Graduate Writing Support Center

The Graduate Writing Support Center is a service for Ph.D. and Master's students in the Department of Psychology to receive one-to-one support for academic writing.

Contact Us

The Graduate Writing Support Center provides writing support and consultation virtually through Zoom.

Click here to learn more about our appointment options and to book an appointment.

Email us with questions at psychology.wsc@gmail.com

 

Services Offered
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Basic (micro) Writing Skills

We can help you identify recurrent grammatical and phrasing issues and aid in non-native English writers' development.

 

 

 

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Advanced (macro) Writing Skills

We can help you develop a clear and succinct writing style, improve organization and flow, and strengthen your arguments. 

 

 

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Writing Workshops

We provide writing groups based on students' needs. This may include writing support groups for grant mechanisms (e.g., NRSA, NSF, Ford Fellowship), discipline-specific awards (e.g., APA dissertation award), and more general writing fitness. 

 

 

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Writing Support Groups

Writing can be very hard work, and almost all scientists struggle with writing motivation at one point or another. We have some tips and tricks that could help organize your writing schedule and boost your writing motivation and productivity.

 

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Writing Retreats

Come for the pizza, Stay for the productivity

We provide a distraction-free environment and snacks to boost your writing motivation and productivity. Stay tuned for our emails with details.

For me and most of the other writers I know, writing is not rapturous. In fact, the only way I can get anything written at all is to write really, really [terrible] first drafts. 

​- Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird