Someone who counsels a candidate for a doctorate degree who is writing a dissertation.
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Examples for "phd advisor"
Examples for "phd advisor"
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It would have to be Peter Francis, who was my PhD advisor.
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Since his time tickling rats with his PhD advisor, Burgdorf has used what he learnt to help develop treatments for psychiatric disorders.
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Truth is, I'd hate to lose my dissertation advisor this late in the game.
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Dissertation advisor Wilson Brownwell called Brown "an ambitious, diligent student."
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Parent-child relationships are replaced by links between students and their doctoral supervisors or, before PhDs were common, links between mentors and proteges.