For Steve Lamos the path to his doctorate was actually more about staying in school to play in a band. It wasn’t until he had established himself as a tenured professor that the dreams of his childhood were realized, being a touring musician. Now he has to balance adult responsibilities  with those dreams starting to come true. Here’s the link to Steve’s band http://www.americanfootballmusic.com 

For Wendy Vaulton the road to her PhD was longer than most. After her course work was completed at Brandeis University she had to get a job so she could live. Then she got in involved in other really nifty policy stuff and the dissertation took a back seat, or maybe it went in the... Continue Reading →

Zach Reed wasn’t the best student in HS or early on in college, it also didn’t help that he had to fight cancer. But it was a food science class that helped defined his PhD journey. It was also advantageous that Zach likes to cook and enjoyed his chemistry classes. These were the perfect ingredients for a PhD in Food Science.

Today's guest on the podcast is an environmental toxicologist who had a bit of a circuitous route to his PhD. We talk about balancing  family, research, classroom, and lab time in route to a PhD in Zoology.