CPTSC and SIGDOC 2025 Conferences
Technical Communication and Rhetoric faculty, students, and alumni represented USU well at the national conference for Council for Programs of Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) and the international conference of Association of Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC). Faculty member Chen Chen served as SIGDOC secretary-treasurer, and many students, faculty, and alumni presented their research, connected, and networked.
At CPTSC
Jamal-Jared Alexander (alum), Rebecca Walton (faculty) & Dorcas Anabire (PhD candidate)
Prospective Students' Insights: Identifying Barriers to Graduate School
At SIGDOC
Beth Shirley (alum), Hannah Christiaens, and Brianna Routh
“Educating Digital, Rhetorically Engaged 'Community Intellectuals': A Service-Learning Partnership With Extension to Develop Safe Social Media Engagement With Food Preservation”
Margaret Hsiao (PhD candidate)
“Designing Power: A Comparative Analysis of the White House Websites”
Nancy Jarvis (PhD student)
“How Emotional Intelligence Drives Success: Its Impact on Technical Communication and Project Management”
Rachael Jordan, Josie Walwema, Steve Holmes, and Jared Colton (faculty)
“Ethics Scholarship in TPC: Problems, Opportunities, & Implications”
Heidi Willers (faculty)
“From Individual Advocacy to Collective Action: Forming Coalitions for Accessible User Experiences Beyond Compliance
Cara Haderlie (PhD student), Jamal-Jared Alexander (alum), and Avery Edenfield (faculty)
“Technical Communication and Anti-Black Violence: An Injustice Lesson from 1876”
Emma Rose, Chen Chen (faculty), Dorcas Anabire (PhD candidate), Xiaobo Wang, and Baotong Gu
“Stories of Failures and Resilience in TPC Research”
Chris Dayley (alum)
“The Impact of DEI Legislation on University Marketing Strategies”
