“I Hate My Dissertation” and Other Writing Barriers
I knew it was coming. I’d seen enough students complaining online to know that it seemed to happen to everyone. This summer I finally felt…
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On Giving Good Presentations
Somehow I Enjoy Giving Academic Talks. Here’s Why. I’ve never liked public speaking. Even into college, I identified with – or passively accepted – labels…
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A Short Reflection on Rejections
7:30am. I open that messy bird app that I’ve been wanting to quit and see someone’s celebratory post announcing that they’ve won a grant. It’s…
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Choosing a Dissertation Committee
I’ve been asked a few times about how I chose my dissertation committee, mostly by friends who are currently going through the process themselves. Personally,…
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Feedback, Again: Dissertation Proposal Edition
Reflecting on my dissertation proposal, the one topic I had to write about was feedback. I first wrote about feedback in my first year of…
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Dissertation Proposal Defense: How It Went
December 2, 2022, 11:50 am Tapping my feet nervously, I’m sitting at my home “office,” which is just my dining room table with my laptop…