Episode 18 - "I am a writer." - Case study with Dr Jenny Grant Weinandy

I talk to Dr Jenny Grant Weinandy, member of the Researchers’ Writing Academy and Assistant Professor in clinical psychology at Ohio University in the United States.

Jenny shares that when she joined our academic writing program, she was a new parent, overwhelmed with finishing her PhD and dissertation. She didn’t feel like a writer and would avoid writing tasks but she knew she needed to figure out how to make writing a sustainable part of her work flow in order to be successful not only in her career, but in her family life as well!

Now she embraces being a writer and has found a writing process and routine that allows her write and publish articles in a calm and steady way. Inside the Researchers’ Writing Academy she is known as the queen of goal-setting!

Jenny also shares some great advice on how she makes time for professional development in her busy schedule and how she manages to stick with programs she bought. I hope you’ll enjoy this episode as much as I did!

Timestamps:
(01:20) Introducing Dr Jenny Grant Weinandy
(06:45) Jenny’s motivations for joining the Researchers’ Writing Academy (RWA)
(11:05) What has changed for Jenny since joining the RWA
(14:45) Jenny’s publishing results after implementing the Journal Publication Formula
(18:00) How Jenny decides on which journal to target
(21:35) How Jenny found time to engage in the program and implement the Journal Publication Formula
(25:10) How Jenny keeps focused on and commited to professional development
(32:05) Jenny’s favourite elements of the RWA
(37:10) Who Jenny would recommends joining the RWA
(39:20) How Jenny uses the Journal Publication Formula with her students

Jenny’s Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=Cg5Yc4wAAAAJ&hl=en
An article Jenny published while inside the RWA: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10899-024-10287-6

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: researcherswritingpodcast.com/free.