Conference Speakers

Erin Todey (she/her) is the Assistant Director for the McNair Scholars Program at Iowa State University and the Managing Editor for the McNair National Research Journal. She earned her BA in French and International Studies, her MA in Applied Linguistics, and is currently pursuing her EdD in Community College Leadership. Erin has worked with undergraduate and graduate students and has a particular interest in integrating trauma-informed practices into the teaching and tutoring of academic communication, especially the empirical research article and self-promotional genres like the statement of purpose. Using her training as a discourse analyst, Erin conducted a study exploring the structure of the statement of purpose and used the framework to write an open educational resource A Guide to Writing the Statement of Purpose for Graduate School Applications which is available from ISU Digital Press.