There is a question I get all the time. Every year, for the past four years, someone has asked me some version of this mystifying question. “But what will you do when you finish your PhD?” “So obviously you’re going to teach at the university when you finish?” “Tell me, have you got a plan […]

When I moved from Calgary, Alberta to Edinburgh, Scotland in 2017 for my master’s degree at the University of Edinburgh, I was pretty anxious. Even though I had already been the to UK many times, and had friends here to help me out, moving overseas is difficult. The process of relocating is different for everyone […]

Last week, I was awarded the Sir James Lougheed Award of Distinction for the second time. The scholarship is handed out to students in the Province of Alberta, studying at an international university, at either the doctoral or masters level. There are eight awards in the doctoral level, each for $20,000, and seven at the […]