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  • Explaining “contradictory” identities, joining the military, a sense of service, and military benefits

    Last week while reviewing some of my dissertation data with the research assistants, we dove into some contradictory remarks. My data consist of interviews, or “semi-structured conversations,” with veterans at a university during their first semester as undergraduates. During these conversations, I have a set of questions that guide my question-asking. I like this method…

  • Create (your own) back up (and check your Document System) in MAXQDA!

    My dissertation project has seven participants who I interviewed three times over the course of their first semester. I then transcribed each interview during the same semester to start my analysis mid-January. (It’s going ok, not as fast as I’d like it to). To facilitate my analysis, I am using MAXQDA. It’s been really helpful…

  • First dissertation post

    Last semester I defended by dissertation prospectus which is a major milestone in finishing my PhD. To add some context because only 4.5% of the U.S. population has a PhD, I’ll explain what the process looked like. In 2017 I entered my linguistics program as a master’s student at Georgetown University. The requirements for my…