Stephanie Woods, PhD

Hockey momma that enjoys the beach when she’s not teaching or researching motivation and college student development.

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

@Romeromonica28 Congrats!! You look marvelous!

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

@Romeromonica28 @utexascoe @UTAustin @UT_EdPsych I’m so happy for you! Congratulations! I know you will do great things!

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

@EscpMizzou @OlsenAmandaA @flhuang @Christi_Bergin @MizzouEducation @MizzouResearch @MizzouGradEd @MizzouNews Congrats Amanda!

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

@rachelj_mu It’s exhausting! Hang in there, you got this!

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

@Romeromonica28 @DrJ_ucsb @MizzouSASP Congrats!!!! So excited for you!

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

@OlsenAmandaA Congrats!!!!

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

@TMilarsky Nice job! That’s a tough class!

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

I’ve been looking forward to this day for a really long time. First official day in the #professoriate for this #rural #firstgen

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

@jacasiegel I’m so glad you posted this! I’ve noticed that I laugh so often now! You don’t even realize that you lose it, and that’s sad!

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

@rachelj_mu @ELindstromPhD Rachel, I agree and am glad you made progress. As a widow, I always dreaded donuts with dad events. Felt my heart was being ripped out every year when my children were reminded of our loss so publicly.

[Monica Romero, PhD @Romeromonica28]

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Class of 2021 #MizzouMade Spotlight ✨
Stephanie Woods, PhD, @EscpMizzou.

"Mizzou Ed helped me to discover potential that I never even knew I had. I developed top-notch research and teaching skills that will give me an edge in the job market."

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

@Romeromonica28 @firstgendocs Nicely done!

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

Keep people who have the script near you. My parents are proud. My dad, who left school after the 8th grade is searching high and low for a crystal apple to give me for earning my Ph.D. He will always see me as a teacher. I’ll take it, and I’ll appreciate his support.

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

It's official. I successfully defended today with two tiny revisions! So happy to be Dr. Stephanie Woods, the first doctor in the family :). #firstgen #phdlife #belonging #EscpMizzou #Mizzou

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

Thanks for your support! Being #firstgen is hard. You always reach beyond your inner circle for support. You have to give your inner circle a break because they don’t know what you need. You need to hear, “you are the expert,” and “you got this.”

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

@OlsenAmandaA I couldn’t do it fast enough :). Thanks for all your support!

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

@Romeromonica28 Thank you, Monica! Your support is soooo appreciated!

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

Lots of juggling this week. A little obsessing over my defense. A little obsessing over 2 #AERA2021 presentations, and back to obsessing over my defense. Oh yeah, and fretting over a platform that doesn’t want to let me in. Just breathe…. #firstgen

[Stephanie Woods, PhD @stephlwoods]

@VicariousLee Same...cognitive overload learning the platform while preparing my defense. Too much.