Writing Academy

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Writing Academy Class of 2020 Scholars and Leadership Team

2021 Writing Academy recruiting is complete.
Please contact us to be invited to apply for the class of 2021.

Writing Academy is a career development program designed to advance scholarship. A broad array of scholars at various points in their careers are immersed in a summer-long learning community with peers and senior colleagues to learn successful strategies focused on writing, reflection, and critical feedback. The interdisciplinary opportunities offered during the Academy catalyze interactions across the disciplines and often continue long after the end of the Academy experience. The goal of the Academy goes beyond writing and submitting scholarly pieces and grant proposals to helping participants build a vibrant scholarly life that contributes to the intellectual climate of UNH and beyond.

We've partnered with Howard University for the Writing Academy since it began in 2013. That first year, Howard University faculty participated. As Howard created their own version of Writing Academy focus shifted to include Howard University advanced doctoral scholars and recent PhD graduates in Writing Academy.

We are committed to this partnership which not only enriches the learning community for UNH and Howard scholars but also becomes an opportunity for nurturing future collaborations and synergies between our institutions.

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Applications:
Recruiting for 2021 is now complete.

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Writing Academy:

Orientation and Goal Setting Workshop
May 21, 2021
9:00-11:30 AM

First Writing Academy Retreat:
May 24-27, 2021
Mon-Thur 9am – 4pm

June: Two hours of one-on-one coaching with a senior faculty member

July: Two hours of one-on-one coaching with a senior faculty member

August: Two hours of one-on-one coaching with a senior faculty member

Second Writing Academy Retreat:
August 17-19, 2021
Tue, Wed, & Thur 9am – 4pm

2021 Scholars

Michael Alvarez
Postdoctoral Diversity and Innovation Scholar
Communication
College of Liberal Arts

Selina Anosike
Doctoral Candidate
Biology
Howard University

Yunshil Cha
Assistant Professor
Accounting and Finance
Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics

Xiao Alison Chen
Assistant Professor
Decision Sciences
Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics

Maeve Dion
Assistant Professor
Security Studies
UNH Manchester

Emerald Jones
Doctoral Candidate
Sociology and Criminology
Howard University

Christos Kastrisios
Research Assistant Professor
Earth Sciences
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space

Kristen Johnson
Assistant Professor
Life Sciences
UNH Manchester

Patricia Kelshaw
Assistant Professor
Kinesiology
College of Health and Human Services

Fabian Kislat
Assistant Professor
Physics and Astronomy
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Jonathan Lee
Postdoctoral Diversity and Innovation Scholar
Management
Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics

Lisa Miller
Associate Professor
English
College of Liberal Arts

Molly Donovan
Extension State Specialist
Community Economic Development
UNH Extension

Jonathan Ebba
Extension Field Specialist
Landscape and Greenhouse Field Specialist
UNH Extension

Ryan Gibson
Postdoctoral Diversity and Innovation Scholar
Sociology
College of Liberal Arts

Briana Hyman
PhD Student
Political Science
Howard University

Chung Jeong
Postdoctoral Diversity and Innovation Scholar
Social Work
College of Health and Human Services

Tarkington Newman
Assistant Professor
Social Work
College of Health and Human Services

Amin Rafiei
Postdoctoral Diversity and Innovation Scholar
Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Zachary Scola
Assistant Professor
Kinesiology
College of Health and Human Services

Muhammad Shahid
Associate State Specialist
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems
UNH Extension | College of Life Sciences and Agriculture

Sandhya Shetty
Associate Professor
English
College of Liberal Arts

Shannell Thomas
Doctoral Candidate
Sociology and Criminology
Howard University

Ermira Zifla
Assistant Professor
Decision Sciences
Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics

Mission & Goals

The vision for the University of New Hampshire's Writing Academy is to enhance faculty members' scholarly careers. We seek to broaden the number and diversity of faculty who publish their scholarship and are awarded proposals by external funders to enhance their scholarship and engagement agendas.

To support our vision, the Academy goals are to:

Enhance faculty scholars' emerging or established scholarly agendas
Catalyze interactions among scholars and scholarly coaches to create robust and productive scholarly agendas
Provide information and access to colleagues with successful publication and grant records to learn about successful writing and/or proposal development strategies
Encourage scholars to develop a team approach to enhance publication and grant writing success
Provide information and access to on-campus scholarly and proposal writing and submission resources
Create opportunities among faculty for multidisciplinary scholarship and engagement

Past Scholars

2020 Scholarly Coaches & Leadership

Leslie Couse
Executive Director
Engagement and Faculty Development

Kurk Dorsey
Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy
Professor and Chair
Department of History

Mark Ducey
Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy
Professor and Chair
Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

