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Research Advice

The following are general resources on doing research from different sources. My own research and publications are described elsewhere. I only provide personal research advice to those at my own universities, though others may find the following information to be useful.

Advice

Planetizen column: advice on undertaking the exit project, capstone, or thesis. Topics include the what, why, and when of choosing an exit option, getting started, troubleshooting common problems, managing your committee, using sources, writing a literature review, and actually finishing.

I have prepared a Thesis and Project Guide for students preparing written theses, research papers, or planning projects. It contains my practices and recommendations about such activities.

The Faculty Women’s Interest Group of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning has created a Yellow Book Guide to the tenure track in planning. Sandi Rosenbloom was key in all three editions; Lisa Schweitzer and I helped with the third edition. When ACSP redid its web site they made it hard to find so I have attached it here.

My Work

I have published on the character of research in the environmental design fields and on academic life. A number of these articles are below. Publications on specific research methods and approaches many also available on the tools, manuals, and methods section of this site: