Latest Grad student Podcast Episodes
Building Relationships & Cultivating Community in Grad School
Dear Grad Student - August 09, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with incoming 2nd year PhD student, Katie Shillington, about building relationships and cultivating community in grad school. They discuss changing social roles post/mid-COVID, finding community that will SERVE YOU, advice for grad students at EV...
Digital Connection, Science Rap, & Standing Up to Academic Institutions with Dr. Raven "The Science Maven" Baxter
Dear Grad Student - August 02, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with recent PhD grad and award-winning and internationally-acclaimed science educator, Dr. Raven "The Science Maven" Baxter. They discuss Raven's rise to Twitter acclaim and blending personal and professional online, Raven's science raps and how ...
Episode 4 Part 2: Exercise and Cognition with Dr. Lindsay Nagamatsu and Joyla Furlano
Brain Matter Chatter (BMC) - August 02, 2021 04:00 - 48 minutesIn part two of the exercise series, Hayley (Host) and Olivia (Co-Host) discuss the cognitive benefits of exercise with Joyla Furlano and Dr. Lindsay Nagamatsu. They touch on sex differences in response to exercise, exercise in aging and disease and exercise as medicine. Joyla is a fourth-year Ph...
Episode 4 Part 1: Exercise and Mental Health
Brain Matter Chatter (BMC) - July 26, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutesIn part one of a two part series, Hayley (Host) and Olivia (Co-Host) discuss the health benefits of exercise, including the ability of exercise to boost mood. They delve into some of the neuroscience behind exercise’s beneficial impact on mood, and touch on tips for staying active as graduate st...
Episode 3: Eating Disorder with Dr. Jaclyn Siegel
Brain Matter Chatter (BMC) - July 12, 2021 05:00 - 1 hourTRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains sensitive content relating to eating disorders. In this episode, Ruby (Host) and Hayley (Co-Host) chat with Dr. Jaclyn Siegel about her experiences and research relating to eating disorders. Dr. Siegel completed her PhD at Western University in social psy...
Episode 3: Eating Disorder with Dr. Jaclyn Siegel
Brain Matter Chatter (BMC) - July 12, 2021 05:00 - 1 hourTRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains sensitive content relating to eating disorders. In this episode, Ruby (Host) and Hayley (Co-Host) chat with Dr. Jaclyn Siegel about her experiences and research relating to eating disorders. Dr. Siegel completed her PhD at Western University in social psy...
Shattered Spleens and Married Men...What a Week!
Wait...It Gets Worse - July 04, 2021 04:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsOn this week's episode we talk all about my interesting experiences being back on the dating scene as well as how I got into working in cosmetics! Want more Wait...It Gets Worse? Wanna support the show? Here are our social links so you can do just that! beacons.page/kandidly_kellyann
Episode 2: Zoom Fatigue with Michaela Kent
Brain Matter Chatter (BMC) - June 28, 2021 02:00 - 37 minutesIn this episode, Michaela Kent, a PhD student in neuroscience, at Western University, joins Ruby and Julia for a discussion on Zoom fatigue. Michaela draws on her expertise in, and research on, virtual socialization to explain why Zoom fatigue leaves many of us feeling unmotivated and unfilled a...
Back...But Like For Real This Time
Wait...It Gets Worse - June 27, 2021 04:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHello all! I missed you. I present you with 26 whole minutes of content. We talk a whole lot about mental health and the Big Sad so if that isn't your thing this may be a good one to skip. Want more of my face? Here's where to find me: https://linktr.ee/kas7594 Support the show (https://ca...
Birthday Bash EXTRAVAGANZA with June 24th Birthday Twins: Melissa, Aoon, Sarah, & Jasmin
Dear Grad Student - June 24, 2021 04:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this BONUS episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with four June 24th birthday twins about their most valuable lesson learned over the last year. Plus, Elana finally gets sentimental and shares HER most valuable lesson and some of the podcast stats to round out this season. Connect with t...
Bursting With PRIDE: The Strength, Necessity, & Community of LGBTQIA+ Folks in Academia
Dear Grad Student - June 14, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with incoming 2nd year Masters student, Annabel Gong, about their experience in grad school (& beyond) as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. They discuss shark research providing street cred, Annabel's co-hosting gig on the LGBTQ+ STEMCast, acti...
Episode 1: Supervisor-Supervisee Relationships with Dr. Melanie-Anne Atkins
Brain Matter Chatter (BMC) - June 13, 2021 20:00 - 1 hourMentor-mentee relationships are dynamic & often complex, especially when discussing mental health. In this episode, Dr. Melanie Anne Atkins, a mental health advocate and researcher & Acting Associate Director at Graduate Programs at the Center for Teaching & Learning at Western University, takes...
Episode 0: Why Now? Why Us? Why This?
Brain Matter Chatter (BMC) - June 13, 2021 19:00 - 30 minutesWelcome to the very first episode of Brain Matter Chatter (BMC). In this episode, the BMC team - Ruby, Niveen, Julia, Olivia, and Hayley - comes together to answer three big questions about the show.
Episode 0: Why Now? Why Us? Why This?
Brain Matter Chatter (BMC) - June 13, 2021 19:00 - 30 minutesWelcome to the very first episode of Brain Matter Chatter (BMC). In this episode, the BMC team - Ruby, Niveen, Julia, Olivia, and Hayley - comes together to answer three big questions about the show.
