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Maria Siano, PhD
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Maria Siano, PhD is Director of the Master's in Professional Writing program at New England College and an adjunct professor in the American Women's College at Bay Path University. She has been teaching professional writing, communication, and media studies courses for more than 20 years. A former newspaper and magazine editor, Maria continues to work as a freelance writer and editor, and is a member of Romance Writers of America and the Editorial Freelancers Association. She is also the author of The People are Represented: A Discourse Analysis of Contemporary Programs in the Television Crime Genre (Cambria/Teneo Press, 2008).