MTP 76: How Jesus reached a professor through a Christian student and rescued her from imposter syndrome, Dr. Kate Fogarty-Read, Associate Professor in Family Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida

About this episode

Dr. Kate Fogarty-Read discusses her journey to faith and the intersection of faith and academia.

In this interview, Dr. Kate Fogarty-Read shares her journey to faith in Christ during graduate school through the influence of one of her undergrad students, how Jesus sustained her through academic challenges, her involvement in mentoring graduate students, and her experience leading a faculty mission trip to Italy. She also discusses how faith and science can work together and offers practical advice for Christian faculty who want to make an impact on campus. Read more about Kate Fogarty-Re...

People in this episode

Host: Shane Hartley

Guest: Dr. Kate Fogarty-Read

Topics covered

• faith
• academic challenges
• mentoring
• Christian faculty
• science and faith
• imposter syndrome

Keywords

• faith in Christ
• academic challenges
• mentoring graduate students
• faculty mission trip
• Christian faculty
• imposter syndrome

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Florida

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