This month, I am quietly introducing a new add-on service to my offerings, to support students who stop needing full-on coaching while they are trying to secure IRB approval. Thinking about what this service should look like and why is needed has made me realize just how many students really don’t understand IRB – what […]

If you read my newsletter regularly (and you should, if I say so myself – my students tell me it’s pretty awesome), you’ll know I’m a big fan of support systems. Whether it’s apps and tools to make life easier, processes we put in place to optimize work, or people we rely on when we […]

Often during dissertation work, we struggle and try really hard to stop our minds from wandering away from our work. When reading something complex and dense, or trying to articulate complicated concepts in our writing, our brains want to focus just about anywhere else—on reading the news, on thinking about lunch, on wondering what our […]

The moral of the story you are about to read: When anxiety strikes, you need to work less to work smarter. I am so thrilled to be able to share this story, because when I first asked the student—let’s call her Anna—if she minded, I was about 50% sure I would not get consent. However, […]

If you’re approaching the final weeks of your dissertation writing journey, you may be wondering about what to expect in your dissertation defense presentation. Exactly what happens after you hit the “submit” button, and how can you prepare for that all-important presentation day? Here’s a quick guide to what to expect and how to get […]