Dissertation Gurus

Everything We Offer, All in One Place

Free tools, $47 packets, complete courses, and one on one coaching, all from a dissertation chair with more than fifteen years on the approving side of the table. Start where you are.

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Try the chair's way of thinking before you spend a dollar.

Free Tool

Problem Statement Evaluator

Free

Paste your problem statement and see, in seconds, where it holds up and where a committee member would press. Instant, unlimited tries.

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Free Tool

Defense Readiness Scorecard

Free

Ten quick statements that show you where a committee could press you on defense day. Start here if you are not sure how ready you are.

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Free Download

Free Dissertation Planner

Free

Organize your topic, problem, purpose, and next steps in one place, so you always know what you are working on this week.

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The $47 packets

One tough dissertation problem, solved in one instant download.

Instant Download

Theoretical Framework Packet

$47

How to choose your theory, defend the choice, and write a framework section your committee approves. The Fit Test, five writing moves with sentence starters, and the ten framework questions committees ask.

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Instant Download

Defense Question Packet

$47

All 60 questions committees actually ask, with what they are checking, answer frameworks, sentence starters, and the Five Rules for Defense Day.

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The courses

Chapter 1 and Chapter 3, taught line by line the way a chair reads them. Self study on your own schedule, or the full program with live sessions and community.

Self Study

Chapter 1 Self Study

$597

All 5 Chapter 1 modules with video lessons, section guides, and line by line sentence builders. Five months of access, on your own schedule.

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Self Study

Chapter 3 Self Study

$797

All 15 Chapter 3 modules with video lessons, section guides, and line by line sentence builders. Five months of access, on your own schedule.

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Full Program

Chapter 1, Line by Line

$1,297

The 45 day Chapter 1 program: everything in Self Study plus Live Writing Sessions with Dr. Anderson, the community, and direct support. 60 days of access.

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Full Program

Chapter 3, Line by Line

$1,997

The 60 day Chapter 3 program: everything in Self Study plus Live Writing Sessions with Dr. Anderson, the community, and direct support. 75 days of access.

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Work with Dr. Anderson

One on one coaching, every session with the chair herself.

Coaching

Dissertation Clarity Coaching

$297

One focused 60 minute session on the question standing between you and your next step, with written feedback and an action plan.

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Coaching

Dissertation Defense Coaching

$497

A 75 minute defense preparation session: written feedback on your slides, a mock presentation, and committee question practice.

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Coaching

Alignment and Strategy Coaching

$1,447

Three sessions plus written feedback to turn disconnected sections and unclear feedback into an aligned study with a clear revision strategy.

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Coaching

Dissertation Completion Coaching

$3,697

The full partnership: five sessions, feedback on Chapters 1 through 3, email access between sessions, and full access to Chapter 3, Line by Line.

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Dissertation Gurus

Not sure where to start?

Start free. The Problem Statement Evaluator takes two minutes, and it will tell you exactly which part of your dissertation needs attention first. Or meet the chair behind all of it.

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Meet Dr. Rolanda Anderson

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Dr. Rolanda Anderson, Dissertation Gurus

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