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About Daniel Shea

I am committed to helping scientists write at their best. Every year that I've helped scientists has added 365 days to my love for the English language. I am the founder of the Graduate Communication Services, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany. Here I work in the unique role of textician. Want to know more? Contact me at daniel.shea@kit.edu
I am committed to helping scientists write at their best. Every year that I've helped scientists has added 365 days to my love for the English language. I am the founder of the Graduate Communication Services, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany. Here I work in the unique role of textician. Want to know more? Contact me at daniel.shea@kit.edu

NBN Episodes hosted by Daniel:

Scholarly Communication March 27, 2023

The Science of Security

A Discussion with Cormac Herley, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research

Cormac Herley

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Cormac Herley, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research. We talk about the science of security and as well, about the communication of security science. Cormac Herley …
Scholarly Communication March 7, 2023

How to Reach People with Your Research

A Discussion with Elissa Redmiles

Elissa Redmiles

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Elissa Redmiles, Faculty Member and Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems; Founder and Managing Researcher of Human Computing Associates; and …
Scholarly Communication January 17, 2023

Improvisation and Communication

A Discussion with Laura Lindenfeld of the Alan Alda Center For Communicating Science

Laura Lindenfeld

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Laura Lindenfeld, Executive Director of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. We talk about how improvisation helps people communicate for real. Laura Lindenfeld …
Scholarly Communication January 8, 2023

Write it Down: Writing as a Step Toward Better Research

A Discussion with Computer Scientist Gang Wang

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Gang Wang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We talk about using writing to research better. Gang Wang …
Scholarly Communication December 7, 2022

Scientific Writing = Thinking in Words

David Lindsay

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of David Lindsay, emeritus professor of the University of Western Australia. We talk about his book Scientific Writing = Thinking in Words (CSIRO Publishing, 2020) and how your …
Scholarly Communication November 2, 2022

The Writing Workshop

Write More, Write Better, Be Happier in Academia

Barbara W. Sarnecka

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Barbara Sarnecka, Professor of Cognitive Sciences and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies for Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine. We talk about putting …
Scholarly Communication September 23, 2022

Preparing to Publish

Sarah Huffman, Elena Cotos, and Kimberly Becker

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Sarah Huffman (Assistant Director of the Center for Communication Excellence) and Elena Cotos (Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics in the English Department and Director of …
Scholarly Communication September 5, 2022

How to Publish in Biological Sciences

A Guide for the Uninitiated

John Measey

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of John Measey, Researcher at the Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. We talk about the needs of early-career researchers and also about our …
Scholarly Communication August 9, 2022

Talk about Writing

The Tutoring Strategies of Experienced Writing Center Tutors

Jo Mackiewicz and Isabelle Thompson

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview with Jo Mackiewicz, professor of rhetoric and professional communication at Iowa State University, and with Isabelle Thompson, emerita professor of technical and professional communication and former …
Scholarly Communication August 8, 2022

The Realities of Completing a PhD

How to Plan for Success

Nicholas Rowe

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Nicholas Rowe, researcher and educator based in Finland. We talk his book The Realities of Completing a PhD: How to Plan for Success (Routledge, 2021) and about …
Scholarly Communication August 2, 2022

Writing STEAM

Composition, STEM, and a New Humanities

Vivian Kao and Julia Kiernan

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Vivian Kao, Associate Professor of Composition and Coordinator of the First-Year Writing Program, and Julia Kiernan, Assistant Professor of Communication and Coordinator of Technical and …
Scholarly Communication June 6, 2022

Welding Technical Communication

Teaching and Learning Embodied Knowledge

Jo Mackiewicz

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Jo Mackiewicz, Professor of Rhetoric and Professional Communication at Iowa State University and editor of the Journal of Business and Technical Communication. We talk about welds …
Scholarly Communication May 31, 2022

What Makes Writing Academic

Rethinking Theory for Practice

Julia Molinari

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Julia Molinari, lecturer in professional academic communication at The Open University (UK) and independent researcher. We talk her book What Makes Writing Academic: Rethinking Theory for …
Scholarly Communication May 20, 2022

How Writing Works

A Field Guide to Effective Writing

Roslyn Petelin

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Roslyn Petelin, Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Queensland, Australia. We talk about her book How Writing Works: A Field Guide to Effective Writing (Routledge …
Scholarly Communication May 18, 2022

Literature Review and Research Design

A Guide to Effective Research Practice

Dave Harris

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Dave Harris, a writing coach who uses principles from design to help authors develop writing practices. We talk about his book, Literature Review and Research Design …
Scholarly Communication May 16, 2022

Better Posters

Plan, Design and Present an Academic Poster

Zen Faulkes

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Zen Faulkes, instructor at the School of Interdisciplinary Science, McMaster University, Canada. We talk about his book Better Posters: Plan, Design and Present an Academic Poster …
Scholarly Communication April 22, 2022

Zhihui Fang, "Demystifying Academic Writing: Genres, Moves, Skills, and Strategies" (Routledge, 2021)

Genres, Moves, Skills, and Strategies

Zhihui Fang

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Zhihui Fang, the Irving and Rose Fien Endowed Professor of Education in the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida. We talk …
Scholarly Communication April 20, 2022

How to Write a PhD in Biological Sciences

A Guide for the Uninitiated

John Measey

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of John Measey, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and author of How to Write a PhD in Biological Sciences: A Guide for …
Scholarly Communication April 13, 2022

The Science of Science

Dashun Wang and Albert-László Barabási

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Dashun Wang, Professor at the Kellogg School of Management and McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University, and also with Albert-László Barabási, Robert Gray Dodge …
Scholarly Communication April 8, 2022

The College Writing Center

A Discussion with Joseph Cheatle

Joseph Cheatle

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Joseph Cheatle, Director of the Writing & Media Center at Iowa State University. We talk about how communication will change your life. Joseph Cheatle …
Scholarly Communication April 5, 2022

Daniel Bolnick, Editor in Chief of "The American Naturalist"

Episode 3 of "Focus on the Research Journal"

Daniel Bolnick

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Daniel Bolnick, Editor in Chief of The American Naturalist and Professor of evolution and ecology at the University of Connecticut. We talk about the role …
Scholarly Communication April 5, 2022

The Business of Scholarly Communication and Publishing

A Conversation with Joe Esposito

Joe Esposito

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Joe Esposito, Senior Partner of Clarke & Esposito. We talk about the space between academic research and consumer markets, and we travel in space to …
Scholarly Communication March 31, 2022

Science Research Writing

For Native and Non-Native Speakers of English

Hilary Glasman-Deal

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Hilary Glasman-Deal, teacher of STEMM communication at the Centre for Academic English, Imperial College London, and author ofScience Research Writing For Native and Non-Native Speakers …
Scholarly Communication March 21, 2022

The Scientist’s Guide to Writing

How to Write More Easily and Effectively Throughout Your Scientific Career, 2nd ed.

Stephen B. Heard

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Stephen Heard, Professor of Biology at the University of New Brunswick. We talk about his book The Scientist’s Guide to Writing: How to Write More Easily …