In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Associate Professor, Dr. Lisa Jaremka, about her experience with failure, rejection, imposter syndrome, and how she's survived it all.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Alejandro Forigua about his Day in the Life as a Chemistry PhD candidate.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 2nd year Assistant Professor, Dr. Eman Tadros, about her journey and experience as a Woman of Color in academia.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with a lecturer of horticulture, greenhouse manager, and HOST of the Planthropology podcast, Vikram Baliga, about his journey to (and LOVE of) being a non-tenure track faculty member.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 3rd year PhD student and part of the PhD Balance team, Aidan Mowat, about putting yourself before grad school & knowing when it's time to make a BIG change...

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 2nd year PhD student Brianna Baker, 4th year PhD candidate Zori Paul, & 4th year PhD candidate Tanesha Johnson, about Black graduate student mental health and the importance of community.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with financial educator, and founder of Personal Finance for PhDs, Dr. Emily Roberts about how to survive tax season as a grad student.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Rachel Rivera about how to truly prioritize YOU, your health, and your mental well-being while getting your PhD.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Tracy Edwards about getting involved in mentoring as a PhD student.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Ryan Collins about how to market yourself for a non-academic job.

An update about why there was no episode this week or next week. Hug your pets extra close, friend <3.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with William Ota about ALL things science policy. they discuss his research (and love for fish), how he got involved in science policy, & resources available so that you can too.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Faith Newsome about her Day in the Life as a Health Outcomes & Bioinformatics PhD student.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 2nd year PhD student Melanie and neuroscientist turned science educator, Aida, about how to apply to grad school.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 3rd year Clinical Psychology PhD student Benjamin Katz about how to cope with emotionally-taxing PhD topics.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 1st year PhD Candidate and host of The Root of the Science Podcast, Anne Chisa about amplifying Africans in STEM, going after your passions, and not being afraid to try something new.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with recent PhD grad and current Senior Scientist at Merck, Dr. Devin Swiner, about a look-back on her PhD experience and how to identify & combat power hierarchies and dynamics in academia.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Marina Gardasevic about her Day in the Life as a Neuroscience PhD Candidate in the UK.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 7th year PhD Candidate, Megan Nadzan, about being a first generation college student in grad school.

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with 1st year post-doc, Dr. Shifali Singh, about finding, applying to, & picking a post-doc!