Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01
For women faculty, transitioning from a Career Development (K) Award to your first NIH R01 is about more than just writing a fundable grant.Host and expert NIH Grant Consultant Sarah Dobson guides early career researchers through the roadmap for overcoming the hurdles of being a woman in academia and avoiding the K cliff. She’s ready to see passionate and tenacious women K Award recipients level up to R01 funding and build impactful, thriving, and fulfilling research careers.Visit https://sarahdobson.co to learn more.
Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01
Featured K to R Essentials Graduate: Jaime Speiser, PhD
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Sarah Dobson
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Episode 69
In this episode, I sit down with Jaime Lynn Speiser, PhD, an associate professor of Biostatistics and Data Science and a recent K to R Essentials graduate. Jaime shares her experience of navigating the unique challenges and opportunities as a statistician working across diverse subject matter areas, and how the program helped her build confidence, clarify her career goals, and embrace her role as a leader in her field.
Tune in to this episode as we explore:
- How Jaime shifted from feeling “stuck” in her mid-career to creating a clear vision for her next steps as an academic and researcher.
- The lessons Jaime learned about protecting her time and energy, including strategies for asserting boundaries and declining obligations that don’t align with her goals.
- The transformative impact of learning to trust her own decisions and define success on her own terms.
Join us to hear Jaime’s inspiring journey of self-trust, growth, and newfound confidence as she redefines success, prioritizes meaningful work, and shapes a career rooted in purpose.