Ekin Ok, PhD student in UBC Sauder’s Marketing and Behavioural Science Division. Ekin Ok is a current PhD student in UBC Sauder’s Marketing and Behavioural Science division and a graduate of two different Master’s programs. Ekin and I compare and contrast Master’s and PhD programs in fields related to BI. We cover their different purposes, application processes, structures, and student experiences. Ekin also tells us about her own research and how she stays organized and on task.

Sharing BIG Stories (Episode 33)

Join host Kirstin Appelt, Research Director of UBC Decision Insights for Business &amp; Society (UBC-DIBS), as she interviews Behavioural Insights enthusiasts and experts from BC and beyond to explore:&nbsp;how BI is being used to tackle societal and planetary challenges,&nbsp;how BI skills are used across sectors,how BI intersects with other fields,&nbsp;how to conduct BI projects,&nbsp;and how BI is advancing with new research.Liner notes: Calling DIBS is recorded and edited on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh). Calling DIBS is edited by Rishad Habib, Siobhan Cook, Isabella Jaramillo, Parnian Ashrafi, Kashish Khatri, and Kirstin Appelt. Intro and outro music are excerpts from “resonance” by airtone (2020; http://ccmixter.org/files/airtone/61321), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0).&nbsp; New episodes are posted regularly September-May.&nbsp;