My Research Interests
The PhD Journey
Completing a full-time PhD as a neurodivergent female academic with two kids
I am often questioned about how I was able manage a young family and complete a full-time PhD at the same time. Quite often people see these as incompatible. While I disagree with such perceptions, I believe it has a lot to do with who we are, our background, life...
#5 PhD Wellness
Welcome to the weekly PhD Wellness These mini-posts are intended to provide useful tips and tricks to keep you happy and healthy during your PhD journey! The challenge is to keep the 4 smiles up for the week and hopefully beyond! #positiveacademia...
#4 PhD Wellness
Welcome to the weekly PhD Wellness These mini-posts are intended to provide useful tips and tricks to keep you happy and healthy during your PhD journey! The challenge is to keep the 4 smiles up for the week and hopefully beyond! #positiveacademia...
#3 PhD Wellness
Welcome to the weekly PhD Wellness These mini-posts are intended to provide useful tips and tricks to keep you happy and healthy during your PhD journey! The challenge is to keep the 4 smiles up for the week and hopefully beyond! #positiveacademia...
#1 PhD Wellness
Welcome to the weekly PhD Wellness These mini-posts are intended to provide useful tips and tricks to keep you happy and healthy during your PhD journey! The challenge is to keep the 4 smiles up for the week and hopefully beyond! #positiveacademiaWhat? More than one...
Social media – caring in a shared-world (1): Self & others
How can academics understand and develop care for others as well as self-care when using social networking sites professionally? This is the first post in the series on Caring in a shared-world providing insights based on Heidegger’s (1962) shared-world concept. Read...
Social media in academia: Using LinkedIn in a mixed-method research design
In this post, I will share some tips and tricks deriving from my experience of using LinkedIn in my PhD project. My research project follows a mixed-method, multilevel research design including one survey and six focus groups. Read more ...
Social Media in Academia: Using LinkedIn to promote your research
In this post, I will share some helpful tips and tricks to help you promote your research using LinkedIn. LinkedIn - a social media platform where jobs can be found, CVs managed, and careers developed - has evolved into a place filled with opportunities for...
Postgraduate Research Student Well-Being
#6 PhD Wellness
Welcome to the weekly PhD Wellness These mini-posts are intended to provide useful tips and tricks to keep you happy and healthy during your PhD journey! The challenge is to keep the 4 smiles up for the week and hopefully beyond! #positiveacademiaChange the...
#5 PhD Wellness
Welcome to the weekly PhD Wellness These mini-posts are intended to provide useful tips and tricks to keep you happy and healthy during your PhD journey! The challenge is to keep the 4 smiles up for the week and hopefully beyond! #positiveacademia...
#4 PhD Wellness
Welcome to the weekly PhD Wellness These mini-posts are intended to provide useful tips and tricks to keep you happy and healthy during your PhD journey! The challenge is to keep the 4 smiles up for the week and hopefully beyond! #positiveacademia...