Heidi Lawrence, PhD

Heidi Lawrence is an Assistant Professor of English at George Mason University, specializing in professional and technical writing.  Her research focuses on communication about science and medicine, specifically the rhetoric of vaccination controversy. Her research has been published in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, Journal of Business and Technical Communication, Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, Journal of the Medical Humanities, and Environmental Communication. At George Mason, she teaches courses in professional and technical writing, research methods, and proposal writing. In addition to her academic experience, she has 15 years of experience in writing/communication, specializing specifically in writing for Federal government clients, including DHS/FEMA, DoD, HHS, and NIH/NSF.