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Hi! I’m Lois. “becomingdrlois” is a blog where I share my research and experiences as an African PhD student in STEM in the US, as well as what I learn throughout my doctoral journey about productivity and wellbeing. I hope you have as much fun reading as I have writing it!

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A Good Spring Semester and the End of my Third Year

As I wrap up this semester, I am taking some time to reflect on the past year as a scientist. It has been a memorable, yet trying year. I have… Read more
“Enjoy your failures”

I was recently in the company of a successful scientist. He shared a lot about his journey, the choices he’d made, the turns his career had taken. He talked about… Read more
What’s Been on My Plate Lately

Food has a way of telling you where your head is at. Not in a dramatic way, but in a reflective manner. What we crave can be telling of who… Read more
Home 🇬🇭

12 days home. 12 good days. After 2 years 5 months and 15 days, I flew back home. After being away for so long, 12 days in Ghana felt both… Read more