Episode 2: Playing the Game of Graduate School (with Dr. Ayana Martin)

In today's episode, I speak to Dr. Ayana Martin about everything from advocating for yourself, using mental health counseling to get unstuck, and dealing with imposter syndrome. She also talks about the process and steps that she made to understand the options that she wanted to explore outside of academia.

Ayana Martin, PhD completed her degree in Molecular Medicine and Translational Science at Wake Forest University. While in grad school, Ayana served as the President of the Black Graduate Student Association, the graduate representative of the Student Wellness Center, and led membership recruitment for the Winston Salem Urban League Young Professionals. Ayana went on to pursue a career in scientific communication and is currently a Clinical Educator Liaison in Rheumatology at Bristol Myers Squibb. In her spare time, Ayana enjoys being a dog mom and “the cool aunt”, sewing, and even started a garden during the pandemic.

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