35.016 - Division C Fireside Chat. Navigating Professional Life After a Ph.D.: Comparing Traditional and Nontraditional Career Pathways

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Have you ever wondered what life will look like after finishing your doctoral program? This year, the Division C Fireside Chat will highlight the diverse career pathways available to us after graduate school. From post-doc fellows, faculty, researchers at not-for-profit research and evaluations firms, and the like — our panelists are ready to compare and contrast a variety of career trajectories in terms of navigating the job market, early career development, opportunities for professional autonomy and more. This session will showcase the wealth of opportunity that exists for scholars within the larger educational research realm after a Ph.D.

Sub Unit

• Graduate Student Council

Chair

• Sara Elizabeth Baszczewski, The Pennsylvania State University

Participants

• Michael K. Thomas, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Danielle S. McNamara, Arizona State University

• Nicole Anne Mancevice, University of California - Los Angeles

• Bradley Quarles, American Institutes for Research

• Lori Diane Hill, American Educational Research Association

• Nonye Alozie, SRI International

Discussant

• Rachel Miriam Vriend Croninger, The Pennsylvania State University