What Can You Expect to Learn?

This series will teach you how to:

  • Break down a dissertation or thesis into manageable tasks
  • Establish a strong relationship with your chair or advisor
  • Elevate your sentence structure
  • Write more concisely
  • Develop clear roles for collaborative writing projects


Get Unstuck!

Juan Marin Jr. shares how he was struggling to make progress on his engineering thesis; the topics in this series lessened his writing fears and gave him the courage to work with his advisor to finish.



Detailed Topics in This Series!


  Welcome to "Finish Strong: Complete Your Dissertation, Thesis or Other Independent Writing Project Research Voice"
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  Is Your Writing Wordy?
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  Working Well with Your Chair/Advisor
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  Elevate Your Writing
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  Strategies to Co-write Successfully
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Meet Your Course Instructor


I am Dr. V, and trust me, I know what it's like to struggle through graduate school. My 8-year journey included four different dissertation chairs. Had it not been for a faculty member willing to guide me, I would not have my PhD.

So, I have devoted my professional life to sharing all the skills, strategies and information I learned about scholarly writing. Additionally, I divulge the mistakes and pitfalls to avoid along with the insights I have gained since earning my PhD in 2007.

By the way, I also have the academic credentials. I have a PhD in English from the University of South Florida, a MA in English from North Carolina A&T State University and a BA in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Let me help you cultivate the writer within you!

Get Started Today!