Russell Willerton

Degrees

PhD, Technical Communication and Rhetoric, Texas Tech University, 2005

MA, English, University of North Texas, 1999

BA, English, Abilene Christian University, 1994

BA, Radio/TV, Abilene Christian University, 1994

Research Interests

Document design, intersections of marketing communication and technical documentation, online health communication.

Recent Publications

“Writing Papers in High-tech Industries: Perspectives from the Field.? Technical Communication, 2007.

“White Papers in Technical Communication: History and Opportunity.? Proceedings of the Society for Technical Communication’s 53rd Annual Conference, 2006.

“Ethics in White Papers: Have you Crossed the Line?? WhitePaperSource Newsletter, 2006.

Courses Frequently Taught

English 202, Intro to Tech Comm

English 405, Topics in Print Document Production

English 413, Technical Editing

English 513, Technical Editing

English 516, Topics in Print Document Production

Teaching Philosophy

While part of my job is to convey information to students, I think I also have the responsibility to help students find information and generate knowledge that will be useful to them in their individual pursuits. I try to combine the roles of teacher, facilitator, and coach.
Contact

russellwillerton@boisestate.edu

426-1218

LA-211B

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