The Modern PhD Handbook
How to Survive and Thrive in Graduate School
By Samantha Schumm, PhD
Many students start grad school thinking they know what they are getting into only to find out they had no idea. I was one of them. The challenges are completely different from college classes, so it’s no wonder you need different strategies to succeed.
What’s surprising is that there are few resources to help you figure it out. This book is the manual you have been looking for with tips on mentorship, committees, goalsetting, writing, and more.
Available now on Amazon!
About Samantha Schumm
After college at Yale University (go Bulldogs!), I attended the University of Pennsylvania where I earned my PhD in Bioengineering. I developed computational models of neuronal networks to better understand the effects of traumatic brain injury on communication between networks of neurons. Beyond research, I enjoyed teaching, mentoring, and implementing the best productivity hacks I could find.
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