career Archive

  • Mormon Moms Meet Yale

    Posted on May 4, 2013 | No Comments
    For the past few years, I’ve been a part of a wildly ambitious ward project that my friend, Lia Collings, spearheaded. It started out as a modest collection of essays, one that was doomed to remain un-read by anyone but our immediate families, and now […]

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  • Parenthood Juggle: I Never Had to Ask For Permission

    Posted on March 29, 2013 | 3 Comments
    My dad got teary with pride every time; my mom sported her corsage in the colors of whatever institution I was graduating from at the moment.

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  • Parenthood Juggle: Twists and Turns

    Posted on February 25, 2013 | 4 Comments
    As I was graduating from BYU with my MBA I got a piece of advice from the assistant dean, herself a single mom whose husband left after she put him through medical school. She was meeting with the women in our graduating class (all 13 […]

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  • Parenthood Juggle: “One Step Enough for Me”

    Posted on February 22, 2013 | 6 Comments
    The funny thing about planning the course of your life is that as much as you think you know what you want, you really have no idea.   I decided to become a physician and married my husband during my first year of medical school. […]

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  • Parenthood Juggle: Academic Freedom

    Posted on February 15, 2013 | 3 Comments
    During these first few years of adjuncting and mothering, my favorite time of day was the afternoon nap. Both of my babies took naps at the same time and sometimes they would both be asleep for several hours.

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  • Parenthood Juggle: “The Smart Girl”

    Posted on February 13, 2013 | 2 Comments
    In my family, we were taught that education was the most important thing to pursue. My parents did not complete their college degrees and always struggled to make ends meet. I knew I never wanted to be in that position and that education was my […]

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  • Parenthood Juggle: Musings on Gender Roles in Mormonism

    Posted on February 8, 2013 | 4 Comments
    So if you're a stay at home dad, awesome. I salute you as a brother. If you're a full time, cookie baking, stay at home Mom with a Master's degree? Very cool. I love white chocolate with macadamia nut cookies.

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  • Guest Post Invitation: The Parenthood Juggle

    Posted on December 28, 2012 | 10 Comments
    I want my daughters (and my son!) to be able to read about other women's struggles. How did they go about deciding what to do and when?

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  • The Grass is Always Greener

    Posted on April 13, 2011 | 12 Comments
    I just got back from a fancy schmantzy conference for educational researchers in New Orleans. I submit proposals every year and hope to get one in-even though I know I’m out of my league. Whenever I’m lucky enough to get to go, I experience an […]

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