I am a Lecturer at Charles Sturt University in Australia. My PhD research was conducted at the University of Newcastle, Australia – where I started this blog. I created this blog as I felt very alone in the research process. It was originally an outlet for my feelings about beginning a PhD, but now I am hoping by sharing my feelings other PhD candidates will know they aren’t alone. 

I blog in my spare time, so posts are infrequent and I do not post to a schedule, but I hope you enjoy my blog and the content!

You can get in contact with me on Twitter (thekatsmithers) or via email ksmithers@csu.edu.au