Ep. 23: Navigating Grad School as a Black Student: Gaslighting, Code-switching, & Choosing Hope
In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 3rd year Clinical Health Psychology PhD student, Déjà Clement, and 4th year Clinical Psychology PhD student, Lydia Muyingo, all about their experiences Black graduate students in academia.
We chat about their experiences with racial gaslighting, constant code-switching, life during the pandemic, the importance of relationships with other Black professionals, the McNair scholars program (that Déjà took part in!), and advice for any student listening to this episode.
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