Caitlyn Kirby's guest appearances

Caitlyn Kirby

Failing Boldly

Biomechanics on our Minds

James Martin

Barbara Brown Taylor

Diana Graber

Kathleen Norris

Tom Cutler

Shane Claiborne

Denise Pope

Amy Dickinson

Heidi Stevens

Brian Davis

Jeremy Smith

Lori Lightfoot

David Bailey

Lisa Sharon Harper

John McPhee

OwlTail

My guest this week is Caitlin Kirby. Caitlyn will start soon as a science literacy researcher at the University of Nebraska, but the reason she was brought to my attention is because, of all things, something she wore. When Caitlyn defended her Ph.D. dissertation, she wore a skirt made out of rejection letters and emails that she had received during her graduate studies. Of course, I had to ask her about how rejection and failure played into this decision. You can follow Caitlyn on Twitter @kirbycai. You can see the skirt from this article in the Lansing State Journal.

My guest this week is Caitlin Kirby. Caitlyn will start soon as a science literacy researcher at the University of Nebraska, but the reason she was brought to my attention is because, of all things, something she wore. When Caitlyn defended her Ph.D. dissertation, she wore a skirt made out of rejection letters and emails that she had received during her graduate studies. Of course, I had to ask her about how rejection and failure played into this decision. You can follow Caitlyn on Twitter @kirbycai. You can see the skirt from <a href="https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2019/10/15/msu-michigan-state-graduate-student-rejection-letters-phd-defense-caitlin-kirby/3977920002/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this article</a> in the Lansing State Journal.

Conversation with Ph.D. student & "Rejection-skirt" designer Caitlyn Kirby

Chris Haas

Candace Gaudiani

In this episode, we interview Professor Chris Haas, Associate Provost and Professor at the University of Florida. He talks about his research on the interplay between the nervous system and the musculoskeletal system, including Parkinson's, and the importance of keeping your research patient-centered.Then we talk with Candace Gaudiani who shares her story with Parkinson's and her incredible outlook on the disease and life.Finally, we talk with doctoral student Caitlyn Kirby who wore a skirt made of rejection letters to defend her dissertation!

In this episode, we interview Professor Chris Haas, Associate Provost and Professor at the University of Florida. He talks about his research on the interplay between the nervous system and the musculoskeletal system, including Parkinson's, and the importance of keeping your research patient-centered. Then we talk with Candace Gaudiani who shares her story with Parkinson's and her incredible outlook on the disease and life. Finally, we talk with doctoral student Caitlyn Kirby who wore a skirt made of rejection letters to defend her dissertation!

Episode 24: Let's Talk About Parkinson's | Chris Haas, Candace Gaudiani, Caitlyn Kirby