Doctoral Journeys - Beyond the Doctorate

Researcher Voice, Insight, and Identity

Abstract

Doctoral Journeys – Beyond the Doctorate: Researcher Voice, Insight, and Identity is a reflective blog and podcast exploring doctoral journeys and academic identities. Through interviews with researchers, each episode addresses the question “What does the doctorate mean for you?” and connects personal narratives with literature introduced by the guest. Interview topics include researcher motivation, academic well-being, and post-doctoral growth. Written reflections deepen links between lived experience and theory. This multimodal platform explores the integration of podcast and blog formats to illuminate what it means to become and continue becoming a researcher within the academic landscape in language and international education.