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<p>Acknowledgments ix</p> <p>Introduction xiii</p> <p>Chapter One The Secret Handshake 1</p> <p>Chapter Two Breaking Ground on Your Study 13</p> <p>Chapter Three Anatomy of a Dissertation 29</p> <p>Chapter Four Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Your Study: The Strong Introduction 39</p> <p>Chapter Five Literature Review Made Simple 45</p> <p>Chapter Six Data Scavenger Hunt: Methodology 57</p> <p>Chapter Seven The Institutional Review Board (IRB) 83</p> <p>Chapter Eight Making Sense of the Data Collection Scavenger Hunt: Results 91</p> <p>Chapter Nine I Am Listening, Data: Discussion 107</p> <p>Chapter Ten Your Data's Next Chapter After the Dissertation Write-Up and Graduation 115</p> <p>Appendix A Summary Chart of Statistics, What to Report, Abbreviations, and Suggested Syntax 127</p> <p>Appendix B Anatomy of a Dissertation in Context 139</p> <p>Appendix C Sample Dissertation Rubric 157</p> <p>Appendix D The Juicers 163</p> <p>References 167</p> <p>About the Author 171</p> <p>Author Index 173</p> <p>Subject Index 175</p>

<p><b>Joanne Broder Sumerson, PhD</b>, is a research psychologist dedicated to closing the gap between research and practice. Her research processes were developed from over 20 years’ experiences as a research practitioner, program evaluator, academic, and, of course, former student. She has worked with a multitude of private and public organizations in topics such as group process, leadership, emotional intelligence, social media, and wellness. She is a research professor and advisor at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a co-founding editor of <i>Psychology of Popular Media Culture</i>, published by the APA, and writes a blog, <i>Research Notes</i>, for <i>Psychology Today Magazine</i>.</p>

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