Quick SOP question: How to refer to professors

Graduate School
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<p>I want to include some professor names in my SOP. particularly, relevant professors I have worked for and those I would like to work with in the program of interest.</p>

<p>This might be a trivial question, but how do I refer to professors in my essay?</p>

<p>For example if the prof's name is John Doe. </p>

<p>Do I say I would like to work with Dr. Doe?
Or I would like to work with Dr. John Doe?
Or I would like to work with John Doe.
etc...</p>

<p>It's probably insignificant, but just in case. I don't want them declining my application because I failed to refer to a professor correctly.</p>

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<p>On the first reference use the title and full name. “Prof. John Doe” or “Dr. John Doe”, thereafter, just “Prof. Doe” or “Dr. Doe”.</p>

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<p>Thank you. </p>

<p>Is prof. or Dr. better? Or does either work?</p>

4

<p>Either. The way I look at it, Dr. is what I earned and Prof. is what I do.</p>

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<p>Dr. could be someone at a research facility or staff at a university. Professor denotes someone that (with almost 100% probability) has a doctorate. I imagine Professor would actually be a better way to write it, since it shows you were working with someone that deals with students on a regular basis, and likely has the ability to compare you with others in a reasonable manner (provided they’re writing a letter of recommendation).</p>

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<p>Oh I see.</p>

<p>Isn’t the abbreviation “Prof.” slang? Or is it actually a form way to address
a professor?</p>