All workshops are virtual and can be joined at .
Meeting ID: 769 953 6459
Writing Your Literature Review for a Thesis, Dissertation, or Article
- Wednesday, 1/29
- 6:00–7:00 p.m.
- Audience: Graduate students and faculty
- With Amiranda Adams, CSC Consultant
In this workshop, we’ll cover strategies for successfully developing your literature review, the purposes and goals of literature reviews, source synthesis, addressing entry points and gaps, structuring your review, and building arguments. We’ll discuss the literature review in the context of scholarly publications as well as longer works like books or dissertations.
Introduction to Blind Peer Review: Understanding and Navigating the Review Process and How to Become a Journal Reviewer
- Tuesday, 2/11
- 4:00–5:00 p.m.
- Audience: Graduate students and faculty
- With Dr. Dana Driscoll, Professor of Writing and Founding Director of the Center for Scholarly Communication
This workshop provides a thorough introduction to the blind peer review process for academic journals, including navigating blind peer review and how to be a blind peer reviewer. The workshop will cover the blind peer review process: What it is, why it happens, how it happens, and what to expect when you submit your articles for blind review. We will also describe how to become a blind peer reviewer and the common guidelines reviewers use. This workshop is ideal for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of writing for publication, navigating blind peer review, or learning how to be a peer reviewer themselves.
Composing Strategies for Neurodivergent Writers
- Wednesday, 3/05
- 1:00–2:00 p.m.
- Audience: Faculty and graduate students
- With Madeleine Rosa, Associate Director of the Center for Scholarly Communication and Doctoral Student, Composition and Applied Linguistics PhD Program
While there are abundant strategies aimed at writing more and writing effectively, they do not take neurodivergent students’ needs into consideration. This workshop will explore strategies specifically designed to improve writing processes for neurodivergent writers, including those with Autism, Asperger’s syndrome, ADD/ADHD, OCD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Tourette syndrome, and other types of neurodiversity. This workshop will focus on advanced writing practices, such as writing in graduate coursework, dissertation/thesis, or independent academic work.
Dissertation and Thesis Writing Boot Camp
- Saturday, 3/01
- 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
- Audience: Graduate students
- Thesis and Dissertation Office, Applied Research Lab, Library, and CSC
A variety of options are available, including five workshops, a silent writing room, and consultants ready to help.
- 11:00 a.m.–Noon: Dissertation 101 - Everything You Need to Know about Ä¢¹½tv Dissertations
- Noon–1:00 p.m.: SAGE Research Methods and Keenious from the Ä¢¹½tv Libraries
- 1:00–2:00 p.m.: So You’ve Collected Your Quantitative Data. Now what?
- 2:00–3:00 p.m.: Writing Chapter 4: Writing Results and Visualizing Data
- 3:00–4:00 p.m.: Thesis and Dissertation Formatting Workshop
Writing and Designing Your Poster Presentation (with Emphasis on the Ä¢¹½tv Scholar’s Forum)
- Monday, 3/17
- 3:00–4:00 p.m.
- Audience: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
- With Ryan Mahokey, Scholarly Consultant for the Center for Scholarly Communication and Doctoral Student, Literature and Criticism PhD Program
This workshop covers creating professional poster presentations appropriate for conferences, including for the Ä¢¹½tv Scholars’ Forum. Students attending this workshop will learn how to plan, design, and write their poster presentation in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, business, or professional fields. This workshop covers software options, readability, scannability, and audience awareness to create effective poster presentations. Ideal for undergraduate or graduate students in any class, particularly those preparing presentations for the Ä¢¹½tv Scholars Forum.
Academic American Conventions for Multilingual Writers for Dissertations, Publications, and Other Scholarly Work
- Tuesday, 3/18
- 1:00–2:00 p.m.
- Audience: Graduate students and faculty
- With Tyler Nuñez, Associate Director of the Center for Scholarly Communication and Doctoral Student, Composition and Applied Linguistics PhD Program
This workshop offers a thorough overview of how multilingual writers can implement academic writing while maintaining cultural and identity practices. We will discuss common American Academic English conventions for scholarly writing for international students. Topics will include considerations of audience and organization, managing sources and source use, and common challenges that international and multilingual writers face.
AI Summit Workshop: Leveraging AI Tools for Research and Scholarly Writing: Tools, Ethics, and Best Practices
- Tuesday, 4/08 (Research Week)
- 1:30–2:20 p.m.
- Audience: Graduate students and faculty
- With Tyler Nuñez, Associate Director of the Center for Scholarly Communication and Doctoral Student, Composition and Applied Linguistics PhD Program
AI is rapidly transforming the way researchers approach academic writing, offering tools that assist with brainstorming, drafting, editing, and refining scholarly work. This session provides an in-depth look at AI’s affordances and limitations for research writing, covering popular programs, their unique strengths, and potential pitfalls. Participants will explore how AI can support the writing process while maintaining academic integrity, with a focus on ethical considerations such as authorship, bias, and responsible usage. Through demonstrations and discussions, graduate researchers and faculty will gain insights into best practices for integrating AI into their workflows without compromising scholarly rigor.
AI Summit Workshop: Scholarly Publishing and Dissertation Writing in the Age of AI: A Hands-On Workshop
- Tuesday, 4/08 (Research Week)
- 2:30–3:20 p.m.
- Audience: Graduate students and faculty
- With Dr. Dana Driscoll, Professor of Writing and Founding Director of the Center for Scholarly Communication
As AI tools become more prevalent in academic research and writing, faculty and mentors must navigate evolving journal policies, ethical guidelines, and the practical limits of AI-assisted publishing. This hands-on workshop examines how AI is reshaping scholarly publishing, providing participants with opportunities to analyze current journal policies, evaluate AI-generated content, and explore the boundaries of what AI can and cannot do in academic research. Through interactive exercises and discussions, attendees will critically assess AI’s role in peer review, manuscript preparation, and scholarly communication, leaving with concrete strategies for guiding graduate students and early-career scholars in responsible AI use.