JASON THAM (he/they)

Curriculum Vitae

Associate Professor of Technical Communication & Rhetoric
Assistant Chair, Department of English

College of Arts & Sciences
Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX 79409

EDUCATION
2019	Ph.D., Rhetoric & Scientific & Technical Communication. University of Minnesota, MN. Graduate Minor: Human Factors & Ergonomics. Dissertation: “Multimodality, Makerspaces, and the Making of a Maker Pedagogy for Technical Communication and Rhetoric,” directed by Ann Hill Duin.
2014	M.A., English: Rhetoric & Writing. St. Cloud State University, MN.
2014	M.S., Mass Communication: Strategic Media Communication. St. Cloud State University, MN.
2011	B.S., Mass Communication: Advertising. St. Cloud State University, MN. Minors: Communications Studies, Psychology.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2023–present	Associate Professor. Department of English. Texas Tech University. Lubbock, TX.
2019–2023	Assistant Professor. Department of English. Texas Tech University. Lubbock, TX. (Tenured Feb. 2023)
2019 (June–July)	Visiting Faculty. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. Guangzhou, China.
2018–2019	Adjunct Instructor. Department of Technical Communication. University of North Texas. Denton, TX.
2018–2019	Community Faculty. School of Writing & Communication. Metropolitan State University. St. Paul, MN.
2014–2019	Graduate Instructor. Department of Writing Studies. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN.
2012–2014	Graduate Teaching Associate. Department of English. St. Cloud State University. St. Cloud, MN.

ADMINISTRATIVE & LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

2023–present

Assistant Chair. Department of English. Texas Tech University. Lubbock, TX.

2019–present

Co-Director. User Experience (UX) Research Lab.

International Research Partner. Digital Life Institute. Ontario Tech University. Ontario, Canada.

INTERESTS & AREAS of SPECIALIZATION

User experience research; Design thinking; Technical communication; Pedagogy; Instructional design; Information and document design; Digital rhetorics; Digital literacies; Emerging technologies; Research methods; Graduate education.

PUBLICATIONS Note: Student co-authors (at the time of publication) are indicated with an asterisk (*). My name is bold in co-authored works.
Books (Peer-Reviewed):
2023	Tham, J., Howard, T., & Verhulsdonck, G. (2023). UX writing: Designing user-centered content. Routledge/Taylor & Francis. Reviewed in Programmatic Perspectives, 15(1), 224–225. Reviewed in Technical Communication, 71(2), 105.
2023	Moses, J., & Tham, J. (2023). Writing to learn in teams: A collaborative writing playbook for students across the curriculum. Parlor Press.
2021	Andrews, D., & Tham, J. (2021). Designing technical and professional communication: Strategies for the global community. Routledge/Taylor & Francis. Supplemental: Tham, J. (2021). Instructor’s guide to designing technical and professional communication. Routledge/Taylor & Francis. Featured in The Western ABC Bulletin, Association for Business Communication, https://abcwest.org/2022/01/30/where-is-our-field-going-a-book-highlight/ Reviewed in Business and Professional Communication, 86(4), 570–571.
2021	Tham, J. (2021). Design thinking in technical communication: Solving problems through making and collaboration. ATTW TPC Book Series. Routledge/Taylor & Francis. Reviewed in IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 64(3), 302–303. Reviewed in Communication Design Quarterly, 10(2), 69–71. Reviewed in Programmatic Perspectives, 13(2), 158–162.
2021	Moses, J., & Tham, J. (2021). Collaborative writing playbook: An instructor’s guide to designing writing projects for student teams. Parlor Press.
Edited Collections (Peer-Reviewed):
2024	Tham, J. (Ed.). (2024). Keywords in making: A rhetorical primer. Parlor Press.
2022	Tham, J. (Ed.). (2022). Keywords in design thinking: A lexical primer for technical communicators and designers. WAC Clearinghouse/University Press of Colorado. https://wac.colostate.edu/books/tpc/design/ Reviewed in Programmatic Perspectives, 15(1), 220–222. Reviewed in CHOICE Magazine, March 2024 issue.

