Mama PhD

When my daughter was about to turn three, I asked her which friends she wanted to invite to her party...

I’m glad I asked last week, as I happily received many thought-provoking questions and comments, and I look forward to...

1. Low boredom threshold “The book was the worst…no just the first couple of pages. I skimmed a summary on...

Last Friday, an impromptu conversation in the mailroom at my University jolted my pulse into my aerobic zone. I might...

Non-traditional academics have many skills different from the general population of "parent volunteers" at an elementary school. This provides a...

This past week there've been several articles about balancing work and family that interested me. Scott Jaschik reported on the...

When we started the Mama, PhD blog, coeditors Caroline Grant and Elrena Evans really wanted to have a career advice...

In exactly two hours I am buying my first house as a single mom. I am not a first time...