Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD
Career & Life Balance Exploration for Academics and Graduate Researchers
Episodes
May 2, 2024 • 46 mins
This week on Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD, I'm thrilled to welcome Don Martin, an expert in graduate enrollment and the founder of Grad School Roadmap. In this episode, Don shares his personal journey from being the first in his peer group to attend college and graduate school to helping others overcome the hurdles of graduate program applications. We delve into the nuances of the graduate admissions process, emphasizing the imp...
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April 25, 2024 • 49 mins
Welcome to this insightful episode of Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD, where we delve deep into the complexities of embracing life as a PhD and the broader challenges faced by those in academia, through the prism of our guest's research on high-performing professionals from the gig economy. In this episode I'm joined once again by the Professor Sue Ashford from the University of Michigan, whose prolific research on self-leadership ...
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April 18, 2024 • 51 mins
Nous ne sommes pas tous faits pareils. Ce qui nous motive, ce qui nous passionne, nos valeurs, nos priorités dans la vie, tous ces traits font de nous qui nous sommes, avec notre style particulier, avec nos besoins particuliers, avec nos tocs particuliers. Cette semaine sur Au-delà de la thèse avec Papa PhD, je t'apporte un autre trésor de la voûte – ma conversation avec Mrim Boutla, où l'on trace des liens entre la neuroplasticité...
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April 11, 2024 • 50 mins
Welcome to a new episode of Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD!In this episode, David is joined by Jonathan Adler, professor of psychology at Olin College of Engineering to explore the profound intersections of science, story-telling, and identity. Delve into the importance of selecting the right PhD program and lab, and discover Jonathan's unique perspective on understanding life's narrative through the concept of narrative identity....
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April 4, 2024 • 49 mins
Welcome to a new episode of Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD, where we dive deep into the world of personal and interpersonal effectiveness with Professor Sue Ashford of the University of Michigan.In this enlightening conversation, Sue shares insights from her recent book, "The Power of Flexing," revealing strategies for self-leadership and growth that are applicable both inside and outside academia. Whether you're a graduate studen...
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March 28, 2024 • 64 mins
Cette semaine sur Au-delà de la thèse avec Papa PhD, je t'apporte un épisode spécial Podcasthon 2024, où je te présente une association dont la mission est de créer un environnement et une communauté propices à la rédaction de thèse et d'articles - Thèsez-vous.Née en 2015, lors de la première retraite de rédaction organisée par et pour les étudiant.e.s, Thèsez-vous a pour mission la mise en place d’environnements physiques et humai...
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March 21, 2024 • 53 mins
Are you a graduate student struggling to maintain your focus amidst a barrage of digital distractions?
In this episode of Beyond the Thesis with Papa PhD we dive deep with into the secrets of optimizing your focus and attention. Gloria Mark, PhD in psychology and Chancellor's Professor Emerita at UC Irvine.
Discover how like meta awareness and identifying your attentional rhythms can help you make the most of your graduate school j...
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March 14, 2024 • 33 mins
Bienvenue sur « Horizon PhD » - le balado qui explore des milieux insoupçonnés où tu peux mettre en valeur ton doctorat.Dans cet épisode, je t’emmène dans un univers très jeune - celui du conseil scientifique aux villes.Pour nous guider dans ce nouveau système où tu peux t'intégrer comme scientifique en résidence avec les FRQ, je t'apporte Julie-Maude Normandin - conseillère scientifique en chef à la ville de Longueil.
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March 7, 2024 • 69 mins
In this treasure from the Papa PhD vault, I bring you my Season 1 conversation with Fiona Robinson. During our conversation, Fiona shares her insights on pushing through in graduate school and in life, and on her take on finding a fulfilling professional life outside of academia.
Following a PhD in RNA Biochemistry at Cambridge University and a post-doc in developmental neurobiology/oncology at the To...
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February 29, 2024 • 45 mins
Struggling with anxiety, the fear of evaluation, or just feeling overwhelmed in grad school? You're not alone.Join host David Mendes with special guest Dr. Jessica Schleider, Associate Psychology Professor at Northwestern University, as they dive deep into the mental health challenges faced by graduate students around the world, today.
Jessica L. Schleider, PhD, is Associate professor of psychology at...
