01.19.2016 - By Chris Jones interviews PhDs about graduate school and careers to provide advice to graduate students!
Leah is the supervising scientist of education and public engagement at NEON. Her research involves remote sensing and data informatics. To learn more about Leah take a look at her profile on the neon website
Biggest Struggle
She struggled with time management and work life balance because she worked full time during graduate school.
Worst Moment
She failed her initial dissertation proposal defense.
Best Moment
Her defense.
Mindful Minutes Segment
Habit: Scheduling and time management
Book: Blogs specifically the rOpenSci blog
Productivity Tool: Evernote and Wunderlist
Best Advice: Get out of your bubble and network!
Hobbies: Climbing, hiking, and anything outdoors
Alternative PhD study: Data Science
Contact Information and Resources
Email: [email protected]
rOpenSci
Neon Data skills workshops
Data Carpentry
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