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New to PhD Supervision? Start with Practical Skills — Not Guesswork.

Focused, one-hour workshops that help new doctoral supervisors set expectations, give feedback, and manage progress with confidence.

  • One focused supervision skill per session
  • Ready-to-use templates for immediate implementation
  • CPD certification for academic professional development
If you attend and decide it’s not for you, I’ll refund you — and you can keep the templates.Start Building Your Supervision Skills
“Students seem to genuinely appreciate that she cares and wants them to improve and teach them life skills to succeed. Jen's emotional intelligence is enormous and she is incredibly dedicated.”
Megan SmithProfessor, Information Studies

Tutorials Tailored to Your Supervision Needs

What You Get

One Focused Hour

Practical professional development designed to fit within a busy academic schedule.

Completely Virtual

Attend live via Zoom from campus, home, or wherever you’re working that day.

Recording Included

You’ll receive access to the full session recording, so you can revisit key ideas when needed.

CPD Certification

Complete the workshop and receive a certificate of completion for annual review, promotion, or institutional CPD reporting requirements.

Capped at 10 Supervisors

Small-group format to allow meaningful discussion and individual questions. Registration closes once the session is full.

How it works

  1. Core Skill

    30 min explanation, modeling, & examples

  2. Guided Activity

    Apply the skill directly to your own supervisory context

  3. Q & A

    Leave with clarity & next steps

  4. Reflection Prompt

    Email back for your CPD certificate

  5. Ready-to-use Template

    Resource designed to support implementation both during the session and in your future supervision meetings.

Choose Your Tutorial Here

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Delivering Clear, Actionable PhD Feedback

Learn a structured “traffic-light” approach to delivering SMART feedback that doctoral students can understand and implement—reducing confusion, revision cycles, and supervision friction.

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Setting Communication Boundaries in PhD Supervision

Establish clear norms for doctoral supervision—covering meetings, email boundaries, turnaround times, and documentation—to prevent misunderstandings and reduce supervision stress for both you and your doctoral students.

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Setting Expectations and Developing Independent Researchers

Set clear expectations and use structured scaffolding to help doctoral students take ownership of their research while maintaining academic rigor.

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Guiding PhD Students in Research Topic Development

Learn a structured exercise you can use to help doctoral students refine, scope, and strengthen their research topic—without over-directing or leaving them stuck.

Need More Intensive Coaching?

Need more than just a quick workshop? Book a free call so we can chat about options.

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I Believe in Supporting Women’s Education

For every package booked, I donate a percentage to Mercy Beyond Borders charity, supporting the empowerment of women and girls across the globe

Your package helps me support this amazing cause – thank you!

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