Have you ever had a great idea while sitting in traffic? Malcolm McLean did one day back in 1937. A…
In the Air: Reflections after my first oral defense
“I thought you might be crashing now after all the build-up and excitement,” my partner said to me over brunch…
A Pause Before the Passage: Oral Defense for Ph.D. Candidacy
I do my first of three oral defenses next Friday for my Ph.D. program. My literature reviews, dissertation critiques, and…
StateShifter
There are times in my life when I can feel the blurring of past and future. Where, as Anaïs Nin…
Advice For the First Leg of Your Ph.D. Journey, From Someone who has Made the Climb
What an amazing three-year journey my PhD process has been. Starting in the fall of 2019, I began attending Saybrook…