Sheryl Sandberg asks: "Why are there so few women leaders.", and in academia, we wonder: "Why are there so few women tenured professors?".I'm not qualified to give an answer to this question - and the answer itself is rather complex.…
In my previous post, I discussed the biggest challenges that I'm facing currently as a starting faculty member. As always, I turned to Twitter for some advice, and here you can find the Storify of the reactions.Very useful and honest…
Most of the time, I'm broadcasting joyful stories on my blog, sharing what I learned throughout the years as a researcher - few as they may be, I've had my fair number of Euraka moments, which I love to share…
I recently was notified about a relatively new app for meditation and mindfulness, called "Stop, Breathe & Think". The app is a perfect tool for both beginners and people with a steady meditation practice. The meditations are short, and the…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
Today I have the pleasure of inviting Genise Driscoll-Patterson to share her experience and tell us what motivates her to pursue a PhD. Genise is a PhD (Management) student at Walden University. As a Business Analyst by trade, her area…
In the latest issue of the ACI Structural Journal, the discussion and authors' closure of the very first journal paper about my research was published.This publication marks the end of a process that started long ago, in the Fall of…
Today, I have the pleasure of inviting Emily Newhook for a guest post. Emily is an outreach coordinator for the MHA degree program from The George Washington University, MHA@GW. Outside of work, she enjoys baking, writing short stories and horror…
I recently came across the following infographic, and would love to share it with you!The facts and figures are interesting to see, but I must say, that I'm not sure if you can make a distinction between "difficult" and "easy"…
Today I have the pleasure of hosting Vijay Thamarai who discusses his research journey, and what he learned to be crucial for carrying out research. Vijay is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering department in SRM University, Chennai, India with…
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