Rolanda Anderson, PhD

I spent 15+ years as a dissertation chair—the person writing the feedback notes on your chapters. Now I answer the questions doctoral students actually ask, in three minutes, from the chair’s side of the table.

Here you’ll find practical guidance on problem statements, purpose statements, dissertation alignment, literature reviews, methodology, Chapter 3, proposal preparation, and dissertation defense preparation.

My goal is to help doctoral students understand what their committees expect, strengthen their research, and move confidently from proposal to defense.