Julia Esperanza Helo

Bio

I have been teaching people to write for more than 35 years–through classes, workshops, corporate training sessions, and tutoring.

This is my 33rd year teaching undergraduate-level technical and business communications at North Carolina State University (22 years full-time and 11 years part-time). I also served as a faculty advisor for students in the M.S. in Technical Communication program and as a Capstone Mentor for the University Honors Program.

I earned a BA degree in English, with concentrations in writing/editing and wildlife sciences, from North Carolina State University. During my sophomore year, I took a course in technical writing and liked it so much that I took a detour from becoming a novelist and embarked upon a lengthy technical writing career. I worked extensively with engineers, researchers, and businesses. After graduating, I continued to work as a technical/business writer and science journalist.

I returned to NC State to earn an M.S. degree in Technical Communication. During graduate school, I was offered a teaching assistantship, and I have been teaching ever since.

Responsibilities

Teach English 331 and 332, primarily online

Office Hours

• Zoom–Tuesdays 10-11:30 a.m.  |  In person–Thursdays 11:30-2:30