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Building a More Diverse and Inclusive Academia With Shaz Zamore

March 25, 2021 David Mendes 00:56:58

Welcome to episode 100 of the Papa PhD podcast! In a lot of the conversations I’ve had in past interviews here on the show, we have talked about how academia and graduate school need to change. For this special episode, I’m bringing you a conversation during which I got a glimpse at what that change…

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Navigating the Corporate Space With Caolan Kovach-Orr

March 11, 2021 David Mendes 56:37

This week on Papa PhD, I’m talking with Caolan Kovach-Orr about his journey from the wet lab to a career in data science. During our conversation, we talked Caolan’s academic journey, about what skills you should focus on as a candidate, today, if you’re interested in data science, about the specifics of the interviewing process…

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Retelling Your PhD Career Story With Kerri Twigg

March 4, 2021 David Mendes 1:04:52

This week on Papa PhD, I’m bringing you my recent conversation with Kerri Twigg, career development coach, TEDx speaker, and author of “The Career Stories Method”. During our conversation, we talked about her book and about how her approach applies to PhDs transitioning out of academia and wanting to learn how to retell the ir…

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Following the Passion of Research with Mariana Vargas-Caballero

February 18, 2021 David Mendes 51:59

Many of my guests have talked about tuning into and pursuing your passion, when considering career options. In this episode, I talked with Mariana Vargas-Caballero about how she discovered her passion for science and about the choices and principles that brought her into the academic life. What you’ll learn about in this episode: The value…

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Current Challenges in Graduate Education with Paul Yachnin

January 28, 2021 David Mendes 54:52

Higher education is under pressure, these days. It has been for a while, now, but the COVID-19 pandemic may well be the proverbial straw that breaks the camel’s back, and this test is bringing to light some of the fragilities that have been under the radar until now. With me, this week, I have someone…

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Student Advocacy and Professional Development in Graduate School With Jinelle Wint

January 14, 2021 David Mendes 00:39:53

This week on Papa PhD, we’ll be focusing on graduate students and their professional development needs and common blind spots. My guest, Jinelle Wint, did her PhD in the biological sciences and throughout her academic journey, she learned the value of of working on her professional skills, and has coached many students in exploring their…

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Going From Research to Business Development With Fabrice Marquet

January 7, 2021 David Mendes 56:58

Hi and happy new year! In this first episode of 2021, I bring you a story you may in part know. A story of changing countries and cultures and of finding new horizons for yourself in the process – in my guest’s case, leading to his transition from basic research into business development. Take the…

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Rethinking Higher Ed With Eric James Stephens

December 31, 2020 David Mendes 00:51:58

This week, I’m bringing you my conversation with Eric James Stephens, Founder of ChangeHigherEd, a platform where, in the summer of 2020, being unemployed, he set out to help PhDs understand their value through live-streamed events and workshops that ended up bringing in many thought leaders into the discussion and having over 250 registered attendees. With him, I…

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Bringing Down Stress During the COVID Pandemic with Megan Kirk Chang

December 21, 2020 David Mendes 57:33

The holiday season is here and a lot of us are trying to make sense of a very challenging, for some of us a traumatizing year 2020, in preparation for the new year. This week, and to hopefully bring you some appeasement and some warmth at this time when we’d all rather be with our…

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The Art of the Informational Interview with Matteo Tardelli

December 17, 2020 David Mendes 00:45:49

If you ask me or anyone helping people with career transitions what the most powerful tool is in testing the waters and in growing your network when preparing for job hunting, you will most certainly hear these two words: informational interviews. Today’s guest has invested strongly in this exercise, so much so that he’s published…

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