Blame It On Your Juice!: Approaches to Defying Imposter Syndrome

March 31, 2021 10:31 pm

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April 15 @ noon-1 pm (pacific)

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We will explore the oppressive force of imposter fears/syndrome on our productivity as well as build a toolkit to strengthen our resolve in the most challenging of times.

This event is co-sponsored by the Stanford Black Postdoc Association and is part of a series of workshops. Other workshops are:

Join all activities or only one! Attend at least one workshops to receive an entry into a raffle for a random drawing for 5 (five) winners, which will receive a Stanford T-shirt or other swag from the Stanford Bookstore (up to $35 value each). Opened only to trainees (graduate students, postdocs, clinical fellows, etc.).

Speakers: 

Debra (Deb) Karhson, Ph.D., is the Grant Writing Academy’s Assistant Director for JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) initiatives and a Basic Life Research Scientist in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department in the Autism and Developmental Disorders Research Program. Deb’s deep love of research was a strong catalyst for her enthusiasm for grantsmanship, particularly for support mechanisms dedicated to diversifying the research workforce. With her extensive experience in diversity-related grants, Deb will provide strategic support and advice for trainees interested in the new series of NIH K-awards and other equity-based grants.

Miranda Stratton, Ph..D., is the Assistant Director for Biosciences Diversity Programs in the Stanford School of Medicine. She is a trained cell biologist turned diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practitioner who is passionate about creating equitable spaces and developing inclusive communities. Her current role at Stanford involves bringing DEI practices into recruitment and retention efforts for the Biosciences PhD programs, especially recruiting prospective students from historically excluded communities in STEM or marginalized groups. She also identify as a former first-generation and/or low-income (FLI) college to graduate student.