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Andrea king
Adjunct Faculty, Los Rios Community College District
Location: sacramento, CA United States
Joined: Jan 26th, 2009

About (request update)

Is there a lack of �community� and �real life� resources and advice for Mothers in Academia? Yes. Yes, today institutions of higher learning provide more opportunities and resources for parents to succeed in school, but who really understands what it�s like to be a PhD student and a Mother? Who understands writing a book review, essay, or dissertation prospectus in between laundry and scraped knees? Or reading chapters of Harry Potter to your fourth grader while privately attempting to relate its phantasmagorical elements to the 17th century Salem Witch Hunts? Or swearing that if one more person said �I couldn�t imagine going through this program with a child� or �When are you going to be done, isn�t most of your cohort further along?� you were going to completely loose it! Who understands feeling isolated and even mediocre because you can�t make seminar because your child is sick or in trouble in school (again). Unfortunately not many people understand the plight of a (potential) PhD Mom.

My Interview Question

Are there any parents in graduate schoool?

Website:

http://thephdmom.wordpress.com

Education (request update)

UC, Davis class of 2003

Undergrad Major: African-American Studies

Campus Organization:

Sigma Gamma Rho

Claim To Fame:

Thephdmom.wordpress.com

High School: Andrea King in , class of

Experience

I currently work with Los Rios Community College District as Adjunct Faculty
I have 0 years of experience working in the Teaching / K-12 Education industry.

Adjunct Faculty | Los Rios Community College District
From August 2007 to Current • 19 year(s)
Developed complete curricula for American history courses and influenced student improvement through quality lectures, discussions, assignments, and assessments.

Graduate Student Researcher | University of California, Davis
From September 2006 to Current • 20 year(s)
Demonstrated finely tuned analytical and research skills and provided well organized and detailed findings in a timely manner.

Reader and Teachers Assistant | University of California, Davis
From September 2003 to June 2008 • 5 year(s)
Teaching assistant for junior/senior level course with 100+ students, instructor for 3 weekly discussion sessions, and graded exams and homework.

Internship Coordinator | St. HOPE Consulting
From September 2007 to December 2007 • 0 year(s)
Developed and managed internship opportunities for students and developed close relationships with organizations sponsoring internships.

Customer Service Representative | Verizon Wireless
From January 2007 to October 2007 • 0 year(s)
Profiled customers, determined needs, and presented appropriate plans, devices, and services while completing all levels of troubleshooting.

Administrative Assistant | W.J. Smith and Associates
From June 2003 to August 2006 • 3 year(s)
Contributed to operational management of office by coordinating and disseminating information and maintained several databases used by office.

Office Assistant | Tandem Properties
From January 2002 to February 2003 • 1 year(s)
General clerical and administrative duties including preparing correspondence, travel arrangements, filing expense reports, and updating contracts.

Activity

Being a PhD Mom....