Dr-AmIReallyDoneWithMyPhD?!

I’ve not been on here lately, but I’m happy to say that I guess I can’t be @pretendgrad anymore … It’s DR. @pretendgrad now!! Now to take a day off before I get back to writing papers 😅 #PhDone #phdchat #AcademicTwitter

I am looking for a postdocs to join my lab. The successful candidate will get a Feldman lab T-shirt that matches a lot of random objects in the lab including gloves! Who could resist the temptation of applying???

@anthromusings @PhDVoice I often go through as much reading I can and then outline what I can from it. That usually leave clear holes that I want to read up on. And then it’s rinse and repeat 😊

@PhDverse @PhDVoice @AcademicChatter @PhDfriendSana Google scholar alerts and I also check citations of major reviews that are important in the field

#Academic tweeps what tools and strategies do you use to stay up to date with the relevant literature in your field?is setting up alerts in databases enough? @PhDVoice @AcademicChatter @PhDfriendSana #phdlife #phdchat

@cadambi_uttam @PhDVoice I did this! It doesn’t hurt to go outside your specific area of expertise as long as you’re have the time to catch up on the material (esp if you have classes). I enjoyed switching. Gives a broader perspective of what’s possible

What are the things to keep in mind while changing fields between master’s and PhD? I have always been inclined to not consider topics that I like (but are outside my specialisation). Any thoughts? @PhDVoice #phd #application #STEM

When you decide to deep clean your entire apartment instead of finishing edits for your thesis chapters 🙃 It’s going to be a long week ahead … #phdlife #phdchat #AcademicTwitter #Thesis #WritingLife

#AcademicTwitter #phdvoice my supervisor said I should think about the worst types of insecurity faced by women in the global era. So I wrote a list. Please add anything I am missing - I don't presume to know the lives of all women in the world... Thank you 💕

@AnshukaNand @PhDVoice @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics @PhD_Genie I didn’t write it in my cover letter but if you send a resume/CV with it and you have the tentative end date for your PhD under education, I think that should be apparent

What is the best way to write in a cover letter that someone is about to complete /submit a PHD (thesis) (in two months), without making it sound like “they are still currently studying” ? @AcademicTwitter @AcademicChatter #phdchat @OpenAcademics @PhD_Genie @PhDVoice

@GrumpiestTA I know the feeling!! Every time I talk to my PI about my thesis I get all queasy. But what has helped for me is writing down what I want and what would be nice just so I go in with an idea of what I want from the meeting. Good luck!!

Y'all I have a really stressful meeting with my advisor tomorrow, basically to get us on the same page with expectations re: advising/my dissertation. Any advice or encouragement or cute animal pics would be v welcome!

But it’s fine. Really. I’m going to get this #thesis done. You know why? Because I defend in less than two months and then I’ll be done with my PhD 🎉 Which I know is just the beginning, but I can’t wait for what’s next!! 🤩

It’s Day 18 or 19 of the #20daythesischallenge Yes I’ve lost track of time No I won’t finish it all be tomorrow (or even the day after) But I’m getting there! It’s definitely been a learning experience and learning how hard it is to write …

@AcademicChatter Hi.. Has anyone used either Fathom or Otter for notetaking during an interview(S)? I'm organizing my stuff before I start my research and came across these two apps, but not sure which one is better for transcribing late (i.e, for coding).

Day 12 of the #20daythesischallenge I’m realllllly behind. I don’t know how I’m going to finish writing everything when it takes me days just to feel confident enough to put words down on paper. I wonder if it gets easier? Ended up just working on other deadlines …

Day 11 of the #20daythesischallenge The pain has mostly subsided although I can’t walk yet. No writing today but a lot of data searching and compiling. Which definitely counts for something! Now for some sleep 😴

It's been days with no success, #academictwitter, so I'm reaching out to you--where can I find 2020 #healthstatistics for #maternalmortalityratio and #under5mortalityrate? @AcademicChatter

@AbbyEliBennett Or if the articles had link to the author’s presentations? I think it would be cool to have like a Ted talk or a brief video of them showcasing the work they wrote about

I 100% would pay a small fee for the audio version of academic journal articles, where the author reads the article and describes the charts. They could even editorialize. I assume this doesn’t exist because of big publishing companies, but if not I hope someone invents it soon.

The break from writing has been very refreshing but it’s so frustrating that even through the pain all I can think about is the time ticking away for me to finish my #thesis and all my #deadlines Why does academia pretend life and research/writing are orthogonal?? 😵‍💫

Short updates for day 8, 9, and 10 of the #20daythesischallenge Day 8: had a couple of meeting but mostly took a break to refresh my brain Day 9: tried to do some writing and then badly hurt myself and had to stop everything Day 10: slowly recovering and doing edits in bed

Not much writing today though. Just meetings and some data searching but hey work is work Although I also took a couple hours off to decompress, so all in all a good day 🤓

Omg day 7 of #20daythesischallenge is done! A whole week gone … where is the time going?? 2 chapters the intro and conclusion are still blank pages. I guess there’s 13 days to go! Back to #writing tomorrow morning 💪🏽 #thesis #phdlife