Education
Awards
Current Position
Teaching
Leadership
Past Professional Employment
Publications
Presentations
Diploma (a valedictorian of 500-member class)
Moorhead High School, Moorhead, Minnesota, June 1972
Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude
Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, December 1974; graduated in two-and-a-half years
Double Major: English and Spanish; Minor: History-Political Science
Studied in Malta and other European microstates, May Seminar Abroad 1975
Master of Arts (grade point average 4.0)
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, June 1979; Major: English
Core Curriculum Certificate, Specialty Area: Medical Editing/Writing
American Medical Writers Association, Rockville, Maryland, November 1992
Doctor of Philosophy (grade point average 4.0)
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, March 1997; Major: English
Dissertation: First Do No Harm: Empathy and the Writing of Medical Journal Articles
National Merit Honorable Mention, 1972
Soroptomist Youth Citizenship Scholarship, 1972
State and Local Elks National Foundation Scholarships, 1972
Concordia College Merit Scholarship, 1972
First place, Norwegian American Line Essay Contest, 1973
Sigma Delta Pi National Spanish Honor Society, 1973
Pi Gamma Mu National Political Science Honor Society, 1974
Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Student Honor Society, 1995
Fellow, American Medical Writers Association, 2000
President's Award, American Medical Writers Association, 2002
Selected for inclusion in Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 5th Edition, 2004-2005
Selected for inclusion in Who's Who in Medicine Sciences Education [as of February 2005]
Selected for inclustion in Who's Who in America, 60th Diamond Edition, 2006
Selected for inclusion in Who's Who of American Women, Silver Anniversary Edition, 2006-2007
Associate Professor and Senior Research Associate [Faculty and Professional & Academic Appointment]
Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, July 2003 - Present [former civil service title: Editor, October 1987 - March 1998; former faculty and P & A title: Assistant Professor and Research Associate, March 1998 - June 2003]
Edit, rewrite, organize, and critique scholarly manuscripts and proofs for department faculty, residents, and staff. Conduct miscellaneous research for speeches and special projects. Write, edit, and shepherd through production various publications (e.g., The CUTTING EDGE newsletter, Minnesota Surgical Residents Society brochure, two 1996 issues of the international Transplantation Society Bulletin). Author original articles for publication, present papers and slide talks at conferences, teach various writing workshops, actively participate in writing-related professional organizations, and serve as a referee for several peer-reviewed journals (e.g., Research in the Teaching of English, Science Editor).
Faculty Member, Annual Conference, American Medical Writers Association (a national professional organization, founded in 1940, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland)
Instructor, Sentence Structure and Patterns (3-hour core course, certified for Category II credit by the American Medical Association) at annual national conference (Norfolk, VA, Fall 2001)
Instructor, Punctuation for Clarity and Style (3-hour core course, certified for Category II credit by the American Medical Association) at annual national conference (Toronto, Fall 1991; Houston, Fall 1992; Phoenix, Fall 1994; Baltimore, Fall 1995; Chicago, Fall 1996; Boston, Fall 1997; Vancouver, Fall 1998; Philadelphia, Fall 1999; Miami, Fall 2000); at Mid-America Chapter Conference (St. Louis, May 2, 1998); at 3M Pharmaceuticals (St. Paul, September 16, 1999)
Leader, Roundtable Luncheons: "Fine Incisions": Medical Allusions in the Poetry of Emily Dickinson, Annual Conference, Philadelphia (October 30, 1999); A Discussion of W;t, the 1999 Pulitzer-Winning Play by Margaret Edson, Annual Conference, Miami (November 11, 2000)
Workshop Instructor, BIOMEDCOM 89, 91, 93, and 95
(a biennial workshop cosponsored through 1995 by Medical Alley and the American Medical Writers Association, North Central Chapter, Twin Cities and Rochester region)
In charge of Editing Biomedical Prose (Bloomington, September 1989); Desktop Publishing (Minneapolis, September 1991); Punctuation Options and Controversies (St. Paul, September 1993); and Punctuation for Clarity and Style (St. Paul, September 1995).
