Shannah Whithaus
- Lecturer
353 Voorhies
Office Hours: M 2:00-3:00, W 1:00-3:00 & by appt.
Education:
- M.A., Professional Writing
- Old Dominion University
- B.A., University of Texas, Austin
Biography:
Shannah teaches science writing, business writing and technical writing classes for the University Writing Program (UWP) at UC Davis, one of the top 15 writing programs in the country according to US News and World Report.
Previous to teaching here at Davis, Shannah wrote, edited and managed projects in the following sectors:
High Tech/Computers
Commercial Chemicals
Bioprocessing/Biotech
Physics
Biology
Education
Sociology
People and organizations that have worked with Shannah before include:
Thomas Jefferson National Laboratory Facility, Newport News, Virgina
Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute, Baruch College, New York
Old Dominion University Department of Education, Norfolk, Virginia
Dr. Kent Carpenter, Professor of Biology, ODU, Norfolk, Virginia
The Clark Group, LLC, Washington, D.C.
Chemical Week Magazine, New York, New York
Shannah has also worked with the New York and New Jersey venture communities, helping to train entrepreneurs in the art of promoting themselves and their businesses. As a founding partner of Ground Floor Ventures, a business incubator focused on women in the technology sector, Shannah developed business plans and created curriculum designed to teach entrepreneurs to navigate high tech's competitive landscape.
FBI Special Agent is Guest Speaker in Stephen Magagnini's Journalism Class
Writing on the Edge and Prized Writing 20th Year Publication Celebration