark in New Jersey on 5 October 2022 at 2:30pm EDT

Workshop series for the Women in the Business of Health Science Bootcamp, part of the Women in Health Initiative training program at Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO) on 14-15 September 2022

Leaving Academia? How to Get a Job Without Giving Up What You Love, a workshop for Jackman Humanities Institute’s Professional Development Day at the University of Toronto on 7 September 2022 at 12:30pm EDT

Making Connections: An EPIC Networking Event, a facilitator for this event at the AGE-WELL Epic Conference on 3 June 2022 at 12pm EDT

Description of the event

Meeting people virtually is easy, but how do we make meaningful connections? This EPIC Networking Event is your opportunity to practice your personal pitch and build connections in a welcoming space of like-minded HQP and members of the AGE-WELL community. Jennifer Polk (From PhD to Life), career coach and educator, will demystify networking and guide participants through a brief exercise to help you determine what will work best for you. Then, you will practice networking in small groups with the goal of making lasting connections!

Networking Objectives:

• Practice clearly communicating about your strengths and skills
• Build confidence when talking about yourself
• Learn to ask questions to connect and include others
• Make 2 connections to follow-up with post-session

From PhD to Pivot: 4 Steps to Launching Your Non-Academic Career, a workshop for the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative at the University of Toronto on 18 May 2022 at 2pm EDT

Description of the workshop

From PhD to Pivot is a workshop designed by Dr. Jen Polk for current graduate students and postdoctoral fellows affiliated with the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI) at the University of Toronto.

Learning outcomes for the workshop and accompanying homework include:
1. Exploring negative assumptions and other beliefs that can gum up your job search
2. Clarifying what’s important to you in your career going forward
3. Identifying career options that align with your goals, needs, and priorities
4. Developing a job search strategy that makes sense for who you are and where you’re headed 

From PhD to Life: Getting and Doing Meaningful Work after Your Graduate Degree, a workshop for the Humanities Center at the University of Arkansas on 13 April 2022 at 12:30pm CDT

Workshop series for the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center for biomedical sciences PhD students and postdocs on 14 January through 25 Feb 2022

• Prepare for What’s Next In Your Career, Now
• Clarify What You Want to Do After Your Doctorate
• Identify Great Careers and Job Possibilities for Yourself
• Market Yourself for Jobs You Actually Want

How to Find and Get Great Jobs You Actually Want, a workshop for the Moffitt Cancer Center on 28 May 2021 at 2pm EDT

How to Figure Out Your Next Career Move, a workshop for the Moffitt Cancer Center on 28 May 2021 at 10:30am EDT

Online Networking Workshop, for the Science to Business S2BN Guelph Chapter at the University of Guelph on 4 November 2020 at 2pm EST

Identify Your Professional Superpowers, a workshop co-hosted with Meryl Krieger for the Gather Conference on 16 October 2020 at 3pm EDT

From PhD to …? What to Do Now to Get Set for What’s Next, an online workshop for the BC Cancer Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Society on 15 September 2020 at 11am PDT

How to Get a Job You Want, an online workshop for the BIOS² mini-conference on 8 Sep 2020 at 2pm EDT

How to Get a Job You Want, an online workshop for the Pink Portfolio / IG Wealth Management on 18 August 2020 at 6:30pm EDT

How to Get a Job You Want, an online workshop for the AGE-WELL EPIC conference, 23 June 2020

Description of the workshop

How can you get a job you actually want to do? Participate in this interactive workshop to learn how to determine the kind of work that suits you so you can better target your career exploration and job search activities. Topics include identifying your values and strengths, understanding your experience and skills, and coming up with a strategy for moving forward that makes the most sense for you and your goals.

How to Get a Job You Want, an online workshop for the Open Post Academics community on 8 July 2020

How to Get a Job You Want, an online workshop for the Career Linguist community on 15 July 2020

What’s Next? How to Make Good Career Decisions After Your Graduate Degree, a workshop for Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 5 March 2019

PhDs That Work: Finding Success in an Uncertain Job Market, a series of workshops for the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 26-27 Oct 2017

Key Issues Faced by Early Career Researchers and What to Do about Them to Keep Calm, Carry On, and Advance Your Careers, a workshop and presentation for the New Critical Directions in Gambling Studies conference at the Université de Sherbrooke in Longueuil, Québec on 4 September 2019

Workshop series for the Office of Graduate Studies at the University of Missouri on 18-19 Oct 2017

From PhD to Life: Rethinking Success after Graduate School, a workshop for MEOPAR in Montreal, Québec on 19 June 2017

From Graduate School to …? Your Values, Priorities, and Strengths, a workshop for The Graduate School of the University of South Carolina on 17 March 2017

Exploring Careers Outside of Academia, a workshop for CUPE 3902 Unit 5 (Postdoctoral Fellows) at the University of Toronto on 21 June 2016

