Long-time readers of this blog may know that my husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for many years. Well, it finally worked!!! I’m now 31 weeks along and we are beyond excited. Read More
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I have been really busy the last several weeks working on writing my dissertation and preparing to teach an Introduction to Ecology course. All the time spent staring at my computer has me daydreaming about Read More
Here we are at the end of another month, and as usual, this month was full of interesting conversations in the academic and scholarly publishing world. Some of these include how author-nominated peer reviewers influence Read More
“It is not the only or the easiest way to come to the truth. It is one way.” – Wendell Berry When applying for my PhD program, my soon-to-be mentor offered up some solid advice about Read More
A friend of mine asked me recently how I managed to finish a PhD in three and a bit years, with a full-time job and a full-time home-life. I found it quite hard to answer Read More
At the beginning of this year I spent a frantic week applying for a doctoral sabbatical grant from the National Research Foundation here in South Africa. These grants are designed to buy you out of Read More
As part of my general attempt to make a career for myself in science, I’ve learned that one of the most useful things to do is to make friends. Not only is this a Read More
In writing, transitions have always been the most difficult for me to master. Ok maybe not even master, but just be competent at. It’s like I can’t ease into the next paragraph; I Read More
When I made this website, my intention was to create a profile website to highlight all of the super wonderful opportunities I’ve had over the past 5 years during my Ph.D. program. I managed Read More
As a Pacific Northwest native and the daughter of a fungi-fanatic and hiking enthusiast, my childhood was filled with environmental education and global exploration. As a six-year-old, I enthusiastically and quite accurately named every Salal Read More
