Margo Williams holds an MFA in writing, literature and publishing from Emerson College. While living in Boston, Williams studied play writing and set design at Harvard and interned at The Atlantic Monthly Magazine. Her publications are included in an anthology (The Big Picture) and literary magazines: Glimmer Train, Prick of the Spindle, Moonshine Review, Southeast Review, Beacon Street Review, O:J&L and more. Williams is also the playwright of Snake Oil, which premiered at Brown Coat Theater. She has spent time as an artist in residence at Elsewhere Studios in Colorado and Hambidge in Georgia. Several of her poems have been created into performance pieces at Ars Poetica and Blue Sage Center. Her work has exhibited at the Louise WellsCameron Art Museum . A volume of ekphrastic flash fiction was exhibited at the Wilma Daniel's Art Gallery . She is currently working on a novel and memoir, and she teaches at Cape Fear Community College where she also serves as the Chair of English.

James Eric Siburt, PhD., is the Assistant Professor and Graduate Director of Leadership Studies at Immaculata University. He has 15 years of experience in higher education as a educator, researcher, and administrator. His research is in the sociological analysis of narrative to form an understanding of the power of story–religious, sociological, theological, and mythological–to shape and perpetuate normative perspectives in religion, politics, leadership, and cultural texts. This research is evident in his courses on Sociology, Theology, and Leadership. He contributes his experience in analysis and writing to Writing the Disciplines, which he hopes will provide learners with a solid foundation for research and writing.

Christina J. Steffy, M.A., MLIS., is the library director at Alvernia University. She has spent more than 10 years in higher education as an academic librarian; a writing tutor; and an adjunct faculty member teaching developmental, freshman, and advanced composition. Christina has undergraduate and graduate degrees in English and communications in addition to a graduate degree in library and information science. She utilizes her extensive library and writing experience to contribute to Writing the Disciplines. Her work in this book will help students gain the skills needed to learn a foundational element of writing that can be used across all disciplines.

Ryan Lange is an Associate Professor of Communication at Alvernia University. He earned his Ph.D. in Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media from Michigan State University in 2009. Before attending Michigan State, Dr. Lange received his B.A. in Communication and M.A. in Applied Communication Theory and Methodology from Cleveland State University. Dr. Lange's research interests focus on the intersection of new media technology and human cognition, mainly automated behaviors (or "habits"). He has published in American Behavioral Scientist, the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, and the International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction. Dr. Lange's research training emphasized quantitative methods, focusing on large-sample survey methodology. Before teaching at Alvernia, Dr. Lange worked as an analyst for Prime Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He also served as an instructor at Michigan State University during his doctoral studies. Dr. Lange also serves as the faculty advisor for The Alvernian, Alvernia's monthly student newspaper. He teaches media writing courses and multimedia development courses that use the Adobe Creative Cloud.

Dr. Jodi Radosh is a Full Professor and Department Chair of Communication and Digital Media at Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania. She is also the Neag Professor for Teaching Excellence and Innovation. She earned a Ph.D. in Mass Media and Communications and an M.J. in Journalism from Temple University. She received a B.A. in Communications and English from Rutgers University. Dr. Radosh was a television reporter for various news stations, including WGAL-TV, the NBC affiliate in Lancaster, PA. She co-wrote two video production textbooks, Shoot, Edit, Share, Video Production for Mass Media, Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations and The Broadcast News Toolkit - Inside the Digital Newsroom by Routledge Publishers. She is also the proud mother of two daughters, Rachel and Danielle, as well as the wife of Dr. Lee Radosh.

Dr. David Shoup has been a professor of mathematics at Alvernia University since 2015. He maintains an active research agenda in applied mathematics, and has published collaboratively with colleagues and students in several journals. He remains committed to promoting mathematics to students in all disciplines.

Dr. Caroline (Carrie) Fitzpatrick is Professor of Communication and Digital Media at Alvernia University in Reading, PA. A multiple awardee for teaching, curriculum, and research, her professional interests include media literacy and advocacy, communication law and ethics, content creation and storytelling, & cultural and film studies. She has mentored 100+ undergraduate and graduate students in academic conference presentations and publications. Carrie is a trained grant writer and has more than a decade of nonprofit board experience. She serves on the boards of the International English Honor Society and the Reading Film Office. Carrie is an advocate for the arts and education, and she is happy to see her most recent project, the edited textbook collection Writing the Disciplines, made available as an open educational resource (OER) for high school and college students and lifelong learners.