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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

As part of the #PhDmums study, we asked almost 1000 current and former doctoral researchers who also had a mother(-like) role, to share their advice, which we have distilled and shared in our new paper. Link: lnkd.in/gxyrtadd If you don't have access, 50 free copies here: lnkd.in/gmYUMuDp

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Universities make concerted choices about the content they put on their websites - it is their face to the world 🌍 In our new paper led by @katrinamcchesney.bsky.social, we looked to see how parents are positioned in institutional websites in Australia and New Zealand. doi.org/10.1007/s107...

White text on green background, a snip from a published paper. Text reads "Where are all the parents? An analysis of visibility, representation, and information for parents on university websites", shows that the article was published 6 Nov 2025, in Higher Education.
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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

As an Australian living in Japan both with not perfect but decent universal public healthcare, I was shaking my head reading this, and then read the comments to realise this is a MONTHLY premium?? Not annual? Is that right?? 🤯

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

It's Summer and students are off class, so I'm doing my twice annual cleanup of the thesisbypublication.com website. Please check it out! We're also looking for examples, commentaries, and research on doctoral theses that include publications #Doctoral #PhD #thesis by #Publication

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Thesis By Publication

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Yusuke SAKURAI, PhD; 櫻井勇介, Hiroshima University; 広島大学 @ysakurai.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

International academics’ institutional integration and social adaptation among different local language competence groups in Japan @shanmason.bsky.social @journals.sagepub.com doi.org/10.1177/1745... rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/2025/09/2... #international #academics #Japan #language #researcher

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Rosey Chang @roseychang.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

If you’re interested in thesis by publication (sometimes called thesis through publication) Shan’s site is invaluable. It was a terrific resource during my PhD project. Thanks, Shan! #thesisbypublication #dissertation #AcWri #AcademicSky

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ココア留学【海外キャリアデザイン】 @cocoaryugaku.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

【🇦🇺教師が去る教室の現実】 ―教育現場で進む“尊敬”の崩壊と教員の悲鳴― ・教師の離職率が急増、背景に暴言・暴力・性的嫌がらせなど深刻な生徒の問題行動・政府は生徒のいじめ対策を進めるが、教師の心身への影響やサポート不足が深刻・授業以外の負担増加、コロナ後の変化、SNSの影響などで教員の心が限界に近づく教職は単なる指導職ではなく、感情と責任が重なる専門職で、社会全体で尊重と支援が不可欠ですね。

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Did you include publications in your doctoral thesis? Have you supervised a Thesis by Publication? We are looking for examples to share with other doctoral researchers, so please share links with us to add to our collection.🙏 thesisbypublication.com/examples/

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A list of theses that include publications

The following is a list of links to theses that are freely available online for you to download and read. They have been either recommended to us, or located through online searches, and are shared…

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Is anyone following me also following me on X? Do you mind taking a look and letting me know if there's any activity there "from me"? Someone has accessed my account and changed the password, according to X themselves but they won't help because "you still have control of your account"

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Putting a grant application together - finally getting back to some teacher retention work. Went looking for the impact of the framework I developed for my PhD. So surprised and humbled to find at least 25 studies in 9 countries that have adopted it☺️

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

If you are completing, supervising, or examining a #PhD #doctoral #thesis that includes #publications, you might find our collection of resources helpful. Please share with your higher education contacts 🙏 www.thesisbypublication.com

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

What happens behind the scenes when examiners examine a #doctoral #PhD #thesis that includes #publications? Kristin Solli and I asked examiners about their processes. Our paper is out today Open Access in Issues in Educational Research, vol 35(1). www.iier.org.au/iier35/mason...

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

If you are looking for someone to copyedit your (or your doctoral student's) thesis, I offer a professional but personal service. Find out more ↓ thesisbypublication.com/thesis-editi... #sidehustle #doctoral #PhD #thesis

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Thesis editing

Who am I?Hi! My name is Shannon Mason (BEd, MA(AppLing), PhD). I am the creator of this website, and a mid-career academic with experience researching the ins and outs of doctoral theses that inclu…

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Another article found and added to our list of resources at thesisbypublication.com. This study compares the monograph and TBP model from the perspective of supervisors. doi.org/10.36096/ijb...

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Article-based thesis or thesis by monograph? Supervisors’ views on the route to completion of doctoral studies | International Journal of Business Ecosystem & Strategy (2687-2293)

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

umm, so I think I need a break...

screen shot of my post sharing a paper I found.

screenshot of my post sharing a paper I found a couple of months later. It's the same paper.

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Ethical mindfuck for Friday. Looking for full text of a thesis on psychology doctoral mums that I ID'ed for inclusion in a literature review. Search the author's name and hit a sex offender registry, which confirms her affiliation, and details her conviction for sexual assault of minor boys...

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

There are lots of great studies that have informed the #PhDmums study, and we want to share them with you! This will be a growing list of literature that centers doctoral researchers who also have a mother(-like) role.

