RESEARCH PROCRASTINATION?

Everyone has been there.

Perhaps the dissertation/thesis project seems overwhelming. Perhaps you are concerned it’s not going to be as “good” as you expect of yourself. You could feel that you have not acquired enough practical skills yet. These reasons and many others can become barriers to getting started or getting any momentum going. A consultant can be of assistance in helping you replace an ABD (all-but-dissertation) with your PhD.

One advantage to hiring an outside research consultant is that such a person is not mired in the “politics” of your program, has no real power or authority over you and might be able to help you take a fresh look at your situation from an outsider’s perspective and from the perspective of having helped others with similar concerns many times before.

I always encourage a student to speak with his or her advisor regarding hiring a consultant. I believe that the consultant is not in the role of judge but in a position of helping build skills, of improving your dissertation/thesis project and of support.