Michael Laudenbach

Michael Laudenbach is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities & Social Sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). His research focuses on integrating evidence-based methods to teach writing in disciplines like statistics and data science, using computational linguistics and corpus analysis to inform pedagogical strategies. He has collaborated with engineering and statistics faculty to develop writing interventions and refine curriculum materials. His work includes pioneering corpus analysis of student and professional writing in statistics, leading to revised assignment prompts and grading rubrics. Recently, he has studied stylistic differences between human writing and outputs from Large Language Models (LLMs), contributing to critical evaluations of LLM applications in academia and industry.

• Education:
• M.A. in English, The College of New Jersey, 2018
• B.A. in Philosophy & English, The College of New Jersey, 2017

Dr. Laudenbach’s teaching emphasizes transferable communication skills for technical fields, including presentation design and collaborative writing. He has provided writing support for undergraduate and graduate engineering courses through in-class workshops and lesson plans. His theoretical framework in rhetorical genre studies allows him to adapt writing instruction across disciplines and student levels.

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