This week, we will be joined by Ariane Panzer (she/her). 

Ariane Panzer is currently a 6th year PhD candidate. After working as a research technician for several years, she joined the Biomedical Sciences program at UC San Francisco. In her spare time, Ariane focuses on her other passions: science communication, equity and inclusion in the sciences, and open science. She also enjoys walks in the park with her dog Sophie, reading and discussing books with her book club, journaling, and recently has started watercolor painting. You can find Ariane on Twitter (@STEMbiosis).  

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This week, we will be joined by Caitlyn Cardetti (she/her).

Caitlyn is currently a PhD candidate in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology at Stoney Brook University in New York. As she is finishing her graduate school career, she has been reflecting a lot on her experiences and realized how influential getting involved in Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (GWISE) and other extracurriculars have helped her succeed and she is here to talk about them today! You can find out more about Caitlyn on her Twitter (@CaitlynCardetti).

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This week, we will be joined by Lipi Gupta, PhD (she/her). Lipi just defended her PhD in Physics 10 days ago from The University of Chicago!!! She is now headed into a software engineering-focused postdoctoral fellowship at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Being a woman in academia, STEM or research comes with its own challenges and self-advocating is necessary but that doesn’t mean it’s easy! Lipi is here today to share her experiences on this! You can find her on Twitter (@_lipigupta) and LinkedIn!

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This week, we will be joined by Haley Branch (she/her). 

Haley is currently a PhD candidate in Botany at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Being a disabled person in the academy can be challenging but when you are in a discipline that includes fieldwork, like hers, there are additional barriers to navigate. Haley’s experiences have led her to found some new initiatives at her university, including a well-being initiative and the Disabled Graduate Student Association. In addition to this, she works as a graduate research assistant with the Equity and Inclusion Office at her university. You can find her on Twitter (@HaleyABranch)!

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BONUS episode - #PhDStrongerTogether presents Future Careers: A panel on careers outside of academia!   

Our host Fay Lin (@xiaofei_lin) chats with Dr Andrea Hindman (AAAS Technology Fellow), Dr Camillia Monestime (Medical Writer), Dr Amanda Preske (Owner of Circuit Breaker), and Dr Paul Evans (Head of Scientific Training at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience) on how to break the barriers of academia post-grad school, and the many options students may not even consider when considering their future careers.  

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Check out the Stronger Together series on the PhD Balance website for more information and to check out this month's Stronger Together topic! You can also revisit all our past Stronger Together topics at any time - examples include Imposter Syndrome, Mental Health during a Crises, Work-Life Balance, Finding Your Academic Home, Mental Illness in Grad School and MUCH MORE! 

This week, we will be joined by Alexandra Bobb-Woodson (she/her).

Alexandra (Allie) is currently a doctoral candidate in school psychology. She became a mom for the first time in 2014, two years after she failed out of undergrad. Allie returned to school when she found out she was expecting her 2nd child and has been going ever since! Parenting in graduate school has given her an interesting perspective on her work and has been the motivation for every big leap she takes! Find her on Instagram (@alexandrawdsn).

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This week, we will be joined by Abby Nissenbaum (she/her).

Abby is an MBA candidate and a data analyst in Nashville, Tennessee. After refusing to falsify data as requested by her advisor, she received retaliation and was asked to leave her PhD in Social Psychology. Abby is ALSO a talented musician and singer currently working on a forthcoming single (coming out on June 18th!) and EP, centred on themes of harassment and abuse in academia, as well as mental health consequences. You can find Abby on Instagram (@abbynissenbaum) and Twitter (@abbynissenbaum)!

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This week, we will be joined by Stephanie Deppe, PhD (she/her). 

Stephanie is a science communicator with the Vera C Rubin Observatory! After completing her PhD in Physics from the University of Michigan in 2019, she decided to pursue a career in Science Communication and even though she had a lot of varied experiences in SciComm during her PhD, she still had a lot of career uncertainty going into post-PhD life. And to complicate things, the world went into a pandemic and Stephanie was also suffering from extreme burnout. You can find Stephanie on Instagram and Twitter (both @SpaceSciSteph) & also check out her work with the Vera C Rubin Observatory on Twitter (@VRubinObs) and Instagram (@rubin_observatory).

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This week's guest is Ben David-Purcell (he/him).

Ben is a physics PhD candidate at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He works on the ATLAS Experiment, based in CERN, Switzerland. ATLAS is an international collaboration with about 5000 members worldwide (Woah!) He's here to talk about finding your voice in a large collaboration. You can find Ben on Twitter at @BenDavisPurcell.

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This week's guest is Fátima (she/her/he/him)! Fátima is currently an assistant researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison researching ECR training spaces and developing mentor training interventions. She's going to be talking to us about all the transitions in her life so far! Find her on Twitter (@HappyStemCell)! 

A full-text transcript of this episode is available via google doc. 

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