About me

Hi, my name is Scott Pett (as in "teacher's pet").

I edit and write for university magazines, blogs, newsletters, websites, social media, research reports, and external/internal communications.

I love telling stories about students and alumni and introducing public readers to faculty research.

I have a Ph.D. in English from Rice (2022), specializing in how literature impacts notions of citizenship (and vice versa).

I currently teach first-year undergraduates about the process and power of writing effectively. (Previous seminars include “Business in the American Imagination,” “Detectives and Detections,” and “What is Citizenship?”)

Since 2023, I’ve been a member of the marketing and communications team at Rice’s business school, where I write about topics such as:

• How AI is making us better problem solvers

• How renewable energy storage is rewiring the grid

• The hidden racial bias in auto lending

• How companies can future-proof their reputation

• The effect a vaping tax would have on underage users

I also do freelance writing. I’d love to work with you!

Email me at: scott.a.pett at gmail.com