Journal Special Issues (Guest-Edited):
2024	Tham, J., & Ponce, T. (Eds.). (2024). Design and design thinking in technical and professional communication programs. Special issue of Programmatic Perspectives, 14(2). 9 articles. 3 commentaries. 3 book reviews. 1 editors’ introduction.
2019	Pope-Ruark, R., Tham, J., Moses, J., & Conner, T. (Eds.). (2019). Special issue on design thinking approaches in technical communication. Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 33(4). 6 articles, 1 editors’ introduction. Lucía Durá, Lauren Perez, and Magdalena Chaparro’s article in this collection, “Positive Deviance as Design Thinking,” won the 2021 Best Article Reporting Qualitative or Quantitative Research in Technical or Scientific Communication, NCTE/CCCC. Nominated for 2020 NCTE/CCCC Best Original Collection of Essays in Technical or Scientific Communication.
2018	Tham, J., McGrath, M., Duin, A.H., & Moses, J. (Eds.). (2018). Special issue on wearable technology, ubiquitous computing, and immersive experience. Computers and Composition, 50. 7 articles, 1 editors’ introduction. See full issue: http://bit.ly/cc50wearables Erin Schaefer’s article in this collection, “Using Neurofeedback and Mindfulness Pedagogies to Teach Open Listening,” received an honorable mention for the 2019 Ellen Nold Award for Best Article in Computers and Composition.
2018	McGrath, M., Tham, J., Duin, A.H., & Moses, J. (Eds.). (2018). Special issue on social, technical, and pedagogical implications of emerging and embodied technologies. International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development, 10(3). 4 articles, 1 editors’ introduction. See full issue: https://bit.ly/2J5Iw0y
Refereed Journal Articles (Peer-Reviewed):
Forthcoming	Shivener, R., & Tham, J. (Forthcoming). Capturing the experience of simulated writing for novice virtual reality users: Accounting for design, embodiment, and materiality of VR technology. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. (Accepted.)
Forthcoming	Tham, J., & Jiang, J. (Forthcoming). Understanding writing instructors’ feelings toward the affordances of multimodal social advocacy projects: Implications for service-learning pedagogies. College Composition and Communication. (Accepted.)
2024	Verhulsdonck, G., Weible, J., Stambler, D. M., Howard, T., & Tham, J. (2024). Incorporating human judgment in AI-assisted content development: The HEAT heuristic. Technical Communication, 71(3). https://doi.org/10.55177/tc286621
2024	Stambler, D., Ranade, N., Hocutt, D. L., Fonash, S., Campbell, J. L., Duin, A. H., Pedersen, I., Tham, J., Veeramoothoo, S., & Verhulsdonck, G. (Forthcoming). Cultivating digital literacy through the integration and application of threshold concepts: A collaborative autoethnography. Technical Communication Quarterly. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10572252.2024.2388038
2024	Tham, J. (2024). Researching with virtual reality: Exploring the methodological affordances of VR for sociotechnical research and implications for technical and professional communication. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 67(2), 192–210. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10507189
2024	Jiang, J., & Tham, J. (2024). Race, affect, and marginalized communities: Navigating racialized emotions in community-engaged pedagogy. Critical Studies in Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/17508487.2024.2343284
2024	Mussack, B., & Tham, J. (2024). Collaboration as a shared value: Instructor and student perceptions of collaborative learning in online business writing courses. Communication Design Quarterly, 12(1), 11–25.
2023	Tham, J., & Hennes, J. (2023). The Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing (GPACW): The history of a cornerstone regional conference and scholarly network for field development, 1997–2019. Computers and Composition, 70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compcom.2023.102804
2023	Jiang, J., & Tham, J. (2023). Rethinking multimodal community-engaged pedagogy through posthumanist theory. Teaching in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2023.2253758 Received a “Highly Commended” distinction for the 2024 Editors’ Choice Award.
2023	Tham, J. (2023). The CCCC Outstanding Dissertation in Technical Communication award, 2004–2022: Doctoral research topics, methods, and disciplinary developments over two decades. Technical Communication Quarterly, 33(2), 200–226. DOI: 10.1080/10572252.2023.2229382
2023	Tham, J., & Verhulsdonck, G. (2023). Smart education in smart cities: Implications for networked and pervasive learning. IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society, 4(1), 87–95. DOI: 10.1109/TTS.2023.3239586
2022	Tham, J. (2022). Instructional design pedagogy in technical and professional communication. Technical Communication Quarterly, 32(4), 327–346. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572252.2022.2130991
2022	Tham, J., & Jiang, J. (2022). Examining multimodal community-engaged projects for technical and professional communication: Motivation, design, technology, and impact. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 53(2), 128–159. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472816221115141
2022	Jiang, J., & Tham, J. (2022). Tracing new materialist rhetoric across physical and cultural borders: The thing-power of Ring Fit Adventure as embodied play. Computers and Composition, 65. Advanced online publication https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compcom.2022.102726
2022	Tham, J., & Grace, R. (2022). Designing born digital scholarship: A study of webtext authors’ experiences and design conventions. Computers and Composition, 64. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compcom.2022.102708
2022	Das, M.,* & Tham, J. (2022). Tactical organizing: What can the r/wallstreetbets and GameStop frenzy teach us about technical communication in a networked age. Technical Communication, 69(2), 36–57. https://doi.org/10.55177/tc321987
2022	Tham, J. (2022). Pasts and futures of design thinking: Implications for technical communication. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 65(2), 261–279. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9759223 Awarded the 2023 Rudolph J. Joenk Award for Best Paper in the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. Awarded honorable mention, 2023 NCTE/CCCC Best Article Reporting Historical Research or Textual Studies in Technical and Scientific Communication.
2022	Tham, J., Verhulsdonck, G., & Howard, T. (2022). Extending design thinking, content strategy, and artificial intelligence into technical communication and user experience design programs: Further pedagogical implications. Journal of Technical Writing Communication, 52(4), 428–459. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472816211072533
2022	Verhulsdonck, G., & Tham, J. (2022). Tactical (dis)connection in smart cities: Postconnectivist technical communication for a datafied world. Technical Communication Quarterly, 31(4), 416–432. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572252.2021.2024606
2021	Burnham, K.,* & Tham, J. (2021). Developing digital literacy through multi-institutional collaboration and technology partnership: An analysis of assignments, student responses, and instructor reflections. Programmatic Perspectives, 12(2), 59–100.
2021	Verhulsdonck, G., Howard, T., & Tham, J. (2021). Investigating the impact of design thinking, content strategy, and artificial intelligence: A “streams” approach for technical communication and UX. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 51(4), 468–492. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472816211041951
2021	Tham, J. (2021). Design thinking in first-year composition: Writing social innovation into service-learning pedagogy. Currents in Teaching and Learning, 13(1), 11–24.
2021	Davis, K., Stambler, D., Veeramoothoo, S., Ranade, N., Hocutt, D., Tham, J., Misak., J., Duin, A.H., & Pedersen, I. (2021). Fostering student digital literacy through the Fabric of Digital Life. Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy. https://jitp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/fostering-student-digital-literacy-through-the-fabric-of-digital-life/
2021	Tham, J., Duin, A.H., Veeramoothoo, S., & Fuglsby, B. (2021). Connectivism for writing pedagogy: Strategic networked approaches to promote international collaborations and intercultural learning. Computers and Composition, 60. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S8755461521000207
2021	Tham, J., Hocutt, D., Burnham, K., Ranade, N., Misak, J., Duin, A.H., Pedersen, I., & Campbell, J.L.* (2021). Metaphors, mental models, and multiplicity: Understanding student perception of digital literacy. Computers and Composition, 59. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S8755461521000050?dgcid=author Awarded the 2023 Computers and Composition Ellen Nold Award for Best Article.
2020	Tham, J., & Grace, W.R. (2020). Reading born-digital scholarship: A study of webtext user experience. Computers and Composition, 58. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S8755461520300621
2020	Grace, R., & Tham, J. (2020). Adapting uncertainty reduction theory for crisis communication: Guidelines for technical communicators. Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 35(1), 110–117. https://doi.org/10.1177/1050651920959188
2020	Tham, J. (2020). Engaging design thinking and making in technical and professional communication pedagogy. Technical Communication Quarterly, 3(4), 392–409. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572252.2020.1804619
2020	Tham, J., Rosselot-Merritt, J., Veeramoothoo, S., Bollig, N.*, & Duin, A.H. (2020). Toward a radical collaboratory for graduate research education: A collaborative autoethnography. Technical Communication Quarterly, 29(4). 341–357.
2020	Duin, A.H., & Tham, J. (2020). The current state of analytics: Implications for learning management system (LMS) use in writing pedagogy. Computers and Composition, 55. Advance online publication.
2019	Pope-Ruark, R., Moses, J., & Tham, J. (2019). Iterating the literature: An early annotated bibliography of design-thinking resources. Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 33(4), 456–465.
2018	Tham, J. (2018). Interactivity in an age of immersive media: Seven dimensions for wearable technology, internet of things, and technical communication. Technical Communication, 65(1), 46-65. Awarded the 2019 Society for Technical Communication (STC) Frank R. Smith Award for Outstanding Article in Technical Communication. https://www.stc.org/frank-r-smith-award/ Nominated for 2019 NCTE/CCCC Best Article on Philosophy or Theory of Technical or Scientific Communication.
2018	Duin, A.H., & Tham, J. (2018). Cultivating code literacy: A case study of course redesign through advisory board engagement. Communication Design Quarterly, 6(3), 44–58. https://z.umn.edu/duin-tham-cdq18
2018	Tham, J., Duin, A.H., Gee, L., Abdelqader, B., Ernst, N.*, & McGrath, M. (2018). Understanding virtual reality: Presence, embodiment, and professional practice. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 61(2), 178–195.
2018	Tham, J. (2018). Persuasive-pervasive technology: Rhetorical strategies in wearable advertising. International Journal of Semiotics and Visual Rhetoric, 2(1). 44–72.
2017	Duin, A., Moses, J., McGrath, M., Tham, J. & Ernst, N.* (2017). Design thinking methodology: A case study of “radical collaboration” in the wearables research collaboratory. Connexion: An International Professional Communication Journal (Special issue: Designing professional communication across cultures), 5(1), 45–74.
2017	Tham, J. (2017). Documenting literacy histories, values, and practices: The HUMN Project. Journal of Literacy Innovation, 2(1), 4–16. Awarded the Journal of Literacy Innovation’s Article of the Year (November 2017).
2017	Tham, J. (2017). Wearable writing: Enriching student peer reviews with point-of-view video feedback using Google Glass. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 47(1), 22–55.
2016	Tham, J. (2016). Rhetorical web design: Thinking critically about ready-made web templates and the problem of ease. Xchanges, 12(1). https://xchanges.org/rhetorical-web-design-12-1
2016	Tham, J. (2016). Pedagogical and technological ethos in online instruction: A rhetorical review of on-site and online learning statements. Journal of Global Literacies, Technologies, and Emerging Pedagogies, 3(3), 499–515.
2016	Tham, J., McGrath, M., Moses, J. & Duin, A. (2016). Glass in class: Writing with Google Glass. Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy. https://jitp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/glass-in-class-writing-with-google-glass/
2016	Duin, A.H., Moses, J., McGrath, M. & Tham, J. (2016). Wearable computing, wearable composing: New dimensions in composition pedagogy. Computers and Composition Online. http://cconlinejournal.org/wearable/
2015	Tham, J. (2015). Vine: Redefining racial stereotyping in six seconds. Digital America, 6(1). http://bit.ly/2G1KrCu
Refereed Chapters in Books and Edited Collections (Peer-Reviewed):
Forthcoming	Tham, J. (Forthcoming). Assembling the conference experience: A quasi-materialist’s experience. In J. Lindquist, B. Halbritter, and B. Straayer (Eds.), Recollections from our commonplace: 4C23 documentarian tales. NCTE-SWR; WAC Clearinghouse.
Forthcoming	Verhulsdonck, G., & Tham, J. (Forthcoming). Teaching generative artificial intelligence: Strategies and scenarios guided by UX, content strategy, and design thinking. In T. Bridgeford (Ed.), Wicked problems, design thinking, and technical communication: Contemporary approaches to pedagogy. Utah State University Press.
2024	Tham, J., & Grace, R. (2024). Design thinking in localized service-learning: Innovating solutions through empathy, research, and advocacy. In A. Lancaster and C. King (Eds.), Amplifying voices in UX: Balancing design and user needs in technical communication (pp. 21–47). SUNY Press.
2022	Tham, J. (2022). User-centered design. In J. Tham (Ed.), Keywords in design thinking: A lexical primer for technical communicators and designers (pp. 151–154). The WAC Clearinghouse; University Press of Colorado. https://wac.colostate.edu/docs/books/design/chapter28.pdf
2021	Duin, A.H., Pedersen, I., & Tham, J. (2021). Building digital literacy through exploration and curation of emerging technologies. In N.B. Dohn, S.B. Hansen, J.J. Hansen, M. de Laat and T. Ryberg (Eds.), Conceptualizing and innovating education and work with networked learning (pp. 93–113). Switzerland: Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-85241-2_6
2021	Duin, A.H., Tham, J., & Pedersen, I. (2021). The rhetoric, science, and technology of collaboration. In M. Klein (Ed.), Effective teaching of technical communication: Theory, practice, and application (pp. 169–192). Fort Collins/Boulder, CO: The WAC Clearinghouse/University Press of Colorado.
2021	Tham, J. & Duin, A.H. (2021). Digital literacy in an age of pervasive surveillance: A case of wearable technology. In Estee Beck & Les Hutchinson (Eds.), Privacy matters: Conversations about surveillance within and beyond the classroom (pp. 93–112). Louisville, CO: University Press of Colorado/Utah State University Press. https://upcolorado.com/utah-state-university-press/item/3942-privacy-matters
2019	Duin, A.H., Tham, J., & Moses, J. (2019). Connecting silos through design thinking: Radical collaboration in the Wearables Research Collaboratory. In P. Minacori (Ed.), Technical communication: Beyond the silos (pp. 51–65). Paris, France: Hermann Publications.
2019	Tham, J., & Smiles, D. (2019). Rhetorical augmentation: Public play, place, and persuasion in Pokemon GO. In J. Henthorn, A. Kulak, K. Purzycki, and S. Vie (Eds.), The Pokemon GO phenomenon: Essays on public play in contested places (pp. 80-102). Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company.
2016	Tham, J. (2016). Audience, user, producer: MOOCs as activity systems. In E. Monske & K. Blair (Eds.), Handbook of research on writing and composing in the age of MOOCs (pp. 254–277). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
2016	Tham, J. (2016). Genres in the MOOCology of writing: Understanding cloud-based learning through a genre-activity analysis. In L. Marohang & B. Gurung (Eds.), Integration of cloud technologies in digitally networked classrooms and learning communities (pp. 53–68). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Refereed Conference Proceedings (Peer-Reviewed):
2024	Tham, J., Cross, J., Beruvides, M., Polanco-Lahoz, D., Hasan, M. R., & Cargile Cook, K. (2024). A symbiotic relationship: Combining user experience methods and systems theory to understand engineering doctoral students’ professional identity development. In Proceedings of the IEEE Professional Communication Society Conference (ProComm) (pp. 79–83). https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10609620
2024	Beruvides, M., Tham, J., Polanco-Lahoz, D., Hasan, M. R., Cross, J., & Cargile Cook, K. (2024). Integrating UX journey mapping with systems theory behavior over time graph to explore the complexities of identity formation. In Proceedings of the 2024 IISE Annual Conference. Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers. https://par.nsf.gov/biblio/10513995
2024	Polanco-Lahoz, D., Cross, J., Cargile Cook, K., Beruvides, M., Tham, J., & Hasan, M. R. (2024). Board 435: Work in progress: Preliminary findings from NSF award no. 2205033 - research initiation: Mapping identity development in doctoral engineering students. In Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. American Society for Engineering Education. https://peer.asee.org/47026
2024	Cross, J., Hasan, M. R., Polanco-Lahoz, D., Beruvides, M., Cargile Cook, K., & Tham, J. (2024). From conventional wisdom to evidence-based practice: Validation of programmatic design decisions in engineering doctoral education. In Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference. American Society for Engineering Education. https://peer.asee.org/45381
2022	Moses, J., & Tham, J. (2022). Like the idea of writing-to-learn but don’t like the idea of grading? Take these new directions. In J. Karreman (Ed.), Proceedings of IEEE ProComm 2022.
2021	Tham, J., & Grace, R. (2021). Using annotated portfolios to understand webtext authors’ experiences and design practices: A study of convention and innovation in born-digital scholarship. In H. Lawrence and L. Lane (Eds.), Proceedings of ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC) Conference (pp. 372–373). https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3472714.3473671
2021	Cagle, L., Eble, M., Johnson, M.E., Johnson, N.R., Lane, L., Mckoy, T., Moore, K.R., Reynoso, E., Rose, E.J., Patterson, G., Sánchez, F., Simmons, M., Stone, E.M., Tham, J., & Walton, R. (2021). Participatory coalition building: Creating an anti-racist scholarly reviewing practices heuristic. In H. Lawrence and L. Lane (Eds.), Proceedings of ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC) Conference (pp. 281–288). https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3472714.3473654
2020	Grace, R., & Tham, J. (2020). Designing webtext for born-digital readers: Seven dimensions of user-centered design. In J. Walwema and D. Hocutt (Eds.), Proceedings of ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC) Conference (pp. 1–9). https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3380851.3416756
2020	Duin, A.H., Pedersen, I., Caldwell, S., Stambler, D., Tham, J., & Davis, K. (2020). Collaborating internationally to build digital literacy learning through TPC instruction. In T. Carnegie (Ed.), Proceedings for 2019 CPTSC Annual Conference (pp. 131–132). https://cptsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CPTSC2019.pdf#page=131
2019	Tham, J. (2019). Feminist design thinking: A norm-creative approach to communication design. Extended abstract. In T. Amidon, E. Pflugfelder, and D. Richards (Eds.), Proceedings of ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC) Conference. (Paper #41, pp. 1–3). https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3353919
2019	Tham, J. (2019). The scalability of design thinking in technical and professional communication programs: Two course deployment examples. In Teena Cargenie (Ed.), Proceedings of 2018 Conference of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (pp. 68-69). http://bit.ly/2S2fQe7
2018	Tham, J. (2018). Learning from making: A design challenge in technical writing and communication. In L. Angeli & T.K. Fountain (Eds.), Proceedings of ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC) Conference. https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3233935 Awarded 2nd Place in the Microsoft Student Research Competition (Graduate division).
2018	Tham, J. (2018). Between fear and astonishment: The rhetorics of wearable technology. In C. Ball, C. Chen, K. Purzycki, & L. Wilkes (Eds.), Proceedings of Computers and Writing Conference: 2016-2017 (pp. 58-65). Fort Collins, CO: The WAC Clearinghouse. https://wac.colostate.edu/docs/proceedings/cw2016/tham.pdf
2017	Tham, J. (2017). Writing in the making: Integrating design thinking, collaboration, and material literacy with technical writing pedagogy. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces (Paper #48, pp. 1-3).
2016	Tham, J. (2016). Globally fit: Attending to international users and advancing a sociotechnological design agenda for wearable technologies. In S. Gunning (Ed.), Proceedings of ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC) conference. https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2987599
Webtext Collections Edited:
2019	Tham, J. (Ed.). (2019). Emerging technologies for technical communication. Fabric of Digital Life. http://bit.ly/fabric29
2019	Tham, J., Garskie, L., & James, W. (Eds.). (2019). Conference on College Composition and Communication 2019 reviews. Digital Rhetoric Collaborative.
2019	Jiang, J.* & Tham, J. (Eds.). (2019). Multimodal design and social advocacy. Digital Rhetoric Collaborative Blog Carnival. https://bit.ly/2GXSNO7
2018	Mueller, D., Tham, J., & Garskie, L. (Eds.). (2018). Discerning digital rhetorics’ futures: Freshly and again; what’s now and what’s next? Digital Rhetoric Collaborative Blog Carnival. https://bit.ly/2zdu56V
2018	Tham, J., Brentnell, L. & Garskie, L. (Eds.). (2018). Rhetorics and ethics in smart technologies and artificial intelligence. Digital Rhetoric Collaborative Blog Carnival. https://bit.ly/2HABQqs
2018	Tham, J., Brentnell, L., Garskie, L., & Ravel, K. (Eds.). (2018). Computers & Writing 2018 reviews. Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. https://bit.ly/2I7LnZD
2017	Tham, J. (Ed.). (2017). The rhetoric and technology of collaboration. Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. https://bit.ly/2EqxGlO. With Jeremy Rosselott-Merritt, Saveena Veeramoothoo, Eduardo Neveraz, and Katlynne Davis.
Other Academic Publications:
2021	Cagle, L.E., Eble, M.F., Gonzales, L., Johnson, M.A., Johnson, N.R., Jones, N.N., Lane, L., Mckoy, T., Moore, K.R., Reynoso, R. Rose, E.J., Patterson, G., Sánchez, F., Shivers-McNair, A., Simmons, M., Stone, E.M., Tham, J., Walton, R. Williams, M.F. (2021). Anti-racist scholarly review practices: A heuristic for editors, reviewers, and authors. https://tinyurl.com/reviewheuristic
2019	Pope-Ruark, R., Tham, J., Moses, J., & Conner, T. (2019). Introduction to special issue: Design-thinking approaches in technical and professional communication. Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 33(4), 370–375.
2019	Tham, J., with DRC Fellows and C&W workshop participants. (2019). Toward a digital ethics manifesto. Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. https://www.digitalrhetoriccollaborative.org/2019/07/18/session-d-15-working-with-the-digital-rhetoric-collaborative-toward-a-digital-ethics-manifesto/
2019	Jiang, J.,* & Tham, J. (2019). Multimodal design and social advocacy: Charting future directions for design as an interdisciplinary engagement. Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. https://bit.ly/2EtNbth
2018	Tham, J., McGrath, M., Duin, A.H., & Moses, J. (2018). Guest editors’ introduction: Immersive technologies and writing pedagogy. Computers and Composition, 50, 1-7.
2018	McGrath, M., Tham, J., Duin, A.H., & Moses, J. (2018). Socio-technical implications of new embodied technologies on personal and public lives. International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development, 10(3), v-x. https://bit.ly/2KeJIP7
2017	Tham, J. (2017). Composing excitement: Understanding the visual rhetoric of The Voice. Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 7(2), 33-49.
2016	Tham, J. (2016). How I create a multimedia presentation. In Carol Clark, Praxis: A brief rhetoric, 3rd edition (pp. 209-211). Southlake, TX: Fountainhead Press.
2016	Tham, J. (2016). Visual rhetoric: Parallels and intersections of rhetoric and design studies. Studies in Visual Arts and Communication: An International Journal, 3(1). http://bit.ly/2oPLuy4
2015	Tham, J. (2015). Through Glass: Reframing technical communication practices via Google Glass. Intercom (Society for Technical Communication), 62(2), 32-34.
2015	Natarajan, M., Swisher, N., Sylvia, J., & Tham, J. (2015). Quantified self and the politics of self-tracking: A HASTAC forum on self-tracking, health, wearable technology, and surveillance. HASTAC Scholars Fellowship + Program. http://bit.ly/2D7bLwj
2014	Tham, J. (2014). Panel Review of “MOOCing Back to School: A Roundtable of Professors as Students in Massive Open Online Courses” at Conference on College Composition and Communication, 2014. Kairos: Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy. http://bit.ly/2tqclFC
2013	Tham, J. (2013). Panel Review of “MOOCs, Mechanization, and Machination” at Computers & Writing, 2013. Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative (Univ. Michigan Press). http://bit.ly/2tjBh1q
2013	Tham, J. (2013). Panel Review of “(re)Writing Cyborgia: (in)Fertility and (ab)Normalcy in Digital & Visual Rhetorical Theory, Methodology, and Pedagogy” at Computers & Writing, 2013. Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative (Univ. Michigan Press). http://bit.ly/2oPusA5
2013	Veeder, R., & Tham, J. (2013). Huskies write: Writer’s guide to composition and college life. Southlake, TX: Fountainhead Press. (Textbook developed for St. Cloud State University’s writing program.)
2011	Tham, J., & Ahmed, N. (2011). The usage and implications of social networking sites: A survey of college students. Journal of Interpersonal, Intercultural, and Mass Communication, 2(1), 1-11.
Works in Progress:
Under review	Tham, J. Designing ethically. In D. Ross (Ed.), The Routledge handbook of ethics in technical and professional communication. Routledge.
Under review	Pellegrini, M., & Tham, J. Design thinking as an avenue for social change in TPC. In N. Jones, L. Gonzales, A. Haas, & M. Williams (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of technical and professional communication. Routledge.
Under review	Tham, J. Cultivating empathy in UX students: An instructional framework of care, sensibility, and advocacy. In E. Rose and H. N. Turner (Eds.), Teaching UX: A process approach. Routledge (ATTW TPC Book Series).
Under development	Tham, J., & Shivener, R. The rhetorics and realities of immersive experience: Composing excitement, revisiting theories, and traversing new technological horizons as writing researchers. College Composition and Communication.
Under development	Tham, J., & Pellegrini, M. The rhetoric of design thinking: Histories, theories, and methods for innovation in technical communication. Routledge. (Contracted.)
Under development	Jiang, J., & Tham, J. (Eds.). Designing for social justice: Community-engaged approaches in technical and professional communication. Routledge. (Contracted.)
Under development	Tham, J., & Moses, J. Collaborative writing at work: A playbook for teams. Parlor Press. (Contracted.)

