Doc Talk: Venturing Beyond a Master's

Ep32. Catching Up with Mr. Tony Fantasia: How Course Work Can Inform Dissertation Direction

April 07, 2021 Allison
Doc Talk: Venturing Beyond a Master's
Ep32. Catching Up with Mr. Tony Fantasia: How Course Work Can Inform Dissertation Direction
Show Notes

In today's episode, Mr. Tony Fantasia shares how he's come to the realization that PhD programs aren't just for BIG brains!  He's finishing up the first semester of his program and is has found that the direction he wants to take his dissertation has shifted considerably because his course work thus far has opened his eyes to new possibilities!

Tony completed his undergrad at American Military University with a Bachelors in IT Management and earned his MBA with a focus in IT Management from the same institution. He's currently enrolled in a PhD program at the University of North Texas in the School of Information Science.

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Today, Tony is the Lead Data Scientist with the Air Force Civil Engineering Command - Air Force Installation Management Service Command and had just completed his first day of school for his doctoral program when we connected!

Early in his career, Tony served as an Army combat medic.  It was during a deployment to Afghanistan in the Spring of 2000 when he developed a web-based trauma catalogue to support the efforts at the combat support hospital where he was assigned.

At the time he didn't know it, but it was his work during that deployment that ultimately led him to pursue a PhD in his current field of study.

Tony is a fantastic artist and skilled in leather work.  View his work using the links below.

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Connect with Tony:

www.facebook.com/fantasiacustomdesigns
www.fantasiacustomdesigns.com
www.vetcraft.org
https://tonyfantasia.wixsite.com/traumamed

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