Guest Instructor
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (1989 - 1998): Share my perspective as a working medical writer and editor in numerous class sessions of Composition 3050, Writing in the Health Sciences, Department of English, and Health Sciences Unit 5017/ Nursing 5720, Written Communication Skills for Health Professionals, Health Sciences Learning Resources.
University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie (October 1, 2001): Discussed "Finding, Fitting into, and Flourishing in a Job" in front of a Technical Communication class, Freelancing and Professional Writing
LEADERSHIP:
University of Minnesota Communicators Forum
Member (October 1987 - Present)
Elected Representative (March 1988 - March 1990)
Chair, Board of Directors (January - August 1989)
Co-facilitator, Leadership Retreat (March 14, 1991)
Member, Leadership and Planning Committee (March 1992 - May 1995)
Writing Coach, "Are You a Communicator Who's Afraid to Write?" Mentorship Program (July - December 1997)
University of Minnesota Academic Health Center
Participant, Reception and Poetry Reading, First Annual Poetry Contest, Fairview-University Medical Center (Spring 1997)
Member, Communications Plan Advisory Committee (Summer 1997 - Summer 1999)
Member, Writers' Bloc [a small informal academic writing support group
organized by History of Medicine professor] (December 1999 - Present)
Member, Transplant Newsletter Editorial Board, Fairview-University Medical Center
(April 2000 - Present)
Participant, AHC Communications Focus Group (September 2002)
University of Minnesota Department of English
Leader, Roundtable Discussion, Composition and Professional Writing Group, "The State of the Profession-Multiple Perspectives, " Graduate Alumnae/Alumni Conference (April 6, 2002)
Member, Informal Committee (to bring breast surgeon and author Susan M. Love, M.D., to campus on February 4, 2003; organized a special Medical Rhetoricians luncheon with her), Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing (February 2002 - February 2003)
American Medical Writers Association (based in Rockville, Maryland)
Member (1988 - Present)
Vice President, North Central Chapter, Twin Cities and Rochester region
(December 1988 - August 1990)
President-Elect, North Central Chapter (September 1991 - August 1992)
President, North Central Chapter (September 1992 - June 1993)
National Representative, AMWA Board of Directors (July 1993 - June 1994)
Moderator, Editing and Writing Plenary Session, Annual Conference, Chicago
(November 8, 1996)
Chair and Judge, Eric W. Martin Memorial Award Competition Committee (1997-98)
Moderator, Educators Plenary Session, Annual Conference, Philadelphia (October 28, 1999)
Member, Education Committee (October 1999 - Present)
Administrator of Sections, Annual Conference, Miami (Fall 2000)
Fellow (2000): of over 4,200 members, only about 125 have been named fellows
Member, Nominating Committee (September 2002 - Fall 2004)
President's Award (2002): "given to a member who has served with distinction and devotion for at least ten years at the local or national level, or both, and who has not served on the Executive Committee, " presented at the John P. McGovern Medal Luncheon (October 31, 2002)
Instructor Recognition Pin for 10+ years of workship leadership (2003): presented at the Lillian Sablack Networking and Recognition Dinner (September 19, 2003)
Chair, Homework Timing [and Post-Test] Subcommittee (2003 - 2004)
Member, Fellowship Committee (2003 - 2004)
Member, Swanberg Award Committee (2004, successfully nominated Dr. Guy Whitehead)
Member, Chapter Article Award Committee (2004 - 2005)
Chair, 2005 - 2006 Program Committee, North Central Chapter (2005 - 2006)
Council of Science [formerly Biology] Editors (based in Reston, Virginia)
Member (May 1999 - Present)
Peer Reviewer, Science Editor (July 1999)
University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin
Member, Industry Advisory Board, Technical Communication Program, Department of English and Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences (Summer 2000 - Present)
Miscellaneous Organizations
Judge, National 2003 Engineering College Magazines Associated Awards Contest, Technical Writing category (March 2003)
Chair, Program and Invitations Committee, 6th Grade Graduation Dinner, St. Anthony Park Elementary School, St. Paul (April - JUne 2005)
PAST PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
Graduate Assistant, Department of English
North Dakota State University, Fargo, September 1975 - June 1976
Evaluated all essays and examinations written by 100-member freshman English classes on language, short stories, and poetry.