HONORS & AWARDS
2024	Modern Language Association (MLA) Pathways Fellowship.
2024	TTU Arts & Sciences Excellence in Research Award for the Humanities. $1,000.
2023–2024	TTU President’s Leadership Institute.
2023–2024	TTU Outreach & Engagement Faculty Fellowship for Community-Engaged Scholarship.
2023	Ellen Nold Award for Outstanding Article, Computers and Composition.
2023	Rudolph J. Joenk Award for Best Paper in the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.
2023	Honorable Mention, Best Article Reporting Historical Research or Textual Studies in Technical and Scientific Communication. NCTE Conference on College Composition and Communication.
2023	(Nominated) Nancy J. Bell Graduate Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Award. TTU Graduate School.
2022	Lawrence Schovanec Teaching Development Scholarship. TTU Teaching Academy. $1,500.
2022	(Nominated) Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award. TTU Honors and Awards Council, Texas Tech Parents Association.
2022	(Nominated) Nancy J. Bell Graduate Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Award. TTU Graduate School.
2021	Faculty Research Award, Department of English, TTU.
2021	(Nominated) Diamond Award. TTU Teaching Academy and Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center.
2019	Frank R. Smith Outstanding Article in Technical Communication (2018-2019). Society for Technical Communication.
2018	2nd Place Winner, Microsoft Student Research Competition, ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication. $500 (travel) + $300 (finalist).
2017–2019	Graduate Fellowship, Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. $500 x2.
2017	Article of the Year (2017-2018), Journal of Literacy Innovation.
2017	Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Minnesota (UMN), Department of Writing Studies. $500.
2017	(Nominated) Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota (university-wide competition, one nomination per department. $25,000).
2017	James I. Brown Summer Research Fellowship, UMN Department of Writing Studies. $5,000.
2015	UMN College of Liberal Arts Summer Tuition Award. $6,000.
2014	University Excellence in Leadership Award, St. Cloud State University (SCSU), Department of Campus Involvement / Student Organizations.
2013	SCSU Soroko-Ditlevson Service Scholarship, Dept. of Campus Involvement. $500.
2013	Best Paper Award, 16th Annual Student Research Colloquium Paper Competition. $300.
2012	Student Gold ADDY and Judges Choice Awards, American Advertising Federation.
2011	Best Paper Award, 14th Annual Student Research Colloquium Paper Competition. $300.
2011	SCSU Granite Broadcasting and KBJR-TV Diversity Scholarship. $1,000.
2010	SCSU William Marcellous Lindgren Scholarship. $3,000.

GRANTS
External Funding (Awarded):
2024	“Investigating Virtual Reality and Immersive Composing Across the Disciplines.” Association for Writing Across the Curriculum (AWAC). PI: Rich Schivener (York University). Co-PIs: Jason Tham, Sarah Riddick (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), and Elizabeth Caravella (York University). $1,250.
2024	“Responsible AI and the Future of Work.” Responsible Artificial Intelligence Curriculum Design Project. National Humanities Center Institute for College/University Faculty. PI: Shan Xu (Texas Tech University). Co-PI: Jason Tham, Bryan Giamza, Timothy Ponce (UT-Arlington), Amy Hodges (UT-Arlington), Vassilis Athitsos (UT-Arlington), Lu Tang (TAMU), & Ruihong Hong (TAMU). $25,000.
2024	“Mapping Identity Development in Doctoral Engineering Students.” National Science Foundation. PI: Jennifer Cross. Co-PIs: Kelli Cargile Cook, Mario Beruvides, Jason Tham. $198,413. Award no. 2205033. [Added post-award.]
2020	“Understanding the Design, Delivery, and Impact of Multimodal Advocacy Projects: A Study of Instructors, Students, and Community Partners in Social Justice Writing Pedagogy.” National Council of Teachers of English. Conference on College Composition and Communication. Emergent Researcher Award. PI: Jason Tham. Co-PI: Jialei Jiang (Indiana University of Pennsylvania). $10,000.
2019	“Ideals and Realities: Exploring the Usability of Born-Digital Scholarship.” SIGDOC Career Advancement Research Grant. PI: Jason Tham. Co-PI: Rob Grace. $1,200.
2019	“Building Digital Literacy through Exploration and Curation.” Research Grant. Council of Programs in Technical & Scientific Communication. PI: Ann Hill Duin (University of Minnesota). Co-PIs: Isabel Pedersen (University of Ontario Institute of Technology), Jason Tham. $2,000.
2018	Graduate Travel Grant, Association of Business Communication. $400.
2018	Travel Grant, Computers and Writing Conference. $150.
2017	Travel Grant, Computers and Writing Conference. $135.
2016	Emerging Scholar Travel Grant, Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing. $75.
External Funding (Under Review):
2024–2025	“Immersive Composing Across the Disciplines: An International Investigation of Writing and Collaboration in Virtual Reality.” CCCC Research Initiative Grant. National Council of Teachers of English. PI: Jason Tham. Co-PIs: Elizabeth Caravella (York University), Sarah Riddick (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), Rich Shivener (York University). $8,160.
External Funding (Denied):
2023	“Developing Relationality through Video-Game Embedded Coursework.” National Endowment for the Humanities. PI: Joshua Cruz. Co-PI: Jason Tham. $149,847.
2022	“FABRICscholar: An International Collaborative Commons for Cultivating Digital Literacy.” Collaborative Research Grant. National Endowment for the Humanities. PI: Jason Tham. Co-PIs: Ann Hill Duin (University of Minnesota) and Isabel Pedersen (Ontario Tech University). $107,585.
2021	“Establishing the International Humane Futures Network for Multidisciplinary Research, Collaboration, and Tools for the Exploration of Augmentation Technologies.” Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada – Partnership Grant. Stage 1. PI: Isabel Pedersen (Ontario Tech University). Co-PI: Jason Tham. $20,000.
2020	“FABRICscholar: Developing an Open-Access Digital Literacy Platform and Strategic Efforts for International Collaboration.” National Endowment for Humanities – Digital Humanities Advancement Grant (Level II). PI: Jason Tham. Co-PIs: Ann Hill Duin (University of Minnesota), Isabel Pedersen (Digital Life Institute). $100,000.
2018	“Engaging Experts: Understanding the Role and Impact of an Industry Advisory Board in a TPC Program.” Research Grant. Council of Programs in Technical & Scientific Communication. PI: Ann Hill Duin (University of Minnesota). Co-PI: Jason Tham. $1,500.
Internal Funding (Awarded):
2022	Lawrence Schovanec Teaching Development Scholarship. TTU Teaching Academy. $1,500.
2020	“Reading Born Digital Scholarship.” TTU Open Access Publication Initiative. With Rob Grace. $1,000.
2019	Professional Development Grant, Metropolitan State University. $838.
2017	“Agile Writing Project.” Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing Research Grant, Center for Writing, University of Minnesota. PI: Joseph Moses (University of Minnesota). Co-PI: Jason Tham. $1,350.
2014	Council of Graduate Students Travel Grant. University of Minnesota. $800.
Internal Funding (Under Review):
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Internal Funding (Denied):
2021	“Examining the Impact of Multimodal Social Advocacy Projects on Community Partners.” TTU Humanities Center Alumni College Faculty Fellowship. $3,000.
2020	“Designing for Usability: A Participatory Approach to Creating User-Centered Webtexts.” TTU Humanities Working Group Grant. PI: Jason Tham. Co-PIs: Rob Grace, Beau Pihlaja, and Kimberly Vardeman (TTU Library). $7,500.
2020	“Fixing the ‘Biggest Lie on the Internet’: Designing User Agreements that People Actually Read and Understand.” TTU Humanities Center Alumni College Faculty Fellowship. $3,000.

