
More about my "new" identity
It has been too long. I have been swamped with my "new" identity. Last time I blogged about getting my "eye mask" as a research...


Getting the research badge
So a while back a fellow PhD friend and I were chatting and we giggled about how getting a PhD is like a series of "tests" or "trials"...


REJECTED
"Every rejection brings you one step closer to publication" "Rejection is the norm in academic publishing" "30-50% of articles don't even...


Fear of Failure
This year has been challenging as I write my protocol and prepare to role out my research study. At times the fear of failure threatened...

As requested
So after a tweet about merging figuring out how to merge multiple docs (with edits) into one. I was asked to share this magical...


Room to Grow: Presenting to authors in your bibliography
In February I had the most amazing and simultaneously nerve wrecking experience. I opened an email from my supervisor which asked me if I...


Finding a Silver Lining
At the beginning of my PhD my University had previous PhD candidates share with us newbies their PhD journey. They were full of words...


Don't look back look forward
'Tis the season to review the year in order to plan the upcoming year. PhD work requires me to motivate myself. This is harder than it...


What is Burden of Treatment
If you've been following me on twitter you have likely picked up on the fact that my PhD centers around Burden of Treatment. But what...

Standing on the shoulders of giants
A PhD, as I now know from my first year, can be a lonely experience. I was naively expecting an experience closer to my master’s degree...