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Writing a Strong Diversity Statement: Tips for Graduate Students
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Writing a Strong Diversity Statement: Tips for Graduate Students

It’s more than a checklist of identities—it requires deep reflection on who you are, what you stand for, and how your work actively engages with issues of inequality and marginalization.

Alan Santinele Martino
Alan Santinele Martino
Starting Small: How My First Publication Was a Book Review and Why It Can Be a Great Place to Begin

Starting Small: How My First Publication Was a Book Review and Why It Can Be a Great Place to Begin

What helped me dip my toes into the world of academic publishing was something relatively simple: a book review.

Alan Santinele Martino
Alan Santinele Martino
Reaching Out to Faculty for Research Opportunities: A Guide for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
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Reaching Out to Faculty for Research Opportunities: A Guide for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Whether you're an undergraduate looking to explore research for the first time or a graduate student seeking mentorship, the key to success is approaching faculty thoughtfully and prepared.

Alan Santinele Martino
Alan Santinele Martino
Making Your Research Matter: Creative and Doable Knowledge Mobilization for Graduate Students
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Making Your Research Matter: Creative and Doable Knowledge Mobilization for Graduate Students

Too often, that hard-earned knowledge ends up buried in a thesis or dissertation on a shelf—out of reach of the broader audiences who could benefit from it.

Alan Santinele Martino
Alan Santinele Martino
From Deadlines to Punchlines: Navigating the Tenure Track with Humor

From Deadlines to Punchlines: Navigating the Tenure Track with Humor

But amidst the chaos and intensity, there’s one invaluable tool that can help smooth the ride: a sense of humor.

Alan Santinele Martino
Alan Santinele Martino
Connect with Your Cohort: Building Lifelong Bonds in Grad School

Connect with Your Cohort: Building Lifelong Bonds in Grad School

Your peers are navigating the same challenges you are, and building those connections can transform your grad school experience into something far more fulfilling, supportive, and even fun.

Alan Santinele Martino
Alan Santinele Martino
Why Every Grad Student Should Have a Google Scholar Profile (and Take Care of It!)
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Why Every Grad Student Should Have a Google Scholar Profile (and Take Care of It!)

Building and maintaining a Google Scholar profile is one of the simplest and most effective ways to boost your academic visibility.

Alan Santinele Martino
Alan Santinele Martino
Ancient Wisdom: On Being an Assistant Professor in My Mid-30s

Ancient Wisdom: On Being an Assistant Professor in My Mid-30s

Let’s get one thing straight: I’m in my mid-30s. Not exactly ancient, right?

Alan Santinele Martino
Alan Santinele Martino
Dealing with Rejection in Academia: Lessons from The Golden Girls

Dealing with Rejection in Academia: Lessons from The Golden Girls

Find your support network, let out your sass, laugh it off, and pick yourself up.

Alan Santinele Martino
Alan Santinele Martino
How Working at a School of Medicine Has Increased My Sexual Capital

How Working at a School of Medicine Has Increased My Sexual Capital

I’m talking about the social capital glow-up that comes with the seemingly magical words: “I work at the School of Medicine.”

Alan Santinele Martino
Alan Santinele Martino
Collaboration Over Competition: Building Supportive Academic Networks

Collaboration Over Competition: Building Supportive Academic Networks

Yes, resources in academia are finite—but that doesn’t mean our support for one another has to be.

Alan Santinele Martino
Alan Santinele Martino
An Ode to Coffee: My Tenure-Track Lifeline

An Ode to Coffee: My Tenure-Track Lifeline

When projects are endless and emails flood in, you whisper, “We’ve got this,” and so I begin.

Alan Santinele Martino
Alan Santinele Martino
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