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IMPOSTER SYNDROME & PROFESSIONALISM

As you enter the world of research, it can often be overwhelming to interact with faculty and graduate students who are experts in their field. You are not alone. Many of those same experts have had feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt as they take on a new, or different research project. The resources below will help you understand how to operate with professionalism and cope with potential feelings of "Impostor Syndrome".

Professionalism: Professionalism by Web Guru

Taking care of your mental health as a student researcher: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oup9L_8Q8XnsUuRjHBpLue9l5jofivU09ZrfkrXGXMU/edit?usp=sharing

Imposter syndrome:

An Academic with Imposter Syndrome. By Joseph Kasper
Feel Like a Fraud. By Kirsten Weir
I Don't Deserve to be Here: Presence and the Impostor Syndrome. By Amy Cuddy
Impostor phenomenon and graduate students. By the University of Waterloo Centre for Teaching Excellence
Seven Ways I’ve Learned From Other Women To Fight Imposter Syndrome. By Jessica Bennett