Lars is a tenured Associate Professor at Western Oregon University, where he directs the Technical and Professional Writing program and chaired the English department from 2019-2023. His research focuses on writing, publishing, and editing strategies, UX research design, and technical writing administration. He has published in College Composition and Communication, Pedagogy, The Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, and numerous edited collections.
But some of his happiest times were tutoring at Purdue’s Writing Lab as a PhD student, where he created the Online Writing Lab (OWL)’s primer on creating and delivering professional presentations, co-wrote their APA style guide, and most importantly had regular sessions with an international student from India, mentoring the student on a Statement of Purpose essay that ultimately got him accepted into the London School of Economics.
