Elin Edwards

Communications Officer, Research Office;
part-time faculty, Communication Studies Department

Contact Information

Email: eedwards@wlu.ca
Phone: 519.884.1970 ext.3533
Fax: 519-884-7670 (internal: x5096)
Office Location: Research Office: Alumni Hall AH231
Office Hours: Research Office, M-F, 9 - 5 | Comm. Studies office hours only: Wed. 12-1 3-129 DAWB

Academic Background

• PhD/ABD, American Literature, University of Western Ontario
• MA, English Literature, University of Minnesota, Duluth
• BS in Secondary Education, English and Fine Arts, University of Minnesota, Duluth

Biography

Previous experience:

• Part-time faculty (CAS), Laurier English Department and Communication Studies Department
• Editorial and Communications Officer, Office of Research Services
• Developmental editor, Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Editor, Waterloo County Times, Region of Waterloo Heritage Resources Department
• English professor and Writing Laboratory director, Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa 

Additional Information

Responsibilities:

• Oversees internal and external communications and outreach for the Office of Research Services
• Produces press releases and research news stories
• Maintains the Office of Research Services website
• Maintains the VPRlist listserve
• Writes and produces informational brochures, flyers, and newsletters on Laurier research and researchers