InfoGuides: Scientific Writing: Get Help

Schedule an appointment with the Librarian

Marissa Burkland, the Life Sciences & Data Librarian offers individual or small group research help online.

If the appointment times do not work for you or you have a quick reference question, please email her at mburklan@gmu.edu.

George Mason University provides a number of academic support services free of charge.

Academic Skills Workshops
The academic skills workshops can help you improve your academic performance and develop your study skills. Workshops include: Exam Strategies, Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies, Note-taking, and Memory Strategies.
The Writing Center: Tutoring
The Writing Center offers face-to-face, video, and email tutoring, as well as ESL Writing Support.
Academic Coaching Program
The Academic Coaching Program helps students adjust to higher education. Peer Academic Coaches meet with students to develop study plans, discuss time management, goal setting, reading strategies, and more.
Digital Scholarship Center
The Digital Scholarship Center helps you find, access, and use statistical, geospatial and qualitative data as well as digital humanities, as well as relevant software. They instruct and consult on data discovery, acquisition and use, data management and data management plans, GIS, methodology, and more.