Flourishing in Grad School & Beyond, a workshop co-hosted with Kim Geil on 12 Dec 2013

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Keynotes and presentations

From PhD to Life: How to Decide Your Career Path and Translate Your Degree Into a Job You’ll Love, a keynote presentation for PhD Day at Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands on 3 October 2022 at 5:15pm CEST

Finding Your Place In Graduate School and Beyond, a keynote presentation for Peer Beyond Graduate Research Conference at the University of Calgary on 23 Feb 2022 at 11am MST

From PhD to Life: What to Do Now to Get Set for What’s Next, a presentation for the University of Toronto Mississauga on 28 October 2021 at 2pm EDT

How to Figure Out What Jobs You Want — and Can Get — after Graduate School, a presentation for the SHIFT Conference at Brock University on 19 May 2021 at 11am EDT

How to Translate Your Graduate Degree Into a Great Job, a presentation for the Graduate Research Conference at the University of New Brunswick on 6 May 2021 at 12:15-1:30pm ADT

Description of the presentation

What are your options for work after your degree? Which positions make the most sense given your education, interests, and skills? How can you have a career that facilitates you to live your best life? In this presentation, you will learn how to identify jobs you actually want and create an actionable plan to achieve your goals.

Presentation for the Council of University Executives Working Group – Graduate Education, 13 April 2021, 2pm EDT.

Preparing for Your Post-Grad Career, a presentation for Career Day hosted by the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at McGill University on 25 March 2021 at 11:35am EST

From Graduate School to ??? What to Do Now to Get Set for What’s Next, a presentation for the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland on 11 March 2021 at 12:30pm EST

Preparing for Your Post-PhD Career, a presentation for the Pickering Centre for Research in Human Development at Carleton University on 23 February 2021 at 9am EST

Transforming Graduate Education into Awesome Post-Pandemic Careers, a presentation for the 58th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Graduate Studies on 3 February 2021 at 12pm EST

Build Relationships to Build Your Career, a presentation for the Whisperfest 2020 Conference from the Whisper Collective (The Research Whisperer, Explore and Create Co, The Thesis Whisperer) on 23 November 2020 at 5pm EST

Description of the presentation

Learn how building relationships is the secret to success in any field, and how to do it in a way that draws on your strengths and feels great, not gross.

Part of the Building cross-sector networks and online collegiality session with Dr. Raul Pacheco-Vega

Preparing for Non-Academic Career Paths, a presentation for the Department of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo on 2 November 2020 at 4pm EST

Preparing for Non-Academic Career Paths, a presentation for the Department of Philosophy at McMaster University on 20 October 2020 at 2:30pm EDT

Online Networking: Tips and Tricks, a presentation for Postdoctoral Appreciation Week from the Hospital for Sick Children on 6 October 2020, 12:30pm EDT

From PhD to…? How to Pull off a Scary, Liberating, and Ultimately Meaningful Career Transition, a keynote presentation for the Beyond Academia Conference at the University of California, Berkeley on 27 February 2020

Description of the keynote

In this talk, Jennifer Polk, co-founder of Beyond the Professoriate, will share her own experience of moving from a humanities PhD to an unexpected career as an entrepreneur. Jen will speak about the journey, lessons learned, and advice for graduate students considering what comes after graduation, and how to get there.  

Setting Goals and Keeping Them in 2020, a presentation for Beyond the Professoriate on 12 December 2019

Calling for Recognition, Better Funding and Career Training: The Canadian Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Experience, a presentation and panel discussant for Research Canada in Ottawa, Ontario on 5 June 2019

How to Set Yourself up for Job Search Success on the Non-Faculty Job Market, a presentation for Simon Fraser University Postdoctoral Association on 24 April 2019

Your PhD and What Comes After: Lessons Learned on the Journey Through and Beyond Graduate School, a presentation and conversation Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts on 2 April 2019

How to Prepare and Launch a Successful Career after Graduate Studies in History, a presentation for York University on 31 January 2019

How to Prepare & Launch a Successful Job Search Beyond the Professoriate, a presentation for the Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies in Niagara Falls, Ontario on 12 October 2018

From Researcher to …? How to Explore Your Options and Plan for Your Career after Graduation, a presentation for CQUniversity Australia on 26 July 2018

Launch Your Non-Faculty Job Search… Tomorrow!, a presentation with Maren Wood for the Beyond the Professoriate Conference on 5 May 2018

Prepping for an Altac/Postac Career in Grad School, a presentation with Alexandra Sastre of Ideas on Fire on 25 April 2017 at 1pm ET

Crafting A Meaningful Career after Graduate School, a presentation for The Graduate School at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina on 16 March 2017

Engaged Academics in the Age of Mass Distraction, a presentation with L. Maren Wood and Michelle Dionne Thompson on 3 March 2017

