Episodes

  • Pro Tip: Start a Writing Group
    Jun 22 2020

    Podcast host Kristin Raub talks with her friend and writing buddy Jen Santoro about the benefits of a writing group. They discuss the format of a writing group session as well as provide tips for starting your own.


    A full transcript of this podcast is available.


    Demystifying Dissertation Writing: https://www.amazon.com/Demystifying-Dissertation-Writing-Streamlined-Process/dp/1579223133


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    27 mins
  • Overcoming Comparison and Perfectionism
    Jun 19 2020

    Podcast host Kristin Raub and guest Willie Curry discuss a common phenomenon among graduate students: impostor syndrome. They share their own battles with this and provide insight on how to overcome this all too prevalent feeling.


    A full transcript of this podcast is available.


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    24 mins
  • Transitioning to Graduate Writing
    Jun 18 2020

    Returning host Kristin Raub talks with Kelly Gray, an accelerated master's student in the English Department at The University of Vermont, about the differences between undergraduate and graduate writing. They provide valuable insight into the world of graduate writing, as well as provide advice and suggestions for how to navigate this new level of engagement within education.


    A transcript of this Podcast can be found here.


    View the SMART Goals handout mentioned in this episode.


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    18 mins
  • Unpacking the Myths
    Apr 13 2020

    Kristin Raub, a graduate writing consultant pursuing a PhD from the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at The University of Vermont, talks with the coordinator of the Graduate Writing Center, Nancy Welch, about the myths and unexpected realities that surround graduate writing. They provide valuable tips and resources to those engaged in this work.


    A transcript of this podcast is available.


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    Learning and Life: Why PhD is Difficult to Complete and Why there are so many ABDs and PhD Dropouts http://syedirfanhyder.blogspot.com/2014/10/why-phd-difficult-to-complete-why-so-many-ABDs.html


    SMART Goals: https://www.uvm.edu/sites/default/files/media/SMART_Goals.pdf


    Writing from A to B: A Guide to Completing the Dissertation Phase of Doctoral Studies by Dr. Keith Hjortshoj: https://gradschool.cornell.edu/academic-progress/thesis-dissertation/writing-your-thesis-dissertation/


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    22 mins