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If there is one piece of advice I can share with other EdD students, it’s that there are a variety of false summits on your way to done. I titled my last blog post The Final Stretch, and that, apparently, was wildly optimistic. This “final stretch” has felt more like a couple of marathons tacked […]
It’s a long, lonely slog to the doctorate. And yet, at the same time, the timeline feels too short. I am planning to conduct my final dissertation defense in late March 2026, just in time for a May graduation (should the universe be willing!). My research will be complete and my dissertation will be written […]
I am now ABD: All But Dissertation, and a doctoral candidate, which is an upgrade from doctoral student. Let me tell you, the relief is immeasurable. What Is a Proposal Defense? In order to do the research required for a doctoral dissertation, a doctoral student has to create a full research proposal and pitch it […]
Let me tell you, this EdD has been a JOURNEY. Since I left my full-time job at the end of 2023, I have been brainstorming, revising, and throwing away my dissertation ideas. Brainstorming, revising, throwing away more ideas. And here I am with my proposal due in just under 3 months still nailing down my […]
I am a year and a half into my doctoral studies, with only two years to go! Two years sounds like a lot, except that this program is speeding by. This summer, I only have a quick five-week course, but the fall semester promises a high workload and a bit of stress. I’ll be taking […]
First year of my doctoral program down and only…two and a half to go?!? Whose idea was this, anyway? In actuality, this three year+ program is moving by quickly. Keeping my head down each evening and weekend to study leads to the months flying by. This next year will consist of regular courses but then […]
My doctoral program is speeding right along! I’ve officially completed three courses and I’m currently enrolled in two for summer session. Depending on how you count, there are about 21 total “courses” in the program, including dissertation work, so let’s just go ahead and say that I’m 1/7 or 14% done with my doctorate! This […]
I’m only 8 weeks into my very first semester as a doctoral student but I’ve finished my first class! This semester has an interesting model for courses: I’m taking one course the entire 16-week semester, but I’m also taking two other 7.5-week courses back to back along with it. TEL 707 is 16 weeks, I […]
It’s always fun when you are experiencing a big transition in life to consider what brought you to that point. Yesterday marked the end of my first week as a student in the Doctor of Education in Leadership and Innovation at Arizona State University. It’s my first time back in the classroom since I finished […]