Academic Woman Amplified

Sarah Dobson’s journey has exemplified the idea that it is not our “container” (the university or institution we work for) that matters in impacting the world, but rather our interests, passions, and drive.   In this interview episode of The Academic Womxn Amplified, Sarah shares about her academic path, and how serious illness during her graduate studies pushed her away from pursuing a PhD, and into a variety of arenas where she has been able to have a huge impact in her field of public health. She talks about co-founding and running a non-profit, doing research as a ‘non-academic’, academic adjacent career paths, and entrepreneurship. We also talk about our current moment and the definitive links between systemic racism and poor health outcomes.  Key point discussed: Sarah’s beginnings, searching for the right program and finding her community [4:30] Taking a detour to law school [7:30] Relief and lessons learned from quitting law school [8:30] Differentiating between excelling for the sake of it and exc