What comes after academia?
I'm working on my next chapter.
Announcement coming August 2025

Fieldnotes is my newsletter, filled with honest reflections and actionable advice on navigating life after academia.
How do you get to the other side? Is the grass actually greener there? Subscribe below, and I'll tell you the truth:
My story probably sounds like yours.

Hi there, I'm Ashley :)
For over a decade, I worked to become a professor. I had it all: 15 first-author publications, multiple dissertation awards, and a prestigious post-doctoral fellowship.
Then, in 2022, I quit.
I was tired of being an overworked, underpaid, and unappreciated post-doc without career security. I wasn't sure what came after academia, but I knew it had to be better than this.
Over the past 3 years, I've conducted usability research in consulting, healthcare, and consumer technology, at some of the biggest companies in the world. I even started a company of my own.
I'm still exploring. Still growing.
Stay turned for my next chapter.







