Meaghan Wood (She/Her)

Career Coach

As a Career Coach, I thrive while working with students and recent graduates to help define and reach their goals. I am excited to help them find passion in their major or career, gain new hands-on experiences, navigate the job search, and answer any questions they may have. I am excited to help any and all UW students explore their career interests and I am thrilled to be part of your support system while you work towards building your future!

Born and raised in South Florida, I earned both my bachelor’s degree in English and master’s degree in Higher Education Leadership from Florida Atlantic University. As an undergraduate student, my career goals and major changed plenty of times before discovering my graduate program and the world of career coaching. Prior to working at the UW, I held a number of positions in higher and secondary education, including career counseling, teaching, event planning, and assessment. These experiences helped me understand the impacts of leveraging transferable skills and responsibilities, while I learned how to use that knowledge to help students.

Outside of work, you can probably find me going for a hike, baking, reading a new book, or trying out new restaurants. As a new resident of the city and state, I am awed by its beauty and excited to call it home!

Identities: Cisgender, Straight Woman, White, Grad School, Working in Education

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Want to Go Green with an Entry Level Job? Tips for Your Job Search

If you want an entry level job with an environmentally conscious company, the following post offers a couple of tips you should consider.

The term “environmentally friendly” is like catnip to consumers nowadays. Claim your business is an eco-paradise and …

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Want to get paid for helping with research?

Now Accepting PAID participants for Participatory Research! 

The purpose of the ParticipateCISD study is to build community and generate recommendations for researchers to better incorporate more complexity and nuance of experience within research so people with more complex identities can …

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Journey of the Spirit: The UW Shell House Canoe Family

In this documentary, witness the spiritual and physical journey of the University of Washington’s first canoe family aboard the Willapa Spirit. It’s a story of reclaiming old traditions and starting new ones, and of reconnecting to a heritage that will …

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New climate change-centered research happening at UW

Initiative awards four pilot grants for climate change-focused projects:

The Population Health Initiative announced the award of four, $50,000 climate change-focused pilot grants to support interdisciplinary teams of University of Washington researchers to develop preliminary data or proof-of-concept needed to …

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RSO Spotlight: Surgery Interest Association

Their third meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 4, and you can learn more on their club’s Instagram page @uw_sia

You can also reach out via email at surgeryinterestassoc@uw.edu

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Derek Jennings on creating a space for Indigenous thoughts, ideas and people

Read the full interview on the School of Public Health website. Start reading below…

For Derek Jennings, Quapaw and Sac and Fox, improving health equity among Indigenous people starts by building strong relationships with their communities. Jennings, an assistant professor …

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EarthLab Innovation Grant Applications Open!

Apply today! Letters of Intent due January 9, 2024 by 5:00 pm PST.

The Innovation Grants Program invests in collaborations that span academic disciplines, engage multiple sectors and center community questions at the intersection of climate change and social justice. …

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Federal Internship Finder

The federal government offers many exciting job opportunities, but they can be difficult to find, track and navigate, complicated by short application windows and information scattered across hundreds of different webpages.

The GoGovernment Federal Internship Finder, created by the Partnership …

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UW’s Tribal Canoe Family

Read the full article by Nancy Joseph discussing the amazing built family through their tribal canoe journey on the College of Arts & Sciences website. Start reading below…

On a hillside in Suquamish, Washington, Nicole Kuhn and her two teenage …

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Resources to celebrate Native American Heritage Month and its intersection with public health

November is Native American Heritage Month, which celebrate the traditions, languages and stories of Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and affiliated Island communities. In honor of this month, the University of Washington School of Public Health faculty and staff …

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