Finding Your Way to a Ph.D.: Advice from the Dissertation Mentor - Paperback

by Lee M. Stadtlander Ph. D. (Author)

A 2nd edition is now available. The path to a Ph.D. is not an easy one. On the way to writing the dissertation are both well-recognized obstacles (such as defenses) and ones hiding which will trip students who do not have guidance. Any journey goes easier with a guidebook that explains the history of the locale, things you must see and things to avoid. This book is a guidebook to help the dissertation student through the process of completing the dissertation. It provides tips on handling committee members, writing various chapters, gives a refresher on statistics and qualitative analysis, and provides motivational messages along the way. Finding Your Way to a Ph.D. differs from other books in the topic area, in that it gives specific advice lacking in other books. For example, readers are taken through the process of finding topics for their research study and how to search for relevant research. Many examples are provided along with suggestions of additional resources.

Author Biography

Dr. Lee Stadtlander received her doctorate in Experimental Psychology from Ohio State University in 1993. She then was a professor at Montana State University (MSU) in Bozeman for 11 years (and still lives there). She then decided to expand her horizons by re-specializing in Clinical Health Psychology through Fielding University (this is a second doctorate). As part of her re-specialization, she completed a one-year internship at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton Alberta, Canada. She retains an interest in counseling cancer patients and all things medically related. She began working for an online institution, Walden University, in 2005 and is now the Coordinator of the Doctoral Health Psychology program. She is a committed researcher; currently exploring how online faculty members structure their home as a virtual workplace. Dr. Stadtlander has mentored many doctoral students, and has had, as of this printing, 25 doctoral students graduate whose dissertation committee she chaired.