Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD Creators & Guests

Since completing his PhD in cell biology at the university of Coimbra, based on his research at McGill University, David has spent the past 9 years building his career in the medical communication and linguistic services industry. After his PhD, he worked for 4 years as a medical writer in a medical communication agency, perfecting his writing skills and creating content for pharmaceutical sales training. David has since started his own business offering linguistic services – translation, revision, and connected services – in the biomedical domain. Now a father of two, he is interested in exploring the different ways people have juggled professional and personal life after completing their MSc or their PhD.

Dr. Christopher Emdin is an Associate Professor of Science Education at Columbia University.

Danni Reches is a joint PhD fellow based at the Haifa Center for German and European Studies (HCGES) at the University of Haifa, and Leipzig University in Germany.Her PhD dissertation focuses on policy and media discourses of persons with a migration background from the MENA region to the EU. For this research, Danni receives a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Danni has a BA in Middle Eastern Studies from Leiden University, BA certificate in Peace & Conflict Studies, and an MA in International Relations - both from the University of Haifa. In addition, she has been an Erasmus student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and has been invited as a visiting fellow to Radboud University in Nijmegen. Other projects Danni works on outside of academia are people-2-people dialogue and social inclusion workshops for young adults to improve their situation in both conflict areas and in other places as minorities.

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Vikram is a horticulturist and PhD candidate studying water conservation and the manager of the teaching greenhouse and horticultural gardens at Texas Tech University. He and his wife are long time science educators and have a 4-year-old son who loves nature and science. Vikram is the host of the Planthropology Podcast.

Mary Poffenroth, Ph.D., Neurohacking Biopsychologist, fear/courage expert, and Author of Brave New You: Strategies, Tools, and Neurohacks to Live More Courageously Every Day (Hachette, 2024).From being adopted at birth to being a first generation college student to her first day at NASA and beyond, Mary has dedicated her life to understanding how best to do scary things. Her work has been featured in Forbes, TIME, Science, TED, Entrepreneur, the Wall Street Journal, SUCCESS Magazine, and Fast Company. Mary has three master’s degrees (biology, psychology, science communication) & a PhD in psychology.

Mark Crandall is a public speaker, author, podcaster, and transformational coach.

Kirsten "Kiki" Sanford is an American neurophysiologist and science communicator. Her work has included multiple audio and video programs, including the This Week in Science radio program and podcast, she also hosts the Dr. Kiki's Science Hour Podcast.

Dr. Jonathan Adler is a personality and clinical psychologist, editor, playwright and director.

Gloria Mark is a Chancellor's professor in the Department of Informatics at University of California.

Elodie Chabrol is a neuroscientist and freelance science communicator working to change the perception of science and scientists for the better, one tweet/podcast at the time.