I love helping make things happen for grad students and faculty. That's what I did during my Harvard career, and it's what I'm doing now for my clients as a career, academic, and life coach.
As a doctoral administrator (history, American studies), I mentored generations of students and scholars. I was awarded the Mendelsohn Prize for my work — the only administrator ever to win a prize intended for faculty. I'm certified by The Life Coach School.
I am certified by The Life Coach School whose curriculum centered on mindset and tools for tolerating discomfort and uncertainty.
More About Me
Now in my “second chapter,” I help my clients bring their passion for research and teaching into employment – traditional academic, alt-ac, and outside the academy – suited to the singular skillset the doctoral education builds.
How I think about this work
Many career services offices offer what I call a "door #1 / door #2" approach: go here for an academic job, go there to leave the academy for something else. That binary doesn't match what scholars actually want.
I don't believe in that false choice — and I don't believe in the other one either: the idea that you have to pick between practical strategy and inner work. In my experience, the opposite is true. The scholars who create the most consistent traction are the ones who strengthen outer and inner at once. The practical work and the inner work reinforce each other, every time. That's the heart of how I coach.
Who I Help
There's a lot you can do while still in graduate school to explore multiple possible paths — and it's not too late to start after graduation, either – while in a postdoc, or adjuncting.
I also work with those who've reached the tenure track and found that the constant cycle — teaching, publishing, revise-and-resubmit deadlines, service demands — may not, as it turns out, be for them. I have clients in that situation as well.
Beyond that, I help…
grad students navigating relationships with advisors, writing blocks, and work/life balance
doctoral applicants preparing their application materials
those seeking general career and life coaching
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No spam. Just thoughtful notes for figuring out what comes next.