Women Scholars: Navigating the Doctoral Journey

From the Concrete Walls of Spanish Harlem to the Mosaic Tiles of Academia
Sherlene Ayala
Do I Really Want or Need a Doctorate, and How Do I Choose the Right Program for Me?
Delmy M. Lendof
You Can’t Do That!
Cherie L. King
\"Good Moms Don’t Go to Doctoral Programs\"
Jody J. Fiorini
First Steps
Margaret Leone
Making the PhD Happen, Stage 1: Preadmission to Enrollment 
Anne Toolan Rowley
The Overnight Psychologist
Hillary Hurst Bush
Not All Who Wander Are Lost
Beverly A. Burnell
The Ticket to the Dance
Emily Phillips
The Importance of a Successful Peer Support Group
Anna W. Nolan
The Language of the Academy: An English Language Learner in a Doctoral Program
Cinzia Pica-Smith
The Doctoral Experience: One Single Woman’s Response to the (Mis)perceptions of Academic Peers and Family
Maureen E. Squires
My First Year: Is Work-Life Balance Achievable?
Cherie L. King
Ahead of the Curve
Deborah J. Smith
\"You Can’t Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow’s Ear,\" My Mother Said
Signe M. Kastberg
Widening the Circle
Kim R. Harris and Lucille W. Ijoy
\"My Keepers\": The Power of Mentorship During the First Year Doctoral Experience
Markesha Miller
Making the PhD Happen, Stage II: First Year of Program
Anne Toolan Rowley
This Was Not the Original Plan
Jamie S. Switzer
Who Would Have Thought?
Jelane A. Kennedy
Against All Odds: Persevering While Pursuing the PhD
Nadja C. Johnson
Mentoring: A Real Relationship
Allison M. Hrovat, Melissa Luke
\"Lift as We Climb\": Community in Doctoral Education
Liza A. Talusan
And This Too Shall Pass
Nancy L. Elwess
From ABD to EdD/PhD
Yettieve A. Marquez-Santana
Making the PhD Happen: Part 3
Anne Toolan Rowley
The Big Push
Cherie L. King
Advancing Through Candidacy: Selecting a Dissertation Topic, Chair, and Committee
Maureen E. Squires
When Motherhood and PhD Collide: The Power of Positive Messages
Kate Bresonis McKee
Promise and Potential: How I Lost and Found My Scholarly Counseling Self
Karen L. Mackie
A Greater Purpose
Wanda I. Montañez
Monsters
Silvia Mejía
The Importance of Social Capital and Internal Determination
Terri Ward
Mrs., Mommy, Doctor: The Dissertation Phase
Cherie L. King
Making the PhD Happen: Part 4
Anne Toolan Rowley
Talking Me Off the Ledge
Wendy Neifeld Wheeler
A Place for Me
Aja E. LaDuke
My Albatross: Completing the Dissertation at Last
Jennifer A. Brown
A Story of Thriving and Arriving: My Online PhD Journey
Patrice Jenkins
The Doctoral Study: The Intertwined Professional Transition and Personal Transformation
Ying Tang
Dear Miles: Letters from a Grateful PhD Student
Kit Anderson
Why Perseverance Was Crucial
Eileen Cecilione
\"Finish Wisely\"
Seema Rivera
And for You
Tammy Lynn Garren
Finding My Scholarly Voice
Michelle C. Sterk Barrett
Finding Your Cape: Discovering the Educator Inside
Susannah C. Coaston