The Cohort Sistas Podcast
The Cohort Sistas Podcast is an empowering and enlightening podcast that holds space for Black women and nonbinary doctoral degree holders to share their stories, experiences, and expertise. Each episode features an engaging interview on a wide range of topics, including academic trajectory, application process, mentorship, funding, career development, mental health, and social issues. Hosted by Cohort Sistas Founder and Executive Director Dr. Ijeoma Kola, The Cohort Sistas Podcast is known for its authentic and relatable approach, providing listeners with valuable insights, practical advice, and a sense of community. Whether you're looking for inspiration, encouragement, or simply a thought-provoking conversation, this podcast is a must-listen for aspiring doctors seeking to connect, learn, and thrive.
Cohort Sistas provides digital resources, mentorship, and community to improve equity in doctoral education. While our programs and platform are open to all doctoral students, applicants, and degree holders, we prioritize and center the needs and perspectives of Black women and nonbinary scholars.
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The Cohort Sistas Podcast
Dr. Veronica Eyo on Having Three Children While Getting a Doctoral Degree & Working Full-Time
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It’s normal for many of us to choose to essentially put our lives on hold when we pursue a doctoral degree. The same cannot be said for Dr. Veronica Eyo, who had not one but three children while earning her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern California! In today’s episode, we speak with Dr. Eyo about deciding to continue pursuing her doctorate despite her first pregnancy, how things changed during COVID, and what helped her through it all. In our discussion, Dr. Eyo shares the challenges she faced and how her University lacked facilities, financial support, and adequate guidelines for student mothers and pregnant students. We dive into Dr. Eyo’s dissertation and discuss why she chose to focus on student mothers and why COVID made the process so much more challenging. She also shares a distressing anecdote about a committee member and offers some wise words of advice. Dr. Eyo shares how she had to advocate for herself and why she prioritized participating in the social life and campus community, even if it meant she had to use her breast pump while doing it! Later, we discuss why she chose to become a practicing therapist and social worker after her degree despite having intended to follow a more academic path. Tune in for an informative and honest discussion that will inspire anyone considering motherhood while pursuing their doctorate!
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