Lisa Adams Wolf is Associate Professor, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing at UMass Amherst, and Director, Emergency Nursing Research at the Emergency Nurses Association. She has 20 years’ experience in education and research, and almost 30 years as a clinician. She notes that research is by its nature a disruptive process that challenges social assumptions, and would ask that you formulate research questions appropriately.

Realising I Have ADHD During My PhD: A Hidden Battle

This article details the experience of a Professional Doctorate student (and full-time working parent) suddenly becoming aware that she has ADHD – being given a new, neurodivergent lens through which to see herself, and the additional challenges (and solutions) that it brings to a PhD journey. The article offers solutions for coping with a neurodivergent brain in a world generally designed for neurotypical ways of functioning.

Read More »
Your contribution to our PhD Stories helps us disseminate valuable support to researchers worldwide.
Update cookies preferences