CUAHSI-AGU H3S Fall/Winter Cyberseminar Series: Navigating Academic Waters: Essential Skills to Thrive as a Student and Early Career Scientist
When:
- Friday, September 25, 2020 - 12:00 PM ET
- View the recording of this talk here!
- Friday, November 13, 2020 - 12:00 PM ET
Registration:
Registration is free! Register for this series here.
Dates, Speakers & Topics:
- September 25, 2020: You Do Belong: Let's Talk About Impostor Syndrome
- Rachel Scarlett, Ph.D Candidate - Purdue University
- Kamini Singha, Professor - Colorado School of Mines
- David Brown, Associate Professor - Fort Hays State University
- Hendratta Ali, Associate Professor - Fort Hays State University
- November 13: Improving Professional Relationships for a Better, Healthier Academic Experience
- Chris Lowry, Associate Professor - University at Buffalo
- Caitlyn Hall, Ph.D Candidate - Arizona State University
- Sheila Saia, Postdoctoral Research Scholar - North Carolina State University
- Nicole Gasparini, Associate Professor - Tulane University
- Julian Reyes, PhD - U.S. Department of State
Presentation Abstracts and Recordings
You Do Belong: Let's Talk About Impostor Syndrome
Have you ever felt that you don't belong in your research group or that someone made a mistake accepting you into graduate school? Do you worry that you will say or do something wrong and everyone will realize that you are a fraud? If so, you are not alone! You might be experiencing Impostor Syndrome, as everyone else does to some extent. Join us for a cyberseminar where we will discuss the pervasiveness of this phenomenon. In this webinar, the panelists will share their relationships with Impostor Syndrome - the root causes, how they deal with it, etc. - and as a group we will discuss how the scientific community can work to overcome this widespread issue in future generations of scientists. Join us for a community conversation to deconstruct this pervasive phenomenon so that you can start trying to shake off Impostor Syndrome. You do belong!
Do you have questions regarding the topic of Impostor Syndrome? If so, submit your questions here and the panelists will answer them during the cyberseminar!
View the recording of this talk here!
Improving Professional Relationships for a Better, Healthier Academic Experience
As students or early career professionals, sometimes it feels like the only constant in our lives is that our environments are always changing. Between joining a lab for grad school, getting to know advisors and lab mates, developing new collaborations, or moving to a new city to start the perfect job, we are always meeting new people and building professional relationships. While we hope that all these relationships will be collegial and positive, that isn’t always the case. Tension or anxiety can arise from conversations about work hours, authorship, job expectations, or career goals. Then there are the necessary yet sensitive topics like mental health, finances, and personal relationships. In this webinar, our panel will discuss how to have these difficult yet important conversations, develop professional relationships in academia, and handle potentially challenging relationships with advisors or colleagues. Panelists spanning a range of career stages will share their experiences, from students who are actively navigating academic relationships to professionals who are well-practiced in interpersonal communication.