Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education: Volume 13 Issue 1

Leveraging critical friendship to navigate doctoral student role transitions

Kristen Howell Gregory, Amanda Kate Burbage

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of critical friendship on a first- and last-year doctoral student’s novice and expert mindsets during role transitions…

Promoting psychological well-being in doctoral students: a qualitative study adopting a positive psychology perspective

Patricia C. Jackman, Kelly Sisson

Concerns about psychological well-being (PWB) in doctoral students have grown in recent years. The purpose of this study was to explore qualitatively doctoral students’…

Methodological becoming: Doctoral students’ perceptions of their methodological journeys

Timothy Clark

The purpose of this paper is to investigate and illustrate the potential relationships between doctoral students’ life histories and educational experiences and their…

“I didn’t want to be a troublemaker” – doctoral students’ experiences of change in supervisory arrangements

Manuela Schmidt, Erika Hansson

During the lengthy process of PhD studies, supervisory changes commonly occur for several different reasons, but their most frequent trigger is a poor supervisory relationship…

Emergency methodological pivots: a situational analysis of doctoral candidates’ research engagement during crisis in the United States

Ane Turner Johnson, Monica Reid Kerrigan

In this study, the authors explored the situation of the doctoral candidate in the social sciences as they were confronted by crisis and forced to make changes to their…

Using social exchange theory to examine minoritized STEM postdocs’ experiences with faculty mentoring relationships

Tiffany Karalis Noel, Monica Lynn Miles, Padmashree Rida

Mentoring postdocs is a shared responsibility and dynamic process that requires a mutual commitment between the faculty mentor and postdoc. The purpose of this study is to…