Finish Your Dissertation, Darling!

Finish Your Dissertation, Darling is a love offering to dissertation writers by a clinical psychologist who worked extensively with doctoral students at the university and in clinical practice. She offers the most effective and comprehensive strategies for completing the dissertation. Students find themselves in chaos during this rite of passage. The university withdraws its support as students prove their professionalism with an original work. Fifty percent do not graduate. Rodman addresses the emotional and physical distress that occurs during this process. She gives psychological advice on choosing a topic and overcoming writing hurdles. She offers insight into faculty relations, departmental envy and competition, and provides suggestions for overcoming sexual, racial and class biases to graduation. The crucial factor in graduating is finding support, the book's major theme. It is supported by the findings of the Mellon Foundation's 85 million dollar research.