Dr dorothy mccoy biography
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Author Interview with Dorothy McCoy
Interview by Sherry Perkins
Dr. Dorothy “Bones” McCoy is a master of many professions. All of which seem to be the perfect place to be if you will be writing historical fiction, murder mysteries, or self-help books. Not to mention, she has a (forgive the pun) novel way to deal with doctorate committee members who might be a bit troublesome!
1. Wow! you’ve had such an interesting career path. About being a Doctor of Education, what was your most challenging course or project? How did you manage to push through it? And has that particular process helped you to manage periods that were, perhaps, difficult writing jags such as procrastination, plot stalls, etc?
My doctorate wasn’t that challenging because I love school. However, the dissertation was a year and a half of torture. The chairman of my committee always answered my questions with, “We don’t get involved in that.” I never learned what t
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Greetings, Dear Readers! I have written several books and I can write about law enforcement because I worked as a South Carolina State Constable, taught at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, and worked briefly in a Cold Case Squad. Fascinating! I have been a licensed counselor for almost 20 years; I have spoken at numerous international conferences on psychopaths and narcissists, and written books related to counseling. The material for this series, The Mysterious Secret Guardians, was pulled from my hard-earned knowledge and experience. I enjoy research, a skill I leaned on heavily in crafting my books. The history is accurate, the locations and science described are accurate. Before embarking on this project, I read every book I could find on Winston Churchill, as well as many of the 72 books he wrote. I am a lover of mystery and paranormal stories and this was my chance to write both and what fun it was! I can't stop writing the series because my characters would d
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Dorothy McCoy
American mathematician (1903–2001)
Dorothy McCoy (August 9, 1903 – November 21, 2001) was an American mathematician and university professor. She was the first woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Iowa, and she worked for many years as a professor of mathematics at Belhaven College and Wayland Baptist College.
Early life and education
[edit]McCoy was born on August 9, 1903, in Waukomis, Oklahoma, then part of the Oklahoma Territory, one of two children of a homesteading family. She and the rest of the family moved to Chesapeake, Missouri, in 1906 after the death of her father.[1] She received a bachelor's grad from Baylor University in Texas with distinction,[2] worked for a year as a mathematics teacher,[1] and completed a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Iowa in 1929,[2] under the supervision of Edward efternamn Chittenden. Her dissertation was The Complete Existential T