Kathy Ewoldt, Heike Rüdenauer, and Kristin Withey (all Educational and Clinical Studies) presented at the 30th annual Textbook and Academic Authoring Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, last week. The doctoral students chronicled their transition from consumers to authors of scholarly writing in their presentation, "Becoming an Academic Author: The First Year." Their discussion included pragmatics, knowledge, and perceptual shifts of this unique genre of published writing. Following the presentation, attendees participated in a roundtable discussion which evolved into a reciprocal interchange of ideas. Novice authors, junior faculty, and their senior mentors walked away with key characteristics and considerations for the implementation of successful mentoring programs designed to increase student productivity at their respective institutions. 

The trio are founding members of the UNLV Student Academic Authors (SAA) registered student organization. For more information about the organization, please contact Erin Sullivan, the current SAA president, at sullie3@unlv.nevada.edu