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Vitamin PhD Podcast Boston University
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Vitamin PhD is a "supplement" to doctoral study produced at Boston University. Our podcast delivers career narratives and skills know-how through two formats. In Career Pathways episodes, we help you explore career options by interviewing people who have earned their doctorate and now work in a variety of sectors. In our Navigating Challenges episodes, we discuss issues that can present difficulties in graduate school, and we provide tips to help you succeed.
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Episode 5: Academic Path From a PhD with Dr. Patricia Fabian
On the final episode of season 10, the hosts are talking with Dr. Patricia Fabian about taking an academic career path after getting a PhD. We hope you have enjoyed this season of Vitamin PhD on career development!
Dr. Patricia Fabian's Links:
Website: https://www.bu.edu/sph/profile/m-fabian/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PatriciaFabianS
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Episode 4: Moving from Academia to a Non-Academic Position with Dr. Lindsey Butler
On this episode, our hosts speak with Dr. Lindsey Butler, Director of Climate and Health Resilience at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, about deciding to take a non-academic path after getting a PhD.
Websites:
https://coverage.bluecrossma.com/author/dr-lindsey-butler
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/drlindseybutler
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Episode 3: Career development: Not A One-Size Fits All With Maria Erb
Welcome to episode 3! Today, the hosts speak with Maria Erb, Director of the Newbury Center for First Generation students at Boston University, about supporting students, especially first generation students and students from underrepresented groups, in navigating career opportunities and education.
Website:
https://www.bu.edu/newbury-center/about/meet-the-staff/
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Episode 2: Decolonizing the Academy
For this episode, hosts Alexa and Adrianna speak with Dr. Autumn Asher BlackDeer, a queer decolonial scholar-activist from the Southern Cheyenne Nation who currently serves as an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver. They discuss the idea of decolonizing the academy and considerations for professional development. You can find out more about Dr. BlackDeer on her website.
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Episode 1: Career Development and Social Media
In this episode, our hosts speak with Dr. Gertrude Nonterah, the founder of The Bold PhD and speaker, expert panelist, and workshop facilitator. They discuss the meaning behind a personal brand and how to use social media to facilitate career development.
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Transition Episode: Introducing Season 10
Welcome to season 10 of Vitamin PhD! In this episode, we are introduced to this season's core capacity, career development, and we meet our new hosts: Adrianna Spindle and Alexa Friedman. We hope you enjoy listening! Stay tuned each Thursday for new episodes of this season.