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"Addresses the mental health challenges of graduate school and how students can succeed and thrive. With rates of depression and anxiety six times higher among graduate students than the general population, maintaining emotional wellbeing in graduate school is vital! Students must be prepared with skills that will not only help them perform well but also help them feel well. Thriving in Graduate School: The Expert's Guide to Success and Wellness is the first book on graduate student mental health written by mental health professionals. It promotes psychologically healthy approaches to navigating the graduate school experience and teaches students that they are not alone in their mental health struggles. The authors introduce students to unique perspectives that are key to positive mental health. Additionally, this is the only book of its type to explore issues routinely faced by historically marginalized graduate students. Special sections at the end of each chapter written for faculty, administrators, and mental health professionals augment the book by suggesting ways that each of these groups can help guide and support graduate students through their journey. Featuring vignettes and experiences from actual graduate students, Thriving in Graduate School sheds light on common-but hidden-truths to help students manage the many challenges they will face and even thrive during their graduate school years. Written with compassion and humor, this is a must read for prospective students and those who seek to support them." -- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Introduction. editors' love letter to graduate students / Nicole Benedicto Elden and Arielle Shanok
• Part I. Getting Started!
• Welcome! : what you need to know about graduate school / Arielle Shanok
• Faking it : imposter syndrome in graduate school / Alice Mangan
• So... it's not just me? : coping with stress and anxiety in graduate school / Lauren Wisely
• The struggle is real! : accessing help from counseling and disability services / Inez Strama
• Part II. I Am Not Alone!
• The power of being different : navigating grad school as international students / Vivi Wei-Chun Hua
• Navigating group dynamics in graduate school / Kristan Baker
• Bearing the baggage of racial microaggressions in graduate school : a Black woman's reflections on ways to lessen the load / Adjoa Osei
• Cultivating and sustaining good mentorship / Juliana Karras-Jean Gilles, Isabella M. Elisha, and Martin D. Ruck
• Part III. Who Am I, and Why Am I Here?
• When thesis meets diapers : journeys of graduate student parents / Nicole Benedicto Elden
• "We're here, we're queer!" : LGBTQ in graduate school / Kristen A. Renn
• "To be your best self" : surviving and thriving as a trans grad student / Genny Beemyn and Abbie E. Goldberg
• Biomedical pathways : graduate student well-being in the biomedical sciences / Jess Zonana
• Who am I : my multicultural selves / Michelle Chu-Camba
• Part IV. How Do I Get Through It All?
• Financing a graduate degree : the practicalities / Phyllis Schulz
• Financing a graduate degree : the psychology / Stephanie Newman

• Getting the writing done : completing your paper, thesis, or dissertation / Karen E. Starr
• Taming the tenacious beast of procrastination : building a bridge between intention and action / Jennifer Lee and Enid Gertmenian.

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Contributors:

Shanok, Arielle, 1976- , editor

Elden, Nicole Benedicto, 1971- , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Thriving in graduate school (Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2021 — ISBN 9781538133293; LCCN 2020054172)

Subjects:

Universities and colleges — United States — Graduate work — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Graduate students — United States — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Universities and colleges — Graduate work

Universities and colleges

Graduate students

United States

Genres:

Handbooks and manuals

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 30, 2021).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 394 pages)

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

LB2371.4 .T57 2021eb

ISBNs:

9781538133309 (electronic book)
153813330X (electronic book)
9781538133293 (hardcover) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2020054173

OCLC Numbers:

1232013527