To Finish Your Dissertation…

"The dissertation is the monument to the moment when the committee gave up" ~ Dr. D. Barry Lumsden

We sometimes feel like we need to avoid any indication of any reduction in strength, whether personally or professionally. I am guilty of this logical fallacy myself. However, I have continually observed over my nearly 20 years of dissertation coaching that going through the dissertation process alone consumes more time and money than going through …

Continue reading

Whoever possesses the dissertation draft controls the dissertation’s progress. Follow this rule always. If the professor has the draft, your progress has come to the proverbial red light–they are on offense, and you are on the sidelines. You are well advised NOT to touch the version of the document you sent the professor, even if …

Continue reading

Getting a doctorate depends on wise choices before, during, and after enrollment in your program. I have worked with clients at Ivy League level institutions and at for-profit private online programs as well as everything in between those two extremes. I have worked as an interdisciplinary coach with topics covering public health, natural sciences, social …

Continue reading