Dr. Jacqueline Lutz || Digital Therapeutics (DTx)

Dr. Vicky Murphy-Sanchez || Her Path to People Analytics

On this episode, we get to hear from Dr. Vicky Murphy-Sanchez about her experience working her way through the fields of Mechanical Engineering, English, Education, and Operations to her current role in People Analytics at Expedia. While her trajectory may seem “non-traditional”, Vicky shares how the breadth of experiences helped her be successful across those positions, and also provides some enlightening insight into not only the skills she has carried forward from a PhD, but also what seemingly useful skills from a PhD no longer serve her in industry.

Dr. Jacqueline Lutz || Digital Therapeutics (DTx)

Take a listen! Dr. Jacqueline Lutz and I talk about digital therapeutics (DTx) and how she stayed connected to her passions after leaving a winding route through her education in Zurich.

Ep 5: Dr. Laura Engelhardt || Direct Donor TV

In this episode Dr. Laura Engelhardt talks about what inspired her to get a PhD, how she found support during her PhD, and her process of finding a role at Direct Donor TV, a non-profit marketing agency. ** As we head into the new year, I will start interviewing my network again! If you're looking to share your story and help others make sense of their PhD and what it can lead to, please reach out to me at ksmayda@gmail.com! [ksmayda@gmail.com] **

Ep 4: Dr. Evan Stein || An Academic Journey

In this episode, Dr. Evan talks about teaching, mental health, and how he found "what’s next” at many points along his journey.

Ep. 3 Dr. Krittika Krishnan || Apple

Tune in to hear Dr. Krittika Krishnan share about her experience making the decision to get a PhD at The University of Texas at Austin, switching labs during her PhD, and navigating multiple industry jobs before landing her current position as a Data Scientist at Apple! And, to top it off we offer some bonus content discussing what exactly the words "academia" and "industry" refer to.