Overview and Current Research Interests

The Overview section and the Current Research Interests section should complement one another, and strong profiles will utilize both of these tools. Your overview is meant to provide a broad look at who you are and what you have accomplished. It should get people excited to view the rest of your profile—think of it as your own personal movie poster. Your current research interests, on the other hand, is where you can share specific topics of interest and discuss what you plan to do in the future. It is a section of your profile where you should be much more granular in discussing what your current research specifically entails.

How to update your overview:

1. Type scholars.duke.edu in your computer's browser address bar.
2. Click Edit My Profile under Update.
3. Log in using your NetID and password, and then click Manage Your Profile.
4. In the left-hand navigation panel of Profile Manager, select Overview from the About section.
5. Use the text field to describe who you are and what you have accomplished.
6. Click Save to update your profile or click Cancel to discard any changes.

How to add your current research interests:

1. Follow steps 1-3 listed above.
2. In the left-hand navigation panel of Profile Manager, select Current Research Interests from the Scholarly Output section
3. Describe your research interests in the text field.
4. Click Save to update your profile or click Cancel to discard any changes.