Dr. Duncan Koerber has taught writing and communication courses to thousands of university students in Canada for over 14 years.

Oxford University Press published his writing textbook, Clear, Precise, Direct: Strategies for Writing, in 2015. The book considers the seven most common errors (interfering factors) in writing and how to improve them (enhancing factors). University of Toronto Press published his second book, Crisis Communication in Canada, in 2017. He's currently working on book manuscript for UTP about social media crises.

Currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor at Brock University in the Communication, Popular Culture, and Film department, Duncan Koerber worked for nearly 10 years in reporting and editing roles for the London Free Press, the Mississauga News, and the University of Toronto Medium. He has freelanced for magazines and newspapers, including the Toronto Star.

He has a bachelor of arts degree in English, Professional Writing, and Political Science from the University of Toronto (2001), a master of arts degree in Journalism from the University of Western Ontario (2003), and a Ph.D. in Communication and Culture from York University and Ryerson University (2009).

His academic writing, which focuses on media and journalism history, writing pedagogy, and public relations crisis communication, has also been published in the Canadian Journal of Communication, Public Relations Review, the Journal of Canadian Studies, Journalism History, Media History, Composition Studies, Canadian Journal of Media Studies, and Sport History Review.