How to Start Your Academic Side Business, a presentation for Chronicle Vitae on Wednesday 25 January 2017

Redefining Success after Graduate School: Personal Reflections and Lessons Learned, a presentation for Health Sciences Graduate Studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario on 27 Sep 2016

Maren & Jen’s 7 Tips for Going Beyond the Professoriate, a presentation with L. Maren Wood for Chronicle Vitae on 22 June 2016

Finding Success After Graduate School, keynote speaker and facilitator for the English Graduate Student Association at the University of South Florida, Tampa on 2 Apr 2016

Putting the Liberal Arts to Work, session facilitator for Transitions: Learning Across Borders, Sectors and Silos conference, Fairmont Royal York, Toronto, 24 Mar 2016

Rethinking Success after Graduate School, speaker and facilitator for the Graduate Student Caucus Special Event at the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) Convention in Hartford, Connecticut on 19 Mar 2016

Projections: Making Film Studies Public, a keynote address for the Graduate “Un-Colloquium” for the Film Studies Association of Canada at Ryerson University in Toronto on 18 Feb  2016

From PhD to Life: Rethinking Success after Graduate School, a keynote address for the Optimize Your Graduate Experience and Beyond Gradlife event at the University of Toronto, 28 Oct 2015

From PhD Candidate to Life Coach: Rethinking Success after Graduate School, Keynote address for Beyond Academia at University of California, Santa Barbara on 15 May 2015

From PhD Candidate to Life Coach: Rethinking Success After Graduate School, Keynote address for the Universities Art Association of Canada / ArtCan on26 Oct 2014

Networking and Social Media for PhD Job Seekers, a presentation with Maren Wood for the 1st annual Beyond the Professoriate Conference which they cohosted on 10 May 2014

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Panels and roundtables

How to Help PhD Students Launch Meaningful Careers, part of The Future of PhD Candidates in the Workplace: If You’re Not Part of the Solution, You’re Part of the Problem roundtable for the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS) Annual Meeting in Montreal on 2 November 2022 at 9am EDT

How We Do the PhD Here: An International Roundtable of Deans, panel moderator at the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS) Annual Meeting, virtual session, 1 Nov 2022, 1pm EDT

Job Opportunities After Your PhD Panel Discussion: Launching a Career in Entrepreneurship with a PhD, a panelist with Claire Wu, Chris Cornthwaite, and Tonje Steigedal hosted by Tory Wobber organized by Victoria Wobber on 29 September 2022 at 12pm EDT

Non-Academic Career Paths for Postdocs, a panelist at Toronto Metropolitan University on 29 June 2022 at 1-3pm EDT

Personal Branding & Networking on LinkedIn for Industry Professionals, panelist with Eric James Stephens, Matthew Warzel, Jean-Michel Tournier, moderated by Pawan Upadhyay for the iSTEMCare Industry Career Transition Training (iCTT) Program on 19 March 2022 at 11am-12:30pm EDT

Careers Beyond Academia: Awareness and Planning, panelist with Sonali Majumdar, Gary McDowell, Chris Smith, and James Heathers facilitated by Pradeep Reddy Raamana for the Quality Conversations webinar series on 19 November 2021 at 11am EST

Navigating a Career Path Outside the Academy, facilitator for this panel with Sandra McKay, Arjun Puri, and Usha Srinivasan for EPIC Conference on 9 June 2021 at 1pm EDT

Overcoming Isolation: PhDs & Loneliness, a panelist for the Scientistt Spring Event Series on 12 March 2021 at 12pm EST

Let’s Talk About Money, a panelist for this roundtable for Labo IV and the CRIR Student Committee on 9 February 2021 at 11:30am EST

Are we ready for post-PhD careers? a panelist for the Employability: the long view session with Roxana Corduneanu, Nick Quinn, Christopher L. Caterine, Melina Szocs, Katharina Bryan, and Chiara Carlino as part of the Postgraduate (PGR) Christmas Employability and Recognition Event at the University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School on 17 December 2020 at 11am EST

How do I design my personal brand for any career? a panelist for the Horizons by Hopkins career conference from John Hopkins University on 12 November 2020 at 9:45am EST

Panelist, part of the Canadian Association for Theatre Research’s Partition/Ensemble 2020 symposium, online, 8 Aug 2020, 6pm EDT

The Educators’ Exodus to Industry: What to Do When it’s Time to Leave, a panelist with Nicole Papaioannou Lugara, Parag Mahanti, Eric James Stephens as part of Higher Hire Ed conference on 6 August 2020 at 1pm EDT

Achieving Success in Non-faculty Careers: Learning to Navigate an Uncertain Job Market, a panelist with Maren Wood and Heidi Scott Guisto for Crossroads: The Future of Graduate History Education at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey on 11 Mar 2016

