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dissertation

[dis-er-tey-shuhn] / ˌdɪs ərˈteɪ ʃən /


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She wrote her dissertation about serial killers decades ago, and as an author gravitates to storytelling about marginalized women.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Zosia Cooper, 40, has been researching why Gen Z is investing at higher rates than their predecessors for her Ph.D. dissertation at the University of California, San Diego.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

"I'm including historical east coast wolves in a separate chapter of my dissertation comparing skull morphology between coastal and inland populations," he says.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

She studied history and French at the University of Manchester, writing a final year dissertation on peculiar uses of photography in 19th Century Paris.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

University of Wisconsin history department dissertation, “the Fox sisters did possess extra-normal powers of extra-sensory perception, telepathy, and telekinesis.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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