McKnight Fellow Series
Research, Writing and Professional Development
The McKnight Fellow Series provides year-round online workshops and presentations designed specifically for McKnight Doctoral Fellows. Session topics are drawn from needs and interests identified by Fellows and offer practical guidance in research, writing, professional development, and other areas that support Fellows throughout their doctoral studies and preparation for their careers.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 | 7:00–8:00 PM ET
Academic Writing & Manuscript Development
Strengthen your academic writing and develop strategies for moving scholarly work from ideas and early drafts toward polished manuscripts.
Vernetta K. Mosley, Ph.D.
Academic Writing Coach, Editor & Founder, Cultivate the Writer; Author
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 | 7:00–8:30 PM ET
Finding Funding & Writing Competitive Proposals
Learn strategies for identifying funding opportunities and positioning your research for competitive grant and fellowship proposals.
Clausell Mathis, Ph.D.
MDF Graduate; Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 | 6:00–7:00 PM ET
Making Sense of the Literature: Strategies for Literature, Systematic & Scoping Reviews
Learn approaches for finding, organizing, evaluating and synthesizing scholarly literature.
Kachina Allen, Ph.D.
Writing Coach; Expert in Literature Reviews & Scholarly Writing