Icon of a mother holding up a baby while wearing a graduation cap. Text reads #PhDmums - A big list of studies that center the experiences of doctoral researchers who are also mothers. For more about our study: phdmums.weebly.com

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

We have added another great example of a #PhD #doctoral #Thesis By #Publication. Thanks to Chrisophe for sharing your bilingual #TBP, threading French narrative and English publications! Link to the thesis on our website thesisbypublication.com > examples > TBPs in Health and Welfare #PhDSky

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Mothers working in academia often deliberately hide or underestimate their parental responsibilities in the face of workplace pressure, according to research #highered #EduSky

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Academic mothers ‘hide’ impact of caring responsibilities on work

Researcher questions whether ‘care obfuscation’ is the answer to mums’ sense of exclusion

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Spending this rainy Sunday morning (by choice, after a few weekdays off in lieu) doing some coding and theme generation for the #PhDmums study. Thinking this quote could be a good descriptive name for the "importance of support" theme...

advice from #PhDmums, quote "If you don't have a supportive partner or a supportive friend/family group, you are fucked." followed by link to phdmums.weebly.com website

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Why is it only men who contact me through the thesisbypublication website to demand I list all the universities that offer a TBP (across the world??), how to apply, how much, etc. Seriously, if you can't look up info about programs yourself, you probably aren't cut out for doctoral research...

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

As I'm sorting through the almost 100,000 words of qualitative data from the #PhDmums study, I will pass on some of the pearls of wisdom our participants have offered other #doctoral researchers who are also navigating #motherhood

Advice from #PhDmums. Quote in white with green stylized background: "Make the most of your time 'in the doctoral office' - no procrastination and no perfectionism!". Link to PhDmums.weebly.com

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Even though X/Twitter is imploding, our study on the ethical quoting of social media posts applies regardless of the platform. Check out our (@lenandlar.bsky.social) paper from 2022, might be useful particularly for #education researchers. doi.org/10.1177/1747...

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First published online February 3, 2022.
Title: Reporting and discoverability of “Tweets” quoted in published scholarship: current practice and ethical implications.
Authors: Shannon Mason and Lenandlar Singh

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Haven't seen it framed like this before, but I like it. #PhDmum advises us to "make sure you have a good support network" but also to make sure "that you don't have a non-support network". Motherhood & doctoral education: You CAN do it! Our earlier paper ↓ dx.doi.org/10.1080/0309...

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How motherhood enhances and strains doctoral research/ers

Motherhood is often positioned as incompatible with further education, and various cohort studies have revealed the many ways in which mothers are discouraged from and disadvantaged in higher educa...

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Many #Phdmums are telling us to wait until children are school age to embark on #doctoral study. I wonder how they might reflect on that later, because my gosh, two (pre)teen kids are using up way more of my time, money, energy, and waning sanity than when they were babies/toddlers during my PhD🤪

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Julia Ditzer @juliaditzer.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I received a @dgps.bsky.social's Developmental Psychology grant for early-career researchers with caregiving responsibilities! 🥹 As a single mom working towards my PhD, this support means so much – it makes me feel seen, appreciated & supported. Thank you, @dgps.bsky.social! ❤️

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Katrina McChesney @katrinamcchesney.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Horrible news today that the govt is unilaterally directing the disbanding of humanities and social science panels from one of the most important research funds in New Zealand. A short but on point response from Universities NZ. www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/latest-news-...

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Statement on cuts to Marsden Funds for Humanities and Social Sciences | Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara

Today's announcement from Government disbanding the humanities and social sciences panels from the Marsden Fund is very concerning. Whilst investment in STEM disciplines is important for shorter-term ...

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Being a doctoral researcher is tough. You are expected to commit *everything* to the role, sacrificing all else. Being a mother is tough. You are expected to commit *everything* to the role, sacrificing all else. What happens when you do both? ⇩ doi.org/10.1080/0309... (Contact me for access)

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How motherhood enhances and strains doctoral research/ers

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I'm genuinely surprised at how many #phdmums are advising against doing a PhD with kids or having kids during PhD. Really curious if any dads have ever been warned against pursuing doctoral studies, or advised to wait until the kids are older... 🤷

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

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A list of theses that include publications

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

How do you stop feeling guilty when declining requests to review? I review as much as I can but there is only so much I can give...

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Have been in end-of-year organization (procrastination) mode😆 This morning, it's the #thesis #PhD by #publication video playlist. Don't worry, it's still wooden old me trying (and failing) to be comfortable in front of a camera, but the thumbnails are pretty now! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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YouTube Q&A: Thesis by Publication - YouTube

Answers to questions commonly asked by doctoral candidates who complete a Thesis by Publication, or otherwise wish to publish during candidature

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Katrina McChesney @katrinamcchesney.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

2/2 Today I'm presenting on our analysis of Australian (n=37) and NZ (n=8) university websites, where we looked for representation and visibility of parents. "You can't be what you can't see" - so where are all the parents on these carefully curated websites? Collab w/ @shanmason.bsky.social

Screenshot of our cover slide. Text reads "How visible are parents and
parenting on Australian and New Zealand university websites? Katrina McChesney, University of Waikato | Shannon Mason, Nagasaki University." The left side of the slide is a clip art-style graphic of a grid pattern of graduation hats, with some of the hats replaced with coloured icons representing parents and parenting: a woman carrying a child (pink), a man holding hands with a child (green), a woman with a pram (yellow), a child holding a balloon (red), a man leaning over a baby on a change table (blue), and a family with two adults and two children all holding hands (purple).
NZARE Conference 2024

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Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

so, social science researchers in Australia, at what age is it going to become more difficult (if ever) to get a secure job back home, if my 44 year old boat hasn't already sailed by... seriously wondering

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