Ian Harryman

Academic Coach

Stanford University
Stanford University

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About

I have coached dozens of students at Stanford University's Center for Teaching and Learning, helping them work through academic challenges and build more effective ways of working. Having recently completed my own PhD, I understand firsthand the pressures of graduate school and the difficulty of navigating research when the path forward is not always clear. My approach is highly individualized. I help clients clarify the problem they are actually trying to solve, make sense of the evidence in front of them, and develop systems that can serve them beyond a single challenge. My research background also allows me to support clients with research strategy, analytical thinking, and data analysis when those are part of the problem. I can also work with prospective graduate students on applications, drawing on my own experience successfully navigating admissions at highly selective universities including Stanford and Cambridge. Whether someone is trying to get into graduate school, make progress once they are there, or work through a difficult research problem, my goal is to help them leave with a clearer path forward and a stronger ability to solve similar problems independently in the future.

Ian’s PhD Programs Qualifications

Coaches professionally

60+ PhD Programs clients

Ian can help with:

Application Strategy

Data Analysis

Data Collection

Defense Preparation

Dissertation Proposal

Editing

Essays

Interviews

Research

School Selection

Work Experience

Academic Coach

Stanford University

June 2024 - March 2026

• Coached 50+ students through recurring diagnostic consultations to identify unmet needs, and iteratively adapted strategies based on participant feedback to improve performance outcomes. • Developed structured diagnostic instruments, including time-use audits, to convert unstructured problems into measurable findings. • Co-created and led a recurring group coaching program, analyzing engagement data to identify participation barriers and improve program design and delivery.

Graduate Research Assistant

Stanford University

September 2020 - September 2026

• Recruited and maintained a panel of 500+ participants across multiple field sites, achieving 82% retention across three data-collection waves; oversaw the collection of 1,500+ surveys. • Designed, piloted, and validated interview guides and surveys for health services evaluations; established quality-assurance protocols to support consistent data collection across research teams. • Analyzed longitudinal survey and behavioral data in R using multilevel regression, principal components analysis, and social network models; visualized findings and translated results into clear recommendations. • Conducted thematic analysis of 40 semi-structured interviews to identify participant needs, inform survey design, and communicate early findings of program efficacy to NGO partners and funders. • Co-designed a household survey and cleaned, processed, and analyzed 1,000+ responses to assess program outcomes and participant experiences; collaborated across research teams to compare and synthesize findings from complementary evidence streams. • Trained and coordinated a team of 5 field researchers across international research sites, overseeing data quality and qualitative and quantitative data collection.