Instructor, Department of Spanish
Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, August 1976 - August 1977
Taught beginning Spanish sequence. Led a group of high school and college students on a summer study trip to the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores in Monterrey, México. Co-directed and served as a cabin counselor at summer and weekend language villages in Lake Park and Bemidji. Taught evening classes in Spanish grammar and conversation for the Adult Education Program of Moorhead Public Schools. Tutored missionaries to Colombia. For two summers, performed outreach work for the Minnesota Migrant Health Service medical and dental clinics: traveled to migrant homes to assess health needs, administered medical history questionnaires, abstracted findings for head nurses and dentists, and interpreted for Spanish-speaking patients.
Teaching Associate, Composition and Communication; Instructor, Women's Studies
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, September 1977 - June 1981
Planned and taught various sections of English Composition (beginning, intermediate, summer extension), Communication (with speech and linguistics emphasis), and Women's Studies 3910, Women and Language. Tutored in Writing Laboratory. Chaired exhibits committee for national Conference on College Composition and Communication. Delivered speech on inclusive language at United Theological Seminary, New Brighton. Published literary book reviews in The Minnesota Daily. For Human Resources Development, wrote stylistic guidelines for a massive School of Dentistry policy and procedure manual and gave final approval to flow and format of subsections (July - November 1980). For the State Council for the Handicapped, did research in the State Capitol House Index, edited the legislative review booklet, revised a consumer resource guide, and prepared a poster display (Summer 1979).
Governor's Intern and Writer
Office of Local and Urban Affairs, State Planning Agency, St. Paul, March 1980 - June 1981
Researched and produced a monthly newsletter, Housing and Community Development Briefs. Wrote press releases, a radio script narrated by Governor Al Quie, and on-the-spot synopses of statewide conference proceedings.
College Bulletin Editor and Newsletter Writer, Publications Center
Office of Admissions and Records, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, June 1981 - July 1986
Planned and produced campus and college catalog series, orientation handbooks, a monthly newsletter ("The Record"), and other publications. Prepared and presented workshops on writing standards and techniques for University staff. Attended national CASE [Council for the Advancement and Support of Education] conferences in Washington, DC, and Boston.
User Documentation and Training Specialist
Higher Education Assistance Foundation (HEAF), St. Paul, July 1986 - October 1987
Researched and wrote a complex marketing and reference book, the HEAF Lender & School Guide, for the nation's largest private guarantor of student loans. Wrote a regular column and employee quiz on writing and grammar-as well as original feature articles-for the company newsletter. Prepared and presented documentation workshops for staff.
PUBLICATIONS:
1. Knatterud, Mary E. "Readers write for readers" essay: "Twinds more fun than one, despite warnings of others." Minneapolis Tribune, September 24, 1983, p. 5C.
2. Knatterud, Mary E. Letter to the Editor: "Watch Your Language." Minneapolis: Minnesota (November-December 1990).
3. Knatterud, Mary E. Original Article: "Writing with the Patient in Mind: Don't Add Insult to Injury." Bethesda, Maryland: American Medical Writers Association Journal (February 1991, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 10-17). Cited and quoted in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fourth Edition (Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1994). Cited in Barbara Gastel, MD, Health Writer's Handbook (Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1998).
4. Knatterud, Mary E. Original Article: "A Medical Communicator Teaches 30 Third-Graders for 60 Minutes: Bringing Our Language to Life." Bethesda, Maryland: American Medical Writers Association Journal (July 1992, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 12-18).
5. Knatterud, Mary E. Biosketch: "Reflections." Festschrift for John S. Najarian-25 Years: 'Celebrating the Skill, Science, and Soul of the Surgeon.' Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Department of Surgery (September 21, 1992, pp. 5-12).
6. Knatterud, Mary E. Letter to the Editor: " 'Surgery' on Najarian." Minneapolis Star Tribune (February 17, 1993).
7. Knatterud, Mary E. Book Review: Medical Writing: A Prescription for Clarity by Drs. Neville W. Goodman and Martin B. Edwards. Chicago: CBE [Council of Biology Editors] Views (April 1993, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 33-34).
