In my first blog entry, I acknowledged that I might have to change my argument around to better encapsulate the new information I encountered in my research. Now, I can say with certainty that was true! In fact, I ended up changing my whole project during the program and had to get on the right…
Category: Blog Posts
Here are some suggestions on how to write an effective blog:
– This is not an essay or scientific paper! Use first person, contractions- your own personal voice. While you want to use proper spelling and grammar, don’t feel like you need to confine yourself to the standard essay format you’re used to in other classes.
– Use links. If you reference an interesting magazine article, link it in your blog. If you want to show a relevant youtube clip, go ahead and include it in your post. http://writetodone.com/new-style-blog-writing/
– Use pictures when relevant. They make your post more visually appealing and interesting to read.
– If you prefer to create a podcast or video, feel free to do so. If you have any really creative ideas you want to try, let me know and we can discuss it.
– Please be respectful in your posts and comments. Do not use any offensive or derogatory language.
– While there is no word count for written blog posts, please make sure your posts are insightful and contain all the necessary information. For those of you who aren’t sure where to start, 250-500 words is a good range to follow.
– The target audience is you prior to taking this course
– Here are some suggestions on how to write a good blog post. http://writetodone.com/new-style-blog-writing/
Update on Research Experience
In the last few weeks, I have learned a lot about the process of doing research and learning to pivot if things are not going according to plan. I have had to change direction on my project and drastically reassess the work I had completed and planned on continuing. I think that taught me a…
Blog #2
My research project surrounds the 150th anniversary of the Rackham Graduate School, which is happening in 2026. Two other students and I are working with our mentor, Emily Swafford, the Assistant Dean at Rackham. We are doing background archival research online and at the Bentley Historical Library in order to find interesting themes within the…
My Research Project
My research centers on the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and, specifically, her ability to remain unmarried and childless as the queen regnant of England in the 16th century. I originally came to this program with a formed argument, but since then, have revised my work and decided to move in a different direction. Moving…
Letter to my Future Self
Hello everyone! My name is Lauren and I am a junior at the University of Michigan. I am majoring in Psychology and minoring in Gender and Health. I recently began working on my summer research project and I am really enjoying it! This project is about water insecurity in Mexico City and its impact on…
Letter #1 2025!
Dear reader, I’m Fiona, a senior at UM majoring in Anthropology and minoring in Religion and Museum Studies. It’s June 2nd. I start working on the Bentley doctoral research project with my mentor Emily this week! This project seems like a great fit because I am hoping to someday work in an archive, museum, or…
A Letter To My Future Self
My name is Kia Ehrke, and I am a rising senior at the University of Michigan, majoring in history and dual minoring in writing and religion. As a history major, I was drawn to this program because I wanted to combine my historical research with certain elements of gender theory to explore my interests from…
Letter To My Future Self
My name is Madison Taylor and I am a Junior at the University of Michigan studying psychology, with a minor in Gender and Health. I am currently working on a research project studying the effectiveness of a diabetes stigma training module on health care providers, which can improve patients care and comfort when managing their…
Blog #4: Reflections + Moving
Looking back at my first blog post, things about the experience were definitely how I expected it to go and, at the same time, somewhat different. It turns out I got a bonus mentor, Dr. MacCallum-Bridges, who was very nice! I also had to swap topics and duties from the original idea of short-interval pregnancies…
Update on your Research Experience
I am no stranger to literature searching, which is one of my main jobs in this project, but I would say I am learning a lot of little things on how to refine a search. Looking back on it, my old way was basic brute force. I would take my search terms and just scroll,…