Happy Doc Student Podcast

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In this episode, Dr. Chanda Nicole Holsey shares how a devastating life event, combined with a solid education, great mentorship, and a healthy dose of networking formed a non-traditional and incredibly rewarding career. 

 Chanda received her BA in Psychology from SDSU, her MPH from Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, and completed a Doctorate of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has over 26 years of experience in public health program management. In addition to holding a professorship at Nova Southeastern University, she is a program evaluator consultant, grant reviewer, trainer, and research investigator.  She is the founder of Healthy Aims for Little Ones and Families, a children’s book author, a social media guru AND in 2018 was elected by Fleming Island Plantation (FL) Voters to serve as their CDD Board Seat 1 Supervisor. 

Highlights: 

·      Know your why – what drives you?

·      Stay true to yourself

·      Hone marketable skills while in graduate school

·      Find a mentor (and be a good mentee – do your part)

·      Network, network, network

·      Always be asking yourself: How can I reach higher heights and deeper depths?

Connect with Chanda

Facebook - HALOforFamilies

twitter - chandanicole

linkedin – chandanicole

HALO for families http://www.haloforfamilies.org/about-halo/

Other episodes you’ll want to check out that compliment this one:

#58 How to Build a GREAT Network with Dr. Jodie Hemerda  https://www.buzzsprout.com/1547113/9727132

#59 Know Thyself with Dr. Rosa I. Arriaga https://www.buzzsprout.com/1547113/9798759

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Rosa I. Arriaga received her PhD in psychology from Harvard University. She currently serves as the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies in the school of interactive computing at the Georgia Institute of technology. 

“Those who can teach and those who care become administrators.” 

“Be true to yourself and nothing in excess”

Referenced in this episode:

• Introduction to User Experience Design by Dr. Rosa I. Arriaga at Coursera.org
• A Text Message a Day Keeps the Pulmonologist Away
• https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2470654.2466233
• The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman 

Highlights

1.  Focus on creating your foundation – what SKILLS are you learning in your program? 
2. Be conscious of your values and how your life is playing out – are you HAPPY?
3. Think about your WELLNESS – how are you?
4. You are already great – you need to stay sane and BOUNDARIES are key. Are you scheduling time for a BREAK?
5. A brilliant mind can’t function if you aren’t taking care of yourself.
6. Balance your “life portfolio” – school, hobbies, friends/family – are you having FUN?
7. Be open to where you can use your tools post-graduate school  - you have skills that you can use beyond academia. 
8. Self-reflect – Are you where you need to be? Check your handbook/manual for milestones and be sure to speak to your advisor/program lead/Chair and be CANDID.
9. Do you know your WHY? You must have a why that sustains you.
10.  Feedback is not failure. Listen to the feedback and be true to yourself. 

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Support is a critical factor for degree completion but a good network can do so much more than just get you to the finish line.  In this episode we talk about the power of advocating for yourself, communicating with your network, and the power of conferences. 

Tips: 

1.     Take stock of your tribe – who can you rely on for what? Communication is key here. 

2.     Be tactical.

3.     Be ok with change.

4.     Be aware of the need of boundaries – establish them – this goes both ways, don’t burn out the people around you.

5.     Don’t forget about the researchers whose work you are citing – they can be a source of support, too!

6.     When working with your Chair – have a face-to-face conversation specifically about your communication preferences. Be open and honest at all times.

7.     In term of your committee – it really does take a village. Be sure you have the right people in your village in terms of content and methodology. Especially methodology. 

8.     Early in your program (like NOW) tap into the power of conferences – but be sure to debrief with you committee after gathering all the new ideas you will bring to the table. 

9.     Advocate your yourself.

10.  Go outside your comfort zone

Dr. Jodie Hemerda has successful navigated both the academic and business arenas for more than 20 years. Her passion for learning is evident as she actively facilitates dialogue that empowers people to become active participants in their lives, in both the classroom and boardroom. Dr. Hemerda works to connect people to others through dialogue, striving to find resolution to personal, professional, and organizational challenges. She serves as the Dean of Graduate & Online Programs at St. Thomas University.
 
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Scholarly Writing is a skill that requires practice – this podcast gives you tips and techniques to hone this critically important skill. 

“The magic of writing is the magic of discovery.”

“Writing is intercourse…there's other people involved and there's an intimacy and, a need for connection...”

“Writing is communication without you being in the room…it all has to be there on the page.”

“Good writing is like good bricklaying. It's a craft. You’ve got to do it for it to be good. And if you don't practice it, it's gunna suck.”

“It's only by finding ourselves through our writing that we become the better scholar that we want to be to make that impact.”

Top 10 Tips:

1.    Go old-school - get out a pen and paper and write long-hand. This builds in a major edit as you input your writing into your computer. 

2.    Editing is KEY to better writing – this means just go for it with your first draft. Just write!

3.    Change where you write/edit. Literally change the place where you write to move through a block.

4.    Reduce that dreaded passive voice: Print your essay and circle every “is” and then edit. 

5.    Remember you are writing for your reader – be mindful of this.

6.    Model, model, model!!! Find a favorite paragraph that resonates with you. Re-write it with your topic, following exactly that syntax. Mimic the syntax. 

