Holding a PhD in education from the University of Wyoming, Dr. Douglas Reeves has led education research and innovation for more than two decades. He is the founder of The Leadership and Learning Center, an organization dedicated to facilitating student success and educational equity around the world. Dr. Dough Reeves has also published more than 80 articles and 30 books on effective educational leadership and assessment. Additionally, Dr. Douglas Reeves is the founder of FinishTheDissertation.org, a nonprofit website providing one-on-one support to doctoral students working to finish their dissertations.

2.  Holding a PhD in education from the University of
Wyoming, Dr. Douglas Reeves has led education
research and innovation for more than two decades.
He is the founder of The Leadership and Learning
Center, an organization dedicated to facilitating
student success and educational equity around the
world. Dr. Dough Reeves has also published more
than 80 articles and 30 books on effective
educational leadership and assessment. Additionally,
Dr. Douglas Reeves is the founder of
FinishTheDissertation.org, a nonprofit website
providing one-on-one support to doctoral students
working to finish their dissertations.

3.  Finish the Dissertation encourages doctoral
students to view the dissertation-writing process
as a series of steps rather than a single,
immense task. The organization proposes
several potential tasks that are unlikely to take
longer than 45 minutes, but will help students
make progress on their dissertations. These
simple tasks including requesting examples of
outstanding dissertations in one’s field from a
dissertation advisor. Students may choose to
take an additional step and read a single
chapter of one of these dissertations and
writing a paragraph about its strengths.

4.  Doctoral students might also dedicate 45
minutes to outlining a single chapter of their
dissertation, or to writing a signal section of
their preexisting outline. Additional steps
students can take include requesting
phone conversations with prominent
authors in their field, making an
appointment with their dissertation advisor,
and researching the relevant research of
their dissertation committee members.