Dr. George Gopen, the creator of the groundbreaking writing curriculum known as the Reader Expectation Approach, is considered the leading writing consultant on the English Language.  Dr. Gopen is Professor Emeritus of the Practice of Rhetoric at Duke University, where he founded the University Writing Program (1985), taught full-time in the English Department (1985-2012), and part-time in the School of Law (1994-2010).