phdchat – Dr Sherrie Lee

Conference Season 2017

Sherrie Lee — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 23:58:04 +0000

The year-end was a bumper crop of conferences, varied and productive but for different reasons. At the beginning of 2017, I had only planned on presenting at one conference, but along the way, other opportunities came along that were hard to turn down. Despite working up a hectic schedule of five presentations at four events…

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Surviving the PhD in an Age of Uncertainty

Sherrie Lee — Tue, 23 May 2017 23:55:18 +0000

Uncertainty lurks in all corners of doctoral study, including the research itself such as grappling with theory and data collection and analysis, as well as the supervision relationships. There's also uncertainty in what comes after - what kind of career will my PhD lead to. There's no way to avoid uncertainty, but there is a phrase my supervisor introduced to me at our very first supervision meeting that may help manage it - 'ambiguity tolerance'.

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Supervision conversations

Sherrie Lee — Wed, 11 May 2016 10:48:45 +0000

I had a supervision meeting today and I came out of it feeling encouraged and refocused. It was not simply a matter of kind words or specific directions. It was the way the conversations among my two supervisors and myself allowed one another to express, respond and reflect. I usually audio record the meeting and listen…

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Before this year ends

Sherrie Lee — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 10:37:06 +0000

Year-end reflections and new year resolutions

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