TLDR:
This week I got down to brass tacks (which idiom no one knows the origin of): I began an application for outside funding, and started a list of research questions to use for a systematic review. I further refined my research interests which is almost ready to be shared on the QED lab page.
The Full Story:
Accomplishments
I officially changed my name! I am now Nancy N. Blackburn. Hooray!
I have a list of several systematic review questions.
I started a dreaded application for outside funding. (They are a lot of work!)
What’s next
Do a search in the current literature to see what literary reviews have already been compiled and use that data to select a research question to move forward on.
Continue to fill out my applications for grants.
Finish my QED bio and get it published.
Roadblocks
Feeling discouraged about my applications for outside funding. The competition is stiff and while I feel that I am deserving I am definitely wondering how I “prove” my value.
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