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Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01

For women faculty, transitioning from a Career Development (K) Award to your first NIH R01 is about more than just writing a fundable grant. Host and expert NIH grant consultant Sarah Dobson guides early career researchers through the roadmap for overcoming the hurdles of being a woman in academia and avoiding the K cliff. She’s ready to see passionate and tenacious women K Award recipients level up to R01 funding and build impactful, thriving, and fulfilling research careers. Visit

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14:46

Short-Term Panic vs. Long-Term Strategy: How to Make...

Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01 ·

2025/03/20

When the decisions you make are often short-term, reactionary, and misaligned with where you actually want to go. In this episode, we’re talking about the difference between making decisions from a place of fear versus a place of clarity—and why it matters. If you’ve ever felt pressure to just do something without a clear plan, or rushed into commitments that didn’t truly serve you, this conversation will help you take a step back, reassess, and move forward with intention. In this episode: Why

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15:41

Overcommitted and Off-Track? How to Reclaim Your Time...

Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01 ·

2025/03/13

Defining your North Star—the long-term vision for your research—is one thing. Actually aligning your daily work with it? That’s where things get tricky. Most researchers don’t realize just how misaligned their time and commitments are until they take a hard look at where their energy is going. And once you see it, you can’t unsee it. In this episode, we’re digging into the next step after defining your North Star: assessing your commitments, making strategic choices about where to focus, and

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17:10

Navigating Institutional Chaos Without Losing Sight...

Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01 ·

2025/03/06

With so much uncertainty in higher education, research funding, and institutional policies, it’s easy to feel like the ground is constantly shifting beneath you. But instead of reacting to institutional panic or the latest funding changes, you need a way to stay grounded in what actually matters—your research and the impact you want to have. That’s why your North Star is more important than ever. It’s the navigational tool that helps you filter out distractions, stay focused on your long-term

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17:17

K to R Essentials Behind the Scenes: The Proposal...

Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01 ·

2025/02/27

This episode wraps up our K to R Essentials Behind the Scenes mini-series with a look inside the final month of the program—Planning. If you’ve been following along, you know that we start with the big-picture vision for your career, then build the leadership and strategy skills you need to make that vision a reality. In this final stage, we take everything you’ve worked on and map it out into an actionable proposal development plan for your next grant submission. This is where researchers often get

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12:26

K to R Essentials Behind the Scenes: How to...

Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01 ·

2025/02/20

In this episode of K to R Essentials Behind the Scenes, we’re diving into strategy—the third month of the program and where we shift from big-picture vision work into pragmatic, strategic decision-making. One of the most important exercises we do in this phase is connecting your North Star to the next research idea you’ll pursue and the grant application that will fund it. But for many researchers, this is where they get stuck—not because they lack ideas, but because they have too many and feel

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11:14

K to R Essentials Behind the Scenes: Cultivating...

Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01 ·

2025/02/13

This episode continues our special miniseries, K to R Essentials Behind the Scenes, offering an inside look at our coaching calls. K to R Essentials is structured around four key themes—Vision, Leadership, Strategy, and Planning—and this series explores each one. In this episode, we dive into the second theme: Leadership. One of the foundational principles we emphasize in K to R Essentials is that leadership starts with you. Before you can effectively lead others, you need to build confidence in

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11:22

K to R Essentials Behind the Scenes: How We Clarify...

Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01 ·

2025/02/06

This episode kicks off a special miniseries, K to R Essentials Behind the Scenes, offering an inside look at our coaching calls. K to R Essentials is structured around four key themes—Vision, Leadership, Strategy, and Planning—and this series explores each one. The focus of this episode is vision—the foundation of a successful research career. One of the biggest challenges researchers face is articulating what they truly want, beyond external expectations or institutional pressures. In our coaching

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09:37

How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others (Revisited)

Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01 ·

2025/01/23

In the high-stakes world of academia, competition is everywhere—from landing a faculty position to securing grant funding. It's easy to fall into the trap of comparing yourself to others, but instead of success, this can lead to self-sabotage. In this episode, we explore how comparison, competition, and critique—although vital in academia—often work against you. I'll share strategies on how to shift your focus away from others and keep your eyes on your own paper. By challenging yourself to grow and

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08:31

Protecting Your Capacity for Thoughtful Research in...

Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01 ·

2025/01/09

Learning to navigate uncertainty is essential for a successful research career. In this episode, I reflect on the challenges we face as researchers—both in the broader funding landscape and our personal and professional lives—and share practical strategies to stay grounded and focused amidst the unknown. I dive into the foundational tools that help you cope with uncertainty, including how to foster self-trust, safeguard your capacity for impactful research, and maintain clarity about your North Star

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14:44

End-of-Year Reflection and Intention Setting: Tools...

Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01 ·

2024/12/12

As the year comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to pause, reflect, and prepare for what’s next. In this solo episode, I’m sharing a practice that has been a cornerstone of my personal and professional growth over the last five years: end-of-year reflection and intention setting. This simple yet transformative exercise helps me acknowledge wins, integrate lessons, and set a clear vision for the coming year—and now, I’m inviting you to make it your own. This episode is filled with reflective

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25:17

Featured K to R Essentials Graduate: Jaime Speiser, PhD

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2024/11/28

In this episode, I sit down with Jaime Lynn Speiser, PhD, an associate professor of Biostatistics and Data Science and a recent K to R Essentials graduate. Jaime shares her experience of navigating the unique challenges and opportunities as a statistician working across diverse subject matter areas, and how the program helped her build confidence, clarify her career goals, and embrace her role as a leader in her field. Tune in to this episode as we explore: How Jaime shifted from feeling “stuck”

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16:35

Featured K to R Essentials Graduate: Clare Whitney,...

Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01 ·

2024/11/21

In this episode, I speak with Clare Whitney, PhD MBE RN, an assistant professor, and a recent K to R Essentials graduate. Clare shares her journey from feeling stretched too thin to finding her “North Star” in research, which has helped her focus on her work’s core mission: clinician moral well-being. Clare’s work as a nurse scientist and bioethicist explores the impact of moral well-being on clinician care, a topic rooted in her own research into ethics and clinical trust. Tune in to this episode

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40:13

Featured K to R Essentials Graduate: Kristin...

Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01 ·

2024/11/14

In this episode, I sit down with Kristin Anderson, PhD, a K to R Essentials graduate and assistant professor at the University of Virginia. Kristin shares her inspiring journey from an uncertain start to a clearly defined and purpose-driven research career, rooted in her personal mission to develop cancer therapies for women’s health. Tune in to this episode as we explore: How Kristin’s vision drives her research focus, and how articulating her goals has led to powerful, serendipitous

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26:51

Featured K to R Essentials Graduate: Caroline Sloan,...

Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01 ·

2024/10/31

In this episode, I sit down with Caroline Sloan, MD MPH a recent graduate of the K to R Essentials program and a general internist, as she shares her journey of building a purpose-driven research path. Caroline reflects on the challenges and rewards of managing a dual role in clinical care and health services research and the transformation that led her to fully commit to her research goals. Tune in to this episode as we explore: How Caroline identified the driving force behind her research and

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14:40

What Becomes Possible When You Start Thinking Like a PI

Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01 ·

2024/10/24

What becomes possible when you stop thinking like a mentee and start thinking like a PI? In this episode, I’m diving deep into what happens when you make the crucial shift in your research career from mentee to PI. This transition isn’t just about changing titles—it’s about transforming how you approach your work, your confidence, and your path forward. I share observations from working with graduates of K to R Essentials to highlight how this shift opens up new levels of confidence, clarity, and

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26:13

Featured K to R Essentials Graduate: Liza Behrens,...

Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01 ·

2024/10/17

What does it take to transition from a K Award to an R01 with confidence and clarity? In this episode, I sit down with Liza Behrens, a recent K to R Essentials graduate and assistant professor of nursing at Penn State University. Liza shares her journey of navigating the complexities of research, grant writing, and leadership as a clinician scientist. From her experience in the K to R Essentials program, Liza learned not only how to structure her research career but also how to trust in her

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23:30

Featured K to R Essentials Graduate: Cindy Veldhuis, PhD

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2024/10/10

How do you navigate the transition from postdoc to independent PI without losing your sense of direction? In this episode, I chat with Cindy Veldhuis, a recent graduate of K to R Essentials, who shares her candid experience of navigating the challenges of academic life. From figuring out how to ‘adult’ as a PI to understanding the power of mentorship and community, Cindy opens up about the many transitions she’s faced, including moving institutions, developing her research focus, and gaining

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Get your K to R Essentials Program Questions Answered...

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2024/10/07

Are you ready to navigate the journey from K award to your first R01 with confidence? Join us for a special bonus episode as we dive deep into an upcoming info session for the next cohort of the K to R Essentials program. Scheduled for Thursday, October 17, at 10:30 AM PST/1:30PM EST, this info session is a golden opportunity for early career researchers to get a comprehensive overview of the group coaching program.

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10:27

The Balance Between Dreaming Big and Taking Action:...

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2024/10/03

Have you ever felt like your career ambitions were just too big, maybe even impossible? In this episode, I’m diving deep into the critical balance between delusion and discipline when it comes to pursuing your career ambitions. It’s a concept we explore in K to R Essentials and one that can make or break your long-term success. I want you to dream big—so big it feels a little delusional. But dreaming alone isn’t enough. It’s only when you apply strategic discipline to those dreams that you begin to

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06:24

The Myth of Being Behind: How to Shift Your...

Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01 ·

2024/09/26

Do you ever feel like you’re constantly behind in your career? In this episode, I’m tackling the common but misguided belief that we’re not where we should be. So many of us feel like we’re behind, but that feeling is often based on unrealistic expectations or inaccurate comparisons. The truth? Being behind is just a story we tell ourselves, and it can lead us to make decisions that actually take us further away from our goals. I break down the harmful actions that stem from this belief, like

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