An elder millennial in late early career stage

The “Spanning the Career Stages—A Conversation About Work in Bioacoustics” session will gather participants spanning students to late career professionals to have a conversation about work in bioacoustics. Each participant will give a brief introduction on their background and career path with ample time allotted for Q&A. As an elder millennial, I am currently in the phase between “early career” and “established professional.” Topics will include professional development, the importance of mentors, work/life balance, integrating family into careers, and more. My experience, thus far, will allow me to speak about topics, such as morphing a music/bio undergraduate degree into a more physics-heavy research role, the transition from graduate school through post-doc to industry, mentoring students in my second language, advising as a side gig, and/or lessons learned about how business at a small research start-up differs from a FAANG-style work environment or academia.