Pavel Zemliansky is a specialist in academic and professional writing with over 20 years of experience. He earned his PhD in rhetoric and composition from Florida State University in the USA and has, since then, taught, conducted research, and led academic programs at several universities in the USA and in Norway. His research interests include writing in the disciplines, instructional design of online writing courses, and intercultural professional communication. His publications have won national awards in the US, and he is a distinguished fellow of the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum.