Curious about the Scholars’ Workshop approach? This informal, commitment-free meeting will help set expectations and give you a chance to ask any questions you have.

A five step, one-on-one engagement to kick-start (or re-start) your research and writing.

• Step 1: The Diagnostic & Roadmap – Together, we identify the core goal of your project, and then work backwards from that to create a list of necessary steps to get you there.

• Step 2: The Literature Review – Working within Jon Elster’s notion of “research as explanation”, we identify three types of possible connection points between your project and what has gone before.

• Step 3: The Logic of Deduction – Using John Stuart Mills’ “methods of agreement” and “methods of disagreement”, we determine the best sources of data or evidence needed to stake your claim.

• Step 4: Scalable Prototype – Creating and refining one entire pass through a subset of the data (e.g., one complete case) to identify any areas of concern before the project moves to its final writeup.

• Step 5: The Final Polish & Presentation Prep – Polishing the final result and getting it ready for confident submission, publication, or presentation.

Looking for something outside of these two formats? Let’s discuss how I can be helpful for anything from an after-action assessment of a presentation or project, to working to support your growth as a writer on an ongoing basis.