BY KATHRYN PERTERSON, PHD
Have you been in graduate school longer than you expected? Maybe your program typically takes five years, but you’re in year six – or year ten…

BY KATIE GOUGH, PHD
Years ago, when I was in the first year of my first full-time academic job, I had a conversation about teaching and research with the chair of my department. The details are foggy…

BY KATHRYN PETERSON, PHD
If you’re doing any sort of long project like a dissertation, you’ve probably heard the advice to write every day, and with good reason. Writers who write regularly do tend to produce more work and more consistently than those who don’t….

BY KATHY STANSBURY, PHD – IN LOVING MEMORY OF A WONDERFUL STATISTICIAN WHO WE MISS.
Statistics can trigger fear and panic for many of us, especially if we’ve been told we “Should know this already,” or if we compare ourselves to other researchers who are comfortable with statistics.

BY ALISON MILLER, PHD, OWNER OF THE DISSERTATION COACH

Have you started a new year with a resolution to exercise more, lose weight, or be more productive only to lose sight of your goal within a few months or weeks? If so, you are not alone. Setting resolutions can…

BY KATHRYN PETERSON, PHD, DISSERTATION COACH
So, you’ve decided to hire a dissertation coach. Now that you’ve made this decision, you may be nervous and overwhelmed. It’s okay. That’s normal. A dissertation is an enormous endeavor. If you’ve decided to hire a coach,…

BY ALISON MILLER, PHD, OWNER OF THE DISSERTATION COACH AND KATE VACEK, PHD, DISSERTATION COACH AND CONSULTANT
You might not feel confident as an academic researcher and writer. Many of us–both graduate students and post-PhD researchers alike–worry if we are…

BY KATHRYN PETERSON, PHD, DISSERTATION COACH
As dissertation coaches, we are aware of the many obstacles our clients face, and especially, the ones that are the most common. On a daily basis, we see clients who are incredibly smart, hardworking, and resourceful, but…

BY ALISON MILLER, PHD, OWNER OF THE DISSERTATION COACH & KATHRYN PETERSON, PHD, DISSERTATION COACH
When we imagined the world in 2020, we didn’t conceive of this very strange and frightening reality of COVID-19. But here we are, living in some kind of dystopian…

BY ALISON MILLER, PHD, OWNER OF THE DISSERTATION COACH & KATHRYN PETERSON, PHD, DISSERTATION COACH
Have you started a new year with a resolution to exercise more, lose weight, or be more productive only to lose sight of your goal within a few months or weeks? If so,…