PRESENTATIONS
Invited Presentation:
2024	Faculty Panel, AI Mini Conference. Teaching, Learning, & Professional Development Center, Texas Tech University. August 9, 2024.
2024	Town Hall Panel. “Give. When In Doubt, Give More,” Computers and Writing Conference. Texas Christian University, Fort Worth. June 21, 2024.
2024	Keynote Lecture. “Design Thinking as a Mindset and Methodology for Social Innovation,” California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. April 29, 2024.
2024	Lecture Presentation. “Choosing Where to Submit Your Work for Publication,” Arizona State University (Dr. Jacob Greene’s class). Virtual. January 31, 2024.
2023	Keynote. “Designing User-Centered Content,” TTU Office of Communications and Marketing Quarterly Meeting. September 20, 2023.
2023	Keynote. “Stumbling Upon Technical Communication: Divergence and Convergence of Expertise and Experience,” Society for Technical Communication (STC) Rochester Chapter (New York). Virtual. September 19, 2023.
2023	ATTW Super Panel. “Keynote,” Virtual. June 9, 2023. With Felicita Arzu-Carmichael, Huiling Ding, Lucía Durá, Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq, Veronica Joyner, Yeqing Kong, April O’Brien, Nora K. Rivera, Gerald Savage, J. Blake Scott, and Cecilia Shelton.
2023	“Human-Centered Strategies for Leveraging the Power of Generative AI,” Artificial Intelligence Writing Symposium, Ontario Tech University, Canada. Virtual. March 28, 2023.
2023	“Autonomous Content Generation: Working With, Around, and On Generative AI Tools for Writing Pedagogy and Beyond,” First-Year Writing Symposium, California State University–Los Angeles. Virtual. March 10, 2023. With Ann Hill Duin, Isabel Pedersen, and Ilya Haykinson.
2022	“Smart/Datafied/Autonomous: How Artificial Intelligence Creates New Roles and Tasks for Technical Communication,” COM & TEC Italy (Associazione Italiana per la Comunicazione Technica) CQCT Qualification Course for Technical Communicators - Modulo 9. TEKOM European Association for Technical Communication. Virtual. June 6, 2022. With Gustav Verhulsdonck, Daniel Hocutt, Nupoor Ranade, Ann Hill Duin, and Isabel Pedersen.
2021	“Smart Cities and Tactical Disconnection,” Ontario Tech University. Virtual. November 2, 2021. With Gustav Verhulsdonck.
2021	“Provocations and Applications Surrounding Augmentation Technology,” Digital Life Institute. Virtual. October 7, 2021. With Gustav Verhulsdonck, Nupoor Ranade, and Daniel Hocutt.
2020	“Making and Design Thinking as Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving Approaches,” Hermann’s Lecture Series, University of Texas at Arlington. Virtual. November 13, 2020.
2020	“Publishing in Research Journals,” Society for Technical Communication webinar. April 17, 2020. With Sarah Beth Hopton, Rebecca Walton, and Charles Kostelnick.
International Presentations:
2022	“Like the idea of writing-to-learn but don’t like the idea of grading? Take these new directions. IEEE Professional Communication Society Conference. Limerick, Ireland. July 16-18, 2022. Workshop. With Joe Moses.
2021	“Educational Technology: Whither Goest Thou,” Canadian Network for Innovation in Learning (CNIE). Concordia University. December 14, 2021. Panel. With Stephen Downes and Mathew Georghiuo. Virtual.
2021	“Using Interdependent Roles and Tasks to Increase Learning in Collaborative Writing Teams,” International Writing Across the Curriculum (IWAC) Conference. Colorado State University, CO. August 4–7, 2021. Interactive workshop. With Joe Moses. Virtual.
2020	“Rhetoric, Science, and Technology of Collaboration for Digital Humanities,” UBC Digital Humanities: Collaboration. University of British Columbia-Vancouver, Canada. October 29–31, 2020. With Ann Hill Duin and Isabel Pedersen. Virtual conference.
2020	“Building Digital Literacy through Exploration and Curation of Emerging Technologies: A Network Learning Collaborative,” Networked Learning Conference. Kolding, Denmark (virtual). May 19, 2020. With Ann Hill Duin and Isabel Pedersen. Virtual conference.
2018	“Re-Imagining Business and Professional Communication Practices in an Age of Immersive Technologies,” 83rd Annual International Conference of the Association of Business Communication (ABC), Miami, FL. October 24-27, 2018. Won competitive position on Graduate Student Panel with Travel Scholarship.
2017	“Writing in the Making: Integrating Design Thinking, Collaboration, and Material Literacy with Technical Writing Pedagogy,” 2nd International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces (ISAM), Case Western Reserve University, OH. September 23-27, 2017.
2014	“Of Representation and New Understanding: (Re)Visualizing an Open-Access Text,” International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC). Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. October 13-15, 2014. Presented via video.
National Presentations:
2024	“A Symbiotic Relationship: Combining User Experience Methods and Systems Theory to Understand Doctoral Engineering Students’ Professional Identity Development,” IEEE Professional Communication (ProComm) Conference. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. July 16, 2024.
2024	“Amplifying Student Voices in Our Stories about Generative Artificial Intelligence: The 7C Ad Hoc Committee on AI,” Computers and Writing Conference. Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX. June 21–22, 2024. With Charles Wood et al.
2024	“More Than Play in Virtual Reality: The Effects of Individual and Collaborative Composing,” Computers and Writing Conference. Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX. June 21–22, 2024. With Rich Shivener.
2024	“What Are You Imagining Right Now: A Qualitative Examination of Mental Models of Users in Virtual Reality Experiences,” Computers and Writing Conference. Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX. June 21–22, 2024. With Thomas Schnaible.
2024	“Situating Community-Engaged Writing Pedagogy at the Intersection of Critical Emotional Awareness and Anti-Racist Action,” CCCC. Spokane, WA. April 6, 2024. With Jialei Jiang.
2024	“Academic Publishing: The State of Professional Peer Review in Rhetoric and Composition,” CCCC. Spokane, WA. April 5, 2024.
2023	“Investigating Generative AI: Perspectives and Methodological Frameworks for Content Design,” ACM SIGDOC. Orlando, FL. October 27, 2023. With Tharon Howard and Gustav Verhulsdonck.
2023	“Enhancing University Honors Students’ Experience with Technical Communication and UX Projects,” Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication Annual Conference. Charleston, SC. September 23, 2023.
2023	“Tactical Organizing: What Can the r/wallstreetbets and GameStop Frenzy Teach Us About Technical Communication,” Computers and Writing. Davis, CA. June 22–25, 2023. With Meghalee Das.
2023	“Empathizing with the Community through Multimodal Advocacy Design Projects,” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Chicago, IL. February 14–18, 2023. With Jialei Jiang.
2022	“Investigating Augmentation Technologies: Smart Education + Data Analytics + Human-Autonomy Teaming,” Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication. Colorado Springs, CO. October 28–30, 2022. With Gustav Verhulsdonck, Nupoor Ranade, Daniel Hocutt, Ann Hill Duin, and Isabel Pedersen.
2022	“Antenarrating the Pasts and Futures of Design Thinking,” ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC), Boston/MIT, MA. October 6–8, 2022. Poster.
2022	“Cultivating a Culture of Justice in Your Program: A Design Thinking Workshop,” Association for Teachers of Technical Writing. Virtual. June 22, 2022. With Rob Grace.
2022	“Activism by Design: Cultivating Change through Social Innovation, Human-Centered Design, Place-Based Social Justice Advocacy, and Community-Led Efforts,” Computers and Writing, East Carolina University, NC. May 19–21, 2022. With Antonio Byrd, Madison Jones, and Lehua Ledbetter.
2022	“UX Writing: How Would You Teach Writing for User Experience?” Symposium on Communicating Complex Information, Old Dominion University, VA. February 28–March 1, 2022. With Tharon Howard and Gustav Verhulsdonck.
2021	“Using Annotated Portfolio to Understand Authors’ Experience and Design Practices: A Study of Webtext Convention and Innovation,” ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC). Hybrid Conference. October 12–14, 2021. With Rob Grace. Poster.
2021	“Teaching Digital Literacy in the Writing Classroom,” Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Virtual. April 7–10, 2021. With Chakrika Veeramoothoo, Jessica Campbell, Isabel Pedersen, and Ann Hill Duin.
2020	“Designing for Born-Digital Readers: Seven Dimensions of Webtext Design,” ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC). Denton, TX. October 4-6, 2020. Virtual conference.
2020	“Rhetoric On the Go: Augmenting Community through Transductive Socio-Geographical Gameplay,” Rhetoric Society of America (RSA) Biennial Convention. Portland, OR. May 21–24, 2020. Conference canceled.
2020	“Is China Still Hungry?” Society for Technical Communication (STC) Summit. Bellevue, WA. May 15–18, 2020. With Tharon Howard, Quan Zhou, Rich Rice, Sam Dragga, and Xiaoli Li. Virtual conference.
2020	“Design Thinking as Service-Learning: Writing Social Innovation into Community-Engaged Pedagogy,” Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Conference canceled.
2020	“Cultivating Conditions for Effective Online Writing Pedagogy: Collaboration in the Online Writing Course,” Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). With Brigitte Mussack, Jeremy Rosselot-Merritt, and Ryan Wold. Conference canceled.
2020	“Multimodal Design for Social Advocacy: (Un)Common Theories, Practices, and Rewards,” Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). With Jialei Jiang. Conference canceled.
2020	“Understanding the Design, Delivery, and Impact of Multimodal Advocacy Projects,” Computers and Writing, East Carolina University, NC. May 14–17, 2020. With Jialei Jiang. Conference canceled.
2020	“Placing Digital Activism,” Computers and Writing, East Carolina University, NC. May 14-17, 2020. Roundtable with Dustin Edwards, Bridget Gelms, Christina Boyles, Madison Jones, and Donnie Johnson Sackey. Conference canceled.
2019	“A Roundtable for Global TC Educators,” Council of Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) Annual Convention, West Chester University, Pennsylvania, PA. October 10–12, 2019. With Xiaoli Li, Tharon Howard, and Sean Williams.
2019	“Collaborating Internationally to Build Digital Literacy Learning through TPC Instruction,” Council of Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) Annual Convention, West Chester University, Pennsylvania, PA. October 10–12, 2019. With Ann Hill Duin, Isabel Pedersen, Danielle Stambler, and Katlynne Davis.
2019	“Feminist Design Thinking: A Norm-Creative Approach to Communication Design,” (Poster), ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC) Annual Conference, Portland, OR. October 4-6, 2019. Poster.
2019	“Personal Learning Networks for Job Seekers: Some Tips,” Graduate Research Network at Computers and Writing Conference (invited talk), Michigan State University, MI. June 20-22, 2019.
2019	“Ethical Learning Management: Problematizing Academic and Learning Analytics for Writing Pedagogy,” Computers and Writing Conference, Michigan State University, MI. June 20-22, 2019. With Ann Hill Duin.
2019	“Catching ‘Em All: Interdisciplinary Game Studies Research and Publication,” (Roundtable), Computers and Writing Conference, Michigan State University, MI. June 20-22, 2019. With Kristopher Purzycki, Andrew Kulak, Wendi Sierra, Cody Mejeur, and Jamie Henthorn.
2019	“Working with the DRC toward a Digital Ethics Manifesto,” (Workshop), Computers and Writing Conference, Michigan State University, MI, June 20-22, 2019.
2019	“Wicked Making for the Design Minded,” Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), Pittsburgh, PA, March 13-16, 2019.
2018	“The Scalability of Design Thinking in Technical and Professional Communication: Two Course Deployment Examples,” Council of Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN, October 4-6, 2018.
2018	“Learning from Making: A Design Challenge in Technical Writing and Communication,” ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC) Annual Conference, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI, August 3-5, 2018. Entered as a semi-finalist to the Microsoft Graduate Student Research Competition. Won 2nd place in the final round.
2018	“Space, Place, and Bodies in Multimodal Composition: A Case of Makerspace,” Rhetoric Society of America (RSA) Biennial Conference, Minneapolis, MN, May 31-June 3, 2018.
2018	“Virtual Reality, Virtual Rhetoric: Toward Audience Immersed,” Rhetoric Society of America (RSA) Biennial Conference, Minneapolis, MN, May 31-June 3, 2018. With Ann Hill Duin and Joe Moses.
2018	“The DRC as a Digital Rhetoric Playground: Writing in the Classroom, Writing in the World,” Annual Computers and Writing Conference, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, May 24-27, 2018. Workshop conducted with 2017-2018 DRC Fellows (Lauren Garskie, Laurent Brentnell, Adrienne Raw), Naomi Silver, and Anne Gere.
2018	“From Design Thinking to Design Doing: Phronesis in Maker Pedagogy,” Annual Computers and Writing Conference, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, May 24-27, 2018.
2018	“Toward a Maker Pedagogy for Writing Studies,” Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), Kansas City, MO, March 14-17, 2018.
2018	“Cultivating Code Literacy: A Case Study of Course Redesign through Advisory Board Engagement,” Association for Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW) Annual Conference, Kansas City, KS, March 14, 2018. With Ann Hill Duin.
2017	“Between Fear and Astonishment: The Rhetorics of Wearables and Privacy,” Computers and Writing Annual Conference, University of Findlay, OH. June 1-4, 2017.
2017	“Wearable Peer Review,” Digital Poster Presentation @ Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), Portland, OR. March 15-19, 2017.
2017	“Agile Writing: Design Thinking Approaches to Writing Instruction,” Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), Portland, OR. March 15-19, 2017.
2016	“Cultural Perceptions of Current Wearable Technologies: International Students Weigh In,” Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC) Conference, Arlington, VA. September 21-23, 2016.
2016	“Technological and Pedagogical Ethos: Changes and Rhetoric in Instructional Systems,” Rhetoric Society of America (RSA) Biennial Conference, Atlanta, GA. May 26-29, 2016.
2016	“A Digital Alphabet Soup: MOOCs, DLNs, and GNLEs,” Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), Houston, TX. April 6-9, 2016.
2016	“Wearables and Public Spaces: Exploring Cyborg Citizenship and Convergence Culture,” Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW), Houston, TX, April 6, 2016. Workshop, with Ann Hill Duin, Joe Moses, and Megan McGrath.
2015	“Utilizing the Digital Landscape in and out of the Classroom: How Current Communication Technologies Foster Community and Scholarship,” National Communication Association (NCA) Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV. November 19-22, 2015. Panel. Presented via video.
2015	“Exploring Literacy Values and Practices through Public Narratives,” National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN. November 19-22, 2015.
2015	“Negotiating Networked Learning in the Era of Literacies,” Annual Computers and Writing Conference. University of Wisconsin, Stout, WI. May 28-31, 2015.
2015	“Academy-Industry Collaboration as Rhetorical Education,” Graduate Research Network at Computers and Writing Conference. University of Wisconsin, Stout, WI. May 29, 2015.
2015	“(Re)Viewing the Reality of Talent Shows: The Visual Rhetoric of The Voice,” Research Network Forum at CCCC. Tampa, FL. March 18-21, 2015.
2015	“The Problem of Ease: Risks and Rewards of Template-Driven Web Development,” Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Tampa, FL. March 18-21, 2015.
2015	“Wearable Peer Review,” Wearable Computing, Wearable Writing Special Interest Group. Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Convener. Tampa, FL. March 20, 2015. With David Blakesley.
2014	“Vine: Redefining Racial Stereotypes in Six Seconds,” National Communication Association (NCA) 100th Annual Convention. Chicago, IL. November 20-23, 2014.
2014	“Approaching the Rhetorical Enactment Rationale to Public Relations in a Postmodern World: A Hybrid Model Manifesto,” National Communication Association (NCA) 100th Annual Convention. Chicago, IL. November 20-23, 2014.
2014	“Flipping Pages: Linguistic Borderlands in Open Educational Resources (OER),” Computers and Writing Annual Conference. Washington State University, Pullman, WA. June 5-8, 2014. Presented via video.
2014	“Opening Knowledge Borders: Rhetoric, Power, and Ideologies in Massive Open Online Courses,” Rhetoric Society of America (RSA) Biennial Conference. San Antonio, TX. May 22-26, 2014.
2014	“‘Is There a Robot in this Class?’: The Mechanization of Student, Teacher, and Text in the Writing Classroom,” Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Indianapolis, IN. March 21-24, 2014. Panel with Jamie Heiman, Matt Barton, and Jack Hennes.
2013	“Social Media Use and College Student Civic Engagement in the 2012 Presidential Election,” National Communication Association (NCA) 99th Annual Convention. Washington, D.C. November 21-24, 2013. Poster.
2013	“Preparing for the MOOCocalypse,” Computers and Writing Annual Conference. Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD. June 6, 2013. Panel with Matt Barton and Jack Hennes.
Regional Presentations:
2019	“Writing Social Innovation into Service-Learning Pedagogy with Design Thinking,” Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) Conference, El Paso, TX. October 10-12, 2019. (Accepted but did not present due to a scheduling conflict.)
2019	“Personal Variance in Experience Design and Evaluation: Exploring Cognitive Motivation for Usability Research,” Louisiana Tech Usability Studies Symposium. Louisiana Tech, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, September 19-21, 2019.
2018	“Collaborative Writing: Hope for the Best, Plan for the Best,” Teaching Enrichment Series, Center for Educational Innovation. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, August 30, 2018. With Joe Moses.
2018	“Writing in an Age of Fake News: Cultivating Information and Media Literacies,” Minnesota English & Writing Annual (MNWE) Conference. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, March 23, 2018.
2017	“Interactivity in an Age of Immersive Media: Seven Dimensions for Wearable Technology, Internet of Things, and Technical Communication,” 21st Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing (GPACW) Conference. University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, October 20-21, 2017.
2016	“Agile Writing: Continuous Writing Process Improvement for Teams,” Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing (GPACW) Conference. UW-Stout, Menomonie, WI, November 12, 2016.
2015	“Curating Health Humanities Artifacts,” 4th Annual Survive & Thrive Conference, St. Cloud, MN. October 22, 2015.
2015	“Wearable Computing, Wearable Composing: New Dimensions in Composition Pedagogy,” Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing (GPACW) Conference. Metropolitan State University, MN. October 10, 2015. Panel, with Ann Hill Duin, Joe Moses, and Megan McGrath.
2015	“Engaging Stories: Developing a Community Literacy Narrative Project in First-Year Writing,” Minnesota Writing & English (MNWE) Conference. Inver Hills Community College, MN. March 27, 2015.
2014	“Toward a Networked Writing Classroom: Connectivism, Content, Collaboration, and Composition,” Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing (GPACW) Conference. St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN. November 7, 2014.
2014	“Crossing Boundaries, Unfolding Stories: Medical Humanities, Narratives, and Composition,” Minnesota Writing and English (MNWE) Conference. Century College, White Bear Lake, MN. April 3, 2014.
2013	“Virtual Cocktail Party: Can Online Education Teach Social Skills?” Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing (GPACW) Conference. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, MN. November 8, 2013.
2013	“Leadership Without Borders: Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion of International Student Leaders,” Midwest Regional Conference by National Association for Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS). Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. April 20, 2013.
2013	“Decentralizing Power Relations; Creating Conversations: An Analysis of the Blended Learning Model,” Minnesota Writing and English (MNWE) Conference. Normandale Community College, Bloomington, MN. April 5, 2013. Panel.
2012	“How Social Media Restructure Consciousness,” Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing (GPACW) Conference. Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN. November 9, 2012.
Local / Departmental Presentations:
2024	“Earning Trust and Finding Commons Grounds,” 6th Engaged Scholarship Symposium, Texas Tech University. April 17, 2024.
2024	“Methodologies, Mental Models, and Meaning-Making in Virtual Reality,” TCR Parlor, Department of English, Texas Tech University. April 16, 2024.
2024	“Teaching in the Age of AI,” Graduate School Workshop Series, Texas Tech University. March 29, 2024. With Alec Cattell, Mason Pellegrini, and Brock Williams.
2023	“Dissertation Writing Workshop,” TCR May Seminar, Texas Tech University. May 19, 2023.
2023	“Putting Yourself Online,” Lecture to ENGL 5390 Writing for Publication, Dr. Katie Cortese, Texas Tech University. February 22, 2023.
2022	“Virtual Reality, Virtual Rhetoric: Implications for Audience Theory,” Lunch Talk, TCR May Seminar, Texas Tech University. May 18, 2022. With Lisa Phillips and Steve Holmes.
2019	“Enriching Graduate Research Experience through Radical Collaboration: A Self-Study of Design Thinking in Action,” Lunch Keynote, TCR May Seminar, Texas Tech University. May 30, 2019.
2019	“Designing and Supporting Collaborative Writing and Editing Activities,” Teaching with Writing Series, Center for Writing, University of Minnesota, MN. April 9, 2019. With Joe Moses and Matthew Luskey.
2019	“Design Thinking, Design Doing: Performing Invention in Multimodal Composition,” Writing Studies Department Prospective Students Visit Day Research Roundtable. University of Minnesota, MN. March 8, 2019.
2019	“Emerging Literacies for Technical Communicators,” Invited lecture, WRIT 3001 Introduction to Technical Writing and Communication, University of Minnesota, MN. February 25, 2019.
2018	“Agile Writing Projects: Exploring Writing-to-Learn in Teams,” Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing Colloquium, Center for Writing, University of Minnesota, MN. November 8, 2018. With Joe Moses.
2018	“Supporting Team-Based Writing Projects in Your Courses,” Learning Enrichment Series, Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota, MN. August 30, 2018. With Joe Moses.
2018	“Showing the Work: Transparency in Collaborative Invention and Drafting,” Advanced Writing Instructors Symposium. Department of Writing Studies, University of Minnesota, MN. May 10, 2018. With Joe Moses.
2018	“Sharing the Canvas Experience: First-Time Users,” Advanced Writing Instructors Symposium. Department of Writing Studies, University of Minnesota, MN. May 10, 2018. With Joe Moses, Nathan Bollig, Ryan Eichberger, and Jeremy Rosselot-Merritt.
2018	“From Peer Review to Prototyping: Designs for Thinking and Writing with Teams,” Writing Studies Departmental Current Research Parlor. University of Minnesota, MN. March 28, 2018. With Joe Moses.
2018	“Make & Learn: Addressing (Some) Wicked Problems of Writing through Making,” Writing Studies Department Prospective Students Visit Day Research Showcase. University of Minnesota, MN. March 2, 2018.
2017	“Learning in the Making: Preliminary Findings,” Writing Studies Departmental Current Research Parlor. University of Minnesota, MN. November 29, 2017.
2017	“Collaboration and Agile Writing,” invited lecture to Dr. Ann Hill Duin’s graduate seminar, WRIT 8540: Rhetoric, Science, and Technology of Collaboration. University of Minnesota, MN. October 18, 2017. With Joe Moses.
2016	“Agile Writing: A Writing Project Management Approach to Learning in College and Beyond,” invited presentation to Writing Enriched Curriculum (WEC) directors and staff. University of Minnesota, MN. July 19, 2016. With Joe Moses.
2016	“Cultural Perceptions of Wearable Technology: Preliminary Findings,” Writing Studies Departmental Current Research Parlor. University of Minnesota, MN. April 27, 2016.
2015	“Introduction to University Technology and Digital Identities,” Global Gopher Week panel. Graduate School & International Student and Scholar Services, University of Minnesota, MN, September 2 & 4, 2015 (in conjunction with new graduate student orientation). With Ryan Eichberger.
2015	“Re-envisioning the Research Project: The HUMN Project for FYW,” Annual First-Year Writing Symposium. Dept. of Writing Studies, University of Minnesota, MN. May 18, 2015.
2015	“Glass in Class: Enriching Peer Reviews with POV Video Feedback,” part of “New Dimensions in Composition Pedagogy: Wearable Computing, Wearable Composing,” Writing Studies Departmental Current Research Parlor. University of Minnesota, MN. April 29, 2015. Panel, with Ann Hill Duin, Joe Moses, and Megan McGrath.
2015	“Wearable Technology: As the Future Connects Us,” College of Liberal Arts Office of Information Technology (CLA-OIT) invited talk. University of Minnesota, MN. March 4, 2015. Panel, with Ann Hill Duin, Joe Moses, and Megan McGrath.
2015	“Wearable Computing, Wearable Writing: Presence, Identity, and Pedagogy,” Writing Studies Department Prospective Students Visit Day Research Roundtable. University of Minnesota, MN. February 27, 2015. Panel, with Ann Hill Duin, Joe Moses, and Megan McGrath.
2015	“A Public Literacy Narrative Project in First-Year Composition,” Writing Studies Department Professional Development Series. University of Minnesota, MN. February 5, 2015. Panel: “Bridging First-Year Writing and the Real World.”
2014	“Personality and Preference of Advertising Appeal,” 17th Annual Student Research Colloquium. St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN. April 15, 2014.
2014	“Communication with College Students about University Events: Exploring Preferred Social Media Channel and Message Lead,” 17th Annual Student Research Colloquium. St. Cloud State University. St. Cloud, MN. April 15, 2014.
2013	“Technology Today: SCSU Student Panel,” Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Fall Colloquium Workshop. St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN. October 10, 2013. Panel.
2013	“Integrating Medical Humanities into the Curriculum,” SCSU Fall Convocation. St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN. August 22, 2013.
2013	“(Re)Introducing MOOCs: The Worst Idea at the Best Time,” 11th International Symposium for Communication in the Millennium. St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN. May 22, 2013. Roundtable.
2013	“We’re All In This Together. RT @BarackObama: Social Media Use and College Student Civic Engagement in the 2012 Presidential Election,” 16th Annual Student Research Colloquium. St. Cloud State University. St. Cloud, MN. April 16, 2013. Presentation won First Place in the Paper Presentation Section.
2013	“Tomorrow’s College: An Analysis of a Blended Learning Pilot Project for First-Year Composition Course,” 16th Annual Student Research Colloquium. St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN. April 16, 2013.
2013	“Functional Leadership: Moving the Group Forward,” LEAD (Leadership Exploration And Development) Conference. St. Cloud State University, MN. February 9, 2013.
2011	“Usage and Implications of Social Networking Sites: A Survey of College Students,” 14th Annual Student Research Colloquium. St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN. April 19, 2011. Presentation won First Place in the Paper Presentation Section.
Media Appearances:
2024	Episode 164: Dr. Jason Tham. The Big Rhetorical Podcast. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-big-rhetorical/episodes/164-Dr--Jason-Tham-e2miuhe
2024	Texas Tech communication professor to discuss design thinking and social innovation. Mustang News. https://mustangnews.net/texas-tech-communication-professor-to-discuss-design-thinking-and-social-innovation-on-april-29/
2024	Arts & Sciences faculty & staff news. https://www.depts.ttu.edu/artsandsciences/faculty/news_briefs/news-release-dr.jasontham.php
2024	Tech researcher merges virtual reality, writing. The Daily Toreador. https://www.dailytoreador.com/lavida/tech-researcher-merges-virtual-reality-writing/article_bdce8730-ccef-11ee-9fe7-3774bf68946b.html?fbclid=IwAR0JPBpZJbmcDOhUcPuBui8bfFOGi6r5nqUaChlN7audmxgkUI40Ehq_oTU
2024	Antenarratives to the single story: Tham interview. IEEE Professional Communication Society. https://procomm.ieee.org/antenarratives-to-the-single-story-tham-interview/
2023	Episode 138: Jason Tham. Pedagogue podcast. University of Southern Mississippi. https://www.pedagoguepodcast.com/blog/episode-138-jason-tham
2021	How can design thinking make us better technical and professional communicators? Room 42 - Single Sourcing Solutions, Inc. https://tccamp.org/episodes/design-thinking-for-writing-professionals/
2021	Episode 66: Dr. Jason Tham on design thinking. 10-Minute Tech Comm. University of Alabama Huntsville. https://bit.ly/3ghrXk5
2020	Pivoting in pandemic: Online writing strategies for the COVID era. Council Chronicle. National Council of Teachers of English.
2020	Episode 3: Dr. Jason Tham. On the Job. Podcast. Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. https://www.digitalrhetoriccollaborative.org/2020/06/23/on-the-job-episode-3-dr-jason-tham

