3.02: What you need to know about a PhD w/ Dr. Laura Valadez-Martinez

In this episode I speak to Dr. Laura Valadez-Martinez is a Lecturer in Social Policy at Loughborough University. Her research specialises in income adequacy, poverty measurement, and childhood poverty and wellbeing. Before that, she worked as a Research Associate at the Centre for Research in Social Policy of Loughborough University. She has also been an online tutor on childhood policies for the Inter-American Development Bank and a researcher for an international project on poverty funded by the European Union. Laura holds a PhD in Social Policy from Oxford University, where she also served as a tutor for undergraduate students. She is originally from Mexico.<br /><br />In this episode we speak about the work you have to do to maintain a scholarship, how to do PhD, the importance of building a community, how a PhD differs from other levels of education, dealing with imposter syndrome, is motivation necessary, how to address moments of low motivation, and so much more. <br /><br />Mentioned in the episide:<br />Dr. Laura's TEDx Talk: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAKsQf77nHU" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAKsQf77nHU</a><br />Dr. Laura on Twitter: @lauravaladezmtz (<a href="https://twitter.com/lauravaladezmtz)" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/lauravaladezmtz)</a><br />Dr. Laura's Contact Page: <a href="https://www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/social-policy-studies/staff/laura-valadez-martinez/" rel="noopener">https://www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/social-policy-studies/staff/laura-valadez-martinez/</a><br /><br />About the show:<br />BUY SYGS MERCH: <a href="http://www.tedoexmediahouse.com/store" rel="noopener">www.tedoexmediahouse.com/store</a><br /><br />To follow the show: @SYGSpod (Twitter and Instagram)<br />To follow the host: @tedoex<br />Our Patreon Page: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/sygspod" rel="noopener">www.patreon.com/sygspod</a><br />Email address: <a href="mailto:sygspodcast@gmail.com">sygspodcast@gmail.com</a>