Black Future Dr is a brand new podcast dedicated to showcasing the experiences of black and black mixed doctoral students in the UK (including those pursuing PhDs, as well as professional and medical doctorates).
Episodes will be released weekly starting from Monday 3rd May 2021, and will feature a different student, studying a different doctorate, at a different university.
Every episode is hosted by Nina Higson-Sweeney, a black mixed student currently studying towads a PhD in Psychology at the University of Bath.
Each episode will be 20 minutes long, and will be an informal interview between Nina and a host of guest speakers. Topics we discuss range from supervision to mentorship; from non-traditional pathways to mental health; from the application processes to future careers.
You can keep up-to-date with Black Future Dr and Nina on Twitter (@BlackFutureDr and @n_higsonsweeney).
Funding for this podcast was provided by the South West Doctoral Training Partnership (@_SWDTP on Twitter).
Podcast cover art was created by Hannah Balogun (@hannah_balogun on Instagram).
All music is from Epidemic Sounds (see their website).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Black Future Dr is a brand new podcast dedicated to showcasing the experiences of black and black mixed doctoral students in the UK (including those pursuing PhDs, as well as professional and medical doctorates).
Episodes will be released weekly starting from Monday 3rd May 2021, and will feature a different student, studying a different doctorate, at a different university.
Every episode is hosted by Nina Higson-Sweeney, a black mixed student currently studying towads a PhD in Psychology at the University of Bath.
Each episode will be 20 minutes long, and will be an informal interview between Nina and a host of guest speakers. Topics we discuss range from supervision to mentorship; from non-traditional pathways to mental health; from the application processes to future careers.
You can keep up-to-date with Black Future Dr and Nina on Twitter (@BlackFutureDr and @n_higsonsweeney).
Funding for this podcast was provided by the South West Doctoral Training Partnership (@_SWDTP on Twitter).
Podcast cover art was created by Hannah Balogun (@hannah_balogun on Instagram).
All music is from Epidemic Sounds (see their website).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode trigger warnings: Discussion of slavery re-enactments.
In this episode I have the chance to speak with fellow Black Women’s Forum UK committee member Leah Francis, who is studying for a professional doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Essex. We begin with an explanation of what the doctorate in Clinical Psychology is, and how it differs from a PhD in Psychology. We then discuss how Leah became interested in the subject, her motivations for pursuing this career, and her non-traditional journey from undergraduate to the DClinPsy (including jobs as a sabbatical officer, a teacher and an assistant psychologist). Leah shares her tips for applying and preparing for interviews, and her experiences during them, both positive and negative. We then consider issues of diversity within the doctorate and the discipline, and the consequences of implicit bias and lack of representation for students, psychologists, and service users. We wrap up the episode with some top tips about mentorship and ways to start getting your foot in the door.
Guest bio
Leah Francis is a second year Trainee Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych), at Essex University. She is currently researching the impact of austerity measures on children’s wellbeing. The research will use quantitative methods to examine this. She will also conduct a systematic review investigating the impact across groups.
Prior to her DClinPsych, Leah completed a BSc in Psychology at University College London and a MSc Mental Health: Transcultural Mental Healthcare (Culture and Global Perspectives on Mental Health Care) at Bart’s & The London, QMUL.
Alongside her degree, Leah works to support aspiring clinical psychologists by mentoring them and helping with the application process. Leah also does work in the community, such as helping to make spaces more accessible and campaigning on issues of social justice. You can keep up to date with Leah’s work by following her on Twitter (@leahfrancis01) and LinkedIn.
Host bio
Nina Higson-Sweeney is a first-year PhD student in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath. Her PhD is funded by the ESRC through the South West Doctoral Training Partnership, and she is using mixed methods to explore the symptom of fatigue within adolescent depression. Prior to her PhD, Nina completed a BSc in Psychology and a MSc Health Psychology at the University of the West of England. Nina has contributed to several peer-reviewed journal articles throughout her degrees, exploring topics such as depression, CFS/ME, HIV, and loneliness and mental health in children and young people. You can follow her on Twitter (@n_higsonsweeney) and ResearchGate.
Credits
Funding for this podcast is provided by the South West Doctoral Training Partnership (@_SWDTP on Twitter).
Cover art is by the talented Hannah Balogun (@hannah_balogun on Instagram).
Intro music is ‘I Was Messed Up (Instrumental Version)’ by Ella Faye, from Epidemic Sound.
Outro music is ‘Stereo (Instrumental Version)’ by Ella Faye, from Epidemic Sound.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.