Author Introductions: Newcomers & Guests

This post is a celebration. With it, we have reached the end of the author introductions and can take a moment to call attention to our fabulous guest authors, and we are now entering the first week of our regular publishing schedule. From now on, look for ProfHacker posts at 10am, 2pm, and 6pm Eastern time.

The first ProfHacker newcomer I’d like to mention is Kathleen Fitzpatrick. Kathleen is Associate Professor and Chair of Media Studies at Pomona College, in Claremont, California. She is author of The Anxiety of Obsolescence: The American Novel in the Age of Television, published in 2006 by Vanderbilt University Press, and of Planned Obsolescence: Publishing, Technology, and the Future of the Academy, forthcoming from NYU Press and available for open peer review online. She is co-coordinating editor of MediaCommons, and has published articles and notes in journals including the Journal of Electronic Publishing, PMLA, Contemporary Literature, and Cinema Journal.

Kathleen is so new to the team that she’s written only one post: “Initial Thoughts about the iPad”. But all that will change, as she will post something shiny and new this afternoon. Welcome, @kfitz!

After writing three guest posts for us, Heather Whitney joins the team from Cumberland University, where she is Assistant Professor of Physics and Engineering Science. Her research interests include nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of macromolecules, specifically for the development of polymer gel dosimeters for radiation therapy. Heather is also active in the physics education research community.

Equally adept at writing about software like Syncplicity and community supported agriculture, Heather is passionate about eating well and runs the blog Nashville Foodies. You can find her elsewhere online at heathermwhitney.com or @hwhitneyphd.

Next on the list of ProfHacker “promotions” will be Ryan Cordell, who will be joining us as regular author soon. Ryan has written two of the most popular posts ever at ProfHacker.com:

• Putting the THINGS in GTD: Managing an Academic Life with Cultured Code’s Things
• Scrivener, Scrivening, Scriverastic

We have been fortunate enough to have the following guests contribute to ProfHacker:

• Abby Knoblauch, assistant professor of English at Kansas State University. She blogs at Whole Houses.
• Aimee L. Pozorski, associate professor of English at Central Connecticut State University.
• Amanda Watson, librarian at Connecticut College who blogs at Household Opera.
• Bryn Lutes, doctoral student in Organometallic Chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis. Follow her @sciedgrrl.
• Cory Bohon, undergraduate student in Computer Information Systems at the University of South Carolina Upstate. Learn more about Cory.
• Courtney S. Danforth, assistant professor of English at Darton College who blogs and is @csdanforth.
• David L. Morgan, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Eugene Lang College. Learn more about David.
• David Parry, assistant professor of emerging media and communications at UT-Dallas. He blogs at academhack and can also be found @academicdave.
• Derek Bruff, assistant director of the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University, where he is also a senior lecturer in Mathematics. He has a blog and can also be found @derekbruff.
• Heather Munro Prescott, a professor of history & women’s studies at Central Connecticut State University. She blogs at Knitting Clio.
• John Jones, assistant instructor at UT-Austin. Learn more about John.
• Lincoln Mullen, Ph.D. student in American history at Brandeis University. Learn more about Lincoln.
• Stan Kurkovsky, professor of computer science at Central Connecticut State University. Learn more about Stan.
• Thomas R. Burkholder, professor and chair of Chemistry at Central Connecticut State University. Learn more about Thomas.
• Todd Stanfield, associate professor of Social Work at Union University. Learn more about Todd.

In a nutshell, we love guest authors. You can read the posts by all of our guests by viewing all posts by “Prof. Hacker”. If you are interested in becoming a guest author, contact George and Jason, the editors of ProfHacker.

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