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Doctoral Center (2025). Dissertation essentials.
This page provides dissertation templates and other information for both the Ph.D. (DSE track) and the Ed.D. (ADE track)

Doctoral Center (2025). Applied doctoral center section 1.
Review the pages on Problem Statement, Purpose Statement, Research Questions, Alignment and Feasibility, and Literature Review

Doctoral Center (2025). Applied doctoral center Section 2.
Review the page on Method & Design

Doctoral Center (2025). Applied doctoral center Section 3.
Review the pages on Results & Findings

Academic Success Center (2025). Alumni Navigators.
This page introduces you to the Alumni Navigators: What they do, who they are, and what sessions they host.

Doctoral Center (2025). Manuscript & Defense.
This page provides defense essentials, including instructions, templates, and the attendance verification form.

Graduate Studies Success Center (2025). Learning resource topics.
All of the learning resources in the CTL can be found here, organized by topics such as study skills, writing, and researching.

Academic Success Center (2022). Learn About the ASC.
This page shows all about the ASC, what coaching is and understanding coaching plans, how to register for and schedule coaching, types of coaching, group sessions, and proofreading.

National University. (2021). Learn the library. NU Library.
This resource provides access to instruction on using databases and conducting research. Select the tab Learn the Library Psychology & MFS for more specific resources for your degree program.

Library Services. (2022). National University.

Center for Teaching and Learning (2022). Success tips from your AFA.
This resource provides more information about your Academic and Finance Advisor’s role and advisors' best tips and advice for success.

NU Skill Up Series
A plethora of learning resources on the NU Skill Up Series YouTube channel.

Academic Success Center (2022). Why choose coaching.
This page shows statistics on how the university’s academic coaching services have assisted students on their journey to academic success.

Navigate to the APA 7th Edition Student Paper Template.

Babcock, A., Lehan, T., & Hussey, H. D. (2019). Mind the gaps: An online learning center’s needs assessment. The Learning Assistance Review, 24(1), 27-58.
Research on student, faculty, and staff’s perceptions of the current and ideal state of the university’s online learning center.

Bezet, A., Duncan, T., & Litvin, K. (2018). Implementation and evaluation of online, synchronous research consultations for graduate students. Library Hi Tech News, 35(6), 4–8. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHTN-09-2017-0070.
Research on the university’s library research consultations for graduate students.

Lehan, T. J., & Babcock, A. (2020). Early intervention for struggling online graduate students: Processes and short-term outcomes. The Learning Assistance Review, 25(2), 111-132.
Research on an early intervention using the university’s academic coaching services.

Lehan, T. J., Hussey, H. D., & Shriner, M. (2018). The influence of academic coaching on persistence in online graduate students. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 26(3), 289-304. https://doi.org/10.1080/13611267.2018.1511848
Research on the influence of academic coaching on persistence in the university’s online graduate students.

Lehan, T., Shriner, B., & Shriner, M. (2020). It’s complicated: The relationship between participation in academic coaching and program completion in online graduate students. Online Learning, 24(3), 19-34. https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v24i3.2142
Research studying the relationship between students at the university using academic coaching and program completion.

Ziegler, A. (2021). Library Impact on Online-Only Graduate Student Success: A Roadmap. Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 15(2), 157-168. https://doi.org/10.1080/1533290X.2016.1232058
Research studying library services' impact on the university’s graduate student success.

Academic Success Center (2022). Dissertation sessions.
This page allows you to view and sign up for the various sessions involved in dissertation writing. For NVivo sessions, scroll about halfway down and see the offered sessions.

Statistics. (2024). National University.
This page allows you to view and sign up for the various statistics coaching sessions, including those for analysis, SPSS, and data reporting.

Institutional Review Board (2022). Online surveys and questionnaires.
This is the location of the sessions offered by our Institutional Review Board for Qualtrics.