Writing Tricks of the Trade (workshop for faculty and their research teams)
October 13, 2015 -
1:00pm to 3:00pm
A workshop for faculty and their research teams to improve scientific writing skills
Faculty and their student and postdoc co-authors are invited to participate in this highly popular workshop for research groups on scientific writing skills for science journals and grants. This popular 2-hour workshop aims to improve the collaborative writing process and efficiency through an interactive session that introduces the participants to 6 practical techniques to improve clarify and conciseness across all sections of the manuscript, learn when and how to apply those techniques and improve skills with short writing exercises.
By the end of the workshop, participating research groups will be expected to develop a shared knowledge about writing techniques and when to apply them and a better understanding of their collaborative writing process.
Space is limited and early registration of all participants is encouraged. The faculty lead of the research group is required to attend, plus any number of his/her research team (graduate students and postdoctoral scholars).
Location:
Clark Center S361
Event Sponsor:
Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity
Contact Email:
raniasanford@stanford.edu
Additional Information:
Michaela Kiernan, Ph.D. is a Senior Research Scientist at the Stanford Prevention Research Center (SPRC) at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She received her PhD in social/health psychology from Yale University and has expertise in research methodology and statistics. Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the American Heart Association (AHA), her research focuses on behavioral interventions for weight management, dietary change, and physical activity. She was a grant reviewer for the AHA Western States Affiliate Behavioral Science, Epidemiology, and Prevention Review Committee (2000-2003) and a standing member of the NIH Psychosocial Risk and Disease Prevention Study Section (2009-2012). She was the Research Director for the Stanford University School of Medicine Community Health Scholarly Concentration for medical students and a consultant for the Center of Excellence Minority Faculty Development Program (2001-2007). In 2002 and 2007, she was awarded the SPRC/Department of Medicine Divisional Teaching Award, and, in 2009, the Stanford University Postdoctoral Association Excellence in Mentoring Award.
Audience:
Open to faculty members and their research writing teams of students and postdocs.
Registration required here.
Attendance of the faculty member is required.
