Tara Brabazon podcast

Tara talks with Andrew Paterson about his remarkable PhD.  Andrew interviewed 50 members of the police to listen to their experiences of stress, trauma, violence and police work. His results are remarkable.  Post traumatic stress is not inevitable.  Instead, powerful  - and cheap - institutional strategies can transform police and policing and first responder cultures more generally.

Current PhD candidates share their intense experiences during the crucial final months. They discuss stress management techniques and the significance of emotional support. The role of music in maintaining motivation and effective communication with supervisors is emphasized. Topics on defining originality in research and learning from setbacks in scientific inquiry are explored. Practical strategies for productivity and early communication with supervisors are highlighted, ensuring a focused approach to thesis completion.

Tara talks with Ros Wong, a PhD student at Flinders University.  Ros is exploring women in rural and regional areas and how they manage money through their lives and into retirement.  Ros has discovered that the women in her research have a 'secret stash.'  This podcast explores the rationale for the secret stash and probes what we learn about women, men, money and work.

The podcast discusses the challenges and surprises of starting a PhD journey, fieldwork strategies in Nairobi, the importance of the student-supervisor relationship, effective reading management, research tools, maintaining focus, and creating a research community. It also explores networking and support structures for students in various disciplines.

Mark Brown is on the final stages of his research.  He talks this week about resilience, how to survive and how to finish the thesis.

A major moment to share with podcast listeners.  Anne is within one week of submitting her thesis.  She shares with listeners the final strategies she deployed to finish a PhD via a part-time candidature.

Tara introduces the concept of multimodality.  What does it mean?  Why is it important?  How can it enable research dissemination?

Tara's great friend Jac asked her to offer a perspective on mentoring.  This commentary is a bit stroppy and direct, but may poke and provoke your thinking about mentoring.  When you ask for a 'mentor' what are you actually asking for?

Tara and Steve talk about an undercooked and underdiscussed 'challenge,' 'problem' and 'issue' in doctoral education.  What happens when the supervisor that starts with a student cannot finish them?  Tara talks about the rescue doctorate.  How do new supervisors finish a PhD student?  What should PhD students look for?  Welcome to the rescue doctorate!

Steve and Tara are supervising a terrific student researching an Australian police force. We have been discussing the methods available, including ethnography.  What are the strengths and challenges of ethnography?  How / can ethnography be used to study empowered members of our community?