Master Your Scientific Research
by learning research Skills, Systems, and Tools in one place while being supported throughout your research journey!
Research skills are key to success in research, yet they are rarely taught in a easy-to-understand way.
The Typical Research Process
Start in a research position
Get assigned tons of articles to read
Search for more articles to read
Struggle to find a publishable and valuable research project
Start collecting data
Find out that your idea isn't novel or feasible and start a new idea
Once you get data, struggling to determine how to analyze it.
When you get the data analyzed, spend months struggling to write your paper and potentially attempt to outsource to AI.
Submit your piecemealed paper to a journal and get rejected
Repeat until you finally learn how to properly conduct and communicate your research.
The Ideal Research Process
Learn the research process
Learn your research field quickly by using tools and knowing the articles you need to read
While learning your research field, develop novel, feasible, and significant research ideas
Create a successful research plan and organize your tasks using productive tools
Collect data and analyze it using the most appropriate tool for your research
Use your research plan and the systems you learn, to present your findings professionally in published articles and presentations.
Introducing...
Research Mastery Academy
Research Mastery Academy is a membership site to solve the primary issue in research that there is a lack of education on how to perform research.
When I started graduate school, there was no clear path to be successful in my research. Therefore, I started my business by creating courses that help create a clear path for others.
However, I realize now that there are so many different skills that researchers need to be able to learn at their fingertips. Therefore, I created this membership site that allows you to search and use AI to find the information you need when you need it!
Empower your research journey with Research Mastery Academy's comprehensive blend of instructional videos, structured courses, ethical software tutorials, and AI-driven support, ensuring every question finds its answer effortlessly along your entire research journey.
What Is Included In Research Mastery Academy?
Searchable Premium Content
Easily search courses, masterclasses, and tutorials to answer your questions!
AI Chatbot To Answer Your Questions
Get comprehensive answers instantly from all the research content!
Support Throughout Your Journey
You can easily submit questions and content requests to get answers!
Premium Content Included In Research Mastery Academy
Research Mastery Academy Course
This course covers the entire research process in an overview. It helps you learn the entire research process at a 10,000-foot view. Through this course, you will develop the initial system and skills of research, which then can be followed up with more detailed courses.
Price: $147
Included in Membership
Scientific Dissertation Academy
This online course will help you plan, write, and defend your dissertation without losing sleep or stressing out. Let me walk you step-by-step through the full process of creating a dissertation or thesis that you are proud of!
Price: $67
Included in Membership
Research Accelerator
This online course will help you jumpstart your next research project. Let me walk you step-by-step through how to learn your research field, find your novel idea, plan your project, and manage your project.
Price: $127
Included in Membership
Write Your Research Article
This online course will help you write a research article that your dream journal wants to publish. Let me walk you step-by-step through the publication process, creating your story, writing your article, and submitting it!
Price: $99
Included in Membership
Find and Organize Research Articles For A Literature Review
Learn my entire workflow for finding and organizing literature to either learn my research field or to write a Literature Review.
Price: $47
Included in Membership
Stay Up-To-Date In Your Research Field
Easily stay up-to-date in your research field through the simple workflow that allows you to know what is happening in your field without constantly searching for articles.
Price: $47
Included in Membership
How to Become A Successful Researcher
Learn the success path for a successful researcher and how to navigate your research career.
Price: $47
Included in Membership
How To Be Successful In Your Scientific Ph.D.
Learn the success path for a successful Ph.D. in navigating your time, research, dissertation, and relationships with your advisor.
Price: $47
Included in Membership
Notion For PhDs
Master Notion views, databases, and pages to create your dashboard specific to your needs.
Price: $10
Included in Membership
Data Analysis In R for Beginners
Get started with programming for data analytics with R through this easy-to-understand course. No prior coding knowledge needed!
Price: $47
Included in Membership
Literature Tools Tutorials
Learn how to find, organize, and incorporate literature using many different tools including AI tools, reference managers, and organization tools.
Price: $27
Included in Membership
and More Software Tutorials
Research Mastery Academy includes many different searchable tutorials from YouTube videos and additional software tutorials like AI research writers.
The Modern Way To Learn
Research Mastery Academy embraces the modern way to learn by incorporating AI so that you can consume content in four different ways.
Watch Courses and Playlists
"You don't know, what you don't know."
The different courses and themed content in Research Mastery Academy are organized into playlists so that you can watch the entire system.
This is how you would typically watch a course where one video autoplay into the next video. This is one of the best ways to learn the systems!
Guides and Worksheets
Many videos in Research Mastery Academy have downloadable guides to help you put what you are learning directly into action. This is a great way to apply the systems and skills taught.
Search Keywords
Sometimes you just need information on a specific topic, whether it is a specific software or a research topic. You can search the transcripts and chapters of every video to find the content relevant to your keywords.
Did I mention that each video has a searchable transcript and chapters that show up in the video player?
Chat with AI
Need to ask a specific question? There is a specific AI chatbot that has been trained on the content inside Research Mastery Academy. You can ask a question and get an answer to your question with additional video references for you to watch.
What members are saying!
