New Forms of Doctoral Scholarship / Next-Generation Dissertations

As doctoral education expands to include new participants and evolves to embrace broader forms of inquiry, outputs, collaborations and perspectives, important new questions arise.

• What forms of inquiry should “count” as doctoral research?  
• What scholarly outputs and artifacts can comprise a dissertation?
• How can PhD students collaborate meaningfully with non-academic stakeholders in co-creating impact-oriented knowledge and eliciting change?  

This session will explore the evolving landscapes and boundaries of doctoral-level scholarship and its expression in the dissertation. Join the conversation with Dean and Vice-Provost, Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies, Dr. Susan Porter and UBC PhD students who have broken the mold with new forms of doctoral scholarship and “next-generation” dissertations. 

Speakers will address the following questions

• What was your scholarship and how did you approach it?
• Why did you choose that approach?
• Did you have to persuade your supervisor to support, buy-in?
• What particular challenges did you face?
• How have you changed as a scholar as a result of your work?
• What comes next for you?

Panelists

• Sarah Dickson-Hoyle, PhD (UBC Alumni, Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry, Faculty of Forestry)
• Jo Fitzgibbons (PhD candidate in Resources, Environment and Sustainability, Faculty of Science)
• Daniel Forrest (PhD student in Resources, Environment and Sustainability, Faculty of Science)
• Sarah-Nelle Jackson (PhD candidate in English, Faculty of Arts)
• Dana Johnson (PhD student in Resources, Environment and Sustainability, Faculty of Science)
• Verónica Relaño-Ecija, PhD (UBC Alumni, Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology, Faculty of Science)