Dr. Shelley Aley, Interim Director; Associate Professor
Education:
Ph.D. Texas Christian
Research Interests:
Histories of rhetoric, 18th- and 19th-century Scottish rhetoric, computers and writing in the FYC course,
teaching writing online, tech. and rhetoric, rhetoric of science, writing in the public sphere
Contact Info
Office: Harrison Hall, Room 2283
Phone: 540-568-2334
Email: aleysb@jmu.edu
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Cynthia Allen, Instructor
Education:
B.A., University of North Carolina (Pembroke); M.A., James Madison University
Courses:
TSC 210. Introduction to Technical and Scientific Communication
TSC 240. Technical and Scientific Editing
TSC 420. Legal Writing
TSC 430. Medical Writing
Research Interests:
Editing; document design; communication ethics; adult/non-traditional learners; and service learning/real world applications
Hobbies:
Spending time with her two sons, family, and dog
Contact Info
Office: Harrison Hall, Room 2264
Phone: 540-568-3763
Email: allen2cj@jmu.edu
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Dr. Lucy Bednar, Assistant Professor
Education:
B.A., Moravian College; M.A., Ph.D., Lehigh University
Courses:
TSC 210. Introduction to Technical and Scientific Communication
TSC 230. Research in Technical and Scientific Communication
TSC 330. Intercultural Technical and Scientific Communication
TSC 360. Instructional Design and Training
Research Interests:
How technology impacts cultures worldwide, intercultural technical communication, and technology mediated fiction
Hobbies:
Enjoys watching movies, her favorite movies are Some Like It Hot, Wuthering Heights, and The Producers by Mel Brooks
Contact Info
Office: Harrison Hall Room 2263
Phone: 568-8160
Email:bednarlx@jmu.edu
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Dr. Mark D. Hawthorne, Professor
Education:
B.A., Wake Forest College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida
Courses:
TSC 250. Ethical and Legal Issues in Technical and Scientific Communication
TSC 350. Science and Technology in Literature
TSC 450. User Documentation
TSC 460. Beginning Topics in Online Publication
TSC 461. Intermediate Topics in Online Publication
TSC 462. Advanced Topics in Online Publication
TSC 545. Ethical and Legal Issues in Technical and Scientific Communication
TSC 610. Publication Management
TSC 615. Document Design
TSC 645. Documentation of Computer Technologies
TSC 650. Electronic and Online Publication
TSC 655. Electronic Graphic Design
TSC 690. Special Issues in Technical and Scientific Communication
TSC 701. Practicum
Research Interests:
Assessment, teacher training, and pedagogy
Hobbies:
Philatelics, pets- exotic finches, snakes, lizards, dog, birds
Contact Info
Email:hawthomd@jmu.edu
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Dr. Elizabeth Pass, Associate Professor
Education:
B.A., Texas A&M University; M.A., Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Courses:
TSC 360. Instructional Design and Training
TSC 440. Proposal Writing
TSC 481. Beginning Web Theory and Design
TSC 482. Advanced Web Theory and Design
TSC 530. Research Methods in Technical and Scientific Communication
TSC 640. Proposal and Grant Writing
Research Interests:
The study and production of the online and webbed environments, primarily to prepare students for cutting-edge industries in technical communication.
Hobbies:
Remodeling her cabin in New Mexico, spending time with her dog, Crosby and cat, Shamrock
Contact Info
Office: Harrison Hall, Room 2258
Phone: 568-8139
Email:passer@jmu.edu
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Dr. Alice Philbin, Professor
Education:
B.A. Le Moyne College; M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Courses:
TSC 210. Introduction to Technical and Scientific Communication
TSC 230. Research Methods in Technical and Scientific Communication
TSC 410. Government Writing
TSC 440. Legal Writing
TSC 455. Managerial and Entrepreneurial Communication
TSC 480. Managerial Communication
TSC 495. Internship in Technical and Scientific Communication
TSC 510. Seminar in Technical and Scientific Communication
TSC 530. Research Methods in Technical and Scientific Communication
TSC 540. Technical and Scientific Editing
TSC 555. Managerial Communication
TSC 630. Legal Writing
TSC 670. Teaching Technical and Scientific Communication
TSC 695. Graduate Internship
TSC 700. Graduate Thesis and Practicum
Research Interests:
Technical communication program leadership
Academic and business partnerships
Technical, governmental, and managerial communication
Technical communication editing, electronic editing, and work place communication
Hobbies:
Popular culture, film, theater, and the arts
Contact Info
Office: Harrison Hall, Room 2252
Phone: (540) 568-6004
Email:philbiai@jmu.edu
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Dr. Pavel Zemliansky, Director of Graduate Studies; Associate Professor
Education:
Ph.D., Florida State University
Research Interests:
Research writing pedagogy, computers and writing, visual rhetoric and multimedia
writing, alternative venues for textbook and academic publications
Contact Info
Office: Harrison Hall, Room 2285
Phone: (540) 568-7056
Email:zemliapx@jmu.edu
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