Blasting the Bedrock

Great, you decided to continue your education and go to graduate school...now what?

Hosts Jeanette and Sharifa interview professor and paleontologist, Dr. Sarah Sheffield on how to find a graduate supervisor.

We answer all your burning questions and give you the DO’s and DON’Ts on finding your academic match when it comes to mentorship.

Time Stamps

Intro and Recap: 00:13

Sarah’s Master’s Origin Story: 03:10

Sarah’s PhD Origin Story: 06:19

Academic Red and Green Flags: 10:01

Obstacles and Challenges: 14:53

Student-Advisor Dynamics: 21:55

Asking the right questions: 28:05

Work-Life Balance: 31:12

Where to find Sarah:

https://sarahlsheffield.wordpress.com/

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Are you thinking about going to graduate school? Hosts, Sharifa and Jeanette, introduce themselves and get into some of the main reasons behind why (or why not) graduate school could be right for you.

Time Stamps

Introduction & Background: 00:50

Know Your "Why?": 05:13

Master's vs. PhD: 09:26

Thesis vs. Non-thesis: 10:52

Post-Graduation Planning: 11:53

When Should you Start Graduate School?: 13:35

You Belong Here :): 17:20

Diversity in Geoscience: 17:40

References

Here are some references on diversity in the Geosciences and STEM. Check them out!

No progress on diversity in 40 years 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-018-0116-6

Geoscience Faculty Diversity: We Need to Make More Progress Together

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021AV000514

NSF | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

Diversity and STEM: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities

https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23315/

Check us out on social media:

Instagram

@blastingthebedrock

@juh_net1824

@on.average

Email us at [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.