Faculty Directory
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Stuart Selber
Associate Professor of English and Science, Technology, and Society
Affiliate Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Technology
Director of Composition
Contact:
126 Burrowes Building
University Park, PA 16802
Office Phone: 814-863-8032
selber@psu.edu
http://www.personal.psu.edu/sas37
Office Hours:
Monday 9-10:30 and Thursday 1:30-2:30
Educational History:
Ph.D. Michigan Technological University
M.T.P.W. Northeastern University (Boston)
B.A. University of Delaware
Research Interests:
Technical Communication, Computers and Composition, Human-Computer Interaction
Award-Winning Publications:
Multiliteracies for a Digital Age. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 2004. Studies in Writing and Rhetoric Series.
Best Book in Technical or Scientific Communication. National Council of Teachers of English.
Distinguished Book Award for Best Book in Computers and Composition Studies. Computers and Composition: An International Journal.
Central Works in Technical Communication. New York: Oxford UP, 2004 (with Johndan Johnson-Eilola).
Best Collection of Essays in Technical or Scientific Communication. National Council of Teachers of English.
Computers and Technical Communication: Pedagogical and Programmatic Perspectives. Greenwich: Ablex, 1997. ATTW Contemporary Studies in Technical Communication Series.
Best Collection of Essays in Technical or Scientific Communication. National Council of Teachers of English.
Policing Ourselves: Defining the Boundaries of Appropriate Discussion in Online Forums. Computers and Composition 13 (1996): 269-291 (with Johndan Johnson-Eilola).
Ellen Nold Award for Best Article in Computers and Composition Studies. Computers and Composition: An International Journal.
Beyond Skill Building: Challenges Facing Technical Communication Teachers in the Computer Age. Technical Communication Quarterly 3 (1994): 365-390.
Best Article on Methods of Teaching Technical or Scientific Communication. National Council of Teachers of English.
Invited Lectures and Workshops (selected):
- Fordham University
- Miami University of Ohio
- Michigan State University
- Purdue University
- Texas A&M University
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- University of Denver
- University of Maryland
- University of New Hampshire
- University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
National Professional Service (selected):
- President, Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, 2007-2009
- Chair, CCCC Committee on Technical Communication, 2000-2004
- President, Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication, 2000-2002
- Member at Large, Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, 2001-2003
- Conference and Program Co-Chair, ACM Conference on Computer Documentation, 1999
- Member at Large, Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication, 1996-2000
- Conference Committee, Annual Conference of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, 1998-2000
- Conference Committee, ACM Conference on Computer Documentation, 1997-1999
- Book Review Editor, Technical Communication Quarterly , 1995-1998
- Associate Editor for Communication Technologies, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication , 1995-1997
- Program Chair, Annual Meeting of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication, 1997
- Editorial Board or Consulting Reader, Technical Communication Quarterly , Journal of Business and Technical Communication , Journal of Technical Writing and Communication , College Composition and Communication , College English , Journal of Advanced Composition , Computers and Composition , The Writing Instructor , Studies in Writing and Rhetoric Series
Courses:
- English 202: Technical Writing
- English 418: Advanced Technical Writing
- English 420: Writing for the Web
- English 470: Rhetorical Theory and Practice
- English 473: Rhetorical Approaches to Discourse
- English 474: Issues in Rhetoric and Composition
- English 584: Rhetorics and Technologies (special topic)
- English 597: English Online (special topic)
- English 602: Supervised College Teaching