8. Knatterud, Mary E. Book Chapter: "Punctuation for Clarity and Style." Phyllis Minick, ed. Biomedical Communication: Selected AMWA Workshops-A Practical Guide for Writers, Editors, and Presenters of Health Science Information. Bethesda, Maryland: American Medical Writers Association (1994).
9. Knatterud, Mary E. Opinions Page Essay: "Tragic flaw is in critics, not Dr. Najarian." Minneapolis: The Minnesota Daily (October 18, 1994, p. 7).
10. Knatterud, Mary E. Original Article: "Taking it on the Chin: Medical Treatment with Metaphors." Bethesda, Maryland: American Medical Writers Association Journal (August 1995, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 62-65).
11. Matas, Arthur J., M.D., and Knatterud, Mary E. Letter to the Editor: "What, Precisely, Is 'Induction Therapy'? A Plea to Standardize the Term." Transplantation (December 15, 1995, Vol. 60, No. 11, pp. 1375-1376).
12. Knatterud, Mary E. Original Article: "For Caring Out Loud: A Classical Rhetorician's Updated Guide to Physician-Patient Conversation." Bethesda, Maryland: American Medical Writers Association Journal (1996, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 26-33).
13. Knatterud, Mary E. Doctoral Dissertation: First Do No Harm: Empathy and the Writing of Medical Journal Articles. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Department of English (final oral defense, January 1997; degree officially granted, March 1997).
14. Knatterud, Mary E. "Twins' Lifestyles: Four Generations-Arms Full of Love." Providence, Rhode Island: The Twins Letter: A Publication of The Twins Foundation Fall/Winter 1997, p. 6.
15. Knatterud, Mary E. Poem: "Monozygotic Miracles" in A word celebration of life. Minneapolis: Fairview-University Medical Center and the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center, June 1997, p. 19.
16. Knatterud, Mary E. Book Reviews: Little Children, Big Needs: Parents Discuss Raising Children with Exceptional Needs by Don Weinhouse, Ph.D., and Marilyn Morse Weinhouse, M.A., and Exploring Twin Relationships: Is Being a Twin Always Fun? by Betty Jean Case. Providence, Rhode Island: The Twins Letter: A Publication of The Twins Foundation, Spring/Summer 1997, pp. 4-5.
17. Knatterud, Mary E. Original Article: "Cadaveric Organ Donation: Not Necessarily in the Cards." Van Nuys, California: Dialysis & Transplantation (August 1997, Vol. 26, No. 8, pp. 529-534).
18. Knatterud, Mary E. Original Article: "Sticks and stones: Does nonempathetic writing dehumanize patients?" Minneapolis: Minnesota Physician (April 1998, Vol. XII, No. 1, pp. 16-17).
19. Knatterud, Mary E. Letter to the Editor [on physician-patient communication horror stories]. Bioethics Examiner (Summer 1998, Vol. 2, Issue 2, p. 5).
20. Knatterud, Mary E. Letter to Edith Schwager's usage column [on misuse of the term 'risk factor' in medical manuscripts and JAMA]. Bethesda, Maryland: American Medical Writers Association Journal (September 1998, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 53-54).
21. Knatterud, Mary E. Letter to the Editor [on educational priorities and School Board candidate Anne Carroll]. St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 21, 1999, editorial page.
22. Knatterud, Mary E. Letter to the Editor [on lack of long-term physician-patient relationships]. JAMA (September 23/30, 1998, Vol. 280, No. 12, p. 1052).
23. Knatterud, Mary E. Summary of Educators Section: "Let Teaching Ring: Striking the Right Educational Tone on Medical Topics." Rockville, Maryland: American Medical Writers Association Journal (Winter 2000, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 16-17).
24. Knatterud, Mary E. "Lewis (Assisted by Lillehei and Others) Performed First Successful Open-Heart Surgery in 1952." Minneapolis, Minnesota: SurFACTS in Biomaterials (Summer 2000, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 1-3).
25. Knatterud, Mary E. Summary of Conference on College Composition and Communication [4Cs, a division of the National Council of Teachers of English], held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 12-15, 2000: "3000 at 4Cs in 2000: A Wealth of Insights from the World of College Writing." Reston, Virginia: Science Editor [Council of Science Editors journal] (September-October 2000, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp. 162-163).
