Ph.D. in Technical Communication and Rhetoric, Texas Tech University (2009)
M.A. in Rhetoric and Composition, Texas Tech University (2004)
B.A in English., Angelo State University (2003)
Technical Writing
Business Communications
Usability Testing
Professional Editing
Professional Writing
Studies of Writing and Technology
English Composition
Usability Studies
Philosophies of Technology
Jacques Ellul
Intersection of Technology Studies and Technical Communication
Eye Tracking Research
“The Scientist, Philosopher, and Rhetorician: The Three Dimensions of Technical Communication and Technology.” Journal of Technical Writing and Communication. (14 pp.) Forthcoming 2014.
“Designing and Implementing a Low-Cost Usability Testing Laboratory: Theoretical Justifications and Practical Considerations.” Technical Communication. (18 pp.) Vol. 60, Issue 3. 2013. Online Access.
“Web Conferencing and Peer Feedback.” The Plugged-in Professor. Edited by Sharmila Pixy Ferris and Hilary Anne Wilder. Cambridge UK Press. (7 pp.) 2013. Online Access.
“Ellul’s Alternative Theory of Technology: Anticipating the Fourth Milieu of Virtuality.” Explorations in Media Ecology. (16 pp.) Vol. 11, Issue 1. 2012. Online Access.
“Perpetuating the Technological Ideology: An Ellulian Critique of Feenberg’s Democratized Rationalization.” Bulletin of Science, Technology, and Society. (10 pp.) Vol. 30, Issue 3. 2010. Online Access.
“Using Text-to-Speech Software to Revise First-Year College Students’ Essays.” Computers and Composition. (14 pp.) Vol. 20, Issue 4, 2009. Online Access.