PhD and Me

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...

...and it still doesn't feel real! It was a busy Friday afternoon. The psychology department was hosting a day-long diversity colloquium...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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......

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...

I'll be honest: This week wasn't great. ---------------------------------- Monday started out rough. Getting out of bed felt impossible....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

They're not always the "easy pub" you're expecting. Since I began my academic career, I've been involved in about four invited...

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...

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....

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...

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...

Relationships in Academia: Part 4. Paternships. DJ and I just celebrated our first wedding anniversary. I thought this was a good...