Episode 146: A PhD Journey featuring Dr. Tracy Christopherson

In this episode, we shine the spotlight on the PhD journey of MissingLogic co-founder and Healthcare’s MissingLogic Podcast co-host, Dr. Tracy Christopherson. In this very special episode, her best friend and business partner, Michelle Troseth, interviews her about some of her greatest lessons learned in her PhD journey.

Dr. Christopherson completed her PhD in Interprofessional Healthcare Studies at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science with her dissertation on, “Exploring the Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Knowledge and Dual Identity of Interprofessional Shared Governance Members in Healthcare.”

In this podcast, we talk about her post-licensure education journey and some of the biggest challenges she faced in her PhD journey. We also talk about some of the most interesting findings from her PhD research.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

05:37 - Tracy’s reaction after successfully defending her PhD dissertation

11:36 - About her post-licensure education journey

16:47 - Tracy’s research topic for her PhD dissertation

18:53 - The most interesting research findings in her research

25:06 - The biggest challenge in her PhD journey and the lessons she learned along the way

38:18 - Important elements in the Mindful Choices, Polarity Intelligence™, and Personal Alignment pillars from our Dynamic Balance Effect™ Framework that helped her the most on her PhD journey

49:09 - Some advice to others thinking about or currently on a PhD journey

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