Excitement. Nervousness. Fear. Pride. These are just a few of the feelings that you may experience as you start your graduate program. New beginnings are always exciting and come with a feeling of relief from the undergraduate degree you just completed, or the decision to transition out of a job or gap year. But new beginnings also come with feelings of uncertainty about what the future ... Read More

Almost a half a year into my postdoc, I had a moment when I literally screamed in my car and began offering Thanks that I was out of graduate school. Six months after my PhD I thought I was well past my graduate school roller coaster experience, but apparently not. I was so glad that in my postdoc I could breathe. I could sleep peacefully. I could enjoy going to the lab everyday. I could have a ... Read More

It’s 2020!!!! Yes you made it to a new year. And as much as you may want to believe that things will not be different this year however I challenge you to let them be bigger and better than you could have ever imagined. Please do not believe that as a graduate student this year is destined to doom and disaster. It’s not. You totally have the power create more positive experiences this year both ... Read More