Public Writing Fellows
Are you interested in improving your writing for non-expert audiences? Or maybe you want to pursue a career in public relations, communication, or outreach? Be a Graduate School Public Writing Fellow!
In this program, graduate students work over the summer with a peer mentor group under the direction of the Office of Professional Development to write, revise, and polish a research communication news story. Participants also learn strategies to effectively communicate about their own research with non-experts. Students who successfully complete the program will have a published writing sample for their portfolio and will receive a $250 honorarium.
To apply to be a 2024 Public Writing Fellow, complete this application form by April 15.
Want to have your graduate research highlighted by a Public Writing Fellow? Share information about your research by April 15 to be considered!
Read more about the 2023 Writing Fellows and read their work here:
- Alexa Hershberger, PhD student in Organismic & Evolutionary Biology, writing about Helene Grogan (Sociology)
- Briana Kubik, PhD candidate in Microbiology, writing about Khadijat Adeleye (Elaine Marieb College of Nursing)
- Chinedum Eluwa, PhD student in Civil & Environmental Engineering, writing about Adam Netzer Zimmer (Anthropology)
- Harita Sistu, PhD candidate in Microbiology, writing about Tailynn McCarty (Biomedical Engineering)
- Jacob Barnett, PhD candidate in Organismic & Evolutionary Biology, writing about Trisha Dehrone (Psychology)
- Marina Perez del Valle, PhD student in Philosophy, writing about Colleen Chase (Kinesiology)
- Raymond Caraher, PhD candidate in Economics, writing about Nicole Le Roux (Educational Policy and Research Administration)
- Thakshala Tissera, PhD candidate in English, writing about Christian Puma Ninacuri (Hispanic Literature and Linguistics)
- Vivian Nwadiaru, PhD candidate in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, writing about Nick Perello (Manning College of Information & Computer Science)