Promoting Research

In the past decade, the usage of the term “social media” seems to have increased greatly. Websites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn represent one way in which people can…

Although scientists are generally willing to publish their research, they are often hesitant about promoting it. The attitude seems to be to let the publication do most of the…

There are two schools of thought when it comes to research collaboration. One is “two heads are better than one.” Different researchers working together on a project can produce…

Twenty years ago the internet was a joke, dominated by “the uninformed, the immature, the smug, the untalented, the repetitious, the pathetic, the hostile, the deluded, the…

Once you have gained control of your materials and practiced in steps 1 and 2, you can focus your full awareness on each moment of your presentation to truly give your audience the…

Whether this is your first presentation at a professional conference or your twentieth, showcasing your research to your peers can be intimidating. Everyone feels “butterflies,"…

It’s time to accept that conference attendance is no longer a right or entitlement for any researcher. As training and travel budgets get slimmer each year, getting approval to…

What is a Plenary Session? You’ve been invited to chair the plenary session at an academic conference. It is scheduled to take place at the top of the conference agenda, and will…

Whether your benchmark for "solitary genius" is Shakespeare, Austen, Newton, Goodall, Darwin, Einstein, Franklin, Picasso, or Da Vinci, there is a certain romanticism to the notion…

The Action Research Process Action research (AR) assumes that the solution to an identified problem can be achieved in multiple cycles of a distinct process. Rather than following…

A Logical Solution? In the face of significant advantages in digital technology, the pace of academic publishing has remained frustratingly slow. Other than embracing email as a…

Academics generally expect that they will be recognized and rewarded based on the merits of their work. But as the numbers of new PhDs continue to rise, for many of us, research…