During my career as a professional writer, editor and public relations practitioner, I have written for multiple audiences in both print and electronic formats. Jumping into an academic style of writing for the PTW program was a challenge, particularly after spending so many years writing feature stories and news articles. However, some of the skills from my career mesh rather easily with the my coursework. Specifically, this includes the ability to take complex or unfamiliar information and make it accessible to a lay audience. I do this regularly as communications manager for the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, as illustrated in the articles below. In my coursework, I used the same type skills to write easily understandable assignments as part of the Online Writing Instruction certificate program courses.
In addition to my job duties, I also have been active in the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) for several years and served as IABC Arkansas president in 2014.
In addition to my job duties, I also have been active in the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) for several years and served as IABC Arkansas president in 2014.
Professional Writing Example #1
This news release about a UAMS scientist receiving a National Institutes of Health grant was distributed to media outlets across Arkansas and post on UAMS websites and social media.
This news release about a UAMS scientist receiving a National Institutes of Health grant was distributed to media outlets across Arkansas and post on UAMS websites and social media.
Professional Writing Example #2
This article about travel blogger Lesley Murphy's decision to have a prophylactic mastectomy due to her genetic predisposition to breast cancer was posted on UAMS websites and social media.
This article about travel blogger Lesley Murphy's decision to have a prophylactic mastectomy due to her genetic predisposition to breast cancer was posted on UAMS websites and social media.