Academic life
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The Summer after my dissertation defense, and transitioning from graduate student to faculty status, has been nothing short of exciting. Here’s a quick roundup of everything (personal and professional) that’s happened! Preparing the dissertation for deposit One of my goals after defense was to revise my dissertation to make it more competitive for potential awards,…
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TODAY’S THE DAY! First, here is my full draft of acknowledgements for this dissertation project. Thank you to everyone involved! Next, you can view my slides for the defense below. Watch this space for post-defense updates, including (hopefully) a recording!
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I’m writing this post with two exciting updates on finishing my PhD: First, on April 4th at 3 PM EDT, I will defend my dissertation, “Mentoring, advocacy, resilience: Investigating strategies of agility by writing program administrators”–or, as insiders call it, “M.A.R.I.S.A.W.P.A.” This defense will be public, with opportunities to attend in-person on campus or via…
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I’m excited to announce that the “WPA Toolkit,” referenced as a goal from my dissertation study, is in its first stages of development in collaboration with an excellent student team from Purdue University’s Experience Studio. They’ll be iterating on the data I’ve already collected to understand potential WPA users of the Toolkit and then bringing…
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On January 19th, 2023, at 1pm, I will defend my dissertation prospectus. And you can watch! Read this post for more information on the dissertation prospectus defense.
Marisa Yerace 