26. Buchwald, Henry and Knatterud, Mary E. Original Article: "Morbid Obesity: Perceptions of Character and Comorbidities in Falstaff. " Obesity Surgery (October 2000, Vol. 10, pp. 1-7).
27. Knatterud, Mary E. "Tilting Against Windy Suffixes." Reston, Virginia: Science Editor [Council of Science Editors journal] (January-February 2001, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 14-15).
28. Knatterud, Mary E. My rewrite featured in "How Do They Do It? 'Dreadful' Reader Challenge Rewrites." Alexandria, Virginia: The Editorial Eye (January 2001, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 8-9).
29. Knatterud, Mary E. Letter to the Editor [in reply to another reader's letter entitled "Tilting Against Transplant for Transplantation"]. Reston, Virginia: Science Editor [Council of Science Editors journal] (May-June 2001, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 104-5).
30. Knatterud, Mary E. Letter to the Editor: "Reply: Tilting for Clarity and Conciseness on Behalf of Everyone." Reston, Virginia: Science Editor [Council of Science Editors journal] (July-August 2001, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 138-9).
31. Knatterud, Mary E. "A Wandering Protestant." Entry, Lenten devotional booklet on personal faith journeys. Roseville, Minnesota: Roseville Lutheran Church, Winter 2002.
32. Knatterud, Mary E. First Do No Harm: Empathy and the Writing of Medical Journal Articles [based on my doctoral dissertation], part of the Routledge Series, American Popular History and Culture, Jerome Nadelhaft, editor. New York and London: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group Books, Inc.), 2002.
33. Knatterud, Mary E. One of 33 coauthors listed, including corresponding author Arthur J. Matas. Meeting Report: "Prevention of Post-Transplant Cardiovascular Disease-Report and Recommendations of an Ad Hoc Group [2-day symposium, Phoenix, November 2003]. American Journal of Transplantation, June 2002, Vol. 2, Issue 6, pp. 491-500.
34. Knatterud, Mary E. Author of the text for a 4-minute video, narrated by David L. Dunn, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the University of Minnesota Department of Surgery, for the department's Digital Annual Report: debuted in Fall 2003.
35. Knatterud, Mary E. Author of the text for a 10-minute video, narrated by movie and Broadway actor Allen Hamilton, for the 40th Anniversary of the University of Minnesota's Transplant Program: premiered at the Black Tie Birthday Bash, Radisson Hotel, downtown Minneapolis (November 8, 2003).
36. Knatterud, Mary E. Author of the text for an 8-minute video, narrated b veteran actor Eli Wallach, for the 50th Anniversary of Open-Heart Surgery by Cross-Circulation, 4th Annual Lillehei Heart Institute Symposium: premiered at the Gala Reception and Dinner, hosted by Garrison Keilor, Great Hall, Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (October 20, 2004).
37. Knatterud, Mary E. Original "Guest Editor" Column: "Call me Ms.: A Word Doctor's Titular Musings." Reston, Virginia: Science Editor [Council of Science Editors journal], November-December 2004, Vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 203-7.
38. Knatterud, Mary E. Original Article: "The Academic Walk of Fame: Much ado about an apostrophe." University of Minnesota, Minneapolis: The Minnesota Daily, February 14, 2005, p. 11A.
39. Dunn, David L., and Knatterud, Mary E. Cover Story: "Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis." Archives of Surgery, September 2005, pp. 823-826.
40. Knatterud, Mary E. Original Poem in Change of Shift department: "We WERE There." Annals of Emergency Medicine. November 2005, Vol. 46, No. 5, p. 468.
1. Knatterud, Mary E. "The CUTTING EDGE-Before and After Desktop Publishing." Presented as a poster at the Desktop Publishing Forum, 50th Anniversary Annual Conference, American Medical Writers Association, Los Angeles (October 31, 1990).
2. Knatterud, Mary E. "Writing with the Patient in Mind: Don't Add Insult to Injury." Presented as a slide talk, 50th Anniversary Annual Conference, American Medical Writers Association, Los Angeles (November 3, 1990).
