Life Skills 900: An Autism Mom in Grad School.
This essay by Bernice Olivas explains how parenting autistic children gave her just the skills she needs to earn a Ph.D.
Bernice Olivas is many things: She is a Composition/Rhetoric Ph.D. student at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is an indigenous Latina American. She is a teacher. She is married plus kiddos. She is a polyamorous writer in deep, loving but conflicted, relationships with academic prose, fiction, and creative nonfiction. She relies on humor, coffee, and, occasionally, good beer to get by. It’s not a bad life, but it can be messy.
This essay by Bernice Olivas explains how parenting autistic children gave her just the skills she needs to earn a Ph.D.
Bernice Olivas is many things: She is a Composition/Rhetoric Ph.D. student at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is an indigenous Latina American. She is a teacher. She is married plus kiddos. She is a polyamorous writer in deep, loving but conflicted, relationships with academic prose, fiction, and creative nonfiction. She relies on humor, coffee, and, occasionally, good beer to get by. It’s not a bad life, but it can be messy.
Financial
Savvy and Thin Mints:
or, How Girl Scout Cookies Helped Me Pay for Grad School.
This essay by Valerie Shepard provides advice on how to find and manage your money in grad school; lessons in part learned by selling Girl Scout cookies.
Valerie Shepard earned her Ph.D. in English Literature from UCLA. She is the Program Manager of the UCLA Graduate Student Resource Center, where she works to create a healthy learning environment for all UCLA graduate and professional school students.
or, How Girl Scout Cookies Helped Me Pay for Grad School.
This essay by Valerie Shepard provides advice on how to find and manage your money in grad school; lessons in part learned by selling Girl Scout cookies.
Valerie Shepard earned her Ph.D. in English Literature from UCLA. She is the Program Manager of the UCLA Graduate Student Resource Center, where she works to create a healthy learning environment for all UCLA graduate and professional school students.
Aerial Roots: How Circus Has Helped Me Grow as an Ecologist.
This essay by Samantha Schwab shows how she is learning, like many grad students, to master new moves and overcome self-doubt.
Samantha Rose Schwab is a PhD student in the Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program at Rutgers University, a creator/performer with Kaleid Theatre, and an aerials student at the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts. With this incongruous career, she strives to discover patterns in wildlife diseases, and devise methods of reducing negative human impacts on other biota and ourselves.
This essay by Samantha Schwab shows how she is learning, like many grad students, to master new moves and overcome self-doubt.
Samantha Rose Schwab is a PhD student in the Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program at Rutgers University, a creator/performer with Kaleid Theatre, and an aerials student at the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts. With this incongruous career, she strives to discover patterns in wildlife diseases, and devise methods of reducing negative human impacts on other biota and ourselves.
Working the Grind in Graduate School: Lessons from a Big Ten Athlete.
This essay by Courtney Yaeger applies the secrets of elite athletes to the grad school playing field.
Courtney Yaeger is a doctoral candidate in neuroscience at UCLA. Her research is focused on analyzing brain circuitry throughout development. She hopes that her work will uncover how the developing brain changes with experience and may help form an understanding of disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, and autism. She still loves to run and will compete in the 2015 Boston Marathon.
This essay by Courtney Yaeger applies the secrets of elite athletes to the grad school playing field.
Courtney Yaeger is a doctoral candidate in neuroscience at UCLA. Her research is focused on analyzing brain circuitry throughout development. She hopes that her work will uncover how the developing brain changes with experience and may help form an understanding of disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, and autism. She still loves to run and will compete in the 2015 Boston Marathon.
Rotten Apples and Rewriting the Rules.
This essay by Derek Cavilla demonstrates how positive character traits can emerge from difficult situations — in his case being raised by a single parent.
Derek Cavilla earned his M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership in 2013 and is currently pursuing an Ed.D. in Education, both from the University of Central Florida. He is the instructional coach at a public charter school and supports the intellectual and affective needs of elementary students using a focus on gifted education strategies. Upon completion of his doctorate, Derek plans to work on educational policy at the state and national level.
This essay by Derek Cavilla demonstrates how positive character traits can emerge from difficult situations — in his case being raised by a single parent.
Derek Cavilla earned his M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership in 2013 and is currently pursuing an Ed.D. in Education, both from the University of Central Florida. He is the instructional coach at a public charter school and supports the intellectual and affective needs of elementary students using a focus on gifted education strategies. Upon completion of his doctorate, Derek plans to work on educational policy at the state and national level.