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Dr. Birgit Fisher is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, an EMDR Clinician, an Acupuncture Detox Specialist, and an accredited site visitor for the American Psychological Association. She operates a private practice in Pueblo Colorado where she specializes in forensic and neuropsychology, with a focus on treating complex trauma. She is a Clinical Member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) and has been approved by the Sex Offender Management Board as a Clinical Supervisor and Full Operational Level Provider and Evaluator for Adults, Adults with Disabilities and Juveniles. She has been a presenter at multiple national and international conferences, and is published in the areas of neuroscience, gerontology and neuropsychology. Birgit has taught at several Universities, both nationally and internationally. In addition to her teaching, clinical, and forensic work, she consults all over the world in the areas of risk management, mental health, trauma, program development and program compliance.  

The entire doctoral process, but particularly the Dissertation needs to be approached as a marathon, not a sprint.

Tips:

1.    Take the time (and instruction from your Chair) as you wrap your head around the task at hand).

2.    Get organized! Electronically or on paper. Using notecards is a great hack for creating your literature review. The earlier the better (this should be happening LONG before you are formally working on your dissertation/doc project).

3.    Ask questions! (See episode #40: How to Not Ask Dumb Questions).

4.    Start with the abstract. Then skip to the discussion section (looking for recommendations for future research). Then when you find something interesting, pull the article, and put it in the appropriate folder. 

5.    Learn APA style ASAP.

6.    Use every opportunity to hone your doctoral-level writing. And if you need an editor – PLEASE get one (see recommendation on my website – below).

7.    Check out the 1-page alignment worksheet (and episode #14 – see link below).

8.    Consider a coach for assisting you with your data analysis.

1-Page Alignment Worksheet: https://www.expandyourhappy.com/1pager

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