RESEARCH DIRECTION & DIRECTED STUDENT LEARNING
Chair of Doctoral Committee:
2024–present	Barbara Green, Technical Communication and Rhetoric.
2024–present	Myrna Moss, Technical Communication and Rhetoric.
2024–present	Renee Dexter, Technical Communication and Rhetoric.
2023–present	Ronald Cole, Technical Communication and Rhetoric.
2023–present	Michael Opsteegh. Technical Communication and Rhetoric.
2021–present	Aliethia Dean. Technical Communication and Rhetoric.
2021–2024	Jiaxin Zhang, Technical Communication and Rhetoric. “User-Centered Content Strategy for Communicating Public Health Crisis: A Study of University Risk Communication During COVID-19 Pandemic.” Defended Summer 2024.
2021–2024	Meghalee Das, Technical Communication and Rhetoric. “Creating Culturally Inclusive Online Pedagogical Strategies: Insights from International, Transcultural, and Multilingual Students’ Learning Experience on Zoom.” Defended Summer 2024.
2021–2023	Ian Stark, Technical Communication and Rhetoric. “Disabling Universal Design: Introducing the Neuro-Positionality Framework.” Defended Fall 2023. Graduated.
2020–2023	O.W. Petcoff, Technical Communication and Rhetoric. “Reading, Writing, and the Prime Directive: Exploring Emoji as a Literacy Instruction Tool in Developmental Reading and Writing/First-Year Writing Corequisites.” Defended Spring 2023. Graduated.
2019–2022	Hugh Pressley. Technical Communication and Rhetoric. “Google Classroom: Marginalization, Rhetoric, Technology, and a Pandemic at a Title 1 High School.” Defended Spring 2022. Graduated.
Member of Doctoral Committee:
2024–present	Jamie Littlefield, Technical Communication and Rhetoric. Chair: Steve Holmes.
2024–present	Annika Sprung, Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering. Chairs: Jennifer Cross and Mario Beruvides.
2023–present	Min Yang, Technical Communication and Rhetoric. Chair: Beau Pihlaja.
2023–present	Dalia SeifAllah, Composition and Applied Linguistics. Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Chair: Dana Driscoll.
2022–present	Rachael Jordan, Technical Communication and Rhetoric. Chair: Steve Holmes.
2022–present	Kimberly Generette, Technical Communication and Rhetoric. Chair: Steve Holmes.
2022–present	Tiffani Tijerina, Technical Communication and Rhetoric. Chair: Steve Holmes.
2020–2023	Sheri McClure-Baker. Technical Communication and Rhetoric. “Narrating Loss through Participatory Design: Adding Feminist Methodologies to the Creating of Patient-Facing Materials on Miscarriage.” Defended Spring 2023. Graduated. Chair: Michael Faris.
2021–2022	Danielle Feldman Karr. Technical Communication and Rhetoric. “The Case for Care: Applying Dynamic Care Thinking to Ethical Concerns in TPC.” Defended Fall 2022. Graduated. Chair: Steve Holmes.
2021–2021	Leslie Hankey. Technical Communication and Rhetoric. “The Role of Rhetorical Theory in Journey Maps.” Defended Summer 2021. Graduated. Chair: Brian Still.
2020–2021	Jamie May, Technical Communication and Rhetoric. “Integrating Social Justice into the Technical Communication Service Course.” Defended Spring 2021. Graduated. Chair: Michael Faris.
2020–2020	Jessica Ulmer. Technical Communication and Rhetoric. “Deaf Individuals' Ways of Navigating Graduate School.” Defended Fall 2020. Graduated. Chair: Rich Rice.
Supervisor / Sponsor to Student Researchers:
2024, Spring	Rohit Chabukswar. Undergraduate student assistant. Texas Tech University. Funded by the Department of English.
2022, Fall to 2024, Spring	Thomas Schnaible. McNair Scholar Program. Transformative Undergraduate Research Experience (TrUE). Texas Tech University. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education TRIO Program. Graduated May 2024. Winner, LEDA Outstanding Commercialization Award, 2024.
2022, Spring	Madison Pitts. Undergraduate research assistant. Texas Tech University. Funded by 2020 CCCC Emerging Researcher Award.
2021, Spring	Malcolm Harlan. Undergraduate research assistant. Texas Tech University. Funded by 2020 CCCC Emerging Researcher Award. Graduated May 2022.
2021, Spring & 2020, Fall	Liane Vasquez-Weber. Undergraduate research assistant. Texas Tech University. Funded by 2020 CCCC Emerging Researcher Award. Graduated May 2022. Recipient, Barry Goldwater Scholarship, 2021.
2020, Spring	Kenyon Burnham. Undergraduate research assistant. Texas Tech University. Funded by 2020 CPTSC Research Grant. Graduated May 2022.
2020, Spring	Lauren McKeen. Undergraduate research assistant. Texas Tech University. Funded by 2020 SIGDOC Early Career Researcher Award. Graduated May 2020.
2019, Spring	Natalie Guse. Undergraduate senior capstone in technical communication. University of Minnesota. Graduated May 2019.

