A recent PhD graduate credits Dr. Steve Tippins' mentorship for helping him write a dissertation that drew no comments from his committee. Tippins' experience reviewing dissertations gave him insight into what committees actually want to see.
And then you also need their expertise. This is someone that has already gone through their doctoral research, somebody that sat on board like reading students' doctoral theses and research. So he knows what they look at, he knows what they need. So he would give you tips as well, like, okay, this might not be as necessary, but I think you should include this in your paper. And that also helped along the way as well. So it's not just the fact that you have someone to set schedule, have someone to encourage you, but you also have someone who has gone through the process. So he knows what a good dissertation looks like. He knows what is missing in your research when he reads it right away. So it really helped. And one thing I will say, I didn't get any comment from any of my chairs. It was a one time and now done. That was it. Most people, they hand it in, they're like, oh, you might get comments back. I didn't get any comments at all. It was done. That was it. So thank you, Dr. Tippins. I know he'll probably see this. I really appreciate and admire your help. And I'm a doctor now.
