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Check out the new Grad School Confidential podcast series! This monthly series is dedicated to breaking the silence over the academic and personal challenges that graduate students face, from impostor syndrome to working in isolation to dealing with failure. Read on to learn more!

By Chava Nerenberg, Graduate Programming Assistant
Monday, November 9th, 2020 - 5:00pm


Check out the new Grad School Confidential podcast series!

This monthly series is dedicated to breaking the silence over the academic and personal challenges that graduate students face, from impostor syndrome to working in isolation to dealing with failure.

The podcast has just released its first episode, "Who am I to talk about impostor syndrome?" You can access the episodes and various other resources here.

The podcast is also available via Simplecast and on various platforms (Apple, Google, Spotify).

Meet the Hosts of the Podcast

Suman Varghese, MEd, MA, is a Registered Psychologist with Counselling & Clinical Services at UAlberta. She has provided therapy to graduate students for several years and is the satellite psychologist for the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research.

Robert B. (Rob) Desjardins, PhD, is a communicator with UAlberta's Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. He spent 10 years counselling graduate student writers at the Academic Success Centre.