January 25, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR PHD BOOK SIGNING WITH AUTHOR DR. JASON KARP

San Diego, CA - San Diego author Dr. Jason Karp will sign copies of his newly-released book, How to Survive Your PhD at the Doubletree Hotel in San Diego’s Mission Valley on Saturday, January 30, at 6:00 p.m. as part of the San Diego State University Writers’ Conference. 

In graduate school, Jason Karp did almost everything the wrong way.  After three qualifying exams, two dissertation proposals, 150 pages per dissertation proposal, two universities, one procrastinating advisor, a second advisor on the other side of the country, ten research delays, 20 trips to the psychologist, seven years, and an annoying partridge in a tree that drove him out of his apartment when he was trying to write his dissertation, Jason learned a few things about how to navigate and survive the PhD process.  In his book, he brings that advice to graduate students.

How to Survive Your PhD is a real-life, no B.S. guide through the trials and tribulations of graduate school. It is published by Sourcebooks, Inc. and is available at booksellers nationwide and online at http://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-Your-PhD-Professors/dp/1402226675/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1248764657&sr=8-1.   

For more information about the San Diego State University Writers’ Conference, go to http://www.ces.sdsu.edu/writers.

Dr. Jason R. Karp is a nationally-recognized speaker, writer, and exercise physiologist who coaches recreational runners to Olympic hopefuls through his company, RunCoachJason.com.  He holds a Ph.D. in exercise physiology.  He writes for numerous international running, coaching, and fitness magazines and scientific journals and is a frequent presenter at running and fitness conferences.  To subscribe to Dr. Karp’s free e-mail newsletter, go to http://www.runcoachjason.com/newsletter.