The Mindful
PhD
Journal
Has helped 700+ doctoral students...
Learn mindfulness practices that help reduce and manage stress to become a student who prioritizes inner peace and overall well-being
Create a purpose-filled life where you set your intentions based on your goals and a clear understanding of who you are
Surround yourself with like-minded people who uplift you, support you, and inspire you to keep going
Uncover methods to displace negative emotions that make you feel anxious, unworthy, and frustrated
ABOUT ME
Virologist, Author, and Speaker
Danielle is currently a PhD candidate in The Department of Microbiology & Immunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her thesis work aims to characterize the evolution of HIV tropism in the central nervous system. She has completed her B.S. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from San Diego State University (2018). Shortly after graduation, she moved to Seattle, WA where she spent two years as an NIH PREP Scholar at The University of Washington where she studied adenovirus entry and HIV evolution in primates.
Danielle is the founder of Infinite GRADitude, an organization committed to equipping PhD students with tools to successfully prioritize their well-being in the academic environment. Her lived experience with managing her mental health in an academic setting inspired a mindset shift toward being proactive about her wellness journey as a PhD student. In 2022, she wrote and published a self-help mindfulness journal with evidenced-based strategies to reduce stress specifically for doctoral students, The Mindful PhD Journal.
She is working closely with clinical professionals and STEM education researchers to develop evidence-based mindfulness workshops as interventions to increase PhD student well-being, and has published workshop materials in The Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education. The workshops explore evidence-based mindfulness practices within the context of a research setting to 1) normalize the challenges students navigate as trainees 2) give students a safe environment to learn, implement, and discuss practical strategies with peers.
Danielle is committed to building a more inclusive scientific ecosystem through empirically based modalities in mindfulness and compassion.
TESTIMONIALS
Absolutely loved my experience with the book. I can't wait to show my Ph.D. peers who would love this book as much as I do, if not more."
-2nd Year Ph.D. Student
This book is incredibly impressive. The prompts are great and flow in a way that makes sense to me. Such a great book/journal that will really help academics."
-Zoe Silverman, LCSW
I really liked the science explanation of what compassion looks like. It really put into perspective how this can be applied
-ABRCMS 2024 Workshop Attendee