The Journey to the Ph.D - Pow Camacho-Lemus - a podcast by UCLA AAP Mentoring

Today we meet with Pow Camacho-Lemus.  Pow is our Humanities Graduate Mentor and today they are here tomac talk about the Doctoral Degree otherwise known as a Ph.D.

Pow received their Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies & Asian Studies from Cornell.  They are currently completing their MA in East Asian Studies from UCLA.  Pow will continue at UCLA towards their Ph.D. in Asian Languages & Cultures, with an emphasis in Buddhist Studies.  Pow’s research centers on Disasters and Religion.  They are studying the influence of religion when communities are faced with natural disasters such as those in recent years in Japan.

Pow shares their experience learning about, preparing, and now starting a Ph.D. at UCLA.  The Doctoral Degree is largely misunderstood especially for first-generation college students who have little to no experience with the degree, what it entails, and the lifestyle this kind of training evokes.

Pow describes this and much more for us today.

So if you are interested or have ever thought, “Man it would be cool to have a Ph.D.”, please tune in

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