The Research in Editing and Publishing (REAP) research group was founded in 2022 with a small group of researchers at Brigham Young University. Since then, we have grown to include over a dozen established and emerging scholars from different universities.

We are actively engaged in all things editing and publishing (E&P) within higher ed. Our overarching goal is to produce scholarship aimed at the development of editing and publishing as an academic discipline and invite other scholars—from across the disciplines—to join us in the effort.

Get to know the group!

Members of the editing and publishing research group
Members of the Editing and Publishing Research Group at our retreat at Brigham Young University, July 2025

Alyssa Appelman (University of Kansas) – Journalism

Holly Baker (Brigham Young University) – E&P program development, fiction editing

Matt Baker (Brigham Young University) – Professional writing

Daniel Baumgardt (University of Wisconsin–Whitewater) – Professional writing and publishing; AI and linguistics

Rachel Bryson (University of Utah) – Ethics, accessibility, pedagogy

Allison Durazzi (Iowa State University) – Technical editing

Grant Eckstein (Brigham Young University) – Second language writing

Suzan Flangan (Utah Valley University) – Technical editing and UX

Kirstie Hettinga (California Lutheran University) – Communication

Jessica Lauer (University of Wisconsin–Whitewater) – Professional writing and publishing; assessment and curricular development

Jo Mackiewicz (Iowa State University) – Rhetoric and professional communication

Halle Michelle Niederman (American University Beirut) – Composition and rhetoric

Raquel Pidal (Emerson College) – Book editing and publishing

Jacob Rawlins (Brigham Young University) – History of publishing

Jordan Smith (University of Northern Colorado) – Technical editing

Janine Tobeck (University of Wisconsin–Whitewater) – Professional writing and publishing; assessment and curricular development

Shelton Weech (Utah Valley University) – Digital publication and networked research

Miriam Whiting (Brigham Young University) – International varieties of English

Mark Wolfersberger (Brigham Young University) – Academic editing

Interested in joining the research group? We’re always looking to welcome new members! Contact Holly Baker (bakerht@byu.edu) for more information about our projects, research retreats, and conferences, and ask how you can get involved.