Professional Development Resources

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Collecting data and metadata

• How to organize data in spreadsheets

• Data organization in spreadsheets

• Guide to writing a README file

Time Management

• Time Management, Productivity, and Organization

Discrimination

• Discrimination is wrong. NU has guidelines for reporting discrimination

• See the related page for Title IX offenses

Microaggresion

• Recognizing and addressing microaggression

Reviewing manuscripts and writing rejections

• Lab discussion 2020

Statistics

• 2020 Lab discussion how to mix mode

Grant writing

• 2020 phrasebank and advice

How to start a collaboration and keep it going

• 2020 lab discussion

Tips for aksing for extensions

• Tips for aksing for extensions

Errors and mistakes

• Publishing a correction because of a mistake: On finding errors in one’s published papers

• Publishing a retraction because of a mistake: Wrong alot?

• Publishing a retraction because of what appears to be fraud: #PruittGate

• Katie’s overview of her career mistakes (need to add link to presentation)

Interviewing

• Interview questions for a graduate or postdoc application

• Interview for a faculty position

Skimming a paper

• How to skim a paper

Lotterhos Lab notebook discussion

• Lotterhos Lab notebook discussion

How to write about mixed models

• How to write about mixed models

Anxiety

We all suffer from anxiety sometimes.

• NU resources for confidential support and guidance for students can be found through:

  • University Health and Counseling Services

  • The Northeastern Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service

  • the Office of Prevention and Education at Northeastern (OPEN)

  • Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion

  • Northeastern has added Find@Northeastern, which is a 24/7 mental health consulting line and can be reached at 1-877-223-9477

  • In addition, there are graduate student support groups

• NU resources for staff

  • To do, but also good benefits here and free services

• Anxiety relief for kids has techniques designed for kids, but I found really helpful in my own life

• This webpage has a good overview of cognitive distortions that we all suffer from

Nutrition and anxiety

One time I had severe fatigue. My doctor did a vitamin panel and it turned out to be a vitamin D deficiency.

• Understanding nutrition, depression and mental illnesses

• Could a vitamin or mineral deficiency be behind your fatigue?

• A review of vitamins and minerals for energy, fatigue, and cognition

• Effect of vitamin D3 on self-perceived fatigue

• Types of nutritional deficiencies you can be tested for by your doctor

Climate grief and Earth optimism

• Climate and Mind

• Earth Optimism

• Faculty resource from American Sociological Association on dealing emotional reactions to climate grief

Conflicts of interest

• Flawed MPA science retracted

Antiracism

• Anti-racist interventions to transform ecology, evolution and conservation biology departments

Lab meeting recordings

Please ask Katie for the password to view

• June 1 2021

• Aug 17, 2021 Discussion of organizing data in spreadsheets

• Aug 24 2021 Discussion of Price Equation (first half of Chap 6 of Rices’ Evolutionary Theory

• Aug 31 2021 Data Viz discussion from the NU specialist

• April 4, 2022 Genomics Pipeline Discussion

Northeastern Travel and Conference Funding for PhDs

• MSC Department-Level Funding Application The MSC grants up to $300 once per academic year. Intended to supplement advisor funding. Apply at least 30 days before conference.

• College of Science Funding Application The College of Science grants up to $350 for domestic travel/conference, or $500 for international travel/conference. It is expected that there is a matching source (PhD Network, department, or advisor). Preference is given for first-time awardees for whom it would be their first national conference. Apply at least 1 month before conference.

• PhD Network Funding Application The PhD Network grants up to $500 once per academic year. It is expected that there is a matching source (COS, department, or advisor). Apply at least 2 months before conference.