Tag: ABD
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Transition Q & A: Melissa Dalgleish
This is one you’re definitely going to want to read! Melissa Dalgleish is a regular contributor to Hook & Eye, an ABD in English from York University, and a research officer in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at same. Here’s an excerpt: What do you do now? I’m a research officer at York University, one…
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Supporting dissertators
My most recent blog post over at University Affairs is about how coaching has really been helping me now, my “what if” thoughts about my PhD years, and my new offering: a discussion and support group for dissertators! An excerpt: I’m launching a virtual discussion and support group, open to dissertators and graduate students in…
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Transition Q & A: Sonja Streuber
Yesterday my Q & A with Sonja Streuber was posted on my University Affairs blog. Here’s an excerpt: You left your graduate program ABD, without earning a PhD. Why? Multiple reasons: . . . 2. Personal experience. I had colleagues who had already graduated with their PhDs, who were financing their job searches with anything,…
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Transition Q & A: Veronica Rubio Vega
Veronica Rubio Vega is a part-time PhD candidate in political economy at the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University. She works as a research analyst at RBC. Connect with her on Academia.edu, follow her @VERYVERO, or email her. You’re currently enrolled in a PhD program, but recently switched to part-time studies. What happened?…
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Transition Q & A: Heather Steel
Heather Steel earned her MA in history from the University of New Brunswick and spent six years in the PhD program in history at York University. She is now a researcher in the non-profit sector. You left your history PhD program before finishing. Why? In the end, my dissertation and I were not a good…