A person is a doctoral student in a program and is working on a doctoral degree or doctorate.
- Write Jane Doe is a doctoral student in the College of Arts and Science
- Write Bill Doe has a doctorate from Mizzou or a doctoral degree from Mizzou
- Don’t write Bill Doe has a Ph.D. from MU
Do not use Dr. as a title.
A Juris Doctor, JD, is a professional degree.
Post-doctoral appointments are recent recipients (normally within the past eight years) of their doctorate degrees. Use post-doctoral fellow to describe those engaged in research and postdoctoral scholars for those who are primarily teaching.