Completing a PhD is like running a marathon. You can approach it as a race and attempt to finish first, or you can merely focus on finishing. You can change up your pace, run for Read More
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(Image from BLASST cartoons) When I accepted my first academic position on completion of my PhD, I was pretty happy about it. My PhD was in Cultural Studies examining corporeal feminist philosophy and motherhood. (At Read More
My colleague, PhD candidate and friend Lilia Mantai has recently submitted her PhD (on time) and received a Faculty Highly Commended award for her achievements as an HDR student. Last year, we gave a keynote Read More
I have been umming and aahing about writing this post because it may come across as a whinge of some kind but it really isn’t meant to be. I think it’s about an Read More
“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” –Bilbo Read More
They say your first lab rotation in graduate school is the hardest – you’re adjusting from an undergraduate to graduate student, you’re adjusting to potentially a new school and a new state, you’re Read More
According to the World Health Organization, there were 18.1 million new cases of cancer and 9.6 million fatalities worldwide in 2018. Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. This emperor of maladies that afflicts over 10% of Read More
Doing a PhD is challenging enough. Add to it the complication of chronic fatigue and it might seem impossible. However, the creativity, persistence, and problem-solving skills that we develop as researchers can help us to Read More
If you haven’t read what I learnt during my first year of a PhD yet, go here. 1. “Middle of PhD” lull exists: It is not a myth – when I hit the half way mark, Read More
2017 was a big year! Our group had the opportunity to move from Utah to Emory, and we were also fortunate to be able to start a number of new projects, including adding a branch of Read More
