Name: Shamika (Mika) N. Karikari

Program: Student Affairs in Higher Education Ph.D. program at Miami University

Year In Program: 3rd year

Where Can We Find You: @MikaKarikari (Twitter), http://mika-nicole.blogspot.com/

Words To Live By: "When I dare to be powerful, to exercise my strength in the service of my visions then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid- Audre Lorde

Advice: 

• Have an accountability partner who will check in with you about your progress.
• Ex. When you leave work at 5, can you call me and ask me what I’ve read today?
• You’re not bothering people or burdening them, most people want to help you
• Understand why you want to pursue a Ph.D. before pursuing it.
• Be courageous enough to go after what you want during your process

Tools:

• Google Docs 
• SisterPhd.com

Book: Present Over Perfect By Shauna Niequist

Podcast: This American Life

Self-Care:  Baking

Name: Dr. Jillian A. Martin

Program: Ph.D. College Student Affairs Administration

Words of Wisdom:

Read other writers to learn how to write and to help you find your own voice.

Be true to yourself during the process.

Create your own process.

Write every day.

Get a writing partner.

Make yourself a Ph.D. playlist

Resources:

Websites:

750words.com

Books:

The Artist's Way By Julia Cameron

Purple Hibiscus By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Color Purple By Alice Walker

What I Know For Sure Oprah

The Charleston’s Syllabus 

Podcast:

The Read

Freakonomics

Tim Ferris

The Barbershop Mentality

Music:

Jillian’s PhD Playlist on Spotifyy

I’m Getting Ready By Tasha Cobb Leonard

Your Spirit  By Tasha Cobb Leonard and Kierra Sheard

Lady Mamarlade By Pattie Labelle 

Name: Nicole

Program: Ph.D. Higher Education

Year in Program: 1st year

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