Professional Development

Online Professional Development Resources

The resources below can help you advance your graduate career and aid you in your professional and personal development.

Writing Studio, University of South Florida - Graduate students can request a consultation or review their online guides
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) - Writing resources and instructional materials, including general writing mechanics, english as a second language, citation formats, and more.
A Guide to Plagiarism and Paraphrasing by Purdue Global - Emphasizes the importance of understanding plagiarism by identifying several forms of it. Discusses the concerns of AI-generated content and the need to verify policies. Plagiarism checkers, citation managers, and writing tools as resources to prevent plagiarism and improve writing skills.
Strunk and White, "The Elements of Style" - Popular English grammar and style guide.

How to Design an Award-Winning Conference Poster - Animate your Science Blog
Designing Conference Posters - Colin Purrington
Creating an Effect Poster Presentation - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Creating Effective Poster Presentations - North Carolina State University
Better Scientific Poster YouTube Talk and Templates - Mike Morrison, Industrial-organizational psychologist at Michigan State University

The Message Box Workbook: Communicating your Science Effectively - COMPASS Science Communication, Inc. (2017)
Tell them a Story: How to Avoid the Standard Boring Presentation - Animate your Science Blog
Effective Conference Presentations, Texas A&M University Writing Center - In this video, Dr. Tasha Dubriwny provides tips for developing and delivering creative and effective conference presentations.
Speaking Up Without Freaking Out, Matt Abrahams TEDxPaloAlto Talk - Practical solutions to handle communication anxiety and tools to empower us to share our ideas and stories.
How to open and close presentations, Mark Powell - Learn how to hook your audience with these tips for opening and closing presentations.

Scientific Writing Resource, Duke University - Online course that teaches scientists effective writing strategies, complete with examples and worksheets.
Designing Effective Scientific Presentations, iBiology - Dr. Susan McConnell gives helpful advice on preparing and presenting an effective scientific talk, provides basics of PowerPoint, and suggests ways to structure your talk.
Nature Masterclasses, "Focus on Peer Review" - A FREE online course on peer review, containing 4 modules with bite-size videos and interactive activities. It offers a comprehensive overview of peer review, including: the role of a peer reviewer, how to prepare a peer review report, the ethics of peer review, and innovations in different types of peer review. Free to access when you register with Nature Masterclasses website.