Libby Allison, PhD
Professor
Director of MA with a major in Technical Communication

PhD, University of South Florida
MA, University of Florida
BA, 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 Writing, Rhetoric and Composition, Technical Communication and Culture, Writing Program Administration

Courses Taught:  

• ENG 5311: Foundations in Technical Communication
• ENG 5312: Editing the Professional Publication (Internship)
• ENG 5313: Technical Editing
• ENG 5313: Visual Rhetoric
• ENG 5314: Narrative in Technical Communication
• ENG 5314: Software Documentation
• ENG 5314: Medical Rhetoric and Writing

Deborah Balzhiser, PhD
Assistant Professor

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

 
Areas of specialization/interest: Computer-mediated Communication, Help Development, Rhetoric and Pedagogy

Courses Taught:

• ENG 5313: Digital and Print Document Design
• ENG 5314: Digital Media and Web Design
• ENG 5317: Computers and Writing
• ENG 5317: Writing for Publication and Presentation
• ENG 5383: Rhetorical Theory

Dick Heaberlin, PhD
Professor

PhD, University of Texas at Austin
MA, University of North Texas
BA, University of North Texas

  

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 (Internship)

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

PhD, Texas A&M University
MA, University of Tulsa
BA, Southwest Texas State University
 

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

Courses Taught:

• ENG 5310: Language in Institutional Settings
• ENG 5311: Foundations in Technical Communication
• ENG 5313: Research Methods
• ENG 5317: Writing Center Theory and Practice
• ENG 5383: Rhetorical Theory for Technical Communicators

Miriam Williams, PhD
Associate Professor

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

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

Courses Taught:

• ENG 5311: Foundations in Technical Communication
• ENG 5312: Editing the Professional Publication (Internship)
• ENG 5313: Ethics in Technical Communication
• ENG 5313: Technical Editing
• ENG 5314: Writing for the Government
• ENG 5314: Proposal Writing

Pinfan Zhu, PhD
Associate Professor

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


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

Courses Taught:

• ENG 5310: Writing Across Cultures
• ENG 5313: Visual Rhetoric
• ENG 5313: Digital Media and Web Design
• ENG 5314: International Technical Communication
• ENG 5383: Rhetorical Theory