A Day in the Life of a Molecular and Developmental Biology PhD Candidate: Guillermo Sanchez
Dear Grad Student - June 07, 2021 06:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Guillermo Sanchez about his Day in the Life as a Molecular and Developmental Biology PhD Candidate and international student. They discuss his research in organoids (AKA science of the future), life as an international student & funding, the...
A Day in the Life of a Molecular and Developmental Biology PhD Candidate: Guillermo Sanchez
Dear Grad Student - June 07, 2021 06:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Guillermo Sanchez about his Day in the Life as a Molecular and Developmental Biology PhD Candidate and international student. They discuss his research in organoids (AKA science of the future), life as an international student & funding, the...
A Day in the Life: Guillermo Sanchez, Molecular and Developmental Biology PhD Candidate
Dear Grad Student - June 07, 2021 06:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Guillermo Sanchez about his Day in the Life as a Molecular and Developmental Biology PhD Candidate and international student. They discuss his research in organoids (AKA science of the future), life as an international student & funding, the...
Grad School with Bipolar Disorder: Flexibility, Finding Support, & Academic Instagram
Dear Grad Student - May 31, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with incoming 2nd year PhD student, Kimberly Fiock, about doing grad school with Bipolar Disorder. They discuss Kimberly's journey to diagnosis, how Bipolar disorder uniquely affects her grad school experience, her upcoming wedding (she's married...
Grad School as a Visible Religious Minority: Wearing Hijab, Mental Health, & Taking Time Off
Dear Grad Student - May 24, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 6th year PhD Candidate, Noor Sharif, about doing grad school as a visible religious minority and her #AcademicMentalHealth journey. They discuss Noor's experience as a hijab-wearing woman in Clinical Psychology, seeing clients of faith, scie...
Transitioning Out of Grad School: Wisdom, Guidance, & How to Champion Yourself
Dear Grad Student - May 17, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Dr. Maddy Orr, about transitioning out of grad school. They discuss how Maddy ended up working at the Rio Olympics, getting hired as a tenure-track prof in her 3rd year, paying thousands of dollars t...
We're Back! When Burnout Becomes a Competition
Wait...It Gets Worse - May 12, 2021 19:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHi all! After a long hiatus we are back! In this week's episode we discuss what happens when life becomes a competition of who can be the most burnt out and how to break that cycle. As always here are all of our socials: https://linktr.ee/kas7594 Support the show (https://cash.app/$kandidl...
We're Back! When Burnout Becomes a Competition
Wait...It Gets Worse - May 12, 2021 19:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHi all! After a long hiatus we are back! In this week's episode we discuss what happens when life becomes a competition of who can be the most burnt out and how to break that cycle. As always here are all of our socials: https://linktr.ee/kas7594 Support the show (https://cash.app/$kandidl...
Switching Grad Schools & PhD Advisors: A Story of Perseverance, Networking, & Luck
Dear Grad Student - May 03, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 2nd year Materials Science & Engineering PhD student, Brittney Hauke, about switching schools and PhD advisors. They discuss Brittney's research in glass, what led to the switch, the moment she "knew", how she found a new advisor, & how life...
Switching Grad Schools & PhD Advisors: A Story of Perseverance, Networking, & Luck
Dear Grad Student - May 03, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 2nd year Materials Science & Engineering PhD student, Brittney Hauke, about switching schools and PhD advisors. They discuss Brittney's research in glass, what led to the switch, the moment she "knew", how she found a new advisor, & how life...
A Day in the Life: Chloe Lieng, Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Master's Student
Dear Grad Student - April 26, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Chloe Lieng about her Day in the Life as a Master's student in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences. They discuss Chloe's research in immunology, microbiology, and host-pathogen interactions, Chloe's experience living in San Diego and working ...
A Day in the Life of a Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Master's Student: Chloe Lieng
Dear Grad Student - April 26, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Chloe Lieng about her Day in the Life as a Master's student in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences. They discuss Chloe's research in immunology, microbiology, and host-pathogen interactions, Chloe's experience living in San Diego and working ...
A Day in the Life of a Neuroscience PhD Student: Jarildy L. Javier
Dear Grad Student - April 19, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Jarildy L. Javier about her Day in the Life as a 1st year PhD student in Neuroscience. They discuss Jari's newly acquired skills as a mouse neurosurgeon and OB/GYN (lmao, yes really), loving her cohort & surviving 1st year because of them, s...
A Day in the Life: Jarildy L. Javier, Neuroscience PhD Student
Dear Grad Student - April 19, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Jarildy L. Javier about her Day in the Life as a 1st year PhD student in Neuroscience. They discuss Jari's newly acquired skills as a mouse neurosurgeon and OB/GYN (lmao, yes really), loving her cohort & surviving 1st year because of them, s...
Anime Central with French Toast
Peaches Podcast - April 16, 2021 02:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAnime! Cosplay! Rosemont, IL! We take you on an in-depth tour of the anime convention that defined our childhood on this week's episode of Peaches Podcast!
Unwritten Rules of Grad School: Being Uncomfortable, Tailoring Your Career, & Grounding Yourself
Dear Grad Student - April 13, 2021 06:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIn this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 1st year Psychology Master's Student, Kara Eversole, about the unwritten rules of grad school. They discuss becoming comfortable with the uncomfortable, prioritizing projects & tailoring your career, boundaries, and taking care of the soul. ...
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