Potential Major Advisors for PhD students

Major Advisor responsibilities:

The Student responsibilities:

Confer with the Dean of Graduate Studies as to initial ideas and selection of a Major Advisor.
Approach the potential Major Advisor to discuss and request advising.
If the advisor is not a Ubiquity university faculty member or graduate, present the credentials of the Major Advisor to the Dean of Graduate Studies, including his/her curriculum vitae, for final approval.
Complete, sign and submit the MA Advising Agreement form to the Registrar. Copies of this form are to be retained by the student and the Major Advisor.
Work under the direction of the Major Advisor in order to develop an initial outline and proposal.

Be available for regular meetings with the Major Advisor.
Establish clear guidelines and expectations on each side from beginning.
Adhere to the citation guidelines in the Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Respond conscientiously to the feedback and advice of the Major Advisor.
On completion of the dissertation and final approval from the Major Advisor, make formal electronic submission of the dissertation to the Dean of Graduate Studies.

Choosing an Advisor is one of the most important decisions you as a student make in the dissertation process: it is up there with choosing a topic. In an ideal world, your advisor would be a mentor, an expert in your field, a coach, an editor, and a career counsellor; someone to guide, teach and encourage you from the first moment until the last. There are, however, few human beings who can fill that entire job description. An advisor/advisee relationship is like other relationships. Most don’t work perfectly at first, or all the time, but there must be enough goodwill on each side so that you can both try to make your relationship work. Your job is to get your advisor to help you as much and as effectively as possible.

Please find below a list of recommended advisors, check their profiles and contact them directly. We cannot assure or promise their availability at the time you enter dissertation phase. If you do not find within the list anybody available or the most appropriate person then please reach out to your community, people you may know, the author of a book you read et al.

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