Overcoming Those Dreaded Dissertation and Thesis Obstacles

Doctoral and Master's Students
In the book, I share constructive and concrete proactive tips that you, as a doctoral or master's student, can use to help you respectfully advocate for yourself and successfully complete your dissertation, doctoral study, or thesis within a reasonable time frame.

Inside, you'll discover how to:

• Improve your writing and research skills
• Creatively find and use sources in multiple ways
• Narrow your research topic and find the gap
• Use your research questions to drive your literature review and study
• Align your title, problem, purpose, and research questions
• Align your research design to your approach (qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods)
• Navigate the IRB process and defend with confidence
• Select, replace, and work effectively with committee members
• Avoid plagiarism and maintain academic integrity
• Beat procrastination, manage your time, and silence the urge to quit
• Broadly share your findings
• Hire external consultants and explore consulting as a career path

Committee Members, Program Directors, University Editors, and Other Stakeholders
Research study stakeholders would also benefit from reading this book, as they play key roles in the research study process.  

They include:

• Supervisory committee members
• Independent reviewers
• University or form and style editors
• Writing and research center staff members
• Program directors
• Professors
• Institutional Review Board (IRB) staff members and reviewers
• Academic advisors
• Objective parties or staff who handle student complaints (e.g., an ombudsperson)
• University leaders, administrators, and owners
• Other support staff personnel who play key roles in students’ dissertation, doctoral study, and thesis processes