Position Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director Program in Writing and Rhetoric, Stony Brook University Website http://www.shyamsharma.net Bio/Description Dr. Shyam Sharma is Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at the State University of New York in Stony Brook. His scholarship and teaching focus on writing in the disciplines, professional communication cross-cultural rhetoric, international students and education, and issues about language and language policy. A recipient of Cross Scholars Award and the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service, he loves to dedicate time to support graduate students at his institution and beyond. For more, see www.shyamsharma.net. Upcoming Professional Development Events Feb 17 Finding the Best Location using QGIS Feb 17 GradFUTURES Sustainability Learning Cohort: 1. Intro to Sustainability and Provisioning Systems Approach from Local to Global Feb 17 Introduction to Programming Using Python (Parts 1-3) Feb 18 Finding the Best Location using ArcGIS Pro Feb 18 Introduction to Programming Using Python (Part 2) Feb 18 Policy Analysis with R : Difference-in-Differences Methods Feb 19 Digital Scholarship Foundations: Static Websites (2 of 4) Feb 19 Intro to R: Analyzing Survey Data Feb 19 GradFUTURES Science Policy Cohort: 2. Power, Process, and Climate Policy: The Inflation Reduction Act's Path Through Congress and the Executive Branch Feb 19 Introduction to Programming Using Python (Part 3) Feb 20 Princeton Python User Group Monthly Meeting (Feb 2025) Feb 20 Crafternoon: Make a Mini Comic Book