• 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 out your raw and main curiosity. What do you want to contribute with this essay, paper, post, dissertation proposal, or dissertation? Focus on what sparks…

  • 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 Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day by Joan Bolker. She’d never steered me wrong before, so I ordered the book as I walked back…