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Section sizes Section size forTammy Duckworth (38 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 8,631 8,631 325 325 Early life and education 9,325 9,325 399 399 Military service 8,024 8,024 392 392 Government service 7,113 7,113 387 387 U.S. House of Representatives 34 11,046 0 431 Elections 16 7,696 0 334 2006 2,070 2,070 114 114 2012 4,566 4,566 186 186 2014 1,044 1,044 34 34 Tenure 1,957 1,957 97 97 Committee assignments 1,359 1,359 0 0 U.S. Senate 17 25,640 0 1,052 Elections 17 4,948 0 180 2016 3,314 3,314 144 144 2022 1,617 1,617 36 36 Tenure 176 17,227 16 872 First term (2017–2023) 14,724 14,724 741 741 Second term (2023–present) 2,327 2,327 115 115 Committee assignments 28 2,588 0 0 Current 2,294 2,294 0 0 Previous 266 266 0 0 Caucus memberships 860 860 0 0 National politics 3,695 3,695 80 80 Political positions 24 11,852 0 660 Environment 1,237 1,237 102 102 Foreign policy 5,317 5,317 243 243 Gun control 2,338 2,338 170 170 Health policy 1,649 1,649 42 42 Immigration 1,287 1,287 103 103 Awards and accolades 2,668 2,668 119 119 Personal life 4,840 4,840 230 230 Military awards and decorations 1,992 1,992 12 12 Publications 535 535 1 1 Electoral history 10,081 10,081 0 0 Bibliography 360 360 0 0 See also 270 270 0 0 References 28 28 0 0 External links 5,438 5,438 0 0 Total 111,538 111,538 4,088 4,088

Greetings:

I am confused as to what field of study Dr Duckworth's doctoral degree is in.

• In the lede, it says : "She completed a PhD in human services"

• Then under Military Service :"working toward a Ph.D. in political science at Northern Illinois University, with research interests in the political economy and public health of southeast Asia"

• The Information Box merely says :"Northern Illinois University Capella University (PhD)"

• Her Senate website states :"began pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at Northern Illinois University" [but does not say if she finished]

Did she finish? Does anyone know what her doctorate is in? Let's give her credit for the academic hard work she put in.

Thank you for your help,Wordreader (talk)15:37, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure what your question is but did you look at the education section, I think the article says, she got the PhD from Capella U. in Human Services (dissertation:Exploring Illinois physicians' experience using electronic medical records (EMR) via the UTAUT model), and this was more than a decade and a half after her time at Northern Illinois, where she began a PhD program but was interrupted by her call up for deployment to Iraq (as part of the National Guard), and suffered grievous injuries, no doubt leading to further delays, and she also did several other things in the meantime, like getting elected to congress.Alanscottwalker (talk)00:40, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, @Alanscottwalker:

I see what's confused you - I left out the statement from Early life and education. Sorry. As you noted, it says:She completed a PhD in human services at Capella University School of Public Service Leadership.

As you see from my bulleted list and from the article itself, there are different degree names given. The Education section gives a different degree than the Lede section and the Military Service section. The info box doesn't help and her Congressional website just says she started her PhD, but doesn't say she finished it.

So, which is it -PhD in human services orPhD in political science?

Thank you for your interest,Wordreader (talk)18:55, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see anywhere in the article where it says or even suggests she got a PhD in political science, nothing in your list says that either. Both say she began one which was interrupted and she much later finished at another school and in another, if related, social science discipline. --Alanscottwalker (talk)22:09, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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