Student Success Blog

Demystifying the PhD process: Portfolio II

Every doctoral student in the PhD in Education Program has a set of major milestones: Portfolios I-III, the dissertation proposal, and the final dissertation. This process is often intimidating and shrouded in mystery for students, so I have interviewed students at each step in the doctoral journey to illuminate the purpose of these checkpoints and provide insight on how to successfully pass each defense. 

To address Portfolio II, I spoke with Eden Langston (she/her), a doctoral candidate in the PhD in Education Program, specializing in multilingual multicultural education (primary) and critical research methods (secondary).

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Demystifying the PhD process: Portfolio I

PhD candidate Kelly Poretti is using VR to build confidence among prosthetic users

Kelly Poretti, a doctoral candidate in the PhD in Education Program with a concentration in kinesiology and co-founder of the American Society of Biomechanics at George Mason, was awarded the Switzer Research Fellowship through the Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research.

PhD candidate Zikun Li explores the perception and impact of the Olympic Games

The Paris 2024 Olympics may be over, but for doctoral candidate Zikun Li, discovering societal implications of the Olympic games is an ongoing pursuit.

Graduate counseling student Amanda Williams is learning by leading

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Amanda A. Williams, a graduate student in the Counseling Program with a concentration in clinical mental health, recently attended the Virginia Counselors Association (VCA) Leadership Academy as one of their 2024 Pete Warren Fellows.