Blog Index

2017, Current to 5/31

Topic	Dates of Posts
Dissertation, general	1/20, 2/1, 5/5, 5/24
Dissertation calculator
Selecting a Topic	1/27
Committee Members	5/1, 5/19, 5/26
Mentor Interviews
URR
Center for Research Quality
Overview of Process
Premise
Prospectus
Proposal
Research questions	2/10
Research design	2/13, 2/17
Theory	2/6, 2/8
C. 1
C. 2 (literature related)	1/11
C. 3
Defense	1/9
IRB	2/15
Data Collection	2/20, 2/22, 2/24, 5/3
Quantitative	3/28, 4/3, 4/7, 4/10, 4/12, 4/14, 4/17, 4/19, 4/21, 4/24
Qualitative	3/8, 3/10, 3/17, 3/20, 3/22, 3/24 3/27
Mixed Methods
C. 4	1/2
C. 5	1/4
Appendixes
Final Defense	4/26
Career	1/23
Goal Form
Motivation
Organizing
Secondary Data	1/13
Support, Getting
Resilience
Writing	1/16, 1/18
Other	1/6, 1/25, 2/3, 3/1, 3/3, 3/13, 4/5, 5/8, 5/10, 5/12, 5/15, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29

Previous Years

Topic	Dates of Posts - 2014	Dates of Posts - 2015	Dates of Posts - 2016
Dissertation, general	6/25, 12/5	1/7, 3/6, 11/20, 12/16	4/8, 4/11, 5/11, 6/20, 8/29, 9/2
Dissertation calculator	9/5	3/9	4/15
Selecting a Topic	4/28, 5/9, 8/25		9/7
Committee Members	5/7, 10/8, 12/22	9/14, 10/14, 12/18	8/10, 9/19
Mentor Interviews			9/21, 9/23, 9/26
URR
Center for Research Quality
Overview of Process
Prospectus	4/4, 4/7, 4/9, 4/11, 4/14, 4/18, 4/21, 4/23, 4/25, 4/28, 5/2, 5/5, 8/27		2/3
Proposal	9/8, 11/3, 11/5		2/5
Research questions	4/18	6/19	4/13
Research Design		6/15, 6/22, 6/26
Theory		6/15, 6/17	2/1, 4/27, 5/2, 5/4
C. 1	11/7	3/11, 3/13, 3/16, 3/18, 3/20, 9/18, 9/21	3/23, 10/1, 10/3, 10/5, 10/7, 10/10, 10/12
C. 2 (literature related)	6/9, 6/11, 6/16, 9/10, 9/15, 9/17, 9/19, 9/26, 9/29, 11/10, 12/26	1/9, 3/23, 3/25, 3/27, 4/3, 4/8, 9/23, 10/21	1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/11, 1/13, 1/15, 1/20, 1/22,1/25, 2/10, 3/7, 3/9, 7/11, 7/13, 8/22, 10/14, 10/17, 10/19, 10/21, 10/24
C. 3	1/3, 1/6, 1/13, 11/12	4/10, 4/13, 4/15, 4/17, 4/20, 4/22, 4/24, 4/27, 4/29, 5/4, 5/6, 5/8, 5/11, 5/13, 5/15, 5/18, 9/25	3/21, 3/25, 10/26, 10/28, 11/7, 11/9, 11/11, 11/14, 11/16, 11/18, 11/21, 11/25, 12/2, 12/3, 12/5, 12/7, 12/8
Defense		9/28
IRB	1/10, 1/15, 1/17, 1/20, 1/22, 1/24, 1/27, 1/29, 2/3, 2/5, 2/7, 2/10, 2/12, 2/17, 2/19, 2/21, 2/24, 10/13, 10/15, 10/17, 10/20, 10/22, 10/24, 10/27	6/24 10/5	3/28, 4/4
Data Collection		6/24, 11/23, 11/27, 12/4, 12/7, 12/9	6/3, 6/6, 6/8, 6/10, 6/13, 6/15, 6/17
Quantitative	1/3, 2/26, 3/12, 7/9, 7/14, 7/16, 7/18, 7/21, 7/23, 7/25, 7/28	5/4, 5/8, 5/11, 5/13, 5/15, 7/1, 7/6, 7/8, 7/13, 7/15, 7/17, 7/20, 7/22, 7/24	11/9, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/21
Qualitative	1/6, 3/14, 10/29, 12/12, 12/15, 12/17, 12/19	1/5, 1/12, 10/19	5/16, 5/18, 5/20, 5/23, 8/1, 11/2, 11/4, 11/16, 12/3, 12/5, 12/7, 12/19, 12/26
Mixed Methods	1/3, 1/6	4/10, 5/6, 5/8, 5/11, 5/13, 5/15	11/2, 11/4, 11/18, 11/25, 12/5, 12/7, 12/16, 12/19
C. 4	3/5, 3/10, 3/12, 3/14, 3/17, 3/19, 3/21, 11/14	5/20, 5/22, 5/25, 5/27, 6/3, 6/5, 10/7	9/16, 12/12, 12/14, 12/16, 12/19, 12/21, 12/26
C. 5	3/21, 3/24, 3/26, 3/28, 11/19	6/5, 6/8, 6/10, 6/12, 10/9
Appendixes
Final Defense		10/12
Career	8/18, 8/20		9/9
Goal Form	5/23, 5/26, 6/2, 8/15, 11/24
Motivation	1/1, 6/4, 6/6, 7/4, 7/11, 9/22, 10/10, 12/3	1/21, 3/2, 7/3, 7/10, 9/2, 9/4, 9/7, 9/9 9/11	5/9, 7/1, 7/4, 7/6, 7/8, 7/15, 7/20, 7/22, 7/25, 8/8, 8/15
Organizing	8/1, 8/4, 8/6, 8/8, 8/11, 8/13, 12/8	7/27, 7/29, 8/3, 8/5, 8/10	2/22, 2/24, 2/26, 3/4
Secondary Data	2/24
Support, Getting	5/21	1/26	8/17
Resilience		2/6, 2/16, 2/18, 2/20, 2/23, 2/25, 3/4	5/25, 5/27
Writing	5/16, 5/19, 6/16, 6/18, 6/20, 7/2, 7/7, 8/27, 12/10	1/14, 1/23, 2/9, 12/11, 12/14	3/11, 3/14, 3/16, 6/24, 7/18, 8/3, 8/5, 8/12, 8/26
Other	2/14, 3/3, 3/7, 4/16, 5/12, 5/14, 5/28, 6/2, 6/13, 6/23, 6/27, 8/22, 9/1, 9/3, 9/12, 10/3, 10/6, 11/17, 11/26, 12/1, 12/24, 12/29, 12/31	1/16, 1/19, 1/28, 1/30, 2/4, 2/11, 2/13, 4/1, 4/6, 6/1, 8/12, 8/14, 8/19, 8/21, 8/24, 8/26, 8/31, 9/16, 10/2, 10/16, 10/23, 10/26, 10/28, 11/2, 11/4, 11/6, 11/9, 11/11, 11/13, 11/16, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/21, 12/23, 12/25, 12/28	1/1, 1/17, 1/29, 2/12, 2/15, 2/17, 3/2, 4/1, 4/6, 4/18, 4/20, 4/22, 4/25, 5/6, 5/13, 6/1, 6/22, 6/27, 7/27, 8/17, 8/19, 8/24, 9/12, 9/14, 9/19, 9/28, 11/23, 11/28, 12/23, 12/30

