UMSI Doctoral Student Success Series

The UMSI Doctoral Student Success Series (DSSS) is a monthly series of workshops, panels, lectures, and discussions on a variety of professional development and mentorship topics of interest to UMSI PhD students. The series is open to all UMSI doctoral students, though it is focused on students from year 2 and beyond, following the First Year Experience course (SI 705). Each month during the academic year, we will host an in-person, hybrid, or virtual based on a topic that UMSI graduate students have identified as being of particular interest in terms of their professional development. In the past, we have held events about the academic job market, the non-academic job market, and writing job application materials for academic jobs.


This series is part of UMSI’s initiative to enhance professional development and mentorship offerings for UMSI PhD students (as well as faculty and staff) and is a collaboration between Judy Schabel, Assistant Dean for Professional Development & Mentorship and the UMSI PhD Program team.



Dissertation Writing: UMSI Faculty and Recent Alumni Perspectives

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Dow Room (LCSIB 3420)
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Learn about the steps, timing and process of completing your dissertation. Hear diverse perspectives from faculty members and recent alumni representing a range of fields and methods. Participate in discussion with panelists and peers. We’ll cover the dissertation process from start to finish, addressing questions including:

  • How do I select a dissertation topic?

  • How do I form a committee and who could / should be on my committee?

  • What is the three paper option and why might I choose that?

  • What are pitfalls to avoid in the proposal writing process?

  • What strategies can help me make steady progress?

  • How should I time the dissertation proposal vs. the dissertation defense?

  • What is the role of non-chair committee members? Should I plan to meet with them before the defense? 

  • What happens during the defense? What is the role of the committee, the chair and the audience?


Gain insights, ask questions, and prepare for your next steps!

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