Occasional long-form writing about the tacit side of research — the processes, norms, and decisions that shape an academic career but rarely get written down. These pieces exist because I found myself explaining the same things over and over; making them public is part of my broader goal of broadening access to research training.
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A Practical Guide to the UBC PhD Thesis Submission and Examination Process
The tacit timeline behind a UBC doctoral defence — the departmental exam, the external examiner, the final oral defence, and the final submission — written down so the next student doesn't have to reverse-engineer it.