Since the absence of formatting, style, and content requirements on Medium allows you to draw from your dissertation research to create a variety of article types our team can assist with the development of articles of many different forms, including:
- Standard journal article format: Although you are not required to follow this format on Medium, the typical journal article format is, of course, an option to consider. This would entail drawing content from your dissertation to draft much more concise sections for the introduction, literature review, methods, results, and discussion. This approach is a great choice if you want to stay true to the research tradition, highlighting for your readers the rigor of your method and the distinct contribution your findings make to the broader research literature.
- Showcase particularly interesting findings: Researchers are usually very passionate about their areas of inquiry, and shaping your article around the parts of your study that you found exciting is a way of sharing that passion with the world. Although you are required to report and discuss all of your findings in your dissertation, in this type of Medium article you would be free to focus on specific findings, explaining how and why they are inspiring or interesting. For example, you could discuss how your findings might support changes to policy and/or practice in your field, highlighting how this might benefit specific populations. Linking this discussion to stories about specific individuals or examples from the field might be a compelling angle for such an article.
- Connect your findings to current events for broader commentary: All dissertation research must make a contribution to the current research literature, and many doctoral candidates conduct research on issues that are “hot topics” in the media as well. One option for a Medium article is to discuss how your own research ties in with current events in the media, using this discussion to support a broader commentary or analysis of current issues. From analysis of controversial social policy to discussion of emerging, disruptive technologies, we can assist with a presentation of your research in an article that taps into issues of current interest among readers.
- Write about the processes of research, using your study as an example: Another possible way of approaching the article is to discuss your experiences with conducting empirical research during your dissertation. The dissertation is often the first independent research project a doctoral candidate has ever conducted, and your experiences learning to be a researcher can certainly be chronicled to create interesting reading for others. This can also help to illustrate what you gleaned from this key developmental process in your graduate studies, which may be especially advantageous if you are seeking to develop your professional reputation as a researcher.
- Write about the research problem for advocacy purposes: In addition to contributing new knowledge to the research literature, your dissertation research also contributes to the solution of existing problems in your area of study. In many cases, doctoral candidates draw directly from their own personal or professional experiences when developing ideas for their dissertation topics. Although the justification for your study must be based in the research literature for your dissertation, in a Medium article you would be free to discuss the real-world problems that inspired you to conduct this research. Discussing your perspectives and experiences related to these problems would help to heighten public awareness of the issues that you have worked to address through your doctoral research.
