For graduate students the process of academic coaching is highly individualized and tailored to each student's needs. Graduate students typically meet with me once per week for goal setting, motivation and accountability.

​

During a typical meeting we will:

​

(a) evaluate how things went since the previous meeting,

(b) determine goals for the coming week (and beyond),

(c) construct a detailed plan for how that work will get done, and get started

(d) schedule  “check-ins” during the week to make sure the plan is working or to adjust the plan if necessary.

​

Thus, there will be a goal-setting/planning aspect to our work as well as accountability and follow-through.

 

Students working on written qualifying exams, dissertation/thesis proposals, or dissertation/thesis and needing more intensive support with the writing process sometimes meet with me more frequently.