56 min
BONUS Episode: Grad-Supervisor Relationship Configurations with Dr Jen Love and Juan Rueda UC-CIDE Podcast
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- Society & Culture
In this very special bonus episode, our hosts Milan, Thilina and Anna sit down with their Chemistry Department Head, Dr Jennifer Love, and one of her PhD grad students, Juan Rueda, for a candid and insightful conversation about grad studies, mental health and EDI.
Throughout the interview, we find out and discuss about some very relatable struggles each encountered during their Grad studies: Jen gets surprisingly honest about the sexism she experienced as a young grad student and how it shaped her career, and Juan opens up about his own encounters with depression, and how he was able to overcome them. We explore the importance of good communication, support and especially empathy as a student, and as someone in a leadership role, be it in a lab, a department or a whole field. We also hear about the importance of incorporating EDI work and ideologies into our everyday lives, from a very reliable source!
The documentary “Picture a Scientist” is mentioned several times during the interview – for more information about it, please visit: https://www.pictureascientist.com/
For more information about CIDE and what we do, please visit http://www.ucalgarycide.org/.
If you would like to reach us with your questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, please email us at UC.CIDE.Podcast@gmail.com.
In this very special bonus episode, our hosts Milan, Thilina and Anna sit down with their Chemistry Department Head, Dr Jennifer Love, and one of her PhD grad students, Juan Rueda, for a candid and insightful conversation about grad studies, mental health and EDI.
Throughout the interview, we find out and discuss about some very relatable struggles each encountered during their Grad studies: Jen gets surprisingly honest about the sexism she experienced as a young grad student and how it shaped her career, and Juan opens up about his own encounters with depression, and how he was able to overcome them. We explore the importance of good communication, support and especially empathy as a student, and as someone in a leadership role, be it in a lab, a department or a whole field. We also hear about the importance of incorporating EDI work and ideologies into our everyday lives, from a very reliable source!
The documentary “Picture a Scientist” is mentioned several times during the interview – for more information about it, please visit: https://www.pictureascientist.com/
For more information about CIDE and what we do, please visit http://www.ucalgarycide.org/.
If you would like to reach us with your questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, please email us at UC.CIDE.Podcast@gmail.com.
56 min