[Rackham] What's Next: Career Paths for Ph.D.s in the Humanities and Social Sciences View Other Sessions

Rackham is sponsoring a virtual event  for doctoral candidates in the humanities and social sciences to engage in career exploration, reflect on their skills, and gain insight into a variety of career paths. The event includes:

  1. A morning (10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.) career exploration workshop with Assistant Dean of Career and Professional Development at University of Illinois, Derek Attig. Attig has their Ph.D. in history and will facilitate a workshop designed to help participants understand their skills and imagine how they want to make an impact in their careers.
  2. Afternoon (1:00 to 2:30 p.m.) disciplinary career panels and breakout group speed mentoring conversations with our panelists working in a range of career fields.

Please find fuller session descriptions below.



Social Sciences Ph.D. Career Panel

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Ashley Reid Brown, Jeremy Welland, and Mary Wright

Panelists include:

  1. LaShonda Brenson, Senior Fellow of Diversity and Inclusion at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies (Ph.D., Political Science)
  2. Ashley Reid Brown, Principal Consultant at ghSMART (Ph.D., Political Science and Public Policy)
  3. Jeremy Welland, Global Head of Data Science and Analytics at Google (Ph.D., Economics)
  4. Mary Wright, Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning and Executive Director of the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Brown University (Ph.D., Sociology)
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