Rebecca Glauber
Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology

Elyse Hambacher
Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy
Associate Professor
Department of Education

Brad Kinsey
Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Nicholas Kirsch
Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Alynna Lyon
Faculty Fellow and Co-Chair, UNH Writing Academy
Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy
Professor and Interim Chair
Political Science

Jill McGaughy
Faculty Fellow and Co-Chair, UNH Writing Academy
Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy
Professor
Psychology

Scholarly Coaches

Emilie Reagan
Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy
Associate Professor
Department of Education

Barry N. Rock
Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy
Professor Emeritus
Natural Resources and the Environment

Nathan Schwadron
Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy
Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy

Louis Tisa
Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy
Professor and Chair
Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences

Patricia Walsh
Educational Program Coordinator II
Engagement and Faculty Development

Reginald Wilburn
Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy
Associate Professor
Department of English

Past Scholarly Coaches

Sajay Arthanat Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Associate Professor Department of Occupational Therapy	Brad L. Kinsey Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Professor and Chair Department of Mechanical Engineering
Tricia Bent-Goodley Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Professor and Director School of Social Work Howard University	Nicholas Kirsch Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Kathy Cataneo Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Director Research Development and Communications Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Reseach	Dain LaRoche Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Professor Department of Kinesiology
Leslie Couse Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Executive Director Engagement and Faculty Development	Dexter Lee Associate Professor Physiology/College of Medicine Howard University
Todd A. DeMitchell Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy John and H. Irene Peters Professor of Education Department of Education and the Justice Studies Program	Alynna Lyon Faculty Fellow and Co-Chair, UNH Writing Academy Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Professor and Interim Chair Department of Political Science
Michele M. Dillon Faculty Fellow and Chair, UNH Writing Academy Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Dean, College of Liberal Arts	Jill McGaughy Faculty Fellow and Co-Chair, UNH Writing Academy Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Professor Department of Psychology
Kurk Dorsey Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Professor and Chair Department of History	David Pillemer Professor Department of Psychology
Mark Ducey Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Professor and Chair Department of Natural Resources and the Environment	Emilie Reagan Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Associate Professor Department of Education
Devkamal Dutta Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Associate Professor Department of Business Administration	Barry N. Rock Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Professor Emeritus Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
Burt Feintuch Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Professor Department of English	Nathan A. Schwadron Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Professor Department of Physics and the Space Science Center
Rebecca Glauber Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Associate Professor Department of Sociology	Jo Sias Faculty Fellow and Chair, UNH Writing Academy Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Karen J. Graham Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Professor and Chair Department of Mathematics and Statistics Executive Director, UNH ADVANCE	Erik Swartz Professor and Chair Department of Kinesiology
Nivedita Gupta Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Professor Department of Chemical Engineering	Louis Tisa Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Professor and Chair Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences
Elyse Hambacher Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Associate Professor Department of Education	Rachel Trubowitz Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Professor and Chair Department of English
Paul Harvey Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Professor Department of Management	Reginald Wilburn Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Associate Professor Department of English
Nancy E. Kinner Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy University Professor, Department of Civil Engineering UNH Director, Coastal Response Research Center	Julie E. Williams Scholarly Coach, UNH Writing Academy Senior Vice Provost Engagement and Faculty Development

Writing Academy slide shows

Testimonial

Jeremiah Johnson at white board

Jeremiah Johnson
Assistant Professor
Applied Engineering and Sciences
UNH-Manchester

The Writing Academy helped me to organize my writing time, be more productive, and become a better writer. It was a valuable experience.

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Jill Thorson
Assistant Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
College of Health and Human Services

The Writing Academy was enormously beneficial for me to learn personalized strategies to support my writing. It created a supportive environment that I was able to translate into my daily practice. I cannot speak highly enough of this Academy!

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Richmond Danso
Political Science
Howard University

The Writing Academy sharpened my writing and thinking skills, I would enroll over and over again!! Thank you UNH, Thank you HU.

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Shannon Rogers
State Specialist
Cooperative Extension

Writing Academy is a tremendous gift- of space, time, and community to focus on communicating my research and outreach. It helped me to establish habits and best practices that are supporting increased productivity in the many forms of writing I have the honor of producing as an Extension Professor.

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Michael Ferguson head shot

Michael Ferguson
Assistant Professor
Recreational Management and Policy
College of Health and Human Services

The UNH Writing Academy is an excellent component of faculty development for junior faculty striving for tenure. I would highly recommend the writing academy to any and all of my colleagues.

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Sarah Smith
Assistant Professor
Occupational Therapy
College of Health and Human Services

The UNH Writing Academy resparked my love of writing and helped me learn how to carve out intentional writing time within everydays. The scholarly coaches helped shape my writing process with specific goals, benchmarks, and strategies to improve my writing. I highly recommend this academy to all scholars!