Students often ask me which statistical program they should learn, usually framed as Stata versus R, and...
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Literature reviews still matter. AI tools now do much of the work of finding papers, summarizing them,...
Students often ask me how to find survey respondents beyond their own networks, and the same few...
I usually introduce myself as a computational social scientist and a public interest technologist. Neither term is...
If you are considering a PhD, I am glad you are looking into it carefully. People write...
Doctoral students have asked me about CVs often enough that it seemed easier to write this down...
These notes come from applying to doctoral funding during my own program and from reading the guidelines...
Most funding lists circulated in doctoral programs are organized by funder name. Two things that decide whether...
Lately I have been getting a lot of questions from master’s and doctoral students in social work...
If you’ve ever tried recruiting participants for a research study, you know the familiar cycle: posting flyers...
When collaborating on academic writing or organizing references from older documents, you often receive Word files or...
Primary vs. Secondary Data Primary data is information collected firsthand by researchers specifically for their current study....
In this blog post, I will share my experience and the steps I took to effectively prepare...
I decided to write this since I have been asked this question by so many students, and...
Choosing the right journal for your academic research can significantly impact the reach and recognition of your...
