Adam C
Writer #19557
Joined 2/8/2017
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Wellness Writer, University of New Hampshire Health Services, January 2014—Present
Research and create content for UNH Health Services website. Special emphasis on topics relevant for college students, e.g. mental health, stress reduction, community involvement, local travel, and body image. Authored 3 of top 5 posts (by page views) in 2014-2015.

Blogger, Putney Pre-College at Amherst College Summer Program, Summer 2016
Wrote content and gathered photos for program blog, which helped parents see and understand what their kids were doing in seminars and on outings.

Consulting Editor and Rewriter, Macat International Corporation, May 2015—May 2016
Worked with psychologists, sociologists, philosophers, theologians, and business experts to revise difficult academic writing for an audience of first-year college students.

Seminar Writer, Macat International Corporation, January 2016-May 2016
Researched and created content for online seminars intended for adult learners.

Book Reviewer
I have reviewed books for a number of online and print publications including Kenyan Review and Amherst College's The Common Literary Magazine.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Director of Writing Across the Curriculum, Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, UNH
September 2015—Present
Consult with business faculty and staff on designing and evaluating student writing; to offer workshops and presentations for faculty who include writing in their classes, and to students who wish to improve their business communication; and to design and facilitate a college-wide writing assessment.

College Writing Instructor, 2012—2016
Designed and taught a range of writing courses, including persuasive writing, nature writing, journalism, and creative nonfiction at several institutions of higher learning.

Assistant Editor, Transitions Anthology of Student Writing, UNH, 2015 & 2016
Selected student essays for a publication used in all First-Year Writing courses at UNH. Assist with copyediting, book design and arrangement.
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Specialties

Blogging
Narrative
Journalism
Research
Presenting challenging material in an accessible way
Audience awareness

Interests

Mental health, physical health, politics, history, games, literature, technology

Education

Franklin and Marshall College

Adam took classes in English literature and creative writing. He graduated cum laude with a 3.9 GPA in his major.

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

While at the University of Massachusetts, Adam produced a manuscript of short fiction, many of which have been published, and worked on a literary magazine. He graduated with a GPA of 4.0.

University of New Hampshire

At UNH, Adam is studying writing instruction. He also writes for the University of New Hampshire Health Services website, and he has worked extensively with business writing in his capacity as Director of Writing at UNH's Peter T. Paul of Business and Economics.

Education

9 Projects Completed

Adam worked with academics in psychology, sociology, philosophy, business, theology, and history to produce analyses of important works in Western intellectual history. His role was to rewrite complex, wordy academic prose so that first-year college students found it accessible. This involved communicating with the academics to understand what they meant, doing additional research to add information that had been left out, and writing some sections from scratch.

Health

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In this position, Adam created content for the University of New Hampshire Health Services website. This role requires the ability to research and to write in ways that engage college students. Topics include mental and physical health, New England tourism, and community engagement. He authored 3 of the top 5 posts (by page views) in 2014-2015.

Presentation

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Adam has experience creating presentations for academic, general, and business audiences. I'm proficient with PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Prezi. Comfortable creating presentations that persuade, inform, or present a new product/idea to your audience. Am practiced at creating clear, attractive visuals using text, images, and graphs, and especially good at incorporating research so that it is accessible to your audience.

Article

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Adam has written informative pieces for websites, book reviews, and academic articles. He is a talented and persistent researcher, and he enjoyed taking complicated topics and creating accessible, engaging articles for a general audience. He has written about both mental and physical health, books, education, and technology.

Blog Post

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Adam has written and curated content for a pre-college summer program blog whose purpose was to show parents what their kids were doing in seminars and on outings. His responsibilities were to take or gather photographs, write content, and to verify that each student was featured a roughly equivalent number of times over the course of the program. In all, he authored more than 100 blog posts.

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