From PhD to Life

Jennifer Polk, PhD (Twitter: @FromPhDtoLife), is a career coach and consultant. She launched From PhD to Life, a career coaching and speaking business, in 2013. Jen speaks on university campuses and at academic and professional conferences. Her University Affairs blog is a three-time gold winner from the Canadian Online Publishing Awards, and has contributed essays to three books. More recently, she was an expert panelist for the 2021 Canadian Council of Academies report, Degrees of Success, on the challenges PhDs face transitioning to employment. In addition, she currently serves on the board of directors for CAGS, the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies. Jen earned her PhD in history from the University of Toronto.