Beyond the PhD: Career Pathways for Graduate Success, a panelist with Jennifer Mactavish and Greg Singer moderated by Rebecca Dirnfield for the GRADTalks Winter Lecture at Ryerson University in Toronto on 24 February 2016

Scholars as Critics, a panelist for the Centre for Media & Celebrity Studies Inagural Conference on Bridging Gaps: Higher Education, Media and Society in Toronto on 27 May 2015

Mentorship Matters: The Case for Graduate Professional Development, a panelist for the Career Seminar Series #2 from the Institute of Medical Science Students’ Association at the University of Toronto on 19 May 2015

Pursuing Alternative Career Paths, a panelist for the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) 46th Annual Convention in Toronto on 1 May 2015

Imposter Phenomenon 101, a panelist for Grad Minds at the University of Toronto on 20 January 2015

Opening Doors: Careers for Graduate Students in the Humanities, a panelist for the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto on 13 November 2014

Preparing Graduate Students for the World Outside the Academy, a panelist for the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies 52nd Annual Conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland on 28 October 2014

Imagining Otherwise: Expanding the Narrative of Academic Success, a panelist for the Universities Art Association of Canada / ArtCan on 26 October 2014

Managing Stress Throughout the PhD Program, a panelist for Versatile PhD Boston on 23 October 2014

Panelist for Queen’s Career Week at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario on 17 October 2014

The Flexible Graduate Degree in Theory and Practice, a panelist for York University in Toronto on 19 September 2014

How to Create An Exit Strategy: Informational Interviews and Networking, a panelist for Versatile PhD Boston on 28 Aug 2014

What Do Researchers Do Next? Hangout on Post-PhD Careers, a panelist for Vitae (UK) on 26 June 2014

Graduate student & PhD professional development panel discussion, for Congress 2014 at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario on 26 May 2014

What are #Altac and #Postac, and How Can a PhD Prepare You for Them? a panelist for the University of Toronto Mississauga on 1 May 2013

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Speaking and in conversation

Mental Strength, Habits & Life Balance to 10X your Research! a conversation with Susanna L. Harris of PhD Balance for PhD Summit on 19 November 2020

Gaining Perspective on Your Career, a conversion with Anna Marie Trester as part of Career Linguist’s Employing Linguistics webinar series, Conversations to Chart Your Career on 7 August 2020 at 5pm EDT

How to Flourish during Your Job Search, host of this event facilitated by Brandy Simula on 30 September 2020 at 2pm EDT

Guest speaker on professional development and PhD careers for a graduate course taught by Dr. Nathan C. Hall at McGill University on 3 December 2018

PhDs That Work: New Stats, Tough Transitions, Concrete Solutions, speaker with Maren Wood for the Future of the PhD in the Humanities conference at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario on 18 May 2016

How to successfully expand your business by listening, guest speaker for the Toronto Professional Women’s MeetUp at Ellé and Company Boutique on 12 May 2016

The Post-Ac/Alt-Ac Job Market: Finding Work Outside the Academy, speaker and facilitator for 3-Part Series at Massey College at the University of Toronto:

• Navigating the Ac/Post-ac/Alt-ac Landscape, 29 March 2016
• Transitioning into the ‘Real World,’ 12 April 2016
• Beyond the PhD Round Table Discussion, 26 April 2016

Preparing Future Professionals / Preparing Science Professionals, speaker and Q&A for Nathan Vanderford’s class at the University of Kentucky in Lexington on 7 April 2016

From PhD to Life: Rethinking Success after Graduate School, speaker and facilitator for the Faculty of Medicine at University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia on 22 January 2016

Rethinking Success after Grad School, speaker and facilitator at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia and Vancouver on 21 January 2016

Co-host and discussion facilitator for the American Historical Association Career Fair in Atlanta, Georgia on 9 January 2016

From PhD to Life, speaker and facilitator for the Faculty of Graduate Studies at York University in Toronto on 22 September 2015

Making a Successful Transition to Academic or Alt-Academic Careers, speaker for Planning Your Post-Graduation Transitions: Academic and Alt-Academic Options at the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) Graduate Student Preconference in Ottawa, Ontario on 30 May 2015

Conversations in Academia, speaker and facilitator at McMaster University on 31 March 2015

Speaker and facilitator for the Graduate Sociology Students Association meeting at the University of Toronto on 19 Mar 2015

Next Steps: Figuring out Your Career after Your PhD or Postdoc, Speaker and facilitator for Western University in London, Ontario on 12 June 2014

Plenary speaker for the SHIFT Conference at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario on 1 May 2014

Post-Academic Q & A, speaker and facilitator for the Department of History at the University of Texas, Arlington on 17 March 2014

From PhD to Life: Beyond the Tenure Track, Speaker and facilitator for the Department of Speech Language Pathology at the University of Toronto on 5 February 2014

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