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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.
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