{"id":604,"date":"2022-11-14T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/?p=604"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:21:54","slug":"victors-in-grad-school-erica-shifflet-chila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/2022\/11\/14\/victors-in-grad-school-erica-shifflet-chila\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do You Really Want To Do In Your Career and is a Graduate Degree Right With Erica Shifflet-Chila"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: What Do You Really Want To Do In Your Career and is a Graduate Degree Right With Erica Shifflet-Chila\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/10HcXJTSSpa6YWJwE5Ohyi?si=kUgmjdu3RMaq6sMsgPnCSg&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ericadschila\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ericadschila\/\">Erica Shifflet-Chila<\/a> who is a Clinical Associate Professor for the School of Social Work at Michigan State University. Erica Shifflet-Chila shared her educational journey of attending the University of Michigan-Flint for her Bachelor&#8217;s degree, receiving a Masters in Social Work from the University of Michigan and then a PhD in Social Work from Michigan State University and how this educational journey has led her to being a professor at Michigan State University. She shares some great advice from what she learned in her own experiences and what she has learned as a professor as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. If you\u2019re still wondering about other things to consider when it comes to graduate school, you can also contact the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/contact-us\/\">Office of Graduate Programs<\/a>&nbsp;at UM-Flint. We\u2019re here to answer questions Monday \u2013 Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. 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