Technical Writing Faculty

Full-time Faculty

• Kristin Woolever
• Linda Loehr

Adjunct Faculty

Many courses are taught by industry professionals. Here are the 1995-1996 lecturers:

• John Abbott -- Managing Technical Pubs
• Mai Cramer -- Instructional Design, Multimedia
• Freddy Gonzales -- Computer Hardware Organization (TWTP)
• John Harrison -- Information Design and Product Development
• Mike Heffernan -- Interface Design (TWTP)
• Jack Johnson -- Graphics
• Marguerite Krupp -- Applied Software Writing (TWTP), Intro to Technical Writing
• Eugenia Modell -- Information Design and Product Development
• Alma Nahigian -- Technical and Scientific Editing
• Carla Oblas -- C, Pascal
• Deborah Sauer -- Principles of Technical Writing (TWTP)
• Roger Tunsley -- Online Documentation
• John Welle -- Writing for Computer-Related Industries (TWTP)
• Mary Zoll -- Biomedical

Kristin Woolever

Professor
B.A., Allegheny College, 1973
M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1974
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1980

Before coming to NU, I taught at the University of Pittsburgh, Allegheny College, and the University of Michigan. I have also stepped out of academia to work as a magazine editor, a professional technical writer, and as a consultant to business and industry. At present, I keep my sanity by continuing to consult as well as teach--the dual role helps me to maintain perspective and balance.

At Northeastern I direct the undergraduate writing programs, the graduate technical and professional writing programs, and the NU Law School writing programs. I have published three textbooks and numerous articles, and am currently working on the relationship between feminist discourse and legal rhetoric. When I am not working, I am usually looking for my golf ball in a sand trap, practicing survival floating in Walden Pond, buying new CDs, or discovering new wines. I dream of retiring in the south of France.

Linda Loehr

Assistant Professor. PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University
Professor Loehr is a Virginia native. Her dissertation, Communication Processes in Cross Functional Project Teams: A Case Study, explores the special challenges involved in creating documents in groups. At present, she teaches in the Master of Technical and Professional Writing program; courses include proposal writing, corporate communication strategies, and the ethics of technical and professional communication. Prior teaching experience has included rhetoric, organizational communications, and professional presentations.

Professor Loehr's primary research interest is proactive technical and professional communication, particularly creating policy and documents in cross-functional project teams. Correspondingly, she enjoys membership in groups featuring diverse perspectives, notably the Academy of Management, Women's Initiative for Technology Leadership, and the Association of Business Communication.

28 May 1996
9 August 2001