About Me

Experience
  • Assistant Professor of Technical Communication, New Mexico Tech
  • Manager, New Mexico Tech Website and Social Media
  • Director, Applied Communication Research Group, New Mexico Tech
  • Assistant Professor of Professional Communication, University of Memphis
  • Research Associate, Center for the Study of Rhetoric and Applied Communication, University of Memphis
  • Technical Editor, Army Research Laboratory, WSMR, NM
  • Information Developer, IBM, San Jose CA/Tucson AZ

Education
  • PhD, Rhetoric and Professional Communication, NMSU, 2006
  • MA, English: Technical Writing, NMSU, 2001
  • BA, English, NMSU 1998

Select Research Publications
  • Creating Editorial Authority through Technological Innovation. Journal of Communication and Technical Writing. (2009)
  • Making the User the Localization Expert: Employing User-Customization Strategies in Globalizing Online Content. In K. St. Amant, and P. Sapienza (eds.) Culture, Communication & Cyberspace. (2009)
  • The Implications of Outsourcing for Technical Editing. In B. Thatcher, and C. Evia (eds.) Outsourcing Technical Communication: Issues, Policies, and Practices. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing, 149-163. (2007)
  • Linux and the Appeal to Cultural Values. IEEE Technology and Society, 24.4, 12-17. (2005)
  • Electronic Editing and the Author. Technical Communication, 51, 526-536. (2004)

Select Popular Publications
  • The Journey of a Thousand Miles. 2009. Killersites Web Magazine.
  • How to Properly Use Web 2.0. 2009. Killersites Web Magazine.
  • Don't Be Afraid of the Third Party Solutions. 2009. Killersites Web Magazine.
  • Sense and Usability Technical Writing Blog and Website.

Additional Service and Positions
  • Website Director, New Mexico Center for Energy Policy
  • Manuscript Referee, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
  • Manuscript Referee, STC Technical Communication
  • Manuscript Referee, Texas Tech University Press
  • Manuscript Referee, Council for Programs in Technical Scientific Communication
  • Technical Editor (2007), ACM Data Base for Information Systems
  • Researcher (2006-2007), Bioethics and Communications Workgroup, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital