Category: Parenting while faculty
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Protect your research time by drafting off other parents who already forged a path
I first came across the concept of drafting as high school track runner. It is a tactic where a runner conserves energy by running in the ‘wake’ of a runner slightly ahead of them. This process reduces the total energy expended to fight air resistance. [Clarification: I am pretty sure that at in my waddle…
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Choosing a paper planner that matched my needs as a researcher/spouse/mom
In 2017, I was using a digital calendar and a notepad for lists. While I was hitting some work goals, I felt like I was always completing things at the last minute and not turning out things at the quality I wanted. That meant more required revisions on my manuscripts that needed to be responded…
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The principle of childcare redundancy
Since my youngest child turned one in February this year (2022), I felt more ready to leave the house on a work trip and committed to attending my first in-person conference since 2019. I decided to submit a few a conference papers for the American Association of Engineering Education annual conference based on our work…