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Blog Post 3: It’s Okay to Say No
It’s an unenviable, yet inevitable position in which nearly all quantitative scientists will find themselves at least once: Being overcommitted in work and/or life, and needing to say “no” to a project. (If you’re one of the folks who has never been in this situation,...
Blog Post 2: Do Something!
I’m not big on TV shows, but one of my all-time favorites is House MD (if you’re not familiar with the premise, spend a couple minutes reading the Wikipedia synopsis; don’t worry, this blog post will still be here when you get back). In a fourth season episode, House...
Introduction to the Blog
Introduction to the Blog Since the launch of QSN, my colleagues on the mentorship subcommittee and I have been scheming some method by which we can provide resources on how to navigate the “soft skills” of being a good mentor and mentee in some permanent format. This...
Blog Post 1: Imposter Syndrome
On Being the Imposter Mentor I’m an early-career scientist, and I’m not entirely sure when that will change. At what point does a junior statistician become a mid-career or senior statistician? Tenure-line faculty typically measure this by the Assistant-Associate-Full...