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Dr. Libby Allison, PhD
Associate Professor
Director of MA with a major in Technical Communication
BA, University of South Florida; MA, University of Florida; PhD, University of South Florida

Dr. Allison developed courses in Technical Writing and Journalism at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and has been a professional journalist.

Areas of specialization/interest: Technical Wiring, Rhetoric and Composition

Courses Taught:

• ENG 5311 Foundation in Technical Communication
• ENG 5312 Editing the Professional Publication
• ENG 5313 Computers and Writing
• ENG 5313 Technical Editing
• ENG 5313 Visual Rhetoric
• ENG 5314 Narrative in Technical Communication
• ENG 5314 Software Documentation

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Dick Heaberlin, PhD
Professor
BA, MA, University of North Texas; PhD, University of Texas at Austin

Areas of specialization/interest: Southwestern Literature, linguistics (syntax, dialectology, sociolinguistics), Rhetoric



Courses Taught:

• ENG 5300 Language Problems in a Multicultural Environment
• ENG 5310 Studies in English Language and Linguistics
• ENG 5312 Editing the Professional Publication

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Rebecca Jackson, PhD
Associate Professor
Director of the MA with a Major in Rhetoric and Composition program

BA, Southwest Texas State University; MA, University of Tulsa; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Areas of specialization/interest: Technical Writing, Rhetoric and Composition
Rhetoric Project Site

Courses Taught:

• ENG 5383 Rhetorical Theory for Technical Communicators
• ENG 5311 Foundations in Technical Communication
• ENG 5313 Research Methods
• ENG 5310 Language in Institutional Settings

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Deborah Balzhiser Morton, PhD
Assistant Professor

BS English and Journalism, Western Illinois University; MA in Writing, Illinois State University; PhD, Illinois State University

Areas of Specialization: Computer-mediated Communication, Help Development, Rhetoric and Pedagogy


Courses Taught:

• ENG 5314 Digital Media and Web Design
• ENG 5313 Digital and Print Document Design

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Miriam Williams, PhD
Assistant Professor

BS in Economics, University of Houston; MA in Public Administration, University of Houston; MA with a major in Technical Communication, Texas State University; PhD in Technical Communication and Rhetoric, Texas Tech University

Areas of specialization/interest: Policy Writing, Cultural Studies and Ethics in Technical Communication

Courses Taught:

• ENG 5311 Foundations in Technical Communication
• ENG 5313 Ethics in Technical Communication
• ENG 5314 Writing Public Policy

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Pinfan Zhu, PhD
Assistant Professor

BA in Literature, Foreign Languages Department, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China; MA in Applied Linguistics, Foreign Languages Department, Kunming University of Science and Technology, China; PhD in Technical Communication and Rhetoric, Texas Tech University

Areas of specialization/interest: Translation, Cross-cultural Communication, International Technical Communication.

Courses taught:

• ENG 5314 International Technical Communication
• ENG 5313 Visual Rhetoric