Research and Writing Resources

Why cutting the length is the least of your worries – and what to focus on instead Whether you wrote a dissertation or a master's thesis, converting it to a publishable journal article is not just a matter of cutting the length. This is one of the most common misconceptions I see among graduate students and early career researchers. Many assume the conversion is mostly a matter of trimming the word count and reformatting the references. It is not. The two documents serve fu

What the 'Village' that helped me finish my dissertation actually looked like – and what I learned about asking for the right help at the right time If you read my last blog post, you know that I did not arrive in American academia knowing how to navigate it. I arrived knowing my field. The system– its unwritten rules, its unstated expectations, its particular way of measuring scholarly worth– that took years to figure out. And I figured most of it out through improvisation,

I Thought It Was Perfect. Then My Professor Said, “This Is a Good First Draft, Comfort”: How that moment shaped my journey as an international scholar