Leanne C. Powner - Small Group Opportunities Summer 2022

Small-Group Dissertation Coaching

Early-Stage Dissertation Group

Small-Group Dissertation Coaching is back! The early-stage dissertators group will meet Mondays at 12 PM US Eastern time, the middle-stage dissertators group on Tuesdays at 12 PM US Eastern time, and the late-stage dissertators group will meet Wednesdays at 12 PM US Eastern Time. These times are late afternoon/early evening for European and African participants. This highly affordable option ($150) gets you 13 weeks of support from Leanne and a group of similarly-situated peers. Package includes ~11 weeks of structured content and several weeks of workshopping student documents with feedback from peers and Leanne. Early-stage small-group coaching is ideal for students writing their prospectus or project proposal, or having recently completed it.

Middle-Stage Dissertation Group

The middle-stage dissertation group is intended for people who are at least one or two terms out from defense, but are beyond the initial data collection and starting phase. You should be solidly in the middle of your writing process, with a target defense semester in sight. We focus on strategies to organize materials and writing effectively, to write efficiently and effectively for long stretches, to establish reasonable expectations and self-care during this stage of work, to ask for and receive feedback, to use Word to format your dissertation, and other topics of use to those progressing through their graduate journey. Topic list will be customized to the specific needs of participants in this instance of the course.

Late-Stage Dissertation Groups

The late-stage dissertation group is intended for people who are making a push for the finish line, defending either this term or next. You should be nearing the end of your writing process, with a defense date in sight. We focus on strategies to write efficiently and effectively for long stretches, reasonable expectations and self-care during this stage of work, self-editing, asking for and receiving feedback, using Word to format your dissertation, and other topics of use to those nearing the end of their graduate journey.

Small Group Book Development Groups

Join a small group of others who are in the early stages of writing their social science monographs. Curriculum for the group focuses on the genre of the academic monograph and academic publishing, the theory chapter, and an overview of the book proposal/prospectus. The emphasis is on the theory chapter, with a peer workshopping session for each participant at the end of the term. Monday session runs 1:30-2:30 PM US Eastern time and Thursday session runs 10-11 AM US Eastern time, from May 2-Aug 15 with one week off during that period. Invoices and Zoom link will be send when class meets minimum enrollment.

Register Here for Monday Workshops! | Register Here for Thursday Workshops!
Price: $225
Dates: May 2, 2022 - Aug 15, 2022 (for Monday Workshops)
(May 5, 2022 - Aug 18, 2022 for Thursday Workshops)
Times: Mondays from 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Thursdays from 10am - 11am

Book Writer's Workshops

This 90 minute program offers accountability, support, problem solving, and a guaranteed hour of writing time weekly! Join a small group of like-minded writers for camaraderie and productivity. This group is intended for individuals engaged in book or long-form manuscript writing who are actively in the writing stage. Program requires 4 participants to run; invoices will be sent at that time. Summer 2022 runs May 4-Aug 17. Weds session is 3:30-5 PM US Eastern time. Friday session is from 10-11:30 AM US Eastern time. One week will be off during the scheduled period. Invoices and Zoom link will be sent after group meets minimum enrollment.

Register Here for Wednesday Workshops! | Register Here for Friday Workshops!
Price: $225
Dates: May 4, 2022 - Aug 17, 2022 (for Wednesday Workshops)
(May 6, 2022 - Aug 19, 2022 for Friday Workshops)
Times: Wednesdays from 3:30pm - 5pm
Fridays from 10am - 11:30am