This semester I'm working on my thesis
about women meth cooks here in the
southeastern United States.
I just finished transcribing for the
interviews that I did myself an earlier
semester. Now I'm working on the coding
which is going through those interviews
and sifting for any quotes or important
information that I need for the writing
process
Finishing your bachelor's degree can be
a stressful time for anyone.
You're trying to get a feel for what the prospects are out there. It's a tough economy so any
uncertainty can make you feel a little
nervous or anxious. I didn't want to move
back home but I wanted to do something
worthwhile with my time.
I think my research on meth cook will contribute to the field by studying a population that
hasn't been studied a lot but needs
to be studied because meth is such a
rampant problem here in the South.
Especially interesting is the fact that
the population of women meth cooks seems to be growing. Now there's some studies
that say that there may be as many women
as there are men meth cooks where
typically it's pretty male-dominated.
After my Master's I hope to pursue my
PhD and then eventually become a
professor and I would particularly enjoy
the chance to connect with a lot of
undergraduate students that might be
where I was at one point enjoying
college and enjoying criminology in
particular but unsure what their next steps would be.
I've changed a lot during
the program here it's only been 2 years
but it took me from an unsure
undergraduate student to a graduate
student that now feels like she knows
more of what she wants to do and where
she wants to go in life.
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