
PhD Financing 101 (or, what I wish I knew then…)
Continuing the theme of my last post, and in the spirit of the beginning of tax season, today I’m thinking about doctoral study funding and finances. I am not a financial expert and, as with many first gen students, I…

lessons on matriculation, upon graduation
I began this post as my partner and I were driving through the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky on the way to Knoxville, Tennessee, a town I called home for four years. In July 2019, I defended my dissertation and ended…

on writing a playbook
I’ve been afraid to write. Well, to be more accurate, I’ve been afraid to blog. It’s plausible that I fear adding another task to my workload. Since arriving at The Ohio State University to begin my postdoc fellowship, I’ve published…