What Your Chair Wishes You Knew: A Guide to Dissertation Success
Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to navigate the dissertation process? What Your Chair Wishes You Knew offers practical insights to help you strengthen your relationship with your advisor, build momentum, and finish your dissertation.
Designed for thoughtful graduate students who want to complete their work with integrity, clarity, and self-trust. I created this guide to share the quiet truths I learned after years working with doctoral students as a chair, editor, and coach. This guide can ease the hidden pressures of dissertation writing — and help you move forward with greater confidence, clarity, and self-trust.
- 10 actionable insights to strengthen your relationship with your chair
- Practical strategies to build momentum and meet your deadlines
- Gentle mindset shifts to navigate feedback and self-doubt
- Communication templates and examples to keep you on track
- Instant PDF download for ongoing support at every stage of your dissertation journey
Writing a dissertation is challenging—but it doesn’t have to be lonely or confusing. This guide offers ten gentle, practical insights to help you build momentum, strengthen your relationship with your chair, and finish your dissertation with greater clarity and confidence. Created by a former university chair and academic editor, What Your Chair Wishes You Knew is here to support the thoughtful scholar in you.