Blog is an excellent forum for you to share about:
Your research
A research article you read recently
An experience you had at a recent conference or CSHB event
Your research ideas or research-related experiences
Your thoughts related to science and Christianity
Successful blog posts will:
Have between 550 WORDS (Longer posts will be considered as a series)
Be written clearly and accurately, for a general (non-technical) audience
Have a casual-professional tone (e.g., conversational, but without slang)
Be related to research or the activities of the CSHB
Include images, a headshot, and a 1-2 sentence bio (including year/major)
Writing blog posts is different from writing an APA style research paper. And, just like that APA-style research paper, it is a skill that can be practiced, improved, and mastered. Here are some tricks used by the most engaging bloggers:
Develop an interesting title. Would you rather read a post about Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Anxiety or How to beat your anxiety?
Start with a strong hook. Ask your reader a thought-provoking question or share a story, a compelling statistic, or an engaging quote.
Make your writing count. Each word should have a purpose and your sentences should communicate meaningfully! Its a blog.when it gets boring, people stop reading. Make it worthwhile and easy for your reader to continue reading.
Write to your audience. Engage your readers where they are with what they (likely) know as a starting point. The CSHB blog targets primarily undergraduate and graduate students in the behavioral sciences.
End well. How should the reader be different after having read your blog? Not every blog is life-changing, but a great blog will know what the conclusion should be doing to the reader. Maybe it makes them laugh, commiserate, ponder, or change an idea or behavior.