3. Knatterud, Mary E. "Taking it on the Chin: Medical Treatment with Metaphors." Presented as a paper, Annual Conference, American Medical Writers Association, Phoenix (November 4, 1994).
4. Knatterud, Mary E. "For Caring Out Loud: A Classical Rhetorician's Updated Guide to Physician-Patient Conversation." Presented as a paper, Annual Conference, American Medical Writers Association, Baltimore (October 27, 1995).
5. Knatterud, Mary E. "Writing a Scientific Manuscript: Keys to Clarity and Acceptance." Presented as a slide talk, Seventh Annual Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course, Minneapolis (July 14, 1996).
6. Knatterud, Mary E. "Climbing Inside the Editor's Mind: 'Preemptive' Manuscript Preparation." Presented as a slide talk, Continuing Medical Education Seminar, "Enhance Your Career as a Clinician: Write to Be Published," 25th Annual Physician Assistants Conference, Minneapolis (May 26, 1997).
7. Knatterud, Mary E. "General Principles of Effective Technical Writing." Presented as a two-part workshop at a two-day conference sponsored by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC-Minnesota) and the American Journal of Infection Control, St. Louis Park, Minnesota (March 26, 1998).
8. Knatterud, Mary E. "Lexical and Syntactic Objectification of Patients in Medical Journals." Presented as a paper, as part of a Medical Rhetorics panel, Conference on College Composition and Communication [4Cs, a division of the National Council of Teachers of English], Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 15, 2000).
9. Knatterud, Mary E. "Rhetorical Interpretation of Medical Journal Articles with Emphasis on NEJM Study." Presented as a paper, as part of a Professional and Technical Writing panel, Conference on College Composition and Communication [4Cs, a division of the National Council of Teachers of English], Denver, Colorado (March 15, 2001).
10. Knatterud, Mary E. "First Do No Harm: Empathy and the Writing of Medical Journal Articles." Presented as a poster, as part of a Medical Rhetoricians special interest group workshop and meeting. Conference on College Composition and Communication [4Cs, a division of the National Council of Teachers of English], Chicago (March 2002).
11. Knatterud, Mary E. Session Contact Person and Chair for 3-speaker Professional and Technical Writing panel, " 'When They Take the Knife' ": Surgical Transformations, Writing, and the Body"; sole author of individual abstract and paper, " 'Stirs the Culprit': Surgical Invasion in Emily Dickinson's Body (of Work)." Conference on College Composition and Communication [4Cs, a division of the National Council of Teachers of English], New York City (March 2003).
12. Knatterud, Mary E. "Effectively Communicating Scientific Information to General Audiences." Presented at the joint meeting of the Xi Chapter of Sigma Delta Epsilon / Graduate Women in Science and the Minnesota Chapter of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals, "Effective Scientific Communication: From the Scientist and Clinician to the Layperson," Dwan Conference Center, Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park, Minnesota (February 11, 2004).
13. Knatterud, Mary E. Presenter on 3-speaker panel, "Poetry in Motion: Cultural Argument , Political Syntax, and Transformative Healing"; sole author of individual abstract and paper, "A Medical Editor's Rallying Cry: Remember the Poetry!" Conference on College Composition and Communication [4Cs, a division of the National Council of Teachers of English], San Antonio, Texas (March 2004).
14. Knatterud, Mary E. "Study 'Findings' and Statistical 'Facts': Implications for Women's Health." Presented at a workship for Carleton College faculty as part of the Carelton Quantitive Inquiry, Reasoning, and Knowledge Initiative, "What Should We Know? Medical Research and Personal Health," Alumni Guest House, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota (December 2, 2004).
15. Knatterud, Mary E. Presenter on 3-speaker panel; sole author of individual abstract and paper, "Closing the Gate on Reader- or Patient-Hostile Terms in Medical Writing." Conference on College Composition and Communication [4Cs, a division of the National Council of Teachers of English], "Opening the Golden Gates," San Francisco, California (March 2005).
16. Knatterud, Mary E. "Medical Rhetoric in a Teaching Hospital." ACCEPTED TO BE Presented at Medical Rhetoricians special interest group, Conference on College Composition and Communication [4Cs, a division of the National Council of Teachers of English], Chicago (March 23, 2006).