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GradWell is a limited series podcast that explores various ways the University of Michigan can support its graduate students in their journey to greater wellbeing in their everyday lives. Created for graduate students, by a graduate student—brought to you by the Rackham Graduate School.2025 Desarrollo Personal Éxito Personal
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  • The Importance of Cultivating a Sense of Belonging

    The Importance of Cultivating a Sense of Belonging
    Sep 17 2025
    How does our current sense of belonging shape our future professional endeavors? In this episode, Dr. VaNessa Thompson, an academic program manager in Rackham, discusses research she has conducted on belonging—both in her dissertation and with U-M graduate students. Explore how seeing belonging as a relationship we need to tend can help us get the most out of our graduate experience, and the U-M resources that can help you do just that. Resources Career CenterRackham EventsGraduate Student and Program Consultation ServicesGraduate Students Happening @ MichiganGet Involved and Find Your CommunityGraduate Student Opportunities at the Ginsberg CenterConnect2Community PortalCheck out your department for programming and student community groups! Rackham Student Groups Graduate Rackham International (GRIN)Students of Color of Rackham (SCOR) Resources for Student Communities Students of colorParents and caregiversStudents with disabilitiesVeterans and military servicesInternational studentsLGBTQ+ studentsLGBTQ+ student groupsUndocumented and DACAmented studentsFirst-generation students Visit the GradWell website for more! Reach out to Dr. Thompson with any questions: vpthomps@umich.edu Email us about the podcast: rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu Stay in touch by joining Gradwell's MCommunity group! Guest Bio VaNessa Thompson (she/her/hers) loves the classroom. She is currently an adjunct faculty member at the Oakland Community College English department. She has also been an adjunct instructor at Lawrence Technological University, Oakland University, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. Through her appointments, she has taught a variety of topics, including professional communication, technical writing, and leadership. She completed her Ph.D. in educational leadership while being a CORE program coordinator for the Center for Multicultural Initiatives at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. VaNessa's love for social media (@heydrvanessa) is more than just a hobby. She is continually exploring new ways to utilize social media to connect with students both inside and outside the classroom.
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    44 m
  • Decoding the Academy

    Decoding the Academy
    Sep 3 2025

    What is the best strategy to ensure success in our graduate programs?

    In this episode, Dr. Terra Molengraff, the program director of First-Generation Initiatives in the Office of Academic and Multicultural Initiatives, discusses her book Decoding the Academy. Listen in and learn about the questions we need to be asking, as well as Dr. Molengraff’s key tips for your first few weeks of graduate school (and beyond).

    While Dr. Molengraff’s research focuses on the first-generation experience, her results offer insights that all graduate students (especially new students) will benefit from.

    Resources

    • Email Dr. Terra Molengraff
    • Decoding the Academy
    • Rackham Professional Development Opportunities
    • University Career Center
    • Graduate Students Happening @ Michigan
    • Get Involved and Find Your Community
    • Graduate Student Opportunities at the Ginsberg Center
    • Connect2Community Portal

    Visit the GradWell website for more!

    Reach out to Dr. Molengraff with any questions: terrajm@umich.edu

    Email us about the podcast: rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu

    Stay in touch by joining Gradwell's MCommunity group!

    Guest Bio

    Terra Molengraff is the program director of first-generation initiatives at the University of Michigan. She graduated with her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota's Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development Graduate Program. Her research focuses on how colleges and universities support first-generation college students, with an emphasis on institutional change agents and organizational change. As a first-generation college student, her work now supports first-generation students and focuses on the intersections of the first-generation identity and how the structures of higher education can be changed to support students.
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  • Psychological Safety in the Graduate Advisor Relationship

    Psychological Safety in the Graduate Advisor Relationship
    Sep 3 2025

    How does our relationship with our graduate advisor affect our personal and professional wellness, our ability to innovate, and our lives after graduate school?

    In this episode, Dorian Bobbett, a Ph.D. candidate in engineering, discusses her research on the relationship between advisor mentoring and student well-being. Explore the things we can do as grad students to ensure that our relationship with our advisor is a good one, and where to find the resources at Michigan that can help you cultivate the strong mentoring relationship you deserve.

    Resources

    Michigan-based

    • Email Dorian Bobbett
    • Thrive Lab
    • Mentoring Others Results in Excellence
    • Well-Being Collective
    • Office of the Ombuds
    • Office of Student Conflict Resolution
    • Graduate Student and Program Consultation Services
    • Guide for Graduate Student Mentees
    • Graduate Student Mentoring Guide

    Outside the university

    • Amy Edmondson - Psychological Safety Research

    Visit the GradWell website for more!

    Reach out to Dorian with any questions: dbobbett@umich.edu

    Email us about the podcast: rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu

    Stay in touch by joining Gradwell's MCommunity group!

    Guest Bio

    Dorian (she/her) is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in the Engineering Education Research program at the University of Michigan. She became interested in engineering education research through her work as an undergraduate teaching assistant and as a volunteer with several K-12 STEM outreach organizations. Dorian’s current research explores the relationships between doctoral engineering students and their advisors in an effort to build more psychologically safe advising relationships for Ph.D. students. She is also currently serving as a graduate student staff assistant with Rackham’s MORE committee to dive deeper into the practical applications of her research.
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