Are You On The Same Page As Your Supervisor?, Thesis Whisperer: Discusses misunderstandings about personal writing and research processes, and how they can manifest in conflict between students and supervisors.
The All-Important Graduate Student-Supervisor Relationship, University Affairs Magazine: A follow up piece on a “community of practice” meeting for schools of graduate studies across Canada, devoted to helping all professors, collectively, become better graduate supervisors.
How I Broke Up With My Supervisor and How To Tell Your Supervisor You Want A Divorce, Thesis Whisperer: On the tensions we all experience around the ‘finish at all costs (and on time)’ mentality, and how to approach the process of finding a new supervisor if tensions can’t be resolved.
Long-Distance Supervisorship, McGill Grad Life Blog: Advice on doing research under a remote supervisor, from setting up weekly meeting times and sticking to them to how to take more initiative and build a routine that works for you.
Navigating Supervision Across Cultures, University Affairs Magazine: Discusses the frequently occurring challenges in supervising graduate students across cultures, under five common themes: assumptions about the nature of research and knowledge production, cultural differences in power and status, differing needs for saving face, cultural differences in communication styles, and expectations about rule following.
PhD students: what to do if you don't work well with your supervisor, The Guardian: Supervisors can be enabling and supportive, but they can also be bullies. This article advice on how to manage this sometimes tricky relationship.
When good supervisors go bad…Thesis Whisperer: An ambitious, well-supported PhD Candidate got sick after 3 years of research and teaching, and unexpectedly, her supervisor turned on her. This is a personal piece on what she learned during this time.