I greatly appreciate the work put into the Research Mastery Academy. I found this resource in a time I needed it the most. I failed my first round of preliminary exams/comps in 2022. I knew it was things I was missing, I could learn. I found Alana's YouTube channel and just her YouTube videos alone were tremendous help. I invested in the Research Mastery Academy because I wanted to learn more. Alana explains things so well and provides worksheets to help you do it on your own. I like that she teaches us to be researchers no matter the industry or project. She teaches a research process.
TACousins
I recently joined Dr. Alana's Research Mastery Academy course, and I have to say, it's been an incredible resource for improving my research skills. What I appreciate most about her course is that she shares practical methods with relevant examples for conducting research effectively. Dr. Alana breaks down the research process into a structured and easy to understand phases such as learning about our field, formulating plan and how to collect data effectively. Most of the research technique that I read from books are often too general and more applicable to social science area. I learn best from examples and her teaching are filled with many useful examples.
M. Haris
An excellent compilation of research guidance tools and techniques categorized for researchers under different stages of their research.
Vivek
What I find very useful is that I can go directly to the subject I need to learn without having to go through all the lessons. For example, if I need to know or learn about project planning and time management, I can go to that module and begin learning about project planning etc
Etienne
Good foundational material in starting my doctoral journey.
Chris Wellington
Hi! I'm Dr. Alana Rister!
Just like you, I once grappled with the daunting task of research. The fear of not generating original ideas, the frustration of making methodology errors, and the endless hours spent staring at a blank screen trying to craft the perfect introduction.
I realized that research is not just a daunting challenge but a skill set waiting to be mastered, a system waiting to be optimized. That's why I developed my research system, a method honed through trial and error, and powered by cutting-edge software.
My journey from struggling novice to accomplished researcher speaks volumes. In just 3.5 years, I earned my Ph.D. in Chemistry, outpacing the traditional 5-7 year timeline. Along the way, I authored six first-author journal articles, a testament to the effectiveness of my approach.
And now, I'm on a mission to share my system with you. Whether you're a graduate student grappling with your first research project or a seasoned academic seeking to enhance your efficiency, my proven methods can guide you toward success.
Is Research Mastery Academy right for you?
Who this academy is not for
Researchers who have already developed successful research systems.
Researchers who want AI to complete their research for them.
Undergraduate students who are not doing research.
Researchers who do not deal with quantitative or qualitative data.
Who this academy is for
Science and social science researchers
Researchers who want to be more efficient through learning research skills and systems
Researchers who want to ethically incorporate software to help them become more efficient
Graduate students who want to improve their research skills to complete their degree faster and with less stress
Research Mastery Academy
$ 20/month
Research Courses
Masterclasses and software tutorials
Downloadable action guides
Support by asking questions or requesting content
Ability to search across the entire academy
Instant answers with AI-powered chat
Ad-Free YouTube Videos
Master your research at every stage of your research journey!
Imagine 3 months from now, when you have developed a great publishable research question and have been effectively collecting data on your research question.
Now, you are wondering about the most effective way to analyze your data so you go into Research Mastery Academy and search "analyze data". At your fingertips, you get a workshop on how to analyze your data, how to create your research story, and a full course on how to analyze your data in R.
You then quickly learn R and analyze your data. Now, you are ready to write your research article. You jump back into Research Mastery Academy and use the Wisdom AI chatbot to ask "How to write a research article?". It immediately summarizes the Write Your Research Article course to give you an idea, and then, you click the referenced videos and watch the entire course.
After downloading the worksheets, you work step-by-step to complete your research article. A couple of months later, you receive an email that your research article has been accepted in your top choice journal.
The Answers To Your Questions!
Due to the large library of downloadable materials available in Research Mastery Academy, there are no refunds available, but you can cancel at any time.
No, my digital download and template products are not a part of Research Mastery Academy.
The only exception to this is that my Research Article Workbook is based on the worksheets in my Write Your Research Article course. Therefore, most of this workbook is available in the individual worksheets in the course.
There are many worksheets related to videos in the Academy that are available for download within the Academy.
Currently, over 50 of my previous YouTube videos are available in Research Mastery Academy. I have purposely not included out-of-date YouTube videos in Research Mastery Academy to prevent confusion.
My future long-form YouTube videos will be included in Research Mastery Academy as well.
Yes, Research Accelerator, Scientific Dissertation Academy, and Write Your Research Article are available for one-time purchase. You can check out those courses at https://www.sciencegradschoolcoach.com/products. However, these courses are not hosted in the same place as Research Mastery Academy. Therefore, you will not get the features of searchable content or the AI chatbot with the one-time purchase.
Yes, Research Mastery Academy is at researchmasteryacademy.com. Therefore, when you click the JOIN NOW button you will be redirected to researchmasteryacademy.com!
I look forward to seeing you in the Academy.
Yes, there will be additional content added to the Academy! Instead of having a regular release schedule, content will be released as it becomes ready so that you do not have to wait for the next release date to access content that will help you in your research journey!
You can always request new content be added so if there is a software tutorial, masterclass, or course that you need, feel free to request it!
Once you complete your purchase, you will get an email to set up your account details.
Please look for an email from Science Grad School Coach or Searchie to create your account. Once your account is created, you will have access to the entire academy at researchmasteryacademy.com!
No, the chatbot in Research Mastery Academy will specifically give you responses based on my content. You can ask personalized research-based questions if you want advice from my content. However, it is not going to be able to do the broader tasks that ChatGPT and other AI tools are capable of.