You Are What You Write: Creating an Academic Research Narrative While in Graduate School

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

For many students, research is an intimidating and overwhelming process. Academic research can also be intense, stimulating, and rewarding. Whether you are preparing for your career in education policy, industry, or academia you will experience conducting research or reading it. This panel will discuss the importance of research for undergraduates and graduate students. They will discuss how to create your research narrative from your program to your academic job. Panelists will briefly discuss research fellowships, how to publish internationally, and they will answer questions about working with other scholars on research projects.

Sub Unit

• Graduate Student Council

Chair

• Dèsa Karye Daniel, The University of New Mexico

Panelists

• Liza Cobey, Emory University

• Steven Lewis, Deakin University

• Melissa Luke, Syracuse University

• Lori Diane Hill, American Educational Research Association