Because Finishing Your Dissertation Shouldn’t Break the Bank

That is why we created the PAY-AS-YOU-GO Approach: $90/hourly session and your first session is free!

Supporting PhD Candidates in the Following Fields:

✔ Education

✔ Nursing

✔ Psychology

✔ Social Work

✔ Business

✔ and More!

Supporting PhD Candidates in the Following Fields: ✔ Education ✔ Nursing ✔ Psychology ✔ Social Work ✔ Business ✔ and More!

Work One-to-One with a Nationally Published Dissertation Coach

Personalized guidance without the red tape of other dissertation coaching services—no contracts, no expensive deposits, just expert support when you need it.

“Keep it simple” approach

$90 per hour. Not $150 like the other agencies.

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no binding contracts

No tedious cancellation policy or fine print to worry about

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No Expensive Deposits Required

No waiting months to get your unused deposit back.

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Finish the Dissertation Now with Expert Coaching Tailored to Your Needs

No matter where you are in the process, expert guidance can help you move forward with confidence.

Choose from three flexible coaching options designed to support your writing, methodology, and defense—so you can finish your dissertation now, without unnecessary stress.

Writing Services and Support

Will help you with your writing, get you writing and give you support about what to write.

$90 per session (1 hr.)

Dissertation Support and Preparation

Walk you through a mock defense, ask questions your committee will ask, and create a successful presentation that is aligned to your dissertation.

$90 per session (1 hr.)

SPSS Data Analysis and Support

Don't know how to use SPSS? We can set up sessions to help guide you or run the analysis and walk you through results.

$90 per session (1 hr.)

Want to Know How We Will Work Together?

Initial Free Session

The first step involves a complimentary meeting where we’ll discuss your unique needs and goals and how we can simplify the dissertation process.

  1. Where are you at in the dissertation process?

  2. What needs to be done?

  3. What  timeline are we working under?

Once we start working together…

You’re in control. No rigid schedules, no costly commitments. You schedule virtual meetings when it’s convenient for you. 

  1. Pay as you go for each session. 

  2. No cash advances like some companies

  3. No costly deposits or holds on your credit cards

Keep booking meetings

… once a week, three times a week, however many you need.

  1. Need a longer session? No, problem book a two or three hour session. 

  2. Need in-depth feedback on your chapters or statistical analysis? Submit your work to me and I’ll give you a quote. 

  3. Need help with SPSS? We can work together online during the session.

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DEAN T. SPAULDING Ph.D.

DEAN T. SPAULDING Ph.D.

Meet Your Dissertation Coach


My name is Dean T. Spaulding, Ph.D. I received my Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Statistics from the State University of New York/SUNY in 2001. Since then I have been an associate professor and  taught research methods and statistics at the graduate level for 20 years. I have been a grant writer, program evaluator, statistical consultant, and trainer providing professional development. I have also authored or co-authored 7 textbooks in the field and hundreds of technical reports and peer-reviewed articles.  

I have also served as a dissertation consultant and supported hundreds of Ph.D and Ed.D. candidates in successfully completing their dissertation. 

In order to provide you with the highest level of service I only take on a handful of clients at a time and work with those clients until they graduate. Currently, I am accepting new clients and hope that you will be one of them.  

Browse Our Resources for Doctoral Candidates

1,000 +

Number of Pages Written Each Day By Our Clients

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Write More Worry Less!

I am the author or co-author of 7 books in the field of research methods, program evaluation, action research, data collection and management, and improvement science. I wrote all of this while teaching full time and serving as a statistical consultant on the weekends. 

How did I do it? I used a writing method used by many famous writers of the 18th and 19th Century.

Want to learn more?

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Ready to Finish Your Dissertation Without the Stress?

Explore the coaching packages to see how we can work together—on your schedule, at your pace, and with your success in mind.