PhDone: Dissertation Editor’s Practical Guide to a Completed Doctorate will equip doctoral students with the tools they need to complete their dissertations successfully. Based on their experience with Dissertation Editor—an organization that elevates aspiring scholars and helped them achieve their academic and professional goals—Dr. Allen Roda and Dr. Lauren Saunders share practical advice, illustrative anecdotes, and words of wisdom for the doctoral journey.

            PhDone will help scholars:

• Understand the components of the dissertation product and process, including the dissertation’s organizational structures, abstract, introduction, and research and literature review process
• Choose a topic, develop research questions, conduct research, obtain IRB approval, and write the results and conclusion
• Successfully maintain work-life balance and personal relationships while completing a dissertation
• Navigate dissertation committees, the revision and editing process, dissertation defense, and final submission
• Convert their dissertation into a book or article and packaging their doctoral skills in a resume or in a cover letter

            PhDone is a resource for students at all stages of the doctoral journey. Whether you are contemplating starting a program or in the final stages of wrapping things up, the tips and tools contained in this book will help make that process easier for you.
 
 

As co-founder and CEO of Dissertation Editor, Dr. Allen Roda has engaged with thousands of doctoral students in every field of higher education from chemistry, economics, and history to nursing, business, and education. He and his team of PhD editors and statisticians have worked with over 3,500 graduates from over 500 different universities with everything from research assistance, statistical analysis, qualitative analysis, and editing in all major styles (APA, Chicago, Bluebook, MLA, etc.) to defense preparation, dissertation-to-book conversion, and preparing journal articles for publication. 

Dr. Roda earned a bachelor’s in anthropology from Wake Forest University, a master’s in anthropology from Columbia University, and a PhD in ethnomusicology at NYU. Afterward, he held the prestigious Jane and Morgan Whitney Curatorial Fellowship at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and was a professor at The New School and NYU. His peer-reviewed publications have won several awards including the Frances Densmore and Klaus Wachsmann prizes from the American Musical Instrument Society and Society for Ethnomusicology. He lives in North Carolina with his wife and two sons.

Dr. Lauren Saunders is the vice president of editing and research for Dissertation Editor, having been with the company since 2017 in roles including freelance editor, in-house editor, and managing editor. She earned bachelor’s degrees in dance and creative writing from Chapman University, a master’s in Irish literature from Trinity College, Dublin, and a doctorate in literary studies from the University of Denver. Throughout her studies, she worked at university writing centers helping other students cultivate good writing habits and skills. She lives in Colorado with her husband and daughter.