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I am committed to helping scientists write at their best. Contact me at writeyourresearch@gmail.com
Contact Daniel at writeyourresearch@gmail.com.

NBN Episodes hosted by Daniel:

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

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 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 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 …
Scholarly Communication February 18, 2022

Christophe Bernard, Director of Research at INSERM and Editor-in-Chief of eNeuro

Episode 2 of "Focus on the Research Journal"

Christophe Bernard

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Christophe Bernard, Director of Research at INSERM and Editor-in-Chief of eNeuro. We talk about the review process, about education in the sciences, and again …
Scholarly Communication February 11, 2022

Retraction Watch

A Discussion with Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky

Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky, cofounders of Retraction Watch. We talk about lots of things, retracting very few. Ivan Oransky : "Accountability in science certainly …
Scholarly Communication February 3, 2022

Mentoring and Co-Writing for Research Publication Purposes

Interaction and Text Development in Doctoral Supervision

Pascal P. Matzler

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Pascal Patrick Matzler, Associate Professor at Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Chile. We talk about his book Mentoring and Co-Writing for Research Publication Purposes: Interaction and …
Scholarly Communication January 26, 2022

Grammar Choices for Graduate and Professional Writers

Second Edition

Nigel A. Caplan

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Nigel Caplan, author of Grammar Choices for Graduate and Professional Writers (U Michigan Press, 2019) and Associate Professor at the English Language Institute, University of Delaware. We …
Scholarly Communication December 24, 2021

Making "Nature"

The History of a Scientific Journal

Melinda Baldwin

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Melinda Baldwin about her book Making 'Nature': The History of a Scientific Journal (U Chicago Press, 2015). Melinda is AIP Endowed Professor in History of Natural Sciences at …
Scholarly Communication December 2, 2021

On Revision

The Only Writing That Counts

William Germano

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of William Germano, Professor of English at Cooper Union, New York, We talk about his new book On Revision: The Only Writing That Counts (U Chicago Press, 2021), about …
Scholarly Communication November 19, 2021

Joining the Conversation

A Guide and Handbook for Writers With 2020 APA Update

Mike Palmquist and Barbara Wallraff

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Mike Palmquist, Professor of English (with a focus on rhetoric and composition) and also University Distinguished Teaching Scholar. We have a conversation. Mike Palmquist …
Scholarly Communication November 8, 2021

Defense of the Scientific Hypothesis

From Reproducibility Crisis to Big Data

Bradley Alger

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Bradley Alger, Professor Emeritus of Physiology at University of Maryland School of Medicine and author of Defense of the Scientific Hypothesis: From Reproducibility Crisis to Big …
Scholarly Communication October 27, 2021

A Conversation with Aliyah Kovner

Science Writer and Science Podcaster

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Aliyah Kovner, science writer and also host of the podcast A Day in the Half-Life. We talk about who science communication reaches: peers, other experts …
Scholarly Communication October 26, 2021

How to Write a Scientific Paper

An Academic Self-Help Guide for PhD Students

Jari Saramäki

Hosted by Daniel Shea
Listen to this interview of Jari Saramäki, author of How to Write a Scientific Paper: An Academic Self-Help Guide for PhD Students (2018) and professor of computational science at Aalto University, Finland …