Susanna Harris
| Susanna Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | USA |
| 🏫 Education | BS, University of Iowa; PhD (in progress), University of North Carolina Chapel Hill |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏢 Organization | PhD Balance |
| Known for | mental health activism |
| 🌐 Website | https://phdbalance.com/ |
Susanna Harris is an American science communicator and mental health activist. She is the founder and CEO of PhD Balance, a website focused on mental illness in higher education.[1][2]
Background[edit]
Harris was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up in Ankeny, Iowa.[3] She attended the University of Iowa from 2010 - 2014 and graduated with a B.S. in Microbiology.[4] Harris is now a PhD candidate in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[5] Harris is also a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.[6]
Career[edit]
Harris is a science communicator, using Instagram and Twitter as her primary platforms.[7][8] She shares images of her research on plants and microbes, as well as thoughts on graduate school.[8]
Mental Health Activism[edit]
Harris founded The PhDepression LLC, a website about mental illness and mental health in academia, later rebranded as PhD Balance.[9] Harris has been interviewed in several media outlets about failing her PhD candidacy exam and subsequent depression, as well as mental health in academia more broadly.[1][10][11][12][13][14] She has also written about social media and mental health[15] and about neurodiversity in STEM.[16]
Harris is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools' mental health initiative advisory board,[17] as the only graduate student involved.[18]
Publications[edit]
- Harris, S. L., Pelaez, C. A., Shank, E. A. Monitoring Bacterial Colonization and Maintenance on Arabidopsis thaliana Roots in a Floating Hydroponic System. J. Vis. Exp. (147), e59517, doi:10.3791/59517 (2019).
External Links[edit]
- PhD Balance, formerly called The PhDepression
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Daniel (2018-05-23). "093: The Grad School Mental Health Crisis, and What You Can Do About It". Hello PhD. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
- ↑ "Meet the Team". PhD Balance. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Meet Your IMPACTS Scientists | NC Science Festival". www.ncsciencefestival.org. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
- ↑ "Susanna Leigh Harris". LinkedIn.
- ↑ "Current Students". bcb.unc.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
- ↑ The Graduate School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "2018 Graduate Student Recognition Celebration - Graduate School Events - The Graduate School at UNC-Chapel Hill". gradschool.unc.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
- ↑ "Susanna L Harris (@susannalharris) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Susanna L Harris (@SusannaLHarris) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ↑ "Team". The PhDepression. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
- ↑ "Talking about your mental health on social media is a thing, and it could actually help". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ↑ "Episode 32: Microbiologist Destigmatizes PhDepression from Her Stem Story". www.stitcher.com. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
- ↑ "The Measure of Everyday Life: Mental Health and University Life". measureradio.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
- ↑ "PhD Balance". ASM.org. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ↑ "Susanna Harris – Portrait of a Scientist". Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ↑ "Social media is not a guessing game". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
- ↑ Harris, Susanna (2019-05-09). "Great minds think differently - supporting neurodiversity benefits scientific progress". Massive Science. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
- ↑ "Graduate Student Mental Health and Well-being | Council of Graduate Schools". cgsnet.org. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ↑ "New Council of Graduate Schools initiative focuses on graduate student mental health and wellness". Carolina Graduate School Magazine. 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
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