The PhD Survival Guide Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
25. Casual Conversations: Why you're not broken - With Alison Miller, PhD
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! After our short little hiatus, I am proud to announce that we're back and we're starting strong with a bran...
24. Casual Conversations: Exploring non-academic paths in the PhD - With Dakota, PhD
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! As we always say here on the podcast, every PhD journey is unique. I worked full-time in the laboratory and...
23. Casual Conversations: From diverse roots, to doctorate - Crossing academic origins - With Cristina, MPH and Sarah, BS
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! In the recent past, some of you have reached out asking these key questions: Does it really make a big diff...
22. Casual Conversations: How to navigate relationships in the PhD - Creating sustainable connections - With Dr. Victoria Godieva
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! Pursuing a PhD can be a very isolating experience. You may soon come to realize that the demands of being a...
21. NOTHING IS WORKING!!! - How to properly troubleshoot - Don't be the definition of insanity
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! In my PhD, behind every single successful experiment, there were multiple (and I mean a ton) of failed expe...
20. Casual Conversations: Transforming your notes to transform your PhD - Tending to the knowledge garden - With Jorge Arango
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! In this episode, I talk to author Jorge Arango about his book - Duly Noted: Extend your mind through connec...
19. Casual Conversations: Recruitment limitations, online PhD, working full-time - With Vinita Puri
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! In this episode, I had the opportunity to talk about so many different topics and issues that various stude...
18. Conquering comprehensive exams - Comps, quals, prelims - What are they and why are they so scary?
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! At some point of your career as a PhD student, you will have to take the dreaded comprehensive exams (comps...
17. How to present with no data? - Seminar and presentation formatting - Ace your first presentation!
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! In this episode, we talk about how to give a presentation when you still have little to no data to present ...
16. Where has Ferass been? - Updates on what I've been up to - What's to come?
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! This episode is sort of like an update to tell everyone what I have been up to, why I haven't been uplo...
15. Casual Conversations: Can you be a mom in the PhD? - with Abigail
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! In this episode, we talk with Abigail, a political sciences PhD student from Canada about what it is like t...
14. Make writing easier!!! - Top things I wish I knew before I started writing in the PhD - Writer's block
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! It has been a while and I have missed you guys! We dive right back into the groove in this episode. So let&...
13. Dissertation committees are there to help - Considerations when choosing members for your committee - Committee meetings 101
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! In this episode, we break down the scary dissertation committee! This is essentially one of the first big d...
12. Transferable Skills! - What skills will you need after your PhD? - Learning from Dr. Karmaus
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! What are transferable skills and what are some key general takeaways from your time in grad school that you...
11. The infamous side projects - Stretching yourself too thin - How to get the most out of them!
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! Have you ever heard of the infamous side projects? The ones that PhD students always reference as taking up...
10. Conferences! Pt. 2 - What to put on your poster - How to present your poster
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! This episode is the second of a 2 part series dedicated to academic conferences! Academic conferences host ...
09. Conferences! Pt. 1 - Why you should go to conferences - Making friends outside the lab - Prize money?
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! This episode is the first of a 2 part series dedicated to academic conferences! Academic conferences host f...
08. Casual Conversations: Resilience in the PhD - with Nicole, BS
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! Join Nicole and I in this "Casual Conversations" episode where we talk about what it means to be resilient ...
07. Breaking the "Sorry" habit - Arrogance vs. Diffidence - Building your confidence
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! In this episode, we talk about the "Sorry" habit. Do you find that you start every response with "sorry?" W...
06. Organization makes the PhD Easier - My top organizational tools for every PhD - How many web tabs are too many?
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! In this episode, we talk about how organizational skills are essential to making a PhD easier. This is some...
05. Loss of Motivation - Could it be telling of a bigger problem? - Apathetic days
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! In this episode, we confront a problem that every PhD student faces numerous times along the way: loss of m...
04. Casual Conversations: Imposter Syndrome - with Arturo, MPH
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! In this episode, we tackle a highly requested topic: Imposter Syndrome! This is also the first episode of o...
03. Essential Skills: Reading - How to not get lost in the literature - The truth behind impact factors
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! In this episode, we tackle an incredibly important skill: reading! As a true survival guide, we will be cov...
02. How to find the right lab for YOU! - Listener comments and questions answered - The guide I didn't follow entering my PhD
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! I am honestly pleasantly shocked by the kind reception of the first episode of the podcast! I got so many q...
01. So, you want to be a PhD? - What is a PhD? - How to get started! - Breaking down the 3 biggest myths that prospective PhD students face!
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome in to our first episode of the PhD Survival Guide! This episode is more of a prologue, so let's just call this episode 0. In this episod...
Trailer
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! My name is Firas and I am super excited to announce the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! If you are interested in pursuing a PhD or are a cur...