001: Maggie Sugg landed her dream job during the last year of her PhD.
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Maggie struggled with uncertainty about her future career while she was a graduate student. But her fears disappeared during her last year of graduate school when she landed her dream job--assistant professor at Appalachian State University. Listen to Maggie's story to hear about her best and worst moments in graduate school, and how she went on to the career of her dreams.
Maggie is an assistant professor at Appalachian State University. She received her PhD from UNC Chapel Hill in Geography. She was awarded an EPA STAR Fellowship and an NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement grant while in grad school. Her research focuses on where and when heat-related illnesses occur and how these patterns relate to the environment, socioeconomic conditions, and climate.
Biggest Struggle
Uncertainty about future career.
Worst Moment
Receiving a 16 page single-spaced review from the same reviewer at 2 different journals.
Best Moment
Receiving her EPA STAR Fellowship and NSF DDRI in the same year.
Mindful Minutes Segment
Habit: Determination
Book: Aspiring Academics: A Resource Book for Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty
Productivity Tool: To Do List
Best Advice: Some of the most successful people have been rejected many times
Hobbies: Trail Running, reading, talking with girlfriends, and outdoor sports
Alternative PhD study: Epidemiology
Contact
Intro and Outro Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music - Happy Rock
Maggie struggled with uncertainty about her future career while she was a graduate student. But her fears disappeared during her last year of graduate school when she landed her dream job--assistant professor at Appalachian State University. Listen to Maggie's story to hear about her best and worst moments in graduate school, and how she went on to the career of her dreams.
Maggie is an assistant professor at Appalachian State University. She received her PhD from UNC Chapel Hill in Geography. She was awarded an EPA STAR Fellowship and an NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement grant while in grad school. Her research focuses on where and when heat-related illnesses occur and how these patterns relate to the environment, socioeconomic conditions, and climate.
Biggest Struggle
Uncertainty about future career.
Worst Moment
Receiving a 16 page single-spaced review from the same reviewer at 2 different journals.
Best Moment
Receiving her EPA STAR Fellowship and NSF DDRI in the same year.
Mindful Minutes Segment
Habit: Determination
Book: Aspiring Academics: A Resource Book for Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty
Productivity Tool: To Do List
Best Advice: Some of the most successful people have been rejected many times
Hobbies: Trail Running, reading, talking with girlfriends, and outdoor sports
Alternative PhD study: Epidemiology
Contact
Intro and Outro Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music - Happy Rock