Natalie Lundsteen

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Most Recent Articles

August 3, 2020

Ph.D. students should take advantage of 'starter conversation' opportunities to network about their careers (opinion)

Ph.D. students should take advantage of “starter conversation” opportunities to interact with alumni and experienced professionals, Natalie Lundsteen advises.

February 10, 2020

How to find a workplace with the right culture for you (opinion)

Figuring out what the daily work environment will be like is an important consideration for graduate students in accepting and applying for jobs, advises Natalie Lundsteen.

September 23, 2019

Tips for handling a missed deadline (opinion)

It's easy to drop a ball in this busy season, writes Natalie Lundsteen, who offers some advice for how to best handle the situation.

February 25, 2019

Knowing when to drink alcohol, and how much, at professional events (opinion)

Natalie Lundsteen offers advice for graduate trainees and postdocs negotiating the dos and don'ts of drinking alcohol at professional events when potential employers are present -- and watching.

December 17, 2018

Advice for securing good reference letters (opinion)

Natalie Lundsteen shares best practices for obtaining great letters of support.

Co Authored Articles

February 7, 2022

Challenges of balancing grad school and career with family needs (opinion)

Trying to balance your own academic and career desires with family responsibilities can invoke feelings of confusion, anxiety and guilt, write Natalie Lundsteen and Arnaldo Diaz Vazquez.

August 9, 2021

Advice for helping first-generation students succeed in graduate school (opinion)

We cannot assume that just because they successfully navigated their undergraduate years they will smoothly sail through graduate training, write Arnaldo Diaz Vazquez and Natalie Lundsteen.

May 24, 2021

How to build confidence in yourself and your success (opinion)

For career advancement, you must believe in yourself and your own success, write Diane A. Safer and Natalie Lundsteen, who offer some advice on how to do so.

January 14, 2021

Colleges should make greater collaborative efforts to engage Ph.D. alumni (opinion)

Through collaborative efforts on our campuses, we can better engage such graduates and address various institutional challenges, write Anna De Cheke Qualls, Natalie Lundsteen and Tiffanie N. Purvis.

November 9, 2020

How to get the most out of one-on-one career advising (opinion)

Natalie Lundsteen and Diane A. Safer outline the essentials for getting the most out of one-on-one career advising.