COE Communication Lab

The Comm Lab offers on-line workshops and peer-to-peer coaching for graduate-level writing and communication tasks for course work and for research.  ​The Comm Lab is also offering on-line office hours for quick questions relating to tips and tools you might need for your writing and communication tasks.  Click “schedule appointment” below to request a one-hour peer-to-peer coaching session or a 15-minute office hour.  Please contact our Program Coordinator, Tracy Carter (t.carter@northeastern.edu) with any questions.The Comm Lab brings a discipline-specific perspective to assist you with the task at hand—whether you’re working on a manuscript, poster, presentation, or other projects.

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Comm Lab Fellows

Julia Clarin is PhD candidate working with Professor Rouzbeh Amini in the Soft Tissue Biomechanics Lab. By integrating novel experimental and computational techniques, Julia investigates cardiac valve biomechanics to improve treatment strategies and long-term outcomes for patients with valvular disease. Her work has resulted in 4 publications and 6 conference presentations. Beyond academia, Julia has worked in the R&D divisions of major medical device companies such as Abbott Laboratories and Medtronic, challenging her to blend the rigor of research with the demands of effective communication in industry settings. As a fellow, she strives to help her peers enhance their technical communication skills through creative and individualized approaches, hoping to instill confidence and guide students in discovering their unique “scientific voice.”
Ibrahim Haleem Khan is a master’s student (Engineering Management) working in the field of Product Management. He is deeply interested in how humans perceive and interact with technologies over different mediums. Academically, Ibrahim has published 15 plus Scopus-indexed research papers in the field of IoT, Industry 4.0 and Med-Tech with over 2640+ Citations, 50,000 reads, three paper presentations and has a 17 H-Index. Professionally, he has worked as a Product Manager for an Ed-Tech firm based in New York, developing next-gen learning and hiring solutions. He is driven by how we communicate and perceive thoughts and visions, which helps us understand the world in a much better way. On the other side of the world, he loves to make drones, 3D print and is also a huge foodie.
Luke Khoury is a PhD candidate in the laboratory of Prof. Nikolai Slavov. His research interests span the intersection of metabolism, cellular signaling, and regulatory mechanisms that govern biological systems. He is actively conducting single-cell analysis of immune cells using mass spectrometry to better understand regulation at the proteomic level. Prior to joining Northeastern, Luke spent several years in industry where he directed research and production operations of a commercial analytical laboratory. Having gained an appreciation for the importance of strong technical communication, he is driven towards expanding opportunities to improve these skills for students to leverage across their academic and professional careers.
Shweta Mishra is undergoing her Master’s in Information Systems. Recently, she worked as a Co-Op at StateStreet as FullStack Developer. She is excited about designing systems and believes coding is not limited to a specific language or syntax, rather it is more about forming algorithms. She has published a paper on building smart devices using neural networks, speech generation and OpenCV. Aiding the visually impaired, where they can hear what others can see. She has mentored and pioneered Python and machine learning concepts to people who wanted to learn. She is passionate about public speaking, the arts and building technical and soft skills in a team.
Nick O’Hare is a 4th year PhD student working in Professor Eno Ebong’s lab. The lab focuses on how endothelial mechanotransduction can prevent or promote a variety of diseases related to blood vessel dysfunction. More specifically, his work centers around the relationship between endothelial glycocalyx and the blood-brain barrier with the goal of identifying a novel therapeutic target in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Nick has been a commlab fellow for 2 years and is passionate about supporting the graduate community with all forms of technical communication. In particular, Nick has helped to develop and run multi-week seminars focused on assisting students with their graduate research fellowship (GRFP) application. As a GRFP and American Heart Association (AHA) fellow himself, he hopes to use his experience in grant writing and fellowship applications to support other students through these stressful and daunting applications.

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Comm Lab Coordinator


Tracy Carter
Program Coordinator,  Graduate School of Engineering