Letters of recommendation
After I have agreed to write you letters of reference, please fill out and e-mail me this cover sheet for each new letter request. Your requests should be submitted at least 3 weeks before the letter is due.
Blogs and fee-based services
- theprofessorisin.com
- Get a Life, PhD
- National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (useful for graduate students as well as faculty – check to see if your campus has an institutional membership)
Books
- Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavior Sciences
- Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis
- Tricks of the Trade: How to Think about Your Research While You’re Doing It
- Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article
- How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
- The Professor is In: The Essential Guide to Turning Your Ph.D. Into a Job
Other online resources
And a few of my own blog posts…
- Academic Job Market Timeline
- Publishing Your First Academic Article
- How To: Applying to Give Conference Presentations
- The Buddy System: The Best Thing I Learned in Preschool
- Academics and the Creative Process
- Write a Literature Review, Practice Innovation
