Once you have passed your comprehensive exams, the time has come for you to complete the dissertation proposal. In this memo, I give you some of my thoughts on ways to approach the proposal. Also, I ...

The dissertation proposal and the specialty exam serve different purposes and should be viewed as separate activities, even though often executed concurrently. The dissertation proposal marks the ...

This workshop is an interdisciplinary link between course work and independent research. It offers structure and support as you find your own voice as a scholar and researcher. During this workshop, ...

Ryan T. Shields, Committee Chair, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell Andrew J. Harris, Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell April F. Pattavina, Professor, University of ...

Below is the third of 4 videos on writing an NIH style proposal. This video analyzes the signficiance and innovation elements of two funded NIH grant applications. To take full advantage of this video ...

Per the School of Graduate Studies’ regulations, each student will form a dissertation committee, consisting of a minimum of four members of the university faculty. Committee Selection – The committee ...

Below is the second of 4 videos on writing an NIH style proposal. This video analyzes the overall "big structure" of the research plan of two funded NIH grant applications. To take full advantage of ...

"I've been taken aback at what passes for a dissertation proposal around here," a newly arrived colleague at a major research institution confided, lamenting the brevity and tentativeness of the ...

In modern biopharmaceutical manufacturing, maintaining consistent product quality and process efficiency depends on real-time monitoring of multiple critical quality attributes (CQAs) such as pH, ...

Alejandra Pallamar successfully defended her dissertation proposal on August 19. The title of her proposal is: "The Influence of Leadership Practices on Work Stressors (Psychosocial Risk Factors) ...