Dr. Chris Holstrom

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Biography

Chris Holstrom is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of English at the University of Washington, specializing in technical professional writing. He teaches courses in science writing, library science, and data science, and is an enthusiastic proponent of cross-disciplinary work. His research interests primarily focus on knowledge organization and the social and cultural aspects of subject indexing and tagging. With over 15 years of experience in the field, Chris has worked as a technical writer, technical editor, and technical writing manager at companies like Google and IBM. He holds a Ph.D. in Information Science from the University of Washington and has degrees in Technical Communication, Information Science, and English from Gustavus Adolphus College. Chris is excited to expand his research by finding connections between knowledge organization and technical writing, and his publications can be found on his Google Scholar profile.

Research Interests

Courses

Introduction to Technical Professional Communication Technical Professional Editing Professional Technical Writing Software Documentation Catalogs, Cataloging, Classification Special Topics in Informatics - Tagging Social Technical Information System Databases Data Modeling Organization of Information Resources Interdisciplinary Writing/Natural Science Technical Foundations in Informatics Introduction to Computer Software User Assistance Introduction to Technical Writing

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
Application Checklist
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  • Letters of Recommendation
  • Resume/CV
  • English proficiency scores (for international students)
Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.