Articles by lore m. dickey, PhD
lore m. dickey, a counseling psychologist, currently is employed at North Country HealthCare, a federally qualified health center in Bullhead City, AZ. His passion for advocacy developed in childhood as a Girl Scout. He is proud to have been a member of the Girl Scouts of the USA for 40 years. His journey to becoming a psychologist was anything but linear. All of his career and life experiences that led to becoming a psychologist, inform his work today. This is especially true of his having made a gender transition in 1999. One of the primary reasons he returned to school after transition was because he was tired of hearing the horror stories about the ways that transgender people were treated by mental health providers. He knew that the best way to make change was to be a part of the answer; and he has done just that. Professionally, his work began in academia. He has taught over 25 different courses, has over 40 publications, and has presented more than 100 times throughout the world. He has been recognized numerous times for his commitment to making the world a safe place for transgender and gender diverse people.
by lore m. dickey, PhD | Jul 31, 2019 | Dissertation
There are a few steps toward your doctoral degree that you get no formal preparation for. The dissertation defense is one of those activities. Sure, you have presented in your classes on a variety of topics, including the results of the research you have conducted. You might also have presented at a local, regional, or national conference. All of those activities are great in terms of preparation for your dissertation defense. However, none of them have the same kind of evaluative conclusion.
If you do not pass your dissertation defense, you will not graduate. Being ABD (all but dissertation) is not a badge that you should be proud to wear. Ideally, you will pass your defense the first time. In this blog post, I offer several tips for nailing your dissertation defense.
