Committee Listing

Establishing Your Committee

Congratulations on reaching this important milestone in your doctoral journey! Upon successfully passing the comprehensive exam, you will transition to doctoral candidacy status; at which point, a dissertation committee must be formally established before enrollment in DISS 9100 can begin. The Committee Chair is selected and secured by you as the candidate, while the Committee Reviewer and Methodologist are appointed by the Doctoral Office.

We encourage you to begin considering potential Committee Chair options early to help ensure a smooth transition into the dissertation phase.

Questions? Contact Us!

Doctoral Studies

dissertations@franklin.edu

 

Doctoral Faculty Eligible for Committee Work

Doctoral students are encouraged to own their doctoral journey, and are therefore responsible for securing their Committee Chair; a Methodologist and a Reviewer/Reader will be appointed to the student by the Doctoral Office.  

Upon passing your comprehensive exam, please begin reaching out and connecting with faculty as you work to find your Committee Chair.  Below is a listing of eligible doctoral faculty who can serve as chairs, categorized by program.

Once you have secured a Committee Chair - and passed your exam - kindly send one email to dissertations@franklin.edu that includes:

  1. Your acceptance email from your Chair
  2. A brief description of your research topic; and
  3. A brief statement identifying the methodology to be used in your study

Students also have the flexibility of connecting with faculty outside of their respective discipline, should they find a faculty member of suitable alignment.

In the event that you need a faculty suggestion, after you have conducted a thorough search and inquiry, please feel free to contact your Program Chair: 

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