“Dr. Debra Fisher is an exceptional researcher-educator whose well-honed skills as a writer and editor enable her to work with content that is either highly conceptual in nature or practical in application. She contributed to the founding of Canyon Institute for Advance Studies and was instrumental in establishing our educational programs, including the public lecture series and the Institute’s newsletter. Our scholars, members, and others from both the academic and public sectors benefited greatly from the art and craft of her innate thinking and teaching abilities, writing talent, fastidiously refined editing skills, and professional commitment to excellence at every level of service.”
— Dr. Bill Williams, Founder, Canyon Institute for Advanced Studies
“Before I started working with Dr. Fisher, I was two-thirds of the way through my dissertation proposal. It wasn’t until I got held up with Chapter 3 that I realized I had problems. Dr. Fisher worked with me to unravel my proposal and bring the critical components of the problem statement, purpose statement, research questions/hypotheses, and research design into proper alignment. From that point forward, every submission to my advisor/chair, committee, and the university was approved the first time with only minor edits. Dr. Fisher has an uncanny ability to envision the overall research goal and the required abilities and fine-tuned skills to keep the spotlight where it needs to be while moving through the complex process. In addition, her oral defense preparation services were invaluable. More than an effective advisor, Dr. Fisher made the journey enjoyable with her genuinely caring and encouraging demeanor! ”
— Ben Boccuzzi, Phd
“Dr. Fisher is an incredible dissertation coach! I learned more from her in a few hours than I learned from all my dissertation classes combined. She helped me see the big picture AND understand the steps to get there! As a result, I was on solid footing while working on my PhD (and I was really happy to know she was right by my side!).”
— Kim Faircloth, Phd
“A colleague recommended Dr. Fisher to me. Before working with her, I was so focused on the details of my dissertation that I had a difficult time seeing the big picture and recognizing some issues with the alignment of the major components. Dr. Fisher has extraordinary talent for providing clarity to the complex and helped me identify, understand, and correct the issues. With her as my encouraging, supportive, and comprehensive coach and editor, I was able to complete my dissertation quickly after years of making slow progress. Dr. Fisher is prompt, thorough, and enjoyable to work with. I highly recommend her.”
— Matthew Hightower, DBA
“Dr. Debra Fisher is an amazing woman! She was recommended to me by a colleague and was the answer to my prayers in order for me to finish my doctoral degree. Dr. Fisher’s skill at explaining things clearly, efficiently, and with patience was tremendously helpful. If there was anything I did not understand during our advising sessions, I always felt comfortable letting her know I was lost and she would explain it to me in a different way (her analogies were always helpful). Dr. Fisher is excellent in editing and is a wealth of knowledge and expertise in working with dissertations. Her professionalism is rare and when she says she is always there for you no matter what, her actions match her words. Dr. Fisher was a great source of counsel especially during a few trying times during my doctoral program. Her words of wisdom and affirmations always helped ease my emotional pain and bring me back to my path of achieving the earned doctorate. I highly recommend Dr. Fisher to anyone who needs help with completing the doctoral degree. I am truly blessed to have worked with her and know that others who have the opportunity to work with her will be blessed and their work will go smoothly because of her guidance. ”
— Angelique Brown, Edd
“Debra skillfully guided me through the formal processes of dissertation phase so I could remain focused on my research. Her expertise in qualitative methodology was invaluable. While I was writing my proposal, Debra was quick to respond to my questions about the introduction, literature review, and methodology. She then edited my proposal draft, giving the necessary attention to detail required to attain committee and Institutional Review Board approval on my first submission so I could begin data collection on schedule. After I completed the writing up of research findings, Debra edited and formatted my dissertation for presentation to the university for final publication. It is a pleasure to now refer my graduate students to her for editing and style formatting services.”
— Glen Fogerty, PHD, MBA
“Dr. Fisher is an amazing resource for both dissertation editing and qualitative research. She took the muddiness and confusion away and made each step understandable. Her editing skills are excellent and significantly shortened the time it took for me to complete my doctorate. I would recommend her without reservation!”
— Marion Dunkerley, EDD
“Dr. Fisher’s expertise had a major impact on my pursuit of a doctoral degree. There is no doubt that I would not have successfully completed my literature review without her guidance and processes for organizing the literature to achieve synthesis. Because of working with her one-on-one in November, I was able to complete my literature review over the Christmas holidays and obtain chair approval in January! This achievement was monumental in my plan to graduate in July. I was able to jump right into the next class, saving both time and money. I will be referring other doctoral students who can benefit from her services!”
