Kristen Dechert, Editor Kristen Dechert has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from the University of Montevallo and Mississippi State University, respectively. She has editing experience in a number of content areas, including agriculture, biology, business, chemistry, economics, education and engineering. Dechert previously worked for the academic journal Mississippi Quarterly: A Journal of Southern Cultures and served on the editorial review board for the recently published Flat World Knowledge Handbook for Writers (Flat World Knowledge, 2011). Prior to joining the Research and Curriculum Unit, Dechert was a technical writer and editor for Mississippi State University's Energy Institute. Dechert is a member of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, National Council of Teachers of English, Conference on College Composition and Communication, Public Relations Association of Mississippi, and Southern Public Relations Federation. Heather Wainwright, Editor Prior to joining the Marketing and Business Development team at the Research and Curriculum Unit in July 2012, Heather Wainwright was the technical writer/editor for MSU’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems. For nearly 15 years, Wainwright has written and/or helped produce newsletters, websites and other printed or online promotional collateral for historical societies, Army family support groups, churches, medical research support organizations and K-6 schools. Wainwright graduated summa cum laude both with a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Wyoming and a master’s degree in history from Armstrong Atlantic State University. She also tutors ESL engineering graduate students in English.
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