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New Books in Higher EducationThe Connected PhD, Part OneWhy do PhD programs assume students will become professors, when most people find careers outside academia? How can we better prepare graduate students for the post-grad career path? This episode explores:
What a “Connected PhD” program is, and why it’s necessary.
The negative impact on students when they feel "less than" or as if they have failed when they can't land a tenure-track job.
How to change the PhD so students graduate with multiple career options.
Why faculty need to approach graduate programs differently.
How students can build their mentoring and support network outside of their program, and ou...2023-01-2654 min
The Academic LifeThe Connected PhD, Part OneWhy do PhD programs assume students will become professors, when most people find careers outside academia? How can we better prepare graduate students for the post-grad career path? This episode explores:
What a “Connected PhD” program is, and why it’s necessary.
The negative impact on students when they feel "less than" or as if they have failed when they can't land a tenure-track job.
How to change the PhD so students graduate with multiple career options.
Why faculty need to approach graduate programs differently.
How students can build their mentoring and support network outside of their program, and ou...2023-01-2654 min
New Books in EducationThe Connected PhD, Part OneWhy do PhD programs assume students will become professors, when most people find careers outside academia? How can we better prepare graduate students for the post-grad career path? This episode explores:
What a “Connected PhD” program is, and why it’s necessary.
The negative impact on students when they feel "less than" or as if they have failed when they can't land a tenure-track job.
How to change the PhD so students graduate with multiple career options.
Why faculty need to approach graduate programs differently.
How students can build their mentoring and support network outside of their program, and ou...2023-01-2654 min
NINDS's Building Up the NerveS3E6: Becoming a mentorThe third Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast helps you strengthen your mentoring relationships with tools and advice from both trainees and faculty. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job!In the sixth episode of the season, we focus on moving from mentee to mentor, developing your mentoring philosophy, co-mentoring, and culturally aware mentorship.Featuring Ruben Dagda, PhD - Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Reno; Kathryn Graves - Psychology PhD Candidate, Yale...2022-07-0138 min
Spotlight on GSAS Students and AlumniPhD Candidate Explores Lebanese PoliticsKelly Stedem, a PhD candidate in the politics department, discusses the current protests in Lebanon and her dissertation, which explores clientelism in the country. Stedem recently coauthored an article for the Washinton Post's Monkey Cage blog about the protests.2020-01-0324 minSpotlight on GSAS Students and AlumniRussian Punk Rock from the 1970s to Pussy RiotIn this episode of the Highlights Podcast, Alexander Herbert, a PhD candidate in the history department, discusses his book, "What About Tomorrow?: An Oral History of Russian Punk from the Soviet Era to Pussy Riot."2019-12-1724 minSpotlight on GSAS Students and AlumniMusicologist Investigates Shostakovich's Musical LanguagePhD candidate Matthew Heck first fell in love with Shostakovich as a young violinist. He has spent his time at Brandeis investigating the nuts and bolts of Shostakovich's musical language—an area that he feels has been somewhat neglected by anglophone theorists.2019-06-1710 minSpotlight on GSAS Students and AlumniCan Machine Learning Solve the Challenges of Cloud Computing?Ryan Marcus, PhD'19, discusses the challenges associated with cloud computing and the ways that machine learning may be able to address them.2019-06-1108 minSpotlight on GSAS Students and AlumniPhD Student in Chemistry Investigates Turing PatternsChris Konow researches the impact of growth on Turing patterns in the Epstein Lab. Turing patterns are named after the British mathematician Alan Turing, who proposed a mechanism for how differentiation can occur within a homogeneous system. The Epstein and Fraden labs at Brandeis have provided experimental support for Turing's predictions and are currently performing research to improve our understanding of the Turing mechanism.2019-03-2108 minSpotlight on GSAS Students and AlumniJack E. Davis, PhD'94, Discusses His Pulitzer Prize Winning Book, "The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea"Jack E. Davis, PhD'94, returned to campus on March 19, 2019 to give a talk about his Pulitzer Prize winning book, "The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea." He sat down with us for half an hour to discuss the book, his next project on the history of the bald eagle and to provide some words of advice on how students of history can improve their own writing. 2019-03-2026 minSpotlight on GSAS Students and AlumniVeronica Flores, PhD'19, Lands Tenure Track Faculty PositionVeronica Flores, PhD'19, discusses her work across the disciplines of psychology and neuroscience in the Katz lab. Flores studies the effect of incidental experience on taste using a rodent model. Recently, she was selected for a faculty vacancy by Furman University in South Carolina. She will begin working in this role in August.2019-03-1813 minSpotlight on GSAS Students and AlumniStudying Biotechnology at BrandeisMaster's candidate Victor Suarez discusses his experience pursuing a dual degree in Biotechnology and Business Administration at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Heller School for Social Policy and Management.2019-01-3005 minSpotlight on GSAS Students and AlumniUnraveling the Mysteries of DNA Self-assemblyJanna Lowensohn, a PhD candidate in Physics, discusses the process of experimentation involved with DNA self-assembly. As a member of the Rogers Lab, she works with DNA molecules to unravel and then reprogram the self-assembly process.2019-01-3011 minSpotlight on GSAS Students and AlumniMegan Finch Analyzes the Trope of the "Mad Black Woman" in LiteratureMegan Finch discusses her dissertation, "Unreasonable Blackness: Black Women Writing Madness, 1967 – 2015," with Alyssa Stalsberg Canelli, PhD, the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.2019-01-2415 minSpotlight on GSAS Students and AlumniWhat Can Chimpanzees Teach Us about Care?PhD candidate Amy Hanes investigates the topic of care. Her field research involves working with Chimpanzees at a sanctuary in Cameroon. She analyzes care from the standpoints of touch, power dynamics between chimps and the humans that look after them.2019-01-2418 min