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Am I Smart Enough? Leveraging the Science of Growth Mindset to Support Resilience in Graduate School and Beyond

June 2, 3-4 p.m. EDT

If there is any time in your life where you may question your intelligence or you may feel that others are making assumptions about your intellectual abilities, it is definitely when you are a graduate student. This often intensifies as you attain your degree and transition into your chosen profession. Graduate school will probably present you with many challenges that hold the potential to support immense intellectual and psychological discoveries and growth. This growth can support you as you transition into your career and beyond. Research has demonstrated that a key factor that helps to predict why some people persist through challenges and others do not, is our mindsets. This session will explore the science of mindsets and provide insights to how it can be leveraged to support resilience and allow us to transform challenges into opportunities. There will be discussion time to connect with peers and dive deeper into the applicability of the content to your life. 

Speaker:

Afiya Fredericks, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of the District of Columbia 

Dr. Afiya Fredericks is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of the District of Columbia. Her research agenda includes understanding the impact of implicit beliefs (mindsets) on motivation and achievement, and how to cultivate growth mindset-oriented environments. She also explores the imposter phenomenon and its impact in higher education.

Dr. Fredericks has been immersed in mindset research for over a decade now and is the former Director of Professional Learning at Mindset Works Inc. There, she supported the implementation of Growth Mindset programs and practices in schools and organizations for 6 years. As a life-long learner, she believes that embodying a growth mindset is a beautiful journey that she works on daily. Dr. Fredericks is a proud US Virgin Islander and enjoys opportunities to escape home to the beautiful island of St. Croix.

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