Episode 45: Managing the Monkey Mind

Jason Titus, a recent Ph.D. from Texas Christian, joined us to discuss the question, "What do you wish you knew when you started."  Contact Us: Email: Dr. J. Scott Self Email: Dr. Linnea Rademaker Email: Dr. Peter Williams

(in my loudest "Ross" voice): We were on a break. We were on a BREAK! In this episode, we were joined by Dr. Alexandra Babino, Assistant Professor of Bilingual Education at Texas Woman's Univ. (at time of recording she was at Texas A&M Commerce). This was one of those episodes where our planning session before the recording turned into such a rich discussion that we just kept on talking. Dr. Babino helps us think about the paradigms that underpin our understanding of the world around us: a particularly important reflection for the student engaged in the dissertation! Contact Us: Email: Dr. J. Scott Self Email: Dr. Linnea Rademaker Email: Dr. Peter Williams

Thomas Brooks and Daniel Chadborn join us to discuss their transition from new doctorate to a full-time tenure-track faculty role, and revisit their doctoral experience through that lens. The Psychosocial Distancing Podcast Contact Us: Email: Dr. J. Scott Self Email: Dr. Linnea Rademaker Email: Dr. Peter Williams

Joan Otten joined us to discuss her experience of cognitive dissonance in the dissertation. Linnea was her chair, so this was an especially rich and valuable conversation. Contact Us: Email: Dr. J. Scott Self Email: Dr. Linnea Rademaker Email: Dr. Peter Williams

We discuss the ways we manage the distractions that come with stress, joy, sorrow, and major life events. Scott was supposed to cut out the last two minutes, and he decided not to :-) Contact Us: Email: Dr. J. Scott Self Email: Dr. Linnea Rademaker Email: Dr. Peter Williams

We discuss isolation, and the ways in which doc programs often limit interaction and collaboration. Send Us Your Message in a Bottle, Yeah: Email: Dr. J. Scott Self Email: Dr. Linnea Rademaker Email: Dr. Peter Williams

We were joined by Oscar "Coach" Ramos to discuss the sojourning that many students experience in the space between starting and finishing a doctorate. For some of us, that sojourning takes years. Contact Us: Email: Dr. J. Scott Self Email: Dr. Linnea Rademaker Email: Dr. Peter Williams

We were joined by Richard Remedios to discuss how one’s research agenda develops, and what students should watch for in the development of their own research agendas. Contact Us: Email: Dr. J. Scott Self Email: Dr. Linnea Rademaker Email: Dr. Peter Williams

We discuss the process of managing our "todos" and how we sometimes find that we impose odd constraints on ourselves - well, Scott does at least. Contact Us: Email: Dr. J. Scott Self Email: Dr. Linnea Rademaker Email: Dr. Peter Williams

We were joined by Emerson Graham (they, them) and Sienna Lloyd (she, her) for a great discussion on the ways that gender is represented in culture and in research. They helped to inform our approach to research design. Links and Notes: APA Guidance on Sexual Orientation in Social Sciences The Trevor Project, Fostering the Mental Health of LGBTQ Youth Contact:  Email: Dr. J. Scott Self Email: Dr. Linnea Rademaker Email: Dr. Peter Williams