Are you a professor, researcher, or scientist? I’m glad you found me.

Hi, I’m Jennifer van Alstyne. I’m a communications strategist. My company The Academic Designer LLC helps people share who they are and what they do online.

I help people share their work in online spaces like websites and social media. I work with professors, researchers, labs, and organizations. View my services.

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Featured Interview with RJ Thompson

RJ Thompson, MFA is a professor and Director of Digital Marketing at Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration at the University of Pittsburgh. Check out the new featured interview on The Social Academic blog.

26 gifts for academics like you this holiday season

What should you get for the academics on your gift list this year?

• professors
• researchers
• scientists
• graduate students

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