Health Sciences Faculty Writing Consultant to Begin Fall 2019

 

Faculty from Nursing, Allied Health Sciences, Brody School of Medicine, and the School of Dental Medicine now have access to the Health Sciences Professional Writing Consultant in Laupus Library. Kerri Bright Flinchbaugh, the former Medical Writing Specialist for Brody School of Medicine and current Assistant Director of the University Writing Program is now available Thursdays, 11am-3pm and Fridays, 9am-1pm to consult with writers at any point of the writing process on projects like peer reviewed articles, grant proposal, conference presentations, and other scholarly writing projects.

As a PhD candidate in Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication with a background in education, Kerri has a wealth of writing experiences and resources to pull from. In her role as Assistant Director of the University Writing Program, Kerri has been responsible for designing, delivering, and assessing Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) professional development for over 10 years. As Brody’s Medical Writing Specialist, Kerri helped over 40 faculty place manuscripts in key journals of their field. While she is not an editor, she is committed to cultivating learning experiences that not only offer support at all stages of the writing process while also supporting the development of writing strategies that can be applied to future writing projects.