My Interviewees as Professional Writers

Types of professional publications:


Both Dr. Nighorn and Dr. Tolbert has published a very large amount of research. Many of these publications are peer reviewed essays and articles in scientific journals.

Publications:

Here is an article published in 1981 and an article published in 2012 by Leslie Tolbert.

Both of these articles are very similar. They are short and concise, getting straight to the point. It is somewhat of a mixture of an essay and a QRG. While the tone and formatting remain very professional, the length is shortened to present the most important information.

Here is an article published in 2003 and an article published in 2014 by Alan Nighorn.

The publications are similar to Dr. Tolberts. They are short articles that explain the most important conclusions of the research. They are peer reviewed and are shared with other researchers. The professional tone remains constant.


Context

The years in which these articles were published are 1981, 2003, 2012, and 2014. While the 1981 outlier may seem like a different form of publication, it appears to have been reformatted to fit in a website. There really is not much going on in the subjects being researched that affect the publications because all of the articles are cutting edge. Not much research has been done on the subject before the publications. Generally though, scientific research has grown a lot since 1981 and there may have been more importance on the research done past the year 2000.

Message

The overall messages of the articles are basically all the same. They aim to conclude their extensive research in order to present a final statement. This statement usually involves some kind of mechanism in the brain. Due to the inherent complexity of the brain, this is how most of the research is conducted.

Purpose

Again, the main purpose of this type of research is to state a specific claim about how the brain works. This could vary in the function of the brain, but the bottom line is always proving how that function occurs.

Primary scientific research being carried out by the microscopy laboratory of the Idaho National Library. 2011. Public Domain