WRITERS ON WRITING
Writing Center Video Podcasts with NU professors
Caress Schenk
Political Science and International Relations
Political Science and International Relations
In this inaugural episode, Professor Schenk discusses the challenge of identifying your reading audience, reveals what annoys her about student writing, explains what inspires her thinking, and describes how she ‘makes herself’ get to work.
James Nikopoulos
World Languages and Literature
World Languages and Literature
Professor Nikopoulos talks about his debilitating shyness as a kid, and how his work habits have changed over the years. In addition to snubbing both the Rolling Stones and the Beatles in favor of Radiohead, Nikopoulos reveals what most frustrates him about student essays.
Berk Yavusoglu Economics
Dr. Yavuzoglu discusses how writing in Economics differs from other writing in the Social Sciences, what Economics professors expect from student writing, and how he learned an important cross-cultural lesson during his PhD studies in Wisconsin.
Reed Coil Anthropology
Dr. Coil discusses what bones can tell us about the past, what drew him to Archeology, and what made him understand writing in the discipline. In addition to sharing an "embarrassing student moment," Dr. Coil reveals a weakness for the band, Rancid.
Mikhail Akulov History
Professor Akulov describes his experience living in two different cultures, and responds to a question from a student about the value of knowing one’s history. Dr. Akulov reveals his work process, his favourite authors, and the alternative career that he did not choose.
Dr. Christian
Schönbach
Biology
Schönbach
Biology
Professor Schönbach explains his research in Bioinformatics, and extensively outlines the steps that researchers take on the road to publication. Dr. Schönbach introduces us to a fascinating implication for immunogenetics: the link between DNA genetic sequences and music.
Peter Howie
Public Policy
Public Policy
Dr. Howie describes highlights of his work, from his post as manager for a Canadian mining company in Suriname, and his writing for government stakeholders. In addition to discussing the finer details of good writing, he reveals what he would do to make the world better.
Luis Rojas-Solorzano
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies, SEDS
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies, SEDS
Professor Rojas describes the writing requirements for PhD students in Engineering. In addition to identifying a critical component that can make or break a paper in Engineering, Professor Rojas reveals a fondness for paella, karaoke, and his job.
Sydney Morrow
Philosophy
Philosophy
In addition to identifying what she does and does not like to see in student papers, Dr. Morrow describes her unusual pathway to Philosophy, her greatest extravagance, and her goal to enable students to “strengthen (their) minds ability to live in the hypothetical.”
Hoyoun Koh
Political Science and International Relations
Political Science and International Relations
Dr. Koh talks about the path that brought him to IR, the types of writing that researchers do, and the principles of writing that he values in student papers. He reveals why he discourages 'pat' answers from students, and how he would spend a lottery windfall.
Anton Desyatnikov
Physics
Physics
Professor Desyatnikov, gives us insight into what good writing looks like in Physics. Highlights include a rhetorical description of a seminal paper in Physics, the difference between writing your thesis and a paper, and the connection between reading novels and writing science.
Andrey Filchenko
Linguistics
Linguistics
Professor Filchenko describes the spectrum of linguistic research, which can be very specific. When asked how students could improve their work, he gives an insightful answer that feels less like a magic bullet and more like old-world wisdom.
Ben Tyler
Computer Science
Computer Science
What do computer scientists think about in their down time? How has the discipline changed in the last few years? What kind of writing do computer scientists do? Watch Lori Enns interview with the Associate Department Chair, Dr. Ben Tyler.
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