Skip to content


Posts by: Raul Pacheco-Vega

  1. How to write an abstract for a paper July 18, 2018

    Posted in academia, research, writing.

    1 comment
  2. Why do political science and policy sciences shun homelesness as a research focus? July 12, 2018

    Posted in academia.

    No comments
  3. How to write a book chapter July 11, 2018

    Posted in academia, research, writing.

    12 comments
  4. Developing the core elements of a research proposal: Finding a gap in the literature, mapping contributions to scholarship June 28, 2018

    Posted in academia.

    2 comments
  5. Developing research questions June 27, 2018

    Posted in academia.

    1 comment
  6. Demystifying Dissertation Writing: A Streamlined Process from Choice of Topic to Final Text (my reading notes) June 24, 2018

    Posted in academia.

    1 comment
  7. How to write the introduction of a book manuscript June 24, 2018

    Posted in academia.

    1 comment
  8. The Smart Way to your PhD (Dora Farkas) – my reading notes June 19, 2018

    Posted in academia.

    No comments
  9. Self-care while doing fieldwork: A first-person, first-hand account June 9, 2018

    Posted in academia, research.

    No comments
  10. Salsa Dancing into the Social Sciences: Research in an Age of Info-Glut (my reading notes) May 22, 2018

    Posted in academia.

    1 comment
  11. Mental and physical, home and office “spring cleaning” and a conversation about habits May 20, 2018

    Posted in academia.

    No comments
  12. How to Complete and Survive a Doctoral Dissertation (my reading notes) May 20, 2018

    Posted in academia, writing.

    1 comment
  13. Writing the Doctoral Dissertation: A Systematic Approach (my reading notes) May 18, 2018

    Posted in academia, writing.

    No comments
  14. On Writing (Stephen King) (my reading notes) May 17, 2018

    Posted in academia, writing.

    No comments
  15. Resources to help non-native English speakers who are writing a PhD dissertation May 16, 2018

    Posted in academia, research.

    No comments
  16. Authoring a PhD Thesis: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Dissertation (my reading notes) May 16, 2018

    Posted in academia.

    No comments
  17. Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis (my reading notes) May 16, 2018

    Posted in academia, PhD training, research.

    No comments
  18. Building community online through promoting others’ scholarly work: A Twitter strategy May 16, 2018

    Posted in academia.

    No comments
  19. Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits–to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life (my reading notes) May 5, 2018

    Posted in academia, productivity.

    No comments
  20. Thinking Like Your Editor (Rabiner & Fortunato) – my reading notes April 29, 2018

    Posted in academia, research, writing.

    No comments
  21. On the importance of teaching the mechanics of doing research April 21, 2018

    Posted in academia, research, research methods.

    4 comments
  22. Providing better student feedback: Avoid the “think hard” trap April 21, 2018

    Posted in academia, teaching.

    No comments
  23. 12 tips to give a solid scholarly talk within a short time frame April 20, 2018

    Posted in academia.

    No comments
  24. Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious About Serious Books (William Germano) – my reading notes April 16, 2018

    Posted in academia, research.

    No comments
  25. The “Accomplish Two Things Before Anything Else” approach: Dealing with academic life under pressure April 16, 2018

    Posted in academia, productivity.

    2 comments