Kris/ta/ Robbins

Successfully defended my dissertation this week! Thanks to my support system for caring for me as I climbed this mountain #PHinisheD

Just submitted my first academic job application 😬 Words of encouragement are welcome! #AcademicTwitter

@CarlisaSimon Me! Stressing over all the uncertainty for my future

This is a request for community: Who all is on going on the academic job market this Fall? I’d love to start a support group of scholar friends!

Turns out I’m reviewer 2…whoops 🤷🏼‍♀️

Great first week connecting with my intern cohort and the staff at @umnscs! Starting this final step of my PhD journey feels so surreal

@grodriguezlemus Creating physical and time boundaries! I went to my campus office everyday from 9-5 to work. I never looked at my dissertation at home or on the weekends. This separation and routine kept me focused and motivated during my work time. Good luck finding what works for you!

Needed to hear this one today!

@zakijam I’m glad my mom died by Jennette McCurdy - deserving of all the hype surrounding it!

What’s the best non fiction book you read in the first half of 2023?

@_KellyOC @pshhkels My massage therapist asked me if I played college volleyball bc my shoulders were so tight 😂 At its worst, the pain would cause my entire arm to numb. After trying PT, I was diagnosed w/ chronic pain. Even w/ pain management, I sometimes physically cannot work on my dissertation

@pshhkels The last masseuse I saw touched my back and was like WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU because I had about a bajillion knots 😂😂 but in all seriousness, our bodies mirror our psychological stress in a lot of ways

I have heard too many stories of ppl developing chronic physical and mental health conditions while in a PhD program. Someone PLEASE do a longitudinal study of the neuro & physiological impact of PhD programs (Fitbit, MRI, the whole 9 yards). The findings would be groundbreaking.

@jacasiegel Investing in long-distance friendships is so important, especially in academia. Gotta hang on to those meaningful relationships 💛

During the pandemic, I started a Slack group with hundreds of grad students all over the world for friendship/accountability. From that group, I met my partner of three years, and I’ve met up with friends around the world who I met through the group. Meeting two more in Europe!

@DrZoffness I hear you - it’s so hard to walk away from the work and listen to our bodies instead of our minds. We aren’t taught to do that in academia!

@therapisting_ Embarrassing admission: 30+ years of being a student, and I still haven't figured this one out 🙄 Seems that the more passionate we are about a subject, the harder it is to prioritize self-care! 😑👎🏼

After 5 years of grad school, I finally learned that "lemme finish this one thing and then I'll eat" is an incredibly ineffective approach to work 🤦‍♀️#eatlunch #phdlife #gradschool

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Things I did this week to avoid working on my dissertation: 1. Deleted old files on my google drive 2. Cleaned out 5 years of trash from my office 3. Took surveys online for other people's dissertations 4. Started job apps #ProcrastinationStation #phdlife

Immensely proud of my BESTIE for all her hard work over the years! @Aashnacat has already made such a meaningful impact on the counseling psych world and will continue to do so for years to come. And I CANNOT WAIT to keep cheering her on through it all! #PHinisheD #HotDocSummer

@Khalil11Amani @ZhouPsychology @DrRoseMason @DrBeccaMcNally @MandyRispoli @nationwidekids Congrats!! Time to celebrate!

🎉🎉Dissertation Defense PASSED!!! 🎉🎉 A big thank you to my dissertation committee @ZhouPsychology @DrRoseMason @DrBeccaMcNally @MandyRispoli and Dr. Amanda Case for their support! 😊 Next step #APPIC internship 🦋 @nationwidekids! #PhDLife #AcademicChatter

@aashnacat YESSSSSS

After cleaning my dissertation data, I have a total of 666 participants...seems like I should just quit now, right?

and also wishing Purdue funded @PurdueEDU like @PurdueEngineers 🤣

Reading a student's final paper as he describes the confidence he gained in my course helped him to speak up in a technical engineering class that he previously felt "not smart enough" in and to suggest setting goals with his senior design group #gushing 🥰🥰