Work One-On-One With A Writing Coach
Beyond a general expertise in writing skills, our Writing Fellows have been trained to coach students to write valuable and persuasive policy memos and can help at any point in the writing process–from initial brainstorming to final draft review. You do NOT need to have a first draft written before meeting with Harris Writing Program staff; we love to talk through the thinking behind your writing. Clear thinking, after all, leads more often than not to clear writing.
To schedule an appointment, you must be enrolled in courses at the Harris School of Public Policy. Clicking any of the cards below will route you to our scheduling platform.
Our Leadership
David Chrisinger, Executive Director
Chrisinger leads the Harris Writing Workshop and the Writing Persuasive Public Policy Credential Program, advises the Chicago Policy Review and Harris students enrolled in the Education and Society Certificate Program. He also teaches policy writing courses in the winter and spring quarters. He is the author of Public Policy Writing That Matters and Stories Are What Save Us: A Survivor’s Guide to Writing about Trauma.
Isabeau Dasho, Associate Director
Dasho helps facilitate the Writing Workshop’s many seminars, workshops, and creative writing events. She is also available to meet with students one on one for strategic help on assignments, drafts, journal articles or other writing projects.
Matthew Fleming, Associate Director
Fleming is a Writing Coach within the Writing Workshop at Harris. He holds an MA in Applied Linguistics and has spent the past decade working with English Language Learners both in the United States and abroad. Reach out to Matthew for help with any essay, article, or presentation you need help bringing to life, at any stage of its development.