How I Write

Hosung So, Professor of Kinesiology at California State University, San Bernardino, joins host Tom Girshin to discuss the roles of audience, context, and purpose in his writing process, and how these shape his writing identity. He calls particular attention to style in writing, which he links to the way the writer constructs identity in writing.  He also discusses his experiences as an international scholar, and offers some advice to students here at CSUSB. 

Jacqueline Romano, Assistant Professor of Education at California State University, San Bernardino, joins host Tom Girshin to talk about her journey from learning English alongside her daughter in Kindergarten to her current role as a teacher and researcher. We talk about the many ways writing is a social process, and about how the challenges she faced as a student inform her approach to feedback as a professor.  

Christopher Ryan Hill, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at CSUSB, joins host Tom Girshin to talk about motivation in sports, and in writing. We also discuss setting a writing schedule and coauthoring, and have a few laughs along the way. 

Cati Porter, Executive Director of the Inlandia Institute in Riverside, CA, joins host Tom Girshin to talk about and read from her new book of poetry, The Body at a Loss, and her COVID chapbook with Johnny Bender, Slow Unraveling of Living Ghosts. 

Host Dr. Thomas Girshin speaks with California State University President Tomás Morales about writing as a member of a team, President Morales’ growth as a writer, and anti-racist writing work. 

How I Write is a production of the California State University San Bernardino Writing Intensive Program.