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Northshore Graduate Research Office · Thesis tracking · Duluth, MN

Wren Halloran is a master's student studying urban pollinators and uses this to keep chapter word counts, reading and advisor meetings in one place.

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Chapters
Not started1
Conclusion and future work65,000
Outline1
Discussion510,000
Drafting1
Field study results414,000
In review1
Methodology38,000
Done2
Introduction16,000
Literature review212,000

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Chapters

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Each thesis chapter with its order, status, word count against target and deadline.

ChapterOrderStatusWord targetWords nowDraft dueSources
Introduction1Done6,0006,400Jul 19, 2026Seasonal foraging in urban pollinators, Urban biodiversity assessment handbook
Literature review2Done12,00012,850Sep 2, 2026Seasonal foraging in urban pollinators, Citizen science and data quality, Green roofs and insect diversity, Thesis: pollinator networks in suburban gardens
Methodology3In review8,0007,600Oct 7, 2026Citizen science and data quality, Spatial statistics for ecologists, Urban biodiversity assessment handbook, Sampling design under constraints, Mixed methods in conservation science
Field study results4Drafting14,0006,200Nov 16, 2026Green roofs and insect diversity, Bees in the city: a decade of surveys, Phenology shifts under urban heat, Web atlas of local pollinator records, Statistical power in small field studies
Discussion5Outline10,000900Dec 31, 2026Bees in the city: a decade of surveys, Habitat corridors and pollinator movement, Policy responses to pollinator decline, Writing the discussion section
Conclusion and future work6Not started5,0000Jan 30, 2027Policy responses to pollinator decline

Sources

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Papers, books and reports with how far each has been read and where it is used.

TitleAuthorsYearTypeStatusRatingUsed in
Seasonal foraging in urban pollinatorsLinde Verbruggen2,019JournalCited5Introduction, Literature review
Citizen science and data qualityAaliyah Brooks, Tomas Weiss2,021JournalCited4Literature review, Methodology
Spatial statistics for ecologistsNikolai Petrenko2,016BookRead5Methodology
Green roofs and insect diversitySakura Ito2,020JournalCited4Literature review, Field study results
Urban biodiversity assessment handbookMinistry of Environment Working Group2,018ReportRead3Introduction, Methodology
Sampling design under constraintsFiona McAllister2,017JournalRead4Methodology
Bees in the city: a decade of surveysRohan Deshpande2,022JournalReading4Field study results, Discussion
Habitat corridors and pollinator movementElena Voss2,023JournalTo read—Discussion
Policy responses to pollinator declineMarcus Obi2,021ReportTo read—Discussion, Conclusion and future work
Mixed methods in conservation scienceHenrietta Clay2,015BookRead3Methodology
Phenology shifts under urban heatKenji Watanabe2,020JournalReading4Field study results
Thesis: pollinator networks in suburban gardensAmara Nwachukwu2,019ThesisRead3Literature review

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Tasks

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The writing, reading and analysis work to finish each chapter.

TaskChapterDueStatusType
Submit ethics amendmentMethodologySep 22, 2026DoneWrite
Finalise references for chapter 2Literature reviewOct 2, 2026DoneRevise
Book lab for equipment returnField study resultsOct 19, 2026To doExperiment
Fix sampling table in methodsMethodologyOct 20, 2026In progressRevise
Clean survey data from JuneField study resultsOct 21, 2026To doAnalyse
Respond to advisor comments on chapter 3MethodologyOct 22, 2026To doRevise
Read corridor study (Voss)DiscussionOct 24, 2026To doRead
Run second round of transect surveysField study resultsOct 26, 2026In progressExperiment
Draft results section 4.1Field study resultsOct 29, 2026To doWrite
Make map figures for chapter 4Field study resultsNov 4, 2026To doAnalyse
Outline discussion themesDiscussionNov 6, 2026To doWrite
Write conclusion skeletonConclusion and future workNov 26, 2026To doWrite

Advisor meetings

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Each meeting with the advisor, what was decided and what happens next.

TopicDateNext meeting
Methodology feedbackOct 3, 2026Oct 17, 2026
Results planningSep 12, 2026Oct 3, 2026
Defence timelineAug 8, 2026Sep 12, 2026
Chapter 3 reviewOct 24, 2026Nov 14, 2026

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