60 acast.com Blasting the Bedrock https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/blasting-the-bedrock-with-jeanette-and-sharifa en Jeanette deCuba graduate school,higher education,non-traditional academic,STEM,science,geoscience,earth science Jeanette deCuba

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]]> false Jeanette deCuba blastingthebedrock@gmail.com 674e2cd24cf32e7b944a7af7 blasting-the-bedrock-with-jeanette-and-sharifa https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1733175980892-48d681e2-21b6-4db8-8c94-9e9ccee167e6.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/blasting-the-bedrock-with-jeanette-and-sharifa Blasting the Bedrock Episode Two Episode Two Tue, 04 Mar 2025 02:26:45 GMT 41:45 67c659c2f88938cb8ebdaff7 false https://shows.acast.com/blasting-the-bedrock-with-jeanette-and-sharifa/episodes/67c659c2f88938cb8ebdaff7 67c659c2f88938cb8ebdaff7 674e2cd24cf32e7b944a7af7 Finding the Perfect Supervisor for You! full 1 2 Great, you decided to continue your education and go to graduate school...now what?

Hosts Jeanette and Sharifa interview professor and paleontologist, Dr. Sarah Sheffield on how to find a graduate supervisor.


We answer all your burning questions and give you the DO’s and DON’Ts on finding your academic match when it comes to mentorship.



Time Stamps

Intro and Recap: 00:13

Sarah’s Master’s Origin Story: 03:10

Sarah’s PhD Origin Story: 06:19

Academic Red and Green Flags: 10:01

Obstacles and Challenges: 14:53

Student-Advisor Dynamics: 21:55

Asking the right questions: 28:05

Work-Life Balance: 31:12



Where to find Sarah:

https://sarahlsheffield.wordpress.com/



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]]> Great, you decided to continue your education and go to graduate school...now what?

Hosts Jeanette and Sharifa interview professor and paleontologist, Dr. Sarah Sheffield on how to find a graduate supervisor.


We answer all your burning questions and give you the DO’s and DON’Ts on finding your academic match when it comes to mentorship.



Time Stamps

Intro and Recap: 00:13

Sarah’s Master’s Origin Story: 03:10

Sarah’s PhD Origin Story: 06:19

Academic Red and Green Flags: 10:01

Obstacles and Challenges: 14:53

Student-Advisor Dynamics: 21:55

Asking the right questions: 28:05

Work-Life Balance: 31:12



Where to find Sarah:

https://sarahlsheffield.wordpress.com/



Check us out on social media:

Instagram

@blastingthebedrock

@juh_net1824

@on.average




Email us at blastingthebedrock@gmail.com

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]]> Episode One Episode One Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:00:43 GMT 22:11 674e2f08603b9bf59a052e5f false https://shows.acast.com/blasting-the-bedrock-with-jeanette-and-sharifa/episodes/674e2f08603b9bf59a052e5f 674e2f08603b9bf59a052e5f 674e2cd24cf32e7b944a7af7 Is Graduate School Right for You? full 1 1 Are you thinking about going to graduate school? Hosts, Sharifa and Jeanette, introduce themselves and get into some of the main reasons behind why (or why not) graduate school could be right for you.


Time Stamps

Introduction & Background: 00:50

Know Your "Why?": 05:13

Master's vs. PhD: 09:26

Thesis vs. Non-thesis: 10:52

Post-Graduation Planning: 11:53

When Should you Start Graduate School?: 13:35

You Belong Here :): 17:20

Diversity in Geoscience: 17:40


References

Here are some references on diversity in the Geosciences and STEM. Check them out!


No progress on diversity in 40 years 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-018-0116-6


Geoscience Faculty Diversity: We Need to Make More Progress Together

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021AV000514


NSF | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

Diversity and STEM: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities

https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23315/


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Instagram

@blastingthebedrock

@juh_net1824

@on.average


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]]> Are you thinking about going to graduate school? Hosts, Sharifa and Jeanette, introduce themselves and get into some of the main reasons behind why (or why not) graduate school could be right for you.


Time Stamps

Introduction & Background: 00:50

Know Your "Why?": 05:13

Master's vs. PhD: 09:26

Thesis vs. Non-thesis: 10:52

Post-Graduation Planning: 11:53

When Should you Start Graduate School?: 13:35

You Belong Here :): 17:20

Diversity in Geoscience: 17:40


References

Here are some references on diversity in the Geosciences and STEM. Check them out!


No progress on diversity in 40 years 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-018-0116-6


Geoscience Faculty Diversity: We Need to Make More Progress Together

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021AV000514


NSF | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

Diversity and STEM: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities

https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23315/


Check us out on social media:

Instagram

@blastingthebedrock

@juh_net1824

@on.average


Email us at blastingthebedrock@gmail.com

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