12849: How to Succeed in the PhD Admissions Process: A Consortium for Pre-Doctoral Students

Friday, July 25, 2025

13:00 - 17:00 CEST (GMT+2)

Location: Bella Center: Hall D- D3-m12

Session Type: PDW (consortium)
Orientation: International
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/B8Xzr6

Organizer(s)

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Jennifer Nahrgang

U. of Iowa, United States
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Michael C. Withers

University of Notre Dame, United States
TW

Trenton A. Williams

BYU Marriott School of Business, United States
CI

Connor Idso

Texas A&M U., College Station, United States
CN

Chi Nguyen

Oklahoma State U., United States
MC

Michael Cannon

Arizona State U., United States

Facilitator(s)

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Don Lange

Arizona State University, United States
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Kathleen Keeler

Ohio State U., United States
KZ

Katelyn Zipay

Purdue U., United States
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Andrew Hafenbrack

University of Washington, United States
BS

Bruce Skaggs

-, United States
DU

Deniz Ucbasaran

-, United Kingdom
KH

Karin Hoisl

-, Germany
PD

Pat Downes

U. of Kansas, United States
RK

Rohan Karri

Virginia Tech, United States
AR

Alex L. Rubenstein

U. of Central Florida, United States
DN

Daniel Newton

U. of Iowa, United States
EG

Emily Grijalva

U. at Buffalo, United States
JY

Jia Yu

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States
MR

Matthew W. Rutherford

Oklahoma State U., United States
SB

Steven Boivie

Texas A&M U., United States
VM

Vilmos F. Misangyi

Pennsylvania State U., United States
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Dmitry Sharapov

Imperial College Business School, United Kingdom
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Luisa Gagliardi

Bocconi University, Italy
MW

Maciej Workiewicz

ESSEC Business School, France
MC

Magdalena Cholakova

Erasmus U. Rotterdam, Netherlands
MS

Miha Skerlavaj

U. of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business, Slovenia
PK

Patricia Klarner

WU Vienna U. of Economics and Business, Austria
RK

Robyn Klingler-Vidra

King's Business School
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Thomas M. Klueter

-, Germany

The purpose of this professional development workshop (PDW) is to educate potential PhD students about a career in academia and provide advice and information on how to navigate the PhD Admissions process. The PDW will emphasize: 1) A Career in Academia, 2) Finding Your Research Interests, and 3) Keys to Successful PhD Applications in the US and Europe. As competition for admission to PhD programs grows, applicants need to understand how to succeed in the PhD admissions process and more importantly, how to find the PhD program that will help them achieve their career goals. Individuals applying to PhD programs in the next 1-2 years will benefit from this PDW by learning more about the PhD admissions process through presentations, panel discussions, and round table discussions. The PDW will provide ample opportunities for attendees to ask questions of current PhD coordinators and faculty across universities in the US and Europe. Attendees will walk away equipped with a greater understanding of a career in academia and the PhD admissions process. Attendees will also expand their network of peers and faculty to help them further navigate the PhD application process.

Please register for this PDW here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8H9LqaECJzo83lQ To be considered for a scholarship to cover registration fees, you must register by June 15, 2025.