TEACHING
Graduate Courses, Texas Tech University (August 2019-present):
ENGL 5363	Research Methods in Technical Communication & Rhetoric
ENGL 5376	Online Publishing
ENGL 5373	Instructional Design for Technical Communicators
ENGL 5369	Discourse and Technology
ENGL 5375	Document Design
ENGL 5394	User Centered Design
ENGL 5388	User Experience Research
ENGL 5378	Graduate Internship in Technical Communication
ENGL 5300	Independent Study in Technical Communication and Rhetoric
Undergraduate Courses, Texas Tech University (August 2019-present):
ENGL 4369	User Experience Design: UX Writing
ENGL 4300	Independent Study: Instructional Design
ENGL 4300	Independent Study: Interaction Design
ENGL 4368	Advanced Web Design: Human-Computer Interactions and Design Systems
ENGL 4378	Internship in Technical Communication
ENGL 3369	Information Design
ENGL 3367	Usability and User Experience Research
Other Courses Taught (before August 2019):
WRIT 4995	Directed Research. University of Minnesota.
WRIT 4662W	Writing with Digital Technologies. University of Minnesota.
WRIT 3577W	Rhetoric, Technology, and the Internet. University of Minnesota.
WRIT 3562W	Technical and Professional Writing. University of Minnesota.
WRIT 3029W	Business and Professional Writing. University of Minnesota.
WRIT 1301	University Writing. University of Minnesota.
WRIT 231	Academic Writing II. Metropolitan State University.
WRIT 331	Writing in Your Profession. Metropolitan State University.
TECM 2700	Technical Writing. University of North Texas.
---	Structured Authoring and Content Management. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (China).
ENGL 191	Introduction to Rhetorical and Analytical Writing. St. Cloud State University.
CMST 192	Gateway to Communication Studies (Teaching Assistant). St. Cloud State University.

