In today's episode, we interview Charles Grimm. Charles is an assistant professor of English at Georgia Highlands College and a Ph.D. candidate at Georgia State University. Charles uses a heavy focus on literacy and metacognition in his two-semester composition courses. We talk about his career path, and the unique insights he gained as a PhD candidate while also teaching at a community college.

His dissertation focuses on the levels of oppression present in current ideas of "Authorship," especially as practiced with freelance ghostwriters and first-year composition students. We learn about the methods he used for his research, and the findings about the perception of credibility of writing depending on who it is attributed to.

He has been married to his best friend for 13 years and they are raising two children the best they can to live life and each other. We talk about when during his career and PhD the children were born, and what his experience of being an academic parent has been - especially with a newborn during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Finally, we hear from Charles about his best advice for PhD candidates, how he sets boundaries around work, how COVID-19 impacted his work and daily tasks, and what a day in the life looks like

References

• The rise of writing: redefining mass literacy - Deborah Brandt
• The ghostwritten op-ed: an unacceptable deception - Dan Gillmor
•  Secrets of a Ghostwriter: The Step-By-Step Guide to Mastering the Theory, Skills, and Politics of Ghostwriting - Claudia Suzanne
• Love is blind