tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post115557741813503325..comments2023-10-19T23:31:13.746-07:00Comments on Field Notes from an Evolutionary Psychologist: PhD Student Rant #1Field Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-1155740090477983912006-08-16T07:54:00.000-07:002006-08-16T07:54:00.000-07:00I salute your courage. I whish you all the best an...I salute your courage. I whish you all the best and hope you will be able to complete this endeavor soon.<BR/><BR/>What's is your area of research exactly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-1155665323000208542006-08-15T11:08:00.000-07:002006-08-15T11:08:00.000-07:00I've been wondering what grad-degree-granting inst...I've been wondering what grad-degree-granting institution was in Walla Walla, so your "physical isolation" comment makes more sense. Maybe I should read your archives.ScienceWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144262447487095454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-1155611771601459742006-08-14T20:16:00.000-07:002006-08-14T20:16:00.000-07:00I submitted to the carnival. Thanks for the advice...I submitted to the carnival. Thanks for the advice about submitting to a journal. I've tried at two journals and did get helpful comments that I've used to rework my manuscript. I think it has improved. Submitting to another journal would certainly not hurt.<BR/><BR/>As far as getting an RA, it's too late for that now. I've used up my 5 years of guaranteed funding and am no longer actually at my 'home' insitution. I wish I had known then what I know now! <BR/><BR/>Now I am finishing my degree in physical isolation from my committee. In many ways I think this is wonderful, but it has its drawbacks.Field Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-1155610521190972072006-08-14T19:55:00.000-07:002006-08-14T19:55:00.000-07:00Good advice sciencewoman. I'm still a student, bu...Good advice sciencewoman. I'm still a student, but I would recommend seeking out professors who offer RAs (those with funding). <BR/><BR/>Definitely sounds like you're on the right track with contacting the researcher. I know it can be a challenge to figure out how to go about making these contacts.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160883537054763513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-1155584286600354932006-08-14T12:38:00.000-07:002006-08-14T12:38:00.000-07:00First, submit this post to tomorrow's carnival of ...First, submit this post to tomorrow's carnival of gradual progress...someone might have some really good advice for you.<BR/><BR/>Second, I know the frustration of being publicationless and, without a mentor, writing your first pub seems impossible (I have none from my UG or MS research). So the best advice I can give you is to find a mentor other than your advisor who can help you figure out how to turn a thesis chapter (or some other bit of writing) into a pub. Find someone who regularly publishes and knows something about your field. A committee member?<BR/><BR/>Third, if you can't find a mentor, maybe this will help. I assume that you read journal articles in your field. Take your favorite piece of writing, decide what is the most appropriate journal for it based on content not style, and then work on molding the style to that of the journal. At worst, you submit and get rejected, but hopefully you get helpful reviews that will lead to improvements. And in the meantime, you can list the pub as "in review" for your CV.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if that's helpful. But it's how I'd go about it.ScienceWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144262447487095454noreply@blogger.com