SERVICE
Service to the Field — Book Reviews:
2022	Tham, J. (2022). Review of Postprocess postmortem, by Kristopher Lotier. Composition Studies, 50(1), 174–178.
2021	Tham, J. (2021). Review of Content strategy in technical communication, by Guiseppi Getto, Jack T. Labriola, and S. Ruszkiewicz (Eds.). Journal of Technical Writing and Communication. 1–4. Online first.
2020	Tham, J. (2020). Review of Speaking being: Werner Erhard, Martin Heidegger, and a new possibility of being, by Bruce Hyde and Drew Kopp. Rhetoric Review, 39(2), 250–253.
2020	Tham, J. (2020). Review of Rhetoric as a posthuman practice, by Casey Boyle. College Composition and Communication, 71(3). 524–529.
2020	Tham, J. (2020). Review of Involving the audience: A rhetorical perspective on using social media to improve websites, by Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch. Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 34(2), 214–217.
2019	Tham, J., & Wilder, D.* (2019). Review of Creating intelligent content with Lightweight DITA, by Carlos Evia. Communication Design Quarterly, 7(4), 32–33.
2019	Tham, J. (2019). Review of Sounding composition: Multimodal pedagogies for embodied listening, by Steph Ceraso. Computers & Composition, 54. Online first.
2018	Tham, J. (2018). Review of Actionable media: Digital communication beyond the desktop, by John Tinnell. Technical Communication Quarterly, 27(4), 386-389.
2018	Tham, J. (2018). Kialo: “Noise-free” digital debates. Review of Kialo.com. Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. http://www.digitalrhetoriccollaborative.org/2018/04/01/kialo
2018	Tham, J. (2018). Review of Gender codes: Why women are leaving computing (digital exhibit), arranged by A.J. Gerick. Ed. Thomas J. Misa. Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. http://bit.ly/2Iatqa7
2014	Tham, J. (2014). Review of Social media: Pedagogy and practice, by Kehbuma Langmia, Tia C. M. Tyree, Pamela O’Brien, and Ingrid Sturgis (Eds.). Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 91(4), 865-867.
2014	Tham, J. (2014). Review of Assignments across the curriculum: A national study of college writing, by Dan Melzer. UnCommon News (Writing Commons monthly publication). http://bit.ly/2FgP5j3
2014	Tham, J. (2014). Review of Status update: Celebrity, publicity, and branding in the social media age, by Alice Marwick. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 91(2), 412-413.
2014	Tham, J. (2014). Review of Advertising theory, by Shelly Rogers and Esther Thorson (Eds.). Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 91(1), 213-215.
2013	Tham, J. (2013). Review of The zen of social media marketing: An easier way to build credibility, generate buzz, and increase revenue, by Shama Hyder Kabani. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 90(3), 590-591.
Service to the Field — Editorial Board:
2024–present	Associate Editor, Computers and Composition: An International Journal
2024–present	Board, Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative
2024–present	Editorial Review Board, Practices and Possibilities Book Series, The WAC Clearinghouse
2023–present	Editorial Review Board, Journal of User Experience
2021–present	Editorial Review Board, Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy
2019–present	Faculty Review Board, Xchanges: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Technical Communication, Rhetoric, and Writing Across the Curriculum
2023–2024	Associate Editor, Technical Communication Quarterly
2022–2024	Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
2021–2024	Editorial Review Board, Computers and Composition: An International Journal
2021–2022	Editorial Board, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
2020–2023	Book Review Editor, Composition Studies
Service to the Field — External Tenure & Promotion Reviews:
2024	Babson College (Massachusetts), Division of Arts and Humanities
2024	North Carolina State University, Department of English
Service to the Field — Program Reviews:
2023	External review, Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication MA Program, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
2021	New program proposal review, Technical Communication and Emergent Media BA Program, SUNY Alfred State College, Alfred, NY. (Program launched in 2022.)
Service to the Field — Consultancy:
2023–2024	California Polytechnic State University, UX & Community Engaged Projects
Service to the Field — Awards Reviews:
2024	Judge, Rudolph J. Joenk Award for Best Paper in the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
2023	Member, STC Ken Rainey Award Recognition Committee
2023	Member, STC Jay R. Gould Award Recognition Committee
2022	Chair, STC Frank R. Smith Awards Recognition Committee
2022	Member, NCTE/CCCC Technical and Scientific Communication Journal Article Awards Committee
2020	Member, STC Frank R. Smith Awards Recognition Committee
Service to the Field — Publication Reviews:
2024	Book proposal, Routledge/Taylor & Francis (General)
2024	Book manuscript, University Press of Colorado/Utah State University Press
2024	Proceedings paper, 2024 Computers and Writing Proceedings (The WAC Clearinghouse)
2024	Book proposal, Johns Hopkins University Press (Health Communication Series)
2024	Journal manuscript, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
2023	Book manuscript, SUNY Press (Series in Technical Communication)
2023	Book manuscript, Virginia Tech Publishing
2023	Book proposal, Routledge/Taylor & Francis (Communication Studies)
2023	Book proposal, Routledge/Taylor & Francis (ATTW Book Series)
2023	Journal manuscript, New Media and Society
2023	Journal manuscript, Media and Communication (Cogitatio Press)
2022	Journal manuscript, Technical Communication and Social Justice
2022	Journal manuscript, SAGE Open
2022	Book chapter manuscript, Amplifying Voice in UX (edited collection)
2022	Journal manuscript, Rhetoric Society Quarterly
2022	Journal manuscript, College Composition and Communication
2022	Journal manuscript, Annals of the International Communication Association
2021, 2024	Journal manuscript, Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
2021, 2022	Journal manuscripts, Programmatic Perspectives
2021, 2023	Journal (webtext) manuscripts, Kairos: Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy
2021, 2022, 2024	Journal manuscripts, Technical Communication Quarterly
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023	Journal manuscripts, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
2020, 2022, 2023	Journal manuscripts, Computers and Composition: An International Journal
2020	Book chapter manuscript, Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing (The WAC Clearinghouse)
2020	Journal manuscript, Journal of Interactive Technologies and Pedagogies
2020, 2024	Journal manuscript, Computers & Education
2019, 2020, 2023, 2024	Journal manuscripts, Journal of Business and Technical Communication
2019, 2020, 2023, 2024	Journal manuscripts, Technical Communication
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022	Journal manuscripts, Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
2019	Journal manuscript, Cogent Arts & Humanities
2019	Journal manuscript, Rhetoric of Health and Medicine
2018	Entries review, Best of Rhetoric and Composition 2019 (Parlor Press).
2018	Journal manuscript, Journal of Workplace Learning
2018, 2022, 2023, 2024	Journal manuscripts, Communication Design Quarterly
2017	Journal manuscript, Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture
2017, 2021	Journal manuscripts, Journal of Computers in Education
Service to the Field — Conference Proposal Reviews:
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022	SIGDOC conference proposal reviews
2020, 2021	CCCC Stage 1 proposal reviews
2020	Computers & Writing conference proposal review
Service to the Field — Guest Editorial:
2023	Co-guest editor, Programmatic Perspectives special issue.
2019	Co-guest editor, Journal of Business and Technical Communication special issue.
2018	Co-guest editor, Computers and Composition special issue.
2018	Co-guest editor, International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development special issue.
2014–2020	Founding associate editor, Survive & Thrive: Journal of Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine, St. Cloud State University.
2012–2018	Advertising and marketing (2012–2015); section editor, information literacy, Writing Commons.
Service to the Field — National Committees:
2024–present	Member-at-large, ACM-SIGDOC Advisory Board.
2023–present	Member, Executive/Advisory Committee, Graduate Research Network, Computers & Writing.
2023–present	Standing Panel Chair, CCCC Queer Caucus.
2022–present	Vice president, Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC).
2022–2023	Member, Education Committee, IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology.
2017–2023	Social media manager, ACM-SIGDOC Advisory Board. (Also supported annual conferences.)
2019–2022	Co-chair, CPTSC Administrators Committee.
Service to the Field — Conference Organizing:
2017	Program co-chair, 21st Annual Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing Conference, University of Minnesota, St. Paul. October 20-21, 2017.
Service to the Field — Others:
2024	Mentor, Mentoring Program, Association for Writing Across the Curriculum (AWAC). Mentee: Nabila Hijazi, George Washington University.
2024	Discussion leader, Job Market Workshop, GRN, Computers & Writing. Virtual. June 14, 2024.
2023	Judge, ACM Student Research Competition, SIGDOC, Orlando, FL. October 26–28, 2023.
2022	Judge, ACM Student Research Competition, SIGDOC, Boston, MA. October 6-7, 2022.
2020	Discussion leader, Research Network Forum, Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), Milwaukee, WI. March 24, 2020. Conference canceled.
2019	Discussion leader, Graduate Research Network, Computers and Writing Conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. June 20, 2019.
Service to the University, Texas Tech University:
2023–2024	Strategic Enrollment Planning–Online & Off-Site Programs Workgroup. Chair: Brian Still
2021–present	Faculty advisor, STC Student Chapter at TTU.
2019–present	Member, TTU Chinese Faculty and Staff Association.
2022–2023	Member, Centennial Faculty Subcommittee, TTU 100th Year Anniversary University Celebration.
2021–2022	Co-advisor, TTU Raider UI/UX student organization. With Rob Grace.
Service to the Department, Texas Tech University:
2023–present	Assistant Department Chair.
2023–present	Chair, Technology committee.
2023–present	Chair, Recruitment committee.
2023–present	Member, Committee for Community Success.
2020–present	Member, Asian Studies committee. Chair: Yuan Shu.
2019–present	Co-director, UX Lab. With Rob Grace.
2019–present	Social media manager, Technical Communication & Rhetoric.
2024	Chair, 3rd Year Review Committee (for Kellie Gray), with Beau Pihlaja and Min-Joo Kim.
2020–2023	Member, Recruitment committee. Chair: Steve Holmes.
2022–2023	Chair, Assistant/Associate Professor search committee (2 positions).
2022 Fall	Member, MATC portfolio review committee. Chairs: Lisa Phillips & Steve Holmes.
2021–2022	Member, BATC rebranding committee. Chair: Steve Holmes.
2021–2022	Member, UX certificate development team. With Rob Grace and Steve Holmes.
2021 Fall	Member, Open rank tenured/tenure-track professor search committee. Chair: Steve Holmes.
2021 Summer	Member, First-year writing lecturers search committee. Chair: Michael Faris.
2020–2021	Member, Graduate admissions committee. Chairs: Angela Eaton (2020), Brian Still (2021).
2019–2020	Member, MATC portfolio assessment redesign team. With Lisa Phillips and Scott Weedon.
Service to the Department and University, University of Minnesota:
2014–2019	Founding member & graduate researcher, Wearables/Emerging Technologies Research Collaboratory.
2019	Member, Design team, WRIT 3029 Business and Professional Writing online course.
2017–2018	Judge, Undergraduate Research Symposium, Spring 2018 & Spring 2017.
2018	Reviewer, Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing Grant ($20,000), Spring 2018.
2018	Mentor, 3rd annual “10,000 Makes” makeathon by Design U, Spring 2018.
2017	Course design assistant (to Professor Ann Hill Duin) for WRIT 4662W Writing with Digital Technologies (for Fall 2017), Summer 2017.
2016–2017	Member, Advisory Committee to the Director of Graduate Studies.
2016	First-year writing new teachers teaching group facilitator, Spring 2016.
2016	Graphic designer & digital media coordinator, Doing Rhetoric at the U Conference.
2015–2016	Founding member, Annual International Graduate Research Showcase, Council of International Graduate Students.
2015–2016	President, Council of International Graduate Students.
2014–2015	PhD representative for Writing Studies, Council of Graduate Students.
Service to the Department and University, St. Cloud State University:
2014	Designer, The Upper Mississippi Harvest: Literary and Art Magazine, Fall 2014.
2014	Reviewer, Kaleidoscope: Literary and Artistic Journal, Spring 2014.
2013–2014	Member, Student Technology Fee Committee.
2013–2014	Secretary, Graduate Student Organization.
2012–2014	Member, Dean’s Graduate Advisory Board.
2012–2013	President, Communication Studies Club.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFILIATIONS
2022–present	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Society on Social Implications of Technology.
2013–present	National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) & Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC).
2014–present	Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW).
2015–present	Council of Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC).
2016–present	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC).
2017–present	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Professional Communication Society (ProComm).
2019–present	Society for Technical Communication (STC).
2019–2020	Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA).
2018–2019	Association for Business Communication (ABC).
2014–2019	Rhetoric Society of America (RSA).

