Professional Bio

I am a techno-feminist and study human interactions with technology from a feminist standpoint. My research interests include user-centered design, web design, feminist research, and more recently research (I've been researching research); and I tend to do a lot of work at various intersections of these interests.

I am an assistant Professor at Georgia State University and I teach technical communication classes in the rhet/comp division. Classes I have taught include Electronic Writing and Publishing (undergradute), English 8121: Electronic Writing and Publishing (gradute), Business Writing (undergradute), Writing for Academic Publication (gradute), and User-Centered Design (graduate). In 2001 I won the Kairos/Lore Computers and Writing Teaching Award for TAs and Adjuncts.

I received a Ph.D. from Texas Tech University in Technical Communication and Rhetoric in 2004. In my dissertation, Exploring User/Webtext Interactions: A Feminist Examination of Gender and Sex Differences in Web Use, I examined sex and gender differences in how people use web sites, including browsing, searching, and navigating methods. I also received a MS in Technical Communication and a BS in Communication from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

I have a professional blog at www.screenspace.org where I discuss users, texts, and technology. I am on the editorial board of Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy and Co-Chair of the CCC Committee on Computers in Composition and Communication Task Force. I am also a member of the STC Academic-Industry Task Force and the ATTW Research Committee. To find out more about me see my CV and dossier.