Better Communication with Parents Needed

Dear Challenge, It’s possible that your parents aren’t trying to get you out of the house as much as getting you to move forward in life. They already had you out of the house – in an apartment they paid for that you’re not using; probably hoping they didn’t pay for an education you aren’t

Don’t go to med school because others told you to

Dear Head, Are you sure you want to get in to Johns Hopkins? Or is that what someone else said you want. Because if you’re not doing your work as often as you should and seeking to check the boxes of “doing enough” to get in, it doesn’t sound like you’re all that excited to

Dear Dr. Lisa

Dear Major Switch, Don’t concentrate purely on connecting with other women. Many men will also be fantastic to collaborate with. The first thing to do if you want to work with others is to work. Start your homework as soon as it’s assigned so you have context for initiating a collaboration. Good collaborators do not

Welcome to Dr. Lisa’s new Women in STEM advice column!

We’ve got a new Women in STEM advice column here! Pleas enter your question submissions as a comment in any of our posts & we’ll do our best to answer in a subsequent column. Or send your questions to advice@STEMactivism.com