The director of the Business Writing Center is Robert Craig Hogan, Ph.D., an accomplished writing trainer with 35 years of experience. He has an extensive background in writing training:
- Professor of business communications, Illinois State University
- Professor of writing, Allegheny County College
- Professor of writing, University of Pittsburgh
He has owned two companies consulting with businesses in writing and writing training and has been a senior writer in another:
- Owner and senior writer, Softlink (documentation-writing company)
- Owner and general partner, Interactive Training Media
- Senior writer, Applied Science Associates
He has been an administrator in communications and adult education:
- Manager of communications, Bank Illinois Company
- Director of adult extension studies, Wheaton College
- Educational development consultant, McMaster University
Dr. Hogan has published articles about teaching writing in refereed journals:
- College Composition and Communication
- English Education
- OUPID Newsletter
- Proceedings of the National Conference on College Composition and Communication
- Proceedings of the Midwest Conference on English in the Two-Year College
- Research in the Teaching of English
He has written three books and dozens of courses and workshop materials for training writers. He is the author of Explicit Business Writing: Best Practices for the Twenty-First Century.
Contact Dr. Hogan: rchogan@businesswriting.com.