{"id":1404,"date":"2018-11-05T08:15:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T16:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/?p=1404"},"modified":"2018-11-05T08:31:31","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T16:31:31","slug":"e136","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/podcast\/e136\/","title":{"rendered":"RIA # 136: Dr. Rebecca Thomas on Dissertation Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1373\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1373\" data-attachment-id=\"1373\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/about\/staff\/g72a9103\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/G72A9103-e1539971591527.jpg?fit=297%2C313&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"297,313\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"G72A9103\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dr. Rebecca Thomas&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/G72A9103-e1539971591527.jpg?fit=297%2C313&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1373 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/G72A9103-e1539971591527-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Rebecca Thomas<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On today\u2019s episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Rebecca Thomas, who is currently a postdoctoral scholar for the Ecampus Research Unit at Oregon State University.\u00a0She recently earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA), where she successfully defended her dissertation on aggressive behavior in college students\u2019 friends with benefits relationships in July 2018.\u00a0Prior to UTSA, she earned an M.S. in Instructional Psychology &amp; Technology from Brigham Young University (BYU).\u00a0She is excited to apply her training and experience in study design, participant recruitment, and dissemination obtained at UTSA in combination with her previous experience on student success at BYU, in her new role as a postdoctoral scholar.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ep-136-Rebecca-Thomas-Transcript.docx\">Transcript<\/a><\/strong> (.docx)<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/525169311&#038;color=%23d54824&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Show Notes<\/h2>\n<p>Would you like to incorporate this episode of &#8220;Research in Action&#8221; into your course?\u00a0Download the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Episode-136-Podcast-Instructor-Guide.pdf\">Episode 136 Instructor Guide<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(.pdf) or\u00a0visit our\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/podcast\/instructor-guides\/\">Podcast\u00a0Instructor Guides<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0page to find additional information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Segment 1<\/strong>: Choosing a Dissertation Topic [00:00-11:25]<\/p>\n<p>In this first segment, Becca shares about her experience choosing a dissertation topic.<\/p>\n<p>In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bolker, J. (1998).\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/books\/9780805048919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Writing your dissertation in fifteen minutes a day: A guide to starting, revising, and finishing your doctoral thesis<\/a>.<\/em> New York: Henry Holt and Company, LLC.<\/li>\n<li>Boyle Single, P. (2009).\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/sty.presswarehouse.com\/Books\/BookDetail.aspx?productID=182911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demystifying dissertation writing<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.<\/li>\n<li>Roberts, C. M. (2010).\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/us.corwin.com\/en-us\/nam\/the-dissertation-journey\/book232493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The dissertation journey: A practical and comprehensive guide to planning, writing, and defending your dissertation<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesiswhisperer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Thesis Whisperer Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Segment 2<\/strong>: Getting the Dissertation Done [11:26-22:28]<\/p>\n<p>In segment two, Becca shares productivity strategies for writing a dissertation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Segment 3<\/strong>: Post-dissertation Dissemination [22:29-36:32]<\/p>\n<p>In segment three, Becca shares her plans for disseminating her dissertation results.<\/p>\n<p>In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RIA # 106<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/podcast\/e106\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ali Duerfeldt on Research Dissemination Plans\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rocco, T. S., Hatcher, G. T., &amp; Associates. (2011).\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wiley.com\/en-us\/The+Handbook+of+Scholarly+Writing+and+Publishing-p-9780470949214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The handbook of scholarly writing an publishing<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, post a comment below or contact the \u201cResearch in Action\u201d podcast:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RIA_podcast\">RIA_podcast<\/a>\u00a0or #<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIA_podcast?src=hash\">RIA_podcast<br \/>\n<\/a><strong>Email<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:riapodcast@oregonstate.edu\">riapodcast@oregonstate.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Voicemail<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"tel:+15417371111\">541-737-1111<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you listen to the podcast via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/research-in-action\/id1101916802\">iTunes<\/a>, please consider leaving us a review.<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed by guests on the Research in Action podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Oregon State University Ecampus or Oregon State University.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Becca shares about her experience choosing a dissertation topic as well as some productivity strategies for writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-episodes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s7BNXQ-e136","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1404\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}