7.    Read journals in your field. 

8.    Discover what journal you want to be published in - find an article. Mimic it with your research. 

9.    Engage with what you are reading. Develop a relationship with the writing you are reading. 

10. Paragraph transitions are critical! Think about your writing like giving a gallery tour. Take your reader on a tour.

“So I guess we just need another generation of professors who are a little more heartful, a little less heart, less, a little less arrogant.” 

William “Memo” Nericcio has his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Cornell University. A Professor of English and Comparative Literature, He is currently the director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences Program and serves on the faculties of Chicana/o Studies & Latin American Studies at San Diego State University.

 Connect with Bill

https://www.facebook.com/william.nericcio

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http://eyegiene.tumblr.com

https://vimeo.com/textmex

https://malas.sdsu.edu/textmex/

https://www.instagram.com/william.nericcio

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nericcio/

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Today’s episode focuses on the importance of having a systematic note-taking system. It might sound rudimentary, but it truly is the key to your success. 

Dr. Jen Robinson received her MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from Ohio University and her Ph.D. in Education from Washington State University. 

Can you answer the question: What is your note-taking system? 

Highlights and Tips

·      To be successful you need to be a good systematic note-taker – use a synthesis matrix

·      Note-taking is a skill that is related to achievement

·      Do not rush the process of becoming an expert!

·      You will be reading hundreds of articles – you must have a systematic way to organize all of this information

·      Consider reading an article and taking notes on it every night

·      Find a system that works for you (online, long-hand, hybrid: Excel spreadsheet or post it notes on a wall – both work; find the method that feels best to you!)

·      Set-it up so that your first column is your citation, then general notes, then have a column for each of your main variables/constructs of interest

·      Time saver – sets you up to write faster, you have info ready when your committee requests it, your lengthy reference section is completed as you read your articles, etc. 

·      When you take notes in your own words it protects you from potential plagiarism

·      Translation hypothesis: Your brain needs time to process the information and a synthesis matrix is one way you can facilitate this process

·      Let your habits be elastic! Be nimble, be agile (think Gumby!)

References:

 Morehead, K., Dunlosky, J., Rawson, K. A., Blasiman, R., & Hollis, R. B. (2019). Note-taking habits of 21st Century college students: implications for student learning, memory, and achievement. Memory, 27(6), 807–819. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2019.1569694 

Salame, I. I., & Thompson, A. (2020). Students’ views on strategic note-taking and its impact on performance, achievement, and learning. International Journal of Instruction, 13(2), 1–16

Chen, P.-H. (2021). In-class and after-class lecture note-taking strategies. Active Learning in Higher Education, 22(3), 245–260. https://doi-org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1177/1469787419893490

App: Liquid Text

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Both Drs. Michael Stewart and Kelly Olson Stewart received their EdDs from Arizona State University.  Michael and Kelly got married and started a family and then decided to pursue their doctoral degrees on this episode they share insights about how to not just survive but thrive when there is a doctor in the house!

Tips:

1. Communicate!
   • Know when to ask for help – and then be specific about what you need.
   • Know when to give help – and be specific about how you want to help.
2. It’s a ride best journeyed together (the person in the program should consider inviting their partner/friend/family member along for the ride and the person not getting the doctorate should consider being a co-pilot).
3. Get creative and carve out small chunks of time when you can be totally present with each other.
4. Find your theme song (see below)

 P-Prioritize

A-Activate support systems

R-Reorganize space/time/systems

T-Talk

N-Navigate & notice

E-Energize

R-Review & Remind 

The theme song they used for their journeys: I Won’t Give Up (by Jason Mraz)

When I look into your eyes

It's like watching the night sky

Or a beautiful sunrise

Well there's so much they hold

And just like them old stars

I see that you've come so far

To be right where you are

How old is your soul?

Well, I won't give up on us

Even if the skies get rough

I'm giving you all my love

I'm still looking up

And when you're needing your space

To do some navigating

I'll be here patiently waiting

To see what you find

'Cause even the stars they burn

Some even fall to the earth

We've got a lot to learn

God knows we're worth it

No, I won't give up

I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily

I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make

Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use the tools and gifts

We got yeah we got a lot at stake

And in the end you're still my friend at least we did intend

For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn

We had to learn, how to bend without the world caving in

I had to learn what I got, and what I'm not

And who I am

I won't give up on us

Even if the skies get rough

I'm giving you all my love

I'm still looking up

I'm still looking up

Well, I won't give up on us (no I'm not giving up)

God knows I'm tough (I am tough) he knows (I am loved)

We got a lot to learn (we're alive, we are loved)

God knows we're worth it (and we're worth it)

I won't give up on us

Even if the skies get rough

I'm giving you all my love

I'm still looking up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1-4u9W-bns 

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Debra Woog obtained her MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is a Crisis Navigation Partner™ with over 30 years of experience as a leadership researcher, executive, and advisor. The Boston Globe profiled Debra for her outstanding abilities to select talented candidates, motivate and develop employees, and resolve conflicts between people as well as between organizations. Her work has been featured in publications like Forbes, Inc. and U.S. News & World Report.

