My Interview Subjects

"Lynne Oland, Ph.D" via The University of Arizona College of Science. Public Domain Dedication License.

Lynne Oland, Ph.D. 

Research Professor (Department of Neuroscience & Cognitive Science at the University of Arizonaa)

Scheduled Interview: 11:00 AM on February 25th at 624A Gould-Simpson Building

Experience: 42 years in field

Education: 

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (B.S. Nursing)
• The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC (MS Nursing with minor in Curriculum and Instruction) 
• University of North Carolina (Ph. D. Physiology) - Thesis: Processing of Signals from the Median and Lateral Eyes

Interview Questions:

1. What are the most common writing genres that you regularly write in as a research professor? 
2. Does social media have any place in the field of research?
3. In your 42 years of professional work, what kinds of audiences have you found yourself writing for or to, both within your organization and outside? 
4. Do you compose your genres assuming the audience is familiar with the technicalities of your research? If not, what steps do you take to make the composition more inclusive to less-educated audience members?
5. What is the most challenging obstacle in your work in your respective genres that you have encountered in your career?
6. In the past four decades, how has the writing within your profession changed or evolved?
7. What is your preferred genre? Lecture? Video? Conference? Podcast? Essay? Report?
8. Here are a few stylistic questions that intrigue me personally. As a college student, procrastination is the essence of my time management practices. As a professor, do you find these practices change over time for the better or stay consistent? Where is your favorite place to write? What is your solution to overcome a writer's block? 
9. Is all of your research, especially the ones displayed in whatever genre, conducted in the hope of publication?
10. For the pieces that aspire to be published, what steps are taken to get from an abstract idea to a concrete writing piece?
11. Is there anything about professional communication, the field of neuroscience, or your position specifically, that you think students or young people just starting out in the field should know? 
12. Would you be open to answering some follow-up questions over email or in person sometime in the next few weeks as I work on the project?

"Alan Nighorn, Ph.D." via UA Honors College. Public Domain Dedication License.

Alan Nighorn, Ph.D.

Professor & Department Head (Department of Neuroscience & Cognitive Science at the University of Arizona)

Scheduled Interview: 10:30 AM on February 25th at 603 Gould-Simpson Building

Experience: 29 years in field

Education: 

• University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.S. Biochemistry)
• Baylor College of Medicine, Houston (Ph.D. Cell Biology)

Interview Questions

1. As a department head, what are the most common writing genres that you regularly write in as? 
2. In your many years of professional work, what kinds of audiences have you found yourself writing for or to, both within your organization and outside?
3. Is the genre you choose dependent upon who you are addressing? If so, what is the variation between addressing the faculty as a whole, or just the students, or when addressing both?
4. What is the most challenging obstacle in your work in your respective genres that you have encountered in your career?
5. During your time in the field, how has the writing within your profession changed or evolved?
6. What is your preferred genre? Lecture? Video? Conference? Podcast? Essay? Report?
7. Please discuss the different types of genres you have composed within between your time as a student in medical school, postdoctoral fellow, professor, and department head. Why would you say the respective positions gravitate towards each of the respective genres?
8. Here are a few stylistic questions that intrigue me personally. As a college student, procrastination is the essence of my time management practices. As a professor, do you find these practices change over time for the better or stay consistent? Where is your favorite place to write? What is your solution to overcome a writer's block? 
9. Is all of your research, especially the ones displayed in each respective genre, conducted in the hope of publication?
10. For the pieces that aspire to be published, what steps are taken to get from an abstract idea to a concrete writing piece? I see that peer-review is a valued trait in publications based on your list of publications online, what is the process of peer reviewal? The submission process? The committee evaluating your work? 
11. Is there anything about professional communication, the field of neuroscience, or your position specifically, that you think students or young people just starting out in the field should know? 
12. Would you be open to answering some follow-up questions over email or in person sometime in the next few weeks as I work on the project?