18/02/2026
Dr Lilia Convit Cordova 🎓✨
PhD – DONE.
What a journey this has been. My doctorate was completed in 3 years and 5 months of active candidature, but it took almost 5 years, including reviewer comments, revisions, and the long (character-building!) wait for conferral.
Four papers published from this work, countless drafts, edits, data collections, and more cups of coffee than I can count ☕📊
But this achievement was never mine alone.
To my parent: thank you for always believing in education, in perseverance, and in me.
To my children: you were there through it all, reminding me daily why I do what I do.
To my husband: thank you for your patience, your support, and for standing beside me in every high and low.
To my supervisors from and : thank you for your guidance, trust, and mentorship throughout this process.
To the athletes who participated in my studies, this research exists because of you.
And to my friends! Thanks for the dinners, the laughs and the time you provided away from books and labs 🤍
This PhD represents years of dedication to women’s health, hydration, thermoregulation, and performance and I’m so proud of the work we produced.
Dr. status: earned.
Grateful. Tired. Fulfilled. Ready for what’s next. ✨