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February 22, 2024 • 31 mins
Welcome to a new collab episode of the PhD Dojo with The 2nd Lab.In this new episode of the PhD Dojo, Gad Sabbatier asks me about what I mean when I talk about cognitive dissonance about career prospects as it is experienced by graduate students.Join us in this new Dojo and write us at dissonance@papaphd.com if you have a cognitive dissonance story to share!
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February 15, 2024 • 48 mins
Bienvenue à ce nouvel épisode d'Au-delà de la thèse avec Papa PhD en collaboration avec la bourse Pre-Amp d'Amplitude Ventures !Cette semaine, je parle avec Michael Mee et Virginie Petel-Légaré de la bourse Pre-Amp, un programme d'été qui transporte les jeunes scientifiques ua doctorat dans l'univers de la création d'entreprises et du capital de risque.
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February 8, 2024 • 48 mins
Bienvenue à ce nouvel épisode d'Au-delà de la thèse avec Papa PhD !Cette semaine, je parle avec Sylvie Lemieux, traductrice-réviseure passionnée, détentrice d'un doctorat en linguistique dans le domaine de l’interprétation simultanée.
Après avoir terminé sa recherche doctorale, Sylvie a constaté que la traduction était principalement étudiée du point de vue linguistique et des outils d'aide à la tradu...
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February 1, 2024 • 56 mins
This week on Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD we delve into the transformative power of graduate internships with the insightful Melissa Gismondi.We explored her journey from academia to journalism, discussing the challenges, imposter syndrome, and the importance of seizing opportunities.From running for clarity to connecting with mentors, Melissa shared valuable insights on navigating the transition from graduate school to the prof...
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January 25, 2024 • 45 mins
This week on Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD we will be talking about exploring non-traditional roles for young researchers with PhD candidate Wafaa Nasser Aldhafiri.
Wafaa Nasser Aldhafifi. Wafaa, a Master's graduate in Pharmaceutical Sciences and a current Ph.D. candidate at UNMC, stands out for her dynamic career.She founded 'The Pharma Weekly Digest', a popular newsletter spanning LinkedIn, Instag...
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January 18, 2024 • 55 mins
Bienvenue à ce nouvel épisode d'Au-delà de la thèse avec Papa PhD !Cette semaine, je parle avec Alexandre Bran, docteur en psychologie sociale intéressé à l'étude des vécus pendant et après le doctorat.
Docteur en psychologie sociale, Alexandre Bran conduit des recherche pour étudier les vécus pendant et après le doctorat. Il s’intéresse à des thématiques telles que le stress pendant le doctorat, les ...
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January 11, 2024 • 48 mins
This week on Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD we will be talking about demystifying academic branding with Dr. Sheena Howard, author of "Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation", "Black Queer Identity Matrix: Towards An Integrated Queer of Color Framework", "Critical Articulations of Race, Gender and Sexual Orientation", and "Encyclopedia of Black Comics", who is now preparing to publish her new book: "Academic Branding - ...
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January 4, 2024 • 52 mins
Cette semaine sur Au-delà de la thèse avec Papa PhD, je t'apporte un des épisodes les plus écoutés de la saison 4 – ma conversation avec Julie Lopes, accompagnatrice de doctorant.e.s.La thématique - profiter du doctorat pour mieux se connaître et profiter de mieux se connaître pour avoir un trajet plus aligné et plus productif pendant la thèse.En fin d'épisode, Julie nous fait expérimenter un exercice de recentrage qu'elle utilise ...
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December 28, 2023 • 60 mins
Do you struggle to sit down and write your thesis? Is the process painful to you?Then join me in one of the most listened episodes of last season with a specialist, a "thesis whisperer" of sorts - Martha Boeglin of Scriptoria.During my conversation with Martha, we discuss this inevitable, yet often gruesome task that is thesis writing, and Martha shares her know-how and a number of techniques and strategies to make the exercise a p...
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December 21, 2023 • 51 mins
Bienvenue sur « Horizon PhD » - le balado qui explore des milieux insoupçonnés où tu peux mettre en valeur ton doctorat.Dans cet épisode, je t’emmène dans un univers très particulier... celui des représentations du Québec à l'étranger.Pour t'accompagner dans la découverte de la diplomatie scientifique et de la valeur ajoutée que tu peux y apporter avec tes talents en recherche, je parle avec Luc Bergeron, des Fonds de Recherche du ...
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