— Welcome I’m Stephanie
About me
I am a scientist, mentor, and life coach.
My experience and passion coincide when I am working with graduate students to see them reach their goals.
I have been curious about understanding nature and people for as long as I can remember. I decided at a young age that I wanted to be a scientist. I never looked back and became the first in my family in the science field. I earned my B.S. in Biology at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, and my Ph.D. in Anatomy and Neurobiology at the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus. I continued to do biomedical research as a postdoctoral scientist at the University of California, Davis, and taught Anatomy as an adjunct professor at different colleges. I then went on to be the Associate Director of the National Institute of Health (NIH) T32 Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) program at the University of California, Davis. In this role, I mentored Ph.D. students in biomedical sciences, using evidence-based information to teach them how to be successful in academia. I have had the privilege of mentoring over 70 undergrad and graduate students. My passion for helping my students succeed in every area led me to get certified in NLP Life Coaching, and I am thrilled to see the exponential effect these tools bring in the lives of my clients.
As a mom of two energetic and loving little boys, I don’t get much free time. But when I do, I focus on my well-being, enjoy swimming, being out in nature, dancing, learning, and reflecting on the bigger questions in life.
How can my experience help you?
The beauty of mentoring is that we all need someone who has walked the road ahead to help us navigate it. Graduate school is a particularly challenging road to navigate, especially if you did not grow up surrounded by academics. That was my story, so I became the mentor to others that I wish I had when I was on the academic path. I have mentored dozens of graduate students with evidence-based approaches and best practices, with a mentee-centered style. I meet the students where they are at and provide the input that they need to overcome challenges.
The limitation with mentoring is that any advice is only as effective as it targets the root of the problem that the mentee is facing. But how do you know what the root of the problem is? And how can the mentee use advice that sounds like it can help most people, but does not really resonate with them?
That is where NLP Life Coaching comes in. NLP or Neuro Linguistic Programming is a set of communication tools that enables the coach to bring out a deeper understanding of the client’s circumstances, thoughts, emotions, and behavior patterns. This is a safe, confidential, non-judgmental space for the coach and client to explore those habits that usually run at a subconscious or abstract level in our minds. Here, the focus is on what the client’s inner world looks/sounds/feels like to find the root of the problem to achieve the potential the client wants. Once this discovery is made, the client gains a new level of self-awareness and can now make informed choices on the next step. The client and coach are then able to come up with a plan of action and troubleshoot it over time. New habits take time to set, for new neural pathways to form in the brain, but coaches are really good at keeping you accountable, encouraged, and light on your feet to adapt the plan when needed.
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