If you've followed the show before, you'll know we love a good conversation about names as it brings a lot of unspoken experiences to the forefront and makes you question your own actions and experiences. Revisit Episode #28 of BOFD to listen back to our conversation with Jane Pilcher now: https://youtu.be/S7d_KFeMjnI

Today, we're joined by the amazing PhD student Farhana Williamson who talks about her early experiences with her name, originally hoping for people to call her Hanna, to then understanding the "happy" meaning beind her name and embracing it. Farhana then entered the world of academia and was constantly renamed which led her finding support in the form of her supervisor, Candy Rowe, who helped her in writing this eye opening article on the impact of misnaming people in research and how we can stop it: https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-impact-of-misnaming-people-in-research-and-how-we-can-stop-it/.

With Farhana's PhD coming to an end, it was a great chat which reflected on her journey and where she hopes to go next.

Connect with Farhana to follow her journey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhana-williamson-445170a5/

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