Category Archives: Dissertation and Research

Cal Newport on Quitting Facebook, and The Death of Concentration (Part One)

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Dr Joseph Russo

Several years ago, I quit Facebook and never looked back.  There hasn’t been a time when I regretted the decision or somehow looked with envy upon those well-connected friends of mine who get all they need to know from Social … Continue reading →

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One More Reason to Quit Facebook

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

I am not a fan of Facebook. I quit using it about 4 years ago. I won’t be going back, and not just because the company is inept at maintaining privacy, but largely because I see it as the biggest … Continue reading →

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Quit Social Media – PLEASE!

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

This article appeared in the New York Times on the 19th of November, 2016. It captures my sentiments about things like Facebook and LinkedIn almost perfectly. Therefore, I am reproducing the article here while claiming no ownership of it whatsoever. … Continue reading →

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The Key Word is “Affirm” – A Russonian Take on Ward v. Wilbanks

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

Julea Ward has become, sadly, a whipping girl for the American Counseling Association. And because it is so easy and intellectually unchallenging to do so, demeaning her publicly has become something of a cause célèbre for the faculty in many … Continue reading →

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Erikson’s Eight Stages of Psychosocial Development – a RussoReview

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

This very long post will concern itself with a review of the work of Erik Erikson and his Stages of Psychosocial Development. I want to have this up on the Blog for future reference. I will begin by reviewing the … Continue reading →

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Drexel-Sibbet: A model for team performance

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

The tenets of this model were presented in a TEC meeting in mid-2014 and I found them fascinating and worthy of a post here at www.jvrusso.com. The first thing to remember as you look at the DS illustration is that teams … Continue reading →

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The Very Best Dissertation is a Done Dissertation

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

The dissertation was largely undone when we returned to the States in October of 2015.  I had dabbled with it during the time in Adelaide and even made some progress on understanding my design (statistics are indeed the bane of … Continue reading →

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Why Can’t They Say Thank You?

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

  I am waging a private war (not so private now, I guess). I am tired of spending money at retail stores and then having the clerk say to me, “Have a Nice Day” instead of “Thank You.” If I … Continue reading →

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Done and Dusted – The Doctorate

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

May 14,2016 – Reno, Nevada. A long and at times seemingly endless journey toward a PhD came to a close this morning here in Reno. While the finishing touches are yet to be applied to the dissertation, I am today … Continue reading →

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Dissertation Progress May 6, 2016

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

Today is May 6th and I am happy to announce (mostly to myself, I suppose) that data collection is done! With the help of five wonderful professors at both UW (the University of Wyoming and NOT the “other” UW) and … Continue reading →

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