Research+Record+Continued+(Prince)


 * 20-Apr-15:**

Just met with the undergrad TA in CCP. We mainly discussed the concept and flow of my paper, and then read into some of the descriptive elements like those in memos 21 through 25.

The lady was very sweet but not too helpful. She did not have too many critiques or suggestions about my writing, other than expanding on a few thoughts. I could chalk it up to carefully thought-out incremental research, but the realist in me says I need a more critical grad TA. I'll speak with Barbara Lewis to work out a plan to review my work while I'm down South.

I feel like I've made great progress in short time- finished most the memos, daily reading of 3 hours, researching 3 hours, and writing 4-10 hours. I have dozens of pages of notes that just need to be organized into my thesis framework and expanded according to my social theoretical questions. My To Do list is absolutely devoid of anything but thesis work, and my mind is mostly the same.

That said, I still have a lot of work to go. I'll need to write multiple quality pages every day, as well as more reading and interviews at my field sites. The Asthma Files is a huge help, with research suggestions, writing templates, and prompt personal assistance.

I'm really looking forward to my days in TN with no meetings or interviews. I'll be able to spend the entire day writing at my desk, even though it's really bad to sit long periods of time. O well.