NSF in 21 days
I woke up really early this morning and couldn't fall back asleep. Reluctantly, I resolved to get my day started. I walked down the...
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PhDandMe
Feb 27, 20233 min read
I got a job
...and it still doesn't feel real! It was a busy Friday afternoon. The psychology department was hosting a day-long diversity colloquium...
PhDandMe
Feb 20, 20237 min read
Interview Recap
My eyes opened at 4:45AM. I was tightly wrapped in the hotel bedsheets, in the exact same position I had been in when I fell asleep. As I...
PhDandMe
Jan 20, 20235 min read
I had an interview
I've been trying to write this post for a week now... Recently, I had an on-campus interview for a tenure-track, assistant professor...
PhDandMe
Jan 5, 20234 min read
Hey, stranger
This is my final year of postdoc. And I have some thoughts. How do I know it's my final year of postdoc? Because I say so. Here's a quick...
PhDandMe
May 24, 20225 min read
lessons 4 years post-phd
May 22 is the anniversary of my PhD dissertation defense. I still hold this day very near and dear to my heart, and try to acknowledge it...
PhDandMe
Nov 3, 20212 min read
Spooky szn
Well, Halloween sure came and went, didn't it? I spent the whole month of October anticipating the day and then it kind of just......
PhDandMe
Oct 29, 20215 min read
Motivation meltdown
On a scale of 1 to 10, how has your motivation been looking this past month? Let me rephrase: how has your effort been looking this past...
PhDandMe
Oct 22, 20213 min read
Weekly review
I'll be honest: This week wasn't great. ---------------------------------- Monday started out rough. Getting out of bed felt impossible....
PhDandMe
Oct 21, 20213 min read
Checking in
Hi. It's me. And it's been a while, I know. Never-mind writer's block. I think what I have is writer's anxiety. I can't tell you how much...
PhDandMe
Jul 5, 20215 min read
Roadtrip recap
Our journey half way across the United States and back. Last month, DJ and I ambitiously took an 8-day road trip from our home in North...
PhDandMe
Jun 1, 20213 min read
California love
Highlights from my visit to California | A couple weeks ago, I headed to California for the first time in 9 months. It had been over a...
PhDandMe
May 14, 20214 min read
Slowing down in limbo
My third year as a T32 postdoc fellow comes to a close this summer. As of this moment, I still don't know what's next. To say that...
PhDandMe
May 10, 20211 min read
Vaccinated at last
Hi, friends. I hope you all had a nice weekend. It's been two weeks since DJ and I received the final dose of our COVID-19 vaccines,...
PhDandMe
May 3, 20213 min read
Invited submissions
They're not always the "easy pub" you're expecting. Since I began my academic career, I've been involved in about four invited...
PhDandMe
Apr 29, 20214 min read
Hello, stranger
Hi. Wow. It's been a while since I've posted on this site. It's been a busy and challenging year--for everyone. I want to re-introduce...
PhDandMe
Nov 29, 20203 min read
Black-owned business round-up
We can all feel it, right? It's time to change the status quo. Take on new traditions. Be more thoughtful about where we spend our money....
PhDandMe
Oct 25, 20202 min read
thankful for this
Lately I've been trying to incorporate a little more gratitude into my life. I don't have a gratitude journal or any kind of daily...
PhDandMe
Oct 14, 20204 min read
Rest is a basic need
How often do you tell yourself some variation of: I just need to buckle down and get to work Now, how often do you tell yourself: I just...
PhDandMe
Oct 10, 20204 min read
RIA 4: Partnerships
Relationships in Academia: Part 4. Paternships. DJ and I just celebrated our first wedding anniversary. I thought this was a good...
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