Next time, I will discuss not losing sight. Do you have an issue or a question that you would like me to discuss in a future post? Would you like to be a guest writer? Send me your ideas! leann.stadtlander@waldenu.edu

Study available!

How do health psychology graduate students compare with other online graduate students in the practice of health behavior?  You are invited to participate in an online survey that is designed to find some answers to this question.  The inclusion criteria are:  current enrollment in the Master’s or Doctoral Program at Walden University, live in the United States, understand English, are 18 years of age or older, do not live in an institution, and are able to spend approximately 20 to 30 minutes to complete an online survey.  Your interest and participation in this study is appreciated.  All information provided in the survey will be kept anonymous and will not be able to be traced back to any individual.  If you wish to participate please go to the link provided and complete the survey.  The link is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Healthmain

This quantitative research will examine demographics, health behaviors, self-efficacy, autonomy, relatedness and competency to determine if one is a better predictor of engaging in healthy behaviors.
A summary of the results of this study will be posted on all websites where this invitation was posted and will be available in late 2017.

Thank you for your help!

Share fairly

Jed, the cat, is demonstrating an important point to remember as you interact with your colleagues: Share fairly! The bed Jed is lying on actually belongs to Murphy (dog in photo), but Jed has claimed it.

In your dissertation work, it is important to share your resources with your colleagues, if you find interesting articles or other resources you think may be applicable to someone's study share it with them. Hopefully, they will do the same for you. Share your experiences and advice with new students, while always trying to avoid scaring them with your stories.

Hoarding resources does not help you, your colleagues, or the profession. Be open to being a professional that is known for sharing and mentoring others.

 Next time, I will post an updated blog index. Do you have an issue or a question that you would like me to discuss in a future post? Would you like to be a guest writer? Send me your ideas! leann.stadtlander@waldenu.edu

Literature Resource

I’d like to let you know about a new way to quickly access articles that the library does not subscribe to.

Unpaywall (http://unpaywall.org/) is an extension for Chrome and Firefox browsers that finds legal freely available copies of articles that would normally be behind a paywall. It is not always successful, but is a great place to start. I’ve already used it a few times to find articles I would normally order through Inter Library Loan.

My thanks to Dr. Silvia Bigatti for passing this along!

One of many

One difficulty many students have is accepting that although their dissertation is a major priority in their life, for their faculty mentor, they are just one of many students. It is important to realize that your mentor's time is divided among not only all of his or her doctoral students, but also other obligations and commitments.

My message today is to be patient with your mentors, give them a reasonable amount of time for reviewing documents, answering emails and questions. Use your waiting times productively by going on to the next step in your paper/ process, such as the next chapter, preparing for a defense or IRB application. 

Next time, I will discuss sharing. Do you have an issue or a question that you would like me to discuss in a future post? Would you like to be a guest writer? Send me your ideas! leann.stadtlander@waldenu.edu