Technical writing

Professor Allison worked for 14 years in publishing before taking on roles at UMSL. During her publishing career, she wrote book proposals, editorial, and development plans, and worked directly with authors to develop their books. She also worked as a development editor  and as a freelance editorial consultant. As coordinator, Professor Allison gives further shape and substance to UMSL’s award-winning writing program.

Dr. Staley teaches business writing and serves as liaison to UMSL’s College of Business. She incorporates community-based learning projects into her classes, and her students have developed materials and conducted fundraisers for local and international non-profit entities. She regularly presents at conferences on using technology and service projects in the classroom to enhance communication and community building skills, and conducts seminars on job finding strategies for student organizations.

In addition to teaching a variety of writing courses, Professor Schott coordinates the Writing Center for UMSL, working closely with writing consultants, students and faculty in developing a community and culture of writing on campus and online. His research centers on digital communication and rhetoric, discourse rhetoric, discourse analysis and writing center studies.