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2024	MLA Pathways Fellowship. Association of Departments of English (ADE)-Association of Language Departments (ALD) Summer Seminar. Minneapolis, May 29–31, 2024.
2023–2024	President’s Leadership Institute workshops (5 full-day intensives). Led by TTU Human Resources.
2023	Leadership 2.0. Leadership Series by TTU Human Resources, November 17, 2023.
2023	University Outreach and Engagement Lunch & Learn Workshops. Led by Bryan Giemza and Birgit Green, and TLPDC. TTU.
2023	Summer Intensive on Community-Engaged Scholarship, Michigan State University, June 5–9, 2023. Led by Diane Doberneck.
2022	“Addressing Administrative Challenges Through a Design Thinking Mindset,” October 27, 2022. CPTSC Conference. Led by Bill Williamson and Tracy Bridgeford.
2022	University Outreach and Engagement Faculty Mentoring Network and Workshops. Led by Bryan Giamza and Birgit Green. TTU.
2022	Search Committee Chairperson Training. Led by Paul Ruiz. Valid through January 2024. TTU.
2022	“Data Analytics in Technical and Professional Communication” (semester-long workshop, January to June 2022). Led by Nupoor Ranade and Daniel Hocutt. Funded by Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) Research Grant.
2021	“Engaging Cultural Differences for Empowering Design in a Globalized World” (workshop). SIGDOC 2021 Conference. Led by Huatong Sun.
2021	“Material’s Communication Principles: Intro to UX Writing” (workshop). Google I/O 2021 Conference. Virtual. Led by Alex Hays.
2021	Faculty Search Committee Workshop. Office of Vice President–Institutional Diversity. Led by Paul Ruiz. Valid through May 2026. TTU.
2020	UX Pedagogy Workshop. SIGDOC 2020. Virtual. Led by Emma Rose and Heather Noel Turner.
2020	“Body Meets World: A Design and Disability Discussion” (workshop). Virtual/University of Texas at Austin/Digital Writing & Research Lab. Led by Sara Hendren; moderated by Casey Boyle.
2018	Kairos Camp Editors Institute, Library Publishing Forum, Minneapolis, MN. Led by Cheryl Ball, Douglas Eyman, Stephanie Vie, and Michael Faris.
2018	Career Workshop, Association for Teachers of Technical Writing Annual Convention, Kansas City, KS. Led by Lisa Meloncon and Lora Arduser.
2018	Graduate Research Network, Computers & Writing, George Mason University, VA.
2017	Digital Rhetorics: Behind & Beyond the Screen (seminar), Rhetoric Society of America Summer Institute, Indiana University, IN. Led by Casey Boyle, Steph Ceraso, and James Brown, Jr.
2015	Rhetorics & Networks (workshop), Rhetoric Society of America Summer Institute, University of Wisconsin–Madison, WI. Led by Collin Brooke.
2015	Graduate Research Network, Computers & Writing, University of Wisconsin–Stout, WI.
2015	Research Network Forum, CCCC, Houston, TX.
2014	Global Leadership Academy (workshop), St. Cloud, MN. Led by Bassey Eyo.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
2022 (May–Jun)	Course Instructor. User Research: The Fundamentals. Society for Technical Communication. Fairfax, VA.
2021 (Jan–Mar)	Course Instructor. Design Thinking: A Bootcamp for Technical Communicators. Society for Technical Communication. Fairfax, VA.
2014–2018	Leasing Agent & Community Advisor. University Commons, Minneapolis, MN.
2014	Web Designer (Paid internship). Office of Strategy, Planning, & Effectiveness; Office of the Provost & Academic Affairs; St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN.
2012	Copywriter. Creative Thumbprint, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2011	Junior Account Executive (Paid internship). Ogilvy & Mather, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

COMMUNICATION DESIGN EXPERIENCE
2012	Provost and Academic Affairs homepage. With SCSU Information Technology Services. Redesigned layout, interactive features, and visual elements to highlight characteristics and values of the provost office. Developed prototype, review design and usability test results, facilitate final delivery. (Design later adapted by the College of Liberal Arts.)
2012	PhD Finder. With Ivan Okhin. An interest and competency based search engine for Rhetoric & Composition PhD programs. Contributions: Interface designer and content author. Developed prototype and re-aggregated peer-reviewed data. Application: http://okhin.com/phdfinder
2011	Reflections. With Kristin Lyman. A memorabilia coffee table book for the 10th Anniversary Celebration of James Miller Learning Resources Center, St. Cloud State University. Contributions: Cover and layout designer. Wrote 15% of content for the book and did 90% of its page design.
See more creative works in my portfolio: www.jasontham.com/professional-portfolio/creative-endeavors/

TECHNOLOGICAL PROFICIENCY

Cloud content management & collaboration (e.g., Google Drive & Microsoft OneDrive).
Adobe Graphic Design Suite (especially InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator).
Omni/Modern Campus, WordPress, Drupal, and select WYSIWYG content management systems (CMS).
HTML & XML authoring tools (e.g., Atom.io, oXygen editors).
DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) structured authoring standards.
Learning management systems: Blackboard, Canvas/Instructure, Moodle, and D2L Brightspace.
Select data visualization and prototype modeling tools & platforms.
Select social media community management tools.
Select virtual & augmented reality (VR/AR) applications.

J. Tham | CV | updated September 1, 2024 | page

EDUCATION

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

ADMINISTRATIVE & LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

INTERESTS & AREAS of SPECIALIZATION

PUBLICATIONS

Books (Peer-Reviewed):

Edited Collections (Peer-Reviewed):

Journal Special Issues (Guest-Edited):

Refereed Journal Articles (Peer-Reviewed):

Refereed Chapters in Books and Edited Collections (Peer-Reviewed):

Refereed Conference Proceedings (Peer-Reviewed):

Webtext Collections Edited:

Other Academic Publications:

Works in Progress:

HONORS & AWARDS

GRANTS

External Funding (Awarded):

External Funding (Under Review):

External Funding (Denied):

“FABRICscholar: An International Collaborative Commons for Cultivating Digital Literacy.” Collaborative Research Grant. National Endowment for the Humanities. PI: Jason Tham. Co-PIs: Ann Hill Duin (University of Minnesota) and Isabel Pedersen (Ontario Tech University). $107,585.

Internal Funding (Awarded):

Internal Funding (Under Review):

Internal Funding (Denied):

PRESENTATIONS

Invited Presentation:

International Presentations:

National Presentations:

Regional Presentations:

Local / Departmental Presentations:

Media Appearances:

RESEARCH DIRECTION & DIRECTED STUDENT LEARNING

Chair of Doctoral Committee:

2024–present

2024–present

2023–present

2023–present

2021–present

Aliethia Dean. Technical Communication and Rhetoric.

2021–2024

2021–2024

2021–2023

Ian Stark, Technical Communication and Rhetoric. “Disabling Universal Design: Introducing the Neuro-Positionality Framework.” Defended Fall 2023. Graduated.

2020–2023

O.W. Petcoff, Technical Communication and Rhetoric. “Reading, Writing, and the Prime Directive:

Exploring Emoji as a Literacy Instruction Tool in Developmental Reading and Writing/First-Year

Writing Corequisites.” Defended Spring 2023. Graduated.

2019–2022

Hugh Pressley. Technical Communication and Rhetoric. “Google Classroom: Marginalization, Rhetoric, Technology, and a Pandemic at a Title 1 High School.” Defended Spring 2022. Graduated.

Member of Doctoral Committee:

Supervisor / Sponsor to Student Researchers:

TEACHING

Graduate Courses, Texas Tech University (August 2019-present):

Undergraduate Courses, Texas Tech University (August 2019-present):

Other Courses Taught (before August 2019):

SERVICE

Service to the Field — Book Reviews:

Service to the Field — Editorial Board:

Service to the Field — External Tenure & Promotion Reviews:

Service to the Field — Program Reviews:

2023

2021

Service to the Field — Consultancy:

2023–2024

Service to the Field — Awards Reviews:

2024

2023

2023

2022

2022

2020

Service to the Field — Publication Reviews:

Service to the Field — Conference Proposal Reviews:

Service to the Field — Guest Editorial:

Service to the Field — National Committees:

Service to the Field — Conference Organizing:

Service to the Field — Others:

Service to the University, Texas Tech University:

Service to the Department, Texas Tech University:

Service to the Department and University, University of Minnesota:

Service to the Department and University, St. Cloud State University: