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What to Expect in 2026
A Guided Year of Scholarship and Creativity I wanted to keep my welcome post separate from my “What to Expect in 2026” post. I believe introducing the blog and outlining… Read more
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The Research Question
~ Curiosity to Notes to Question ~ Arriving at a strong research question takes work and input from your mentor, chair, cohort, etc. Often, it’s a slow process. First, figure… Read more
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Conference Reflections
A Personal Update from SECOLAS In Fall 2018, I took a course called World War II: Germans/Lat Amer in Texas. In that small seminar, we built a series of… Read more
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How to Read a Scholarly Article
without drowning in it At first glance, reading scholarly articles might seem simple, but it can actually feel confusing. Dense writing, new terms, and lots of citations can make it… Read more
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From Raw Sources to Real Insights
How I Turn Archival Material Into Usable Notes You have your archival materials and sources ready, and now you’re prepared to write. To simplify the writing process, step back and… Read more
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Inside the Archive
How I Approach Research Entering an archive always feels like crossing into another world that is part sanctuary, part maze. There’s a quiet thrill of possibility, the sense that something… Read more
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No Post this Week
I had planned to post today about “The Power of Small Wins” and how tiny steps help me gain momentum in my research and work. However, this week brought a… Read more
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My Academic Momentum Map
Finding Your Way Back Into the Work To start the month, we worked through a clear set of steps. But what do you do when you keep trying and it… Read more
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Do you have 15 minutes?
A review of Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day During a meeting where I was struggling to write my proposal, my PhD advisor recommended that I read Writing… Read more
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Building Academic Momentum
The Mid-Semester Slump It’s that time of the semester – the slump/slip/dip/mid-semester blues. The name doesn’t matter; what matters is recognizing what’s happening and knowing how to help yourself. Research… Read more
Welcome to Scholarly Siren
Wendi Kavanaugh, PhD., is a Dallas native. Her academic journey reflects her passion for creativity, history, and storytelling.
Email me: wendi@scholarlysiren.com
Scholarly Siren
Wendi Kavanaugh 