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Scholarly Writing

As an Engineer, effectively communicating ideas from research papers to colleagues is imperative to the success of every team. Below you will find a scholarly writing sample I have completed for my advanced writing class during my last year at Northeastern University.

Problem Statement

Defining the problem for this writing project was the first part of this process. This allowed me to generate a full scope of the ideas that I knew of and questions to explore going forward with my research. I was specifically excited about this topic because I had experienced conversations with friends and loved ones about vaccine safety and efficacy and my methods of convincing were not as successful as I liked. Through my research I was able define this problem and have a highly major-relevant focus for my literature review paper.

Literature Review

To embark on my scholarly writing for interdisciplinary advanced writing, I compiled peer reviewed articles on the topic of vaccine hesitancy. These articles were then analyzed for relevance and stance on the topic to better compile into the literature review. I learned a great deal from transforming classical scientific papers into an easier to read summary of topics and solutions. I learned that scholarly writing needs to be more digestible to the average reader so that science is not being gate-kept from the general population. My final thoughts from this research is that the spread of misinformation will diminish if we are allowed to ask questions without judgement, listen to one another when they speak, and provide reputable and accurate answers to questions without a trace of  disrespect to one another.

Writing to a Public Audience Project

Writing to a public audience was an important section of this class because it allowed me to explore the different forms of communicating important information. One of my main takeaways from studying vaccine hesitancy is that it is not only about supplying information to people, it is allowing them to ask the questions they need answers to. Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett is an expert in vaccine science and it also an expert in listening. Her strategy to combat vaccine misinformation is to hold events and conversations with people to allow them to ask those questions, so that she can provide the answers that they need to feel safe in their choice to get vaccinated for the greater good.

*not an actual event*
flyer for example  purposes only

Final Reflection

My final reflection essay was my last assignment for my advanced writing class in college. I thought back to my journey as a writer and what strides I have made in becoming a better writer. Throughout this semester I have gained more confidence in my writing as I have learned strategies to convey complex information in a more user friendly manner. My revisions of papers improved with insight from peers and my professor, and I am proud of the writer that I am today. However, my writing journey is not done, and may just be starting - but I know now that with each revision, my writing becomes a little bit better.

Cellular and Tissue Engineering Research Projects

Cellular Engineering and Tissue Engineering at Northeastern are heavily focused on student led research into relevant topics to go along with the course material. Below you will find 2 examples of collaborative research papers that I have completed with help from Eliza Eldredge & Jude Hammoud.

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