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. Linda Baffo on the Benefits & Challenges of Pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Your 30s
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There are plenty of different approaches to building a career. What should come first, academic pursuits or real-world experience? Today, our guest is Dr. Linda Baffo, a health equity evaluator and public health analyst with over a decade of experience in the field. In this episode, Dr. Baffo talks about how her two years of teaching with Teach for America propelled her into the field of public health, the pros and cons of pursuing a doctoral degree in your 30s and how she used her experience in the field to supplement her in classroom learnings for a robust dissertation. Dr. Baffo shares some powerful tips on liking what you’re working on and scheduling time in, just for yourself, in order to achieve balance and overall wellness, and she tells us how her studies affirmed her existing approach to her work, helping her to gain confidence as a professional. We hope you join in for some powerful insights on how best to go about pursuing the work that you’re passionate about today.
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