Grad Share
Grad Share is a podcast that examines the unique challenges of being a graduate student - specifically, the ones that don’t get talked about a whole lot: like graduate school and mental health issues, single parenting as a grad student, alternative dissertations, funding issues, going on the job market or leaving academia all together. Ultimately, my hope is that in each episode we can confront a specific challenge grad students face, commiserate about it, collect some wisdom and use it so that we can feel encouraged and empowered to do our graduate school work our way.
Podcasting since 2022 • 5 episodes
Grad Share
Latest Episodes
Episode 5: Supporting Graduate Student Writing with Professor Amanda Lock Swarr
In this episode I talk with Dr. Amanda Lock Swarr, a professor in the Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies Department at the University of Washington about a wonderful dissertation writing course they facilitated. I actually took this course and...
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Episode 4: Supporting the Mental Health of PhD Students with Zoë Ayres
In this episode, I talk with analytical scientist and mental health advocate Dr. Zoë Ayres about the importance of supporting the mental health and well being of PhD students.
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Episode 4
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Episode 3: Emotional Vulnerability and Institutional Transparency with Hannah Alpert-Abrams
In this conversation Hannah talks to me about her own career path, how she got to her current position at the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and what advice she has for graduate students thinking about either academic or alt...
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Episode 3
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Episode 2: Alternative Dissertations with Anna Williams
We tend to think of dissertations as being lengthy, written documents that might be hundreds of pages long. But have you ever been curious about what an alternative dissertation might be like? Join me as I speak with Anna Williams, a doctorate ...
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Episode 1: Diverse Careers for PhDs
This episode challenges the idea that the best career path for Humanities PhD students is one that leads toward the academy. Sure, becoming a professor is one of the career tracks for PhD students, but it isn't the only one. Join me as I talk w...
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