Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I talk about how escaping a toxic academic advisor can be much more difficult than in a normal work environment. For example, tenured faculty are very difficult to remove from positions of power if they are great at bringing in grant money to a university. While I have luckily avoided having this type of relationship, I have met multiple individuals, some who are my close friends, who have had to endure the difficulties of escaping the clutches of a terrible PhD advisor.

8 Questions I Asked Potential Physics PhD Advisors in Graduate School: youtube.com/watch?v=Cgtdyn03k9k

I Love Physics, But I Can't Honestly Recommend the Degree:
youtu.be/r57MlxMrEZ0?si=RGABgiDCzqrh8_Xd

Breaking points: exploring how negative doctoral advisor
relationships develop over time: par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10527541