In Search of a Dissertation Committee:Using a Qualitative Research Approach to Study a Lived Experience

This paper tells a personal story of one student\u27s experience. I am a doctoral candidate and qualitative researcher in a Family Therapy program located in South Florida. In this project, I discuss how I took a qualitative research posture toward the making of an important decision in my life, and in my academic career: Choosing a dissertation committee. The paper is a narrative of how I went about using qualitative research methods and sociological introspection (Ellis, 1991) to study my way through the process of this unique experience