School of Public Health Writing Lab
Welcome to the School of Public Health Writing Lab.
We offer writing assistance for public health majors, SPH Master's and Ph.D. students, recent grads, and SPH faculty and staff. Due to excess demand, undergraduate nonmajors are referred to Sweetland. Cover letters and resumes are handled by the Career Development Office. For further questions, or help finding an appointment, please contact the lab.
Location: School of Public Health, M3226 SPH II.
Contact: sph.writing.lab@umich.edu
What We Do
We Offer Support to:
- Brainstorm and Outline Term Papers and Essay Exams (with instructor permission)
- Draft Capstone Papers & Proposals
- Dissertation Help
- Respond to Advisor Feedback
- Increase Clarity and Coherence
- Ready Manuscript for Publication
- Work on Any Other Professional Writing Tasks
A Few Necessary Rules
If you must cancel, please cancel 24 hours ahead of time, so another student may use your slot. Your peers will thank you. Repeated NO SHOWS or last minute cancellations may result in being banned from making appointments at the Lab.
- Make an appointment via our Google calendar. The appointment is automatically confirmed unless you hear from me.
- Before the appointment, you may email your materials to sph.writing.lab@umich.edu.
- Appointments Appointments are typically 30-60 minutes.
- If you can't find a time that works for you, email sph.writing.lab@umich.edu, and keep checking the Writing Lab calendar, as cancellations happen frequently.
- Learn more abut what to expect at your appointment.