In this episode, I’m talking to Dr Kate McAlpine who is an alumna of the Researchers’ Writing Academy! Kate is a pracademic – which means she’s both an academic and a practitioner – and her work is centered around preventing violence against children. 

We talk about what she got out of the Researchers’ Writing Academy, which elements of the program (it’s comprehensive, you know!) made the biggest difference to her and how she made time to take the program. It’s a must listen if you are considering becoming a member!

If you would like to learn more about Kate’s very important work, please check out the links below: 

• https://www.drkatemcalpine.co.uk/ 
  


• https://www.citizens4change.net/ 
  


• https://www.connectgo.co.uk/ 
  

(01:10 ) Introducing Dr Kate McAlpine
(04:50 ) Kate’s struggles before joining the Researchers’ Writing Academy (RWA)
(07:08 ) How did you approach starting the program inside the RWA?
(08:30 ) Kate’s concerns before she joined the program
(09:45 ) What has changed for Kate since she joined the RWA
(12:30 ) Changing the feelings Kate had around writing
(16:30 ) Kate’s experience with co-writing sessions
(18:00 ) Getting papers published and Kate’s writing output
(20:00 ) Favourite aspects of the RWA
(22:00 ) Recommendations on who the RWA is for and things to consider if you’re thinking about joining the RWA
(27:13 ) Free training for researchers (go to

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(28:13 ) Listener question: Is the process for writing qualitative papers and quantitative papers (or even mixed methods papers) different?

Podcast host: Anna Clemens, PhD
Video and audio editing: Jason Rivera

If you’re interested to join the Researchers’ Writing Academy and learn how to develop a structured writing process to get published in top-tier journals time-efficiently, then I highly recommend watching my free writing training as the first step at: