University of South Alabama Gender Studies Program

Education

PhD in Rhetoric, Composition, and English Studies, University of Alabama

MA in Women's Studies, University of Alabama

MA in English Literature, Kansas State University

BA in English (Spanish concentration), University of Wisconsin-Madison

Publications
Books (Authored)
Technical Editing. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2011. 458 pages (with B. Nowlin & J. Weber).
Real Life University. Nashville: Premium Press America, 2002. 140 pages (with M. McMyne).

Books (Edited)
Giving Back. St. Louis: Saint Louis University, 2006.
Beyond the Lemonade Stand. St. Louis: Saint Louis University, 2004. 155 pages.
Student Entrepreneurs. Nashville: Premium Press America, 2003. 132 pages.

Book Chapters
"The Technical Editor as New Media Author: How CMSs Affect Editorial Authority." Content Management: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice.  Eds. George Pullman and Baotong Gu.

          Amityville, NY: Baywood Press, 2009. 181-199.

“Style: The New Grammar in Composition Studies?” Refiguring Style: Possibilities for Writing Pedagogy. Ed. T.R. Johnson and Thomas Pace. Logan, UT: Utah State UP, 2005. 153-166.

Refereed Journal Articles

“Editor-Author Ethics: Examining Real-world Scenarios from Interviews with Three Journal Editors.”  Journal of Technical Writing and Communication 39.3 (2009): 285-303 (with A. Manning).

“Writing for the Robot: How Search Tools Affect Résumé Ethics,” Business Communication Quarterly 72.1 (2009): 35-60 (with A. Manning).

“Culture Shock: Teaching Writing within Interdisciplinary Contact Zones,” Across the Disciplines http://wac.colostate.edu/atd/articles/brammeretal2008.cfm July 9, 2008 (with C. Brammer and K. Campbell).

"Where Is She? Gender Occurrences in Online Grammar Guides."  Research in the Teaching of English 30.4 (2007): 163-187.

“Writing Outreach as Community Engagement.” WPA: Journal of the Council of Writing Program Administrators 30.3 (2007): 57-74 (with T. Grettano).

“The Language of Visuals: Text + Graphics = Visual Rhetoric.” IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 50.2 (2007): 57-70 (with A. Manning).

“Finding Dickinson: Linguistic Sexism and Inconsistent Indexing in Masterplots.” Women & Language 29.1 (2006): 37-42.

“Visual-rhetoric Ethics: Beyond Accuracy and Injury.” Technical Communication 53.2 (2006): 195-211 (with A. Manning).

“To Slideware or Not to Slideware: Students’ Experiences with PowerPoint vs. Lecture.” Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 36.3 (2006): 297-307.

“Lynching Mark Twain, the Prophet.” The Mark Twain Annual 3 (2005): 105-111 (with A. Manning).

“Perceptions of Memo Quality: A Case Study of Engineering Students, Practitioners, and Professors.” Journal of Technical Writing and Communication 35.2 (2005): 179-90 (with C. Brammer).

“Act Well Thy Part: Playing ‘Technical Writer’ and ‘Engineer.’” IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 47.3 (September 2004): 211-15.

“Twain’s Huckleberry Finn.” The Explicator 62.4 (Summer 2004): 206-10 (with A. Manning).

[Professional Communication Society’s Best Article Winner, September, 2003] “The Contribution of Electronic Communication Media to the Design Process: Communicative and Cultural
         Implications.” IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication (Special Issue on International Communication, Technology, and Culture) 45.4 (December 2002): 250-64 (with A. van 

         Luxemburg and J. Ulijn).

“The Culture(s) of the Technical Communicator.” IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 45.2 (June 2002): 128-32.

“Professional Communication and Poe's 'The Purloined Letter.'” IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 43.2 (June 2000): 206-09.

[BCQ Research Award Winner, October, 2000] “Exploring How Instruction in Style Affects Writing Quality.” Business Communication Quarterly 62.3 (1999): 71-86 (with K. Campbell and C.
         Brammer).

Refereed Conference Proceedings

“A Language for Visuals: Design, Purpose, Usability,” Proceedings of the International Professional Communication Conference. Montréal, Canada: July, 2008 (with A. Manning).    

“A Simpler Approach to Grammar: (Re)engineering Parts-of-Speech Instruction to Assist EFL/ESP Students.” Proceedings of the International Professional Communication Conference,

          Seattle, WA. October, 2007 (with A. Manning).

“A Usability Model of High-Tech Visuals Based on the Semiotics of C.S. Peirce.”  Proceedings of the International Professional Communication Conference.  Saratoga Springs, NY:   

         October, 2006 (with A. Manning). 

“Visual Rhetoric and PowerPoint’s Pitfalls.” Proceedings of the International Professional Communication Conference. Limerick, Ireland: July, 2005 (with A. Manning).

“Technology for Technology’s Sake: The Proliferation of PowerPoint.” Proceedings of the International Professional Communication Conference. Minneapolis, MN: September, 2004. 61-3.

“Does Cooperative Learning Belong in the College Classroom?” (Report No. RIEJAN2004). East Lansing, MI: National Center for Research on Teacher Learning. (ERIC Document Reproduction
        Service No. ED477450) (with B. Nowlin).

“Application of Goffman’s Social Interaction Theories to the Technical Communicator/Engineer Relationship.” Proceedings of the International Professional Communication Conference. Orlando, FL:    

        September, 2003. 295-300.

“Engineering a Traditional English Department: Writing Instruction and the Role of Freshman English.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and   

        Exposition. Nashville, TN: June, 2003. 1565-1574 (with C. Brammer).

“Technical Communication Theory in the New Millennium.” Proceedings of the International Professional Communication Conference. Portland, OR: September, 2002. 538-43.

“Bridging the Gap: A Case Study of Engineering Students, Teachers, and Practitioners.” Proceedings of the International Professional Communication Conference. New Orleans, LA: September,  

       1999. 251-5 (with C. Brammer).

“Exploring the Relationship of Style Instruction and Writing Quality,” Proceedings of the International Professional Communication Conference. Québec City, Canada: September, 1998. 373-8 (with  

       K. Campbell and C. Brammer).