Kathleen

Kathleen is a proud scientist and educator from rural New England now living in St. Louis, MO. She is a first generation Ph.D. and this blog is a collection of stories documenting her journey through higher education in the "hard sciences", finding love, and entering parenthood.

Posts by Kathleen:

The PhD

I was lying face down on the bed unable to move but my mind was still grinding away at an...


Completing a Master’s Degree

Throughout my master’s program I periodically encountered difficult obstacles to overcome....


Home Life

As a master’s student, I started online dating. I started dating after the failure of a long...


Adventures in Field Work

On one trip to the field, I was joined by a new graduate student, Daler, and an undergraduate,...


A New Master’s Student

My accumulated experiences as a master’s student would begin a transformative process that...


Hello world!

My sock-less feet felt slippery in my tan loafers. It was warm for an autumn day, or so I...


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