o To publish the dissertation by April 30, students need to have the final draft completed and approved by the chair by February 1 to allow time for editing and final approval by their chair. Otherwise, the dissertation might not be published on time. For more information, see the “Approval Process” section below. Students may not publish the dissertation until they have received full committee approval, completed copy editing, and obtained approval of the copy-edited draft from their chair. 2. Deadline for the doctoral degree to be awarded: • Students must complete the research dissemination task and submit all required documents to Tevera by June 1.
Learning and Library Support
NLU has Learning and Library support for doctoral students working on their dissertations.
Doctoral Student Writing and Learning Support Services The NLU Graduate Writing Specialist, Carlos Alverio, works exclusively with doctoral students. All doctoral students can schedule a time to discuss any writing they are doing at any stage of the writing process. Writing consultation appointments are intended to be interactive and collaborative. The sessions can focus on a range of issues, for example, organization, argumentation, development of academic writing voice, or grammar, but the purpose is not proofreading or editing. The goal is to help doctoral students develop as effective writers in their fields. Students can access resources and make appointments through the Learning Support website: https://nl.edu/learning-support/. NLU Library Resources The NLU Library offers help guides, workshops, and individual research consultations. Students can make an appointment with a librarian to discuss their research questions, develop effective search strategies, locate articles and testing instruments, and maximize use of technological supports like reference managers (such as Zotero) and AI-powered researcher tools.
• Access all library resources here: https://nl.edu/library/ • Make an appointment with a librarian here: https://nl.libwizard.com/f/appointment.
Students may find the Psychology Research Guide particularly useful: Getting Started - Psychology Research Guide - Help & Research Guides at National Louis University
Dissertation Committee
The dissertation committee consists of three members, the dissertation chair and two readers. Students must work in consultation with their chair and readers at all phases of the project. Selecting the Chair The dissertation chair must be a full-time NLU faculty member. In the majority of cases, the faculty leader for the Dissertation Proposal Development Seminar (PSYD 849) will serve as the dissertation chair for the student. Students are permitted to choose another chair if their topic or
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