• My manuscript

    I recently wrote about embracing the word “scholar.” In that post, I told you that my dissertation manuscript is in a pile on my floor.…

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  • Dawn Nickel, Research Consultant, Transition Q&A

    Dawn Nickel earned her PhD in the history of health care policy from the University of Alberta. She’s currently working as an independent research consultant and…

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  • You’re invited: New group!

    After hosting a few group discussions and participating in lots of conversations with PhDs, I’m ready to take my next step: group coaching! So… I’m…

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  • Scholar

    Several weeks (months?) ago, Brandy Schillace asked me to contribute to her Rogue Scholar Salon. I haven’t yet. I started but then got stuck. Where?…

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  • Confidence

    Last week I was interviewed by David Austin Walsh from the History News Network; you can read the transcript of that here. David titled the…

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  • Money

    My friend Liana Silva-Ford posted what she called a “rant” on Twitter this morning about blogging and earning money. “Folks gotta eat, yo.” Indeed, they…

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  • You’re invited! Post-PhD group

    I’ve been pondering starting a post-PhD coaching/support/discussion group and I’m ready to set a time and give it a go. So… Tuesday, 6 August 2013,…

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  • Needs inventory

    Needs, necessities, non-negotiables. These have come up a few times in my coaching calls with others. One woman realized she needed to take a “vacation”…

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  • Jo VanEvery, Academic Coach, Transition Q&A

    Jo VanEvery earned her PhD in sociology from the University of Essex. She’s now an independent academic coach and research facilitator. Find her online at…

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  • Elevator pitch

    My coaching class homework from last week was to come up with elevator pitches for possible coaching niches. It’s a great assignment, because it really…

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