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For this episode, hosts Alexa and Adrianna speak with Dr.  Autumn Asher BlackDeer, a queer decolonial scholar-activist from the Southern Cheyenne Nation who currently serves as an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver. They discuss the idea of decolonizing the academy and  considerations for professional development. You can find out more about Dr. BlackDeer on her website. 

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In this episode, our hosts speak with Dr. Gertrude Nonterah, the founder of The Bold PhD and speaker, expert panelist, and workshop facilitator. They discuss the meaning behind a personal brand and how to use social media to facilitate career development. 

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Welcome to season 10 of Vitamin PhD! In this episode, we are introduced to this season's core capacity, career development, and we meet our new hosts: Adrianna Spindle and Alexa Friedman. We hope you enjoy listening! Stay tuned each Thursday for new episodes of this season.

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On today's episode, our hosts speak with Dr. Esther Jones, Associate Professor of English and the E Franklin Fraser Chair of African American Literature, Theory and Culture at Clark University, on self-awareness and what it means to practice that core capacity in our graduate and professional lives. 

Links:
Medicine and Ethics in Black Women's Speculative Fiction

Dr. Esther Jones Twitter

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Today the hosts speak with Dr. Susanna Harris, founder of PhD Balance, on how we can use self-awareness to better practice communication and advocate for our mental health. 

Links:
PhD Balance

Dr. Susanna Harris's Twitter

Dragonfly Mental Health

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Today, the hosts are talking with Dr. Hannah Čulík-Baird on the importance of using self-awareness to navigate academia and work on long-term projects. 

Links:
Cicero and the Early Latin Poets

Dr. Hannah Cúlik-Baird's Twitter

Haruki Murakami's What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

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Welcome back to Season 9 of Vitamin PhD!

Today the hosts finish their conversation with Dr. Emily Roberts, Owner of Personal Finance for PhDs. This is part 2 of an episode discussing how we can use self-awareness to take control of our finances and set ourselves up for a fiscally sustainable and successful future.

Links:
Personal Finance for PhDs

Money Scripts Quiz

Erin Lowry's Broke Millennial Book Series

PhD Stipend Survey

NAB Budget Planner

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Welcome back to Season 9 of Vitamin PhD!

Today the hosts are speaking to Dr. Emily Roberts, Owner of Personal Finance for PhDs. This is part 1 of an episode discussing how we can use self-awareness to take control of our finances and set ourselves up for a fiscally sustainable and successful future.

Links:
Personal Finance for PhDs

Money Scripts Quiz

Erin Lowry's Broke Millennial Book Series

PhD Stipend Survey

NAB Budget Planner

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Welcome to our first official episode of Season 9: Self-Awareness. In this episode, our hosts speak with Maria Erb, Director of the Boston University Newbury Center for First-Generation Students, about using self-awareness to accept our various identities and advocate for ourselves as well. 

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Boston University Newbury Center 

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In this episode, we will be meeting our new hosts for Season 9 of Vitamin PhD, Tachira Pichardo and Grace McGowan. They will be speaking with Aly and Emma, the season 8 hosts, about what their season about self awareness entails and who they will be speaking with. They also discuss their own PhD experiences in regards to how it pertains to self-awareness, along with management and leadership.