Title
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department
Writing Center and Center for Academic Excellence
Institution
Medical University of South Carolina
Education
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Clemson University. Doctor of Philosophy, 2012. Rhetorics, Communication and Information Design (RCID).
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Florida State University. Master of Arts, 1976. English and Writing.
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Villanova University. Bachelor of Arts (Honors Program), 1969. English.
Research Interests
Biography
Professional Writer: Health Science Education and Communication
• Over 30 years of experience as a professional writer-editor.
• Past writer / editor for print, video, and internet programs and texts for primary care clinicians, produced or published by medical educational providers in the tri-state New York City area.
• Much of the work involved teaching via writing-editing.
• Collaborated with content experts, managing editors, video and Internet producers and production teams.
• Attended press conferences sponsored by various groups. Corresponded with media representatives.
Author or Co-author: Academic Scholarship, Nonfiction for Professional & Public Audiences
• Academic journal articles and a book chapter on rhetoric, writing, and communication topics in the
health / life sciences.
• Journalism for public audiences on topics in preventive health and faith, spirituality, and health.
• Medical alumni journal articles and newsletter reports about advances in biomedical research.
Writing Professor
• Over 18 years of experience as a writing professor across academic settings; worked with students in two liberal arts universities, one research 1 university, one health sciences university / academic medical center.
Familiar with theory and practice for flipped classrooms and digital interactive learning.
• Currently teach scientific writing / editing to Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) graduate students as offsite visiting faculty affiliated with the University’s Writing Center.
• Previously taught undergraduate writing at Clemson University in South Carolina and Quinnipiac University and Sacred Heart University in Connecticut.
• Experienced in interacting with students, faculty, administrators, and program staff in diverse settings.
• Member of various professional and academic groups and listservs.
Writing-Editing Consultant
• Current writing-editing consultant for MUSC faculty. Review and provide editing assistance for
NIH grant applications and manuscripts for publication.
• Collaborate with biomedical faculty across MUSC departments.
• Contributor to HUMANITAS, literary magazine of the Medical University of South Carolina.
• Reviewer, Nursing Inquiry, Wiley Publications, Inc.
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