How the dissertation defense has changed during coronavirus | Graduate School - Wayne State University

The coronavirus pandemic has changed nearly every aspect of our lives. 

Jessica Blount-Pacheco ready to defend her dissertation.

Fortunately, Ph.D. students are trained to quickly adapt when circumstances go awry. Now, with social-distancing restrictions in place for the fall semester at Wayne State University, students and mentors are rethinking how they do business, conduct research, and manage the very last step of obtaining a doctoral degree--the dissertation defense. 

On July 2, Jessica Blount-Pacheco, a doctoral student, soon-to-be-graduate, in tthe School of Medicine's Department of Pharmacology defended her dissertation from home via Zoom. She and her advisor, Professor of Pharmacology and Associate Dean of The Graduate School Sokol Todi, Ph.D., share firsthand insights and advice on how Ph.D. candidates can prepare. 
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Source: Graduate School - Wayne State University