CAHSS Faculty Participates in Communicating Sciences Module in College of Pharmacy

Eric Mason, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Writing and Communication in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), presented to graduate students as part of the Communicating Sciences module in the course, “Bioethics: Principles of Life Science Research,” in NSU’s College of Pharmacy, taught by Robert Speth, Ph.D. His presentation covered the connection between rhetoric, science, and ethics, challenging students to become better communicators and advocates for public literacy about science.

Mason’s presentation was an extension of his work as Faculty Coordinator with the NSU Writing and Communication Center, where he works with NSU faculty to design and implement pedagogies that help students improve their writing and communication skills. Mason’s areas of academic interest include critical theory and pedagogy, visual rhetoric, computers and composition, cultural studies, and service learning. His scholarly work focuses on how the various modalities of composition—textual, visual, aural, and digital—intersect with cultural practices.