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Current Ph.D. student going through a divorce — general advice & publication name advice needed!

Hi everyone,

I am between years 1 - 2 in a 3-year social sciences Ph.D. (need a masters to enter) and my husband and I are filing for divorce. 

Relevant details: 
1. We have a toddler who goes to daycare full time. 
2. He was being unfaithful with my close friend, so there is significant emotional distress. 
3. I am currently on my advisor’s grant for the summer. 

Personal details aside, I am wondering how to compartmentalize all of this and push through so that I can finish what I need to this summer. A lot is up in the air (especially ability to stay enrolled full time given that our stipend is so low). 

Additionally, my advisor has been wonderful and supportive but has asked me to really think about my publication name. I have 5 conference presentations under my married name. I could easily switch back to my maiden name for my paper submissions (happening in the next few months) but when I changed my last name, I made my middle name into my maiden name. 

Any and all advice is really welcome.
gpt
Use whatever name you want. It’s not like you’re 15 publications in. If you want, add something like “Firstname Lastname (Marriedname)” to your email signature for a year until people get used to it. Use ORCID if you can, and don’t worry about it. Of all the things stressing you out right now, let this one be the easy thing. Sorry you have to deal with it. :/