Life has been hectic lately. I was in the very fortunate position of traveling the country for job interviews and conferences while also putting the finishing touches on my dissertation. While all of my data collection was completed on campus … Continue reading
As an undergraduate, I was given a fantastic research experience. Beginning my first semester of freshman year, I worked with Dr. Dan Jones to do work with x-ray crystallography. Dr. Jones was an incredible mentor of a caliber that I … Continue reading
This has been a semester with the promise of many new beginnings. I’m fast approaching the end of my time at Virginia Tech, but I know that there are many good experiences ahead of me as I transition from a … Continue reading
In honor of my rapidly approaching the 50% mark of dissertation data collection, I present to you, blogosphere, Sesame Street’s take on my area of research, self-regulation. In this video, Cookie Monster learns to “function like an executive” (Ha! Executive … Continue reading
Today, with yet another 4-year-old in and out of the lab, I have completed 10% of my dissertation data collection. This is certainly not the first large-scale project for which I have collected data, and it certainly will not be … Continue reading
Well, I’m back in Blacksburg after an incredible global adventure. Many more pictures and stories will follow, but for now I have two goals: (1) to express how incredibly enriching of an experience I had, and (2) to report back … Continue reading
I’ll be frank with you, dear blogosphere. I am completely and utterly terrified of my dissertation. It’s silly, I know. There’s nothing here that I haven’t done (albeit on a smaller scale) before. I have collected, analyzed, written, and presented … Continue reading
My apologies for the lack of updates. Life has been a bit of a (good) whirlwind lately. I’m excited to report that I have an idea for a dissertation. It will take me a while to decide upon the specifics … Continue reading