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Dr. Veronica Eyo on Having Three Children While Getting a Doctoral Degree & Working Full-Time
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It’s normal for many of us to choose to essentially put our lives on hold when we pursue a doctoral degree. The same cannot be said for Dr. Veronica Eyo, who had not one but three children while earning her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern California! In today’s episode, we speak with Dr. Eyo about deciding to continue pursuing her doctorate despite her first pregnancy, how things changed during COVID, and what helped her through it all. In our discussion, Dr. Eyo shares the challenges she faced and how her University lacked facilities, financial support, and adequate guidelines for student mothers and pregnant students. We dive into Dr. Eyo’s dissertation and discuss why she chose to focus on student mothers and why COVID made the process so much more challenging. She also shares a distressing anecdote about a committee member and offers some wise words of advice. Dr. Eyo shares how she had to advocate for herself and why she prioritized participating in the social life and campus community, even if it meant she had to use her breast pump while doing it! Later, we discuss why she chose to become a practicing therapist and social worker after her degree despite having intended to follow a more academic path. Tune in for an informative and honest discussion that will inspire anyone considering motherhood while pursuing their doctorate!
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