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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe she's been ABD somewhere for a long time and decided to just go for it and call herself Dr. [/quote]

I have a Ph.D. (would not call myself Dr., but that's a different issue). In academia, it wouldn't be acceptable to call oneself Dr. without completing the degree, but [b]I feel like it's not uncommon for ABDs outside of academia to use Dr.[/b] I would say in her defense that using a title is not the same as lying about your credentials on your employment paperwork. [/quote]

I have a PhD and I have never heard of ABDs inside or outside of academia using the Dr. title. In what fields is that common?

Is this "Dr. X" claiming they have a PhD or an EdD? The latter is not that impressive. Some of the least bright people I know have EdD's. They are just people who wanted the fast track to an admin role in the education field. I respect a good longtime teacher with a Bachelors a whole lot more than a know-nothing admin with an EdD.[/quote]

The only time this was acceptable in my program was if the student had successfully defended and was making the changes they needed to make in order to complete their dissertation. Outside of that, you could use Professor if you were Teaching and hired as a visiting Professor, but not Dr. [/quote]

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