What is a Crisis Navigation Partner? 

A designated confidential resource who helps people through so they can lead their way to the best possible outcome from experiencing a personal or business or professional.

Crisis is inevitable. 

The 3 C's of Preparing for Crisis 

1.     Capacity

2.     Communication

3.     Community 

You can use the 3 C’s if you are in crisis mode AND use them to build your muscles so when one comes you are ready!

Lyric/Quote: “Those who dive into the sea of affliction, bring up rare pearls!” – Charles H. Spurgeon. In other words, like pearls, wisdom and resilience are born from that which causes discomfort.  

Podcasts referenced during the episode:

Expand Time with Apa-Japa: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1547113/9315017

Unleash Your Genius-  The Secret of Self-Care: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1547113/6988105

The Myth of Time Management with Mark Woods: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1547113/7136806

Connect with Debra 

http://facebook.com/connecttwo

https://www.instagram.com/connecttwo/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/connecttwo/

The assessment we discussed on the show:  https://connecttwo.outgrow.us/HC

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#54 Play along with me as I share my all-time favorite ventral vagal toning exercise. 
In just about a minute you will be moved to a state of ease and grace.  

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Are we teaching students to be unhappy? 

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Leonard Cassuto. He is a professor of English at Fordham University. He writes the graduate advisor column for the Chronicle of Higher Education and has been on the graduate education frontline for years – publishing The Graduate School Mess – What Caused It and How We Can Fix It in 2015 and more recently co-authoring The New PhD: How to Build A Better Graduate Education with Dr. Robert Weisbuch.

They argue that graduate school has been preparing PhD students for jobs that don’t exist and encouraging students to want those jobs to the detriment of their career success and personal wellbeing. 

8 – 4 – 2 – 1
8 people begin, 4 complete, of those only 2 end up in a tenured track job and only 1 of those 2 end up at a research university/university like where they went to grad school.

How do we teach students how to be happy and satisfied?
Three major themes

1. Career diversity - 
   • Degree leads to expertise in other social sectors. No shortage of jobs if you are creative – skills you learn can apply to nearly every career imaginable.
   • Career counseling – what to do with what you know.
2.  Socially engaged / Public Facing – Apply what you know  
   • Higher education should benefit all of society – let’s reform graduate school so that it illustrates public good that higher ed is and should be. 
3. Student-Centered – versus functionary of faculty research
   • Care for the student – Ethically and responsibly

Stakeholders

• Administrators – create the structure that allows change to happen – the buck stops at the president’s office. Empower the graduate deans. 
• Faculty – need to understand that students become first – this is a push back against history – implied and practical understanding that it is NOT for students it is an off-shot of faculty research
• Students – you have a choice – be the CEO of your graduate education – you will live the choices you make and that will become the life you live. Be thoughtful, aware, and informed. 

 We’ve known what the problems are – time to do something about it!
 
Listeners can receive a 30% discount on The New PhD with the code HTWN from the publisher’s site, press.jhu.edu

Connect with Len
twitter: @LCassuto
instagram: l_cassuto 

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What does it take to be successful in a doctoral program?

Horsepower

•       Intellectual discipline comes from nature and nurture

•       Doesn’t mean PhDs are smarter; but they are more educated 

•       If you’ve come this far, you probably have the horsepower, but even the strongest horses need to be broken and trained.

Humility 

•       Doctoral study is humbling; you may be used to academic success

•       You may NOT be used to receiving lots of feedback 

•       You’ve spent 20+ years in school learning shortcuts to success – now you have to relearn your learning process 

•       The sooner you humble yourself to the process and learn how to incorporate feedback, the quicker you will finish

Hmmmm

•       Hmmm… is intellectual curiosity

•       Students often want to use a dissertation to prove their perspective is correct, or to show that their ideas are right; however, if we already know the answers, then there is no point in doing a research study

•       Doctoral research is about discovery – about learning what is not known.  Often the most interesting findings are the ones that are the opposite of what we thought they would be.

•       We have to be open to new ideas and perspectives

•       We have to be truly curious about what answers will emerge from our study

•       We have to embrace that the more we learn, the less we know.

Hard Work

•       There is a reason many say a dissertation is the hardest thing you will ever do 

•       500-750 hour example – to finish in a year requires 10-15 hours a week (and that’s a real 10-15 hours researching, writing, and revising… not just time in front of a computer)

•       Difficult transition – by the end of coursework you have taught yourself to be superefficient in getting papers done - that is not the same as the iterative process of dissertation writing

•       You will have to be somewhat selfish and make short-term sacrifices

#9: The Dissertation Shift with Dr. Todd Fiore  https://www.buzzsprout.com/1547113/7242724

#47: On Curiosity and Being Human with Dr. Peter Williams https://www.